Archive: 05/30/2012
Research advises against screening campaign for chlamydia, recommends action plan to promote sexual health
New research carried out by researchers from NUI Galway, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) has found that a national screening campaign for chlamydia in young people would ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Summer's heat may enflame hives
(HealthDay) -- Nearly one in four people develops hives at some time or another, and they can be triggered by hot summer weather.
Immunology
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Younger colon cancer patients have worse prognosis at diagnosis, yet better survival
Younger patients with colorectal cancer were more likely to present advanced stage tumors at diagnosis and metastasize much sooner, yet had better than or equal survival to patients 50 and older, according to data being presented ...
Cancer
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
One in seven suffer malnourishment: UN food agency
One in seven people suffer from malnourishment, the head of the UN's food agency said Wednesday in a report released ahead of a summit on sustainable development to be held in Rio de Janeiro June 20-22.
Health
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Marriage may make people happier
Married people may be happier in the long run than those who aren't married, according to new research by Michigan State University scientists.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 30, 2012 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
When is it ethical to prescribe placebos?
The American Medical Association's Code of Ethics prohibits physicians from prescribing treatments that they consider to be placebos unless the patients know this and agree to take them anyway. But this policy is not clearly ...
Medications
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Understanding the links between inflammation and chronic disease
American parents may want to think again about how much they want to protect their children from everyday germs.
Inflammatory disorders
May 30, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Fatty acid found in fish prevents age-related vision loss
An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, known as DHA, prevented age-related vision loss in lab tests, demonstrates recently published medical research from the University of Alberta.
Ophthalmology
May 30, 2012 |
4 / 5 (2) |
1
Eat healthy -- your kids are watching
If lower-income mothers want kids with healthy diets, it's best to adopt healthy eating habits themselves and encourage their children to eat good foods rather than use force, rewards or punishments, says a Michigan State ...
Health
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers identify potential new HIV vaccine/therapy target
After being infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in a laboratory study, rhesus macaques that had more of a certain type of immune cell in their gut than others had much lower levels of the virus in their blood, ...
HIV & AIDS
May 30, 2012 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Scientists identify agent that can block fibrosis of skin, lungs
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified an agent that in lab tests protected the skin and lungs from fibrosis, a process that can ultimately end in organ failure and even death because ...
Medical research
May 30, 2012 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Breast stem-cell research: Receptor teamwork is required and a new pathway may be involved
Breast-cancer researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that two related receptors in a robust signaling pathway must work together as a team to maintain normal activity in mammary stem cells.
Cancer
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
A trained palate: Understanding complexities of taste, smell could lead to improved diet
Researchers at Oregon State University have made some fundamental discoveries about how people taste, smell and detect flavor, and why they love some foods much more than others.
Other
May 30, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Researchers complete the first epigenome in Europe
A study led by Manel Esteller, director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), professor of genetics at the University of Barcelona and ICREA researcher, has ...
Genetics
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Study: In-patient, out-patient stroke rehab might benefit from yoga
Researchers looking into the value of adapted yoga for stroke rehabilitation report that after an eight-week program, study participants demonstrated improved balance and flexibility, a stronger and faster gait, and increased ...
Health
May 30, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
