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NEW START (more)
Combination of antibiotics for tuberculosis.
A new study led by Harvard School of Public researchers provides a novel explanation as to why some tuberculosis cells are inherently more difficult to treat with antibiotics. The discovery, which showed that the ways mycobacteria cells divide and grow determine their susceptibility to

December 18, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Top 10 Foods For Healthy Eating.
With or Without Diabetes by Roberta Kleinman, RN, M.Ed., CDE Hello ! Roberta Kleinman, RN, M.Ed., CDE… The new FDA nutrition guidelines have changed from the food pyramid to the plate method of eating. As a nation, we are trying to decrease

August 10, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

USEFULLY (more)
The musical activity to keeping the mind sharper.
The study recruited 70 healthy adults age 60 to 83 who were divided into groups based on their levels of musical experience. The musicians performed better on several cognitive tests than individuals who had never studied an instrument or learned how to read music,

April 21, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The recommended daily intake of vitamin D and calcium…
Taking extra vitamin D and calcium doesn’t seem to prevent bone-thinning in older men, according to Australian researchers. However, exercise did boost bone mineral density, a proxy for bone strength, their report shows. Despite the findings, people still need to get enough calcium and

January 31, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

VOICE to HEALTH (more)
Winter, cold weather and your skin.
In many parts of the country winter brings cold weather and a drop in humidity. Heaters in the home are running which adds to the dryness of the air. Skin tends to lose its water by evaporation into this dry environment. This

December 1, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
How the parasite enzyme triggers dopamine production.
A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK’s population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the brain. Their findings

November 6, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

DIAGNOSTICS (more)
The supplements may be decreasing melanoma.
Women with breast cancer who take antiestrogen supplements may be decreasing their risk for melanoma, according to a study published Wednesday in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Christine Bouchardy, professor at the University of Geneva

January 5, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
The artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough.
It’s a dream of medical science that looks tantalizingly within reach: the artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough treatment for the scourge of type 1 diabetes. Meant to mimic the function of a real pancreas, the artificial version is a complex device that

December 4, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

PEOPLE (more)
The parasitic intestinal worm.
An international research collaboration has mapped the entire genome of the roundworm, a parasitic intestinal worm that currently infects some 1.2 billion people worldwide, researchers at Copenhagen University said here Thursday. The breakthrough could help pave the way towards finding vaccines or

November 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Cyclones and droughts there is an increase in depression.
An Australia report released on Monday draws a direct link between inaction on climate change and long-term social and mental health problems. The Climate Institute report, A Climate of Suffering: The Real Cost of Living with Inaction on Climate Change, points that in the

September 2, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

RISK (more)
Blood pressure.
Even a slightly high blood pressure is considered dangerous to largely increase the stroke risk, a new study found. The finding was published Wednesday on the online edition of U.S. medical journal Neurology. In the study, researchers found people who have pre-hypertension, whose blood

September 29, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Of the 34 million people with HIV do not know they have it.
About 7,000 people are being infected with AIDS each day and about half of the 34 million people with HIV do not know they have it, according to a U.N. report released to mark the disease’s 30th anniversary. The UNAIDS agency said more money,

June 5, 2011 | 1 comment | View Post

Other Recent Articles
To cell phone there are still some open questions.

There is no evidence to prove that using a cell phone can increase the risks of brain cancer, suggested a lastest study by Danish researchers. To arrive at the result, the researchers examined the health records from 1990 to 2007 for 358,403 Danish cell phone plan subscribers. They found that among people using [...]

October 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The health benefits of moderate drinking.

Middle-aged white women drinking alcohol moderately are more likely to stay healthy than nondrinkers, according to a new study from Harvard. The study has followed about 14,000 mostly white women since 1976. As a result, compared with teetotalers, those who had 3 to 15 alcoholic drinks weekly in their late 50s were 28 [...]

September 11, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Vaccines can cause side effects.

Vaccines can cause certain side effects but serious ones appear very rare — and there’s no link with autism and Type 1 diabetes, the Institute of Medicine says in the first comprehensive safety review in 17 years. The report released Thursday isn’t aimed at nervous parents. And the side effects it lists as [...]

August 27, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The number of HIV infections has dropped.

According to the report, titled HIV in Asia and the Pacific: Getting to Zero, the number of new HIV infections in Asia and Pacific dropped from about 450,000 in 2001 to 360,000 in 2009, thanks to government-invested preventative programs and increased access to antiretroviral drugs. About 4.7 million people in the region are currently [...]

August 27, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The dogs were able to detect lung cancer.

German scientists experimenting with sniffer dogs have found they can accurately detect lung cancer by smelling breath samples. In a study carried out by researchers from Schillerhoehe Hospital in Germany, the dogs were able to correctly detect lung tumours in 71 percent of patients, suggesting a similar technique could be used for early [...]

August 21, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The diabetes (type 2) symptoms.

Glucose is a main source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and other tissues. Glucose comes from 2 major sources: the food you eat and your liver. During digestion, sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream. Normally, sugar then enters cells with the help of insulin. When you have diabetes, [...]

August 11, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The losing weight doesn’t add years to an elderly person’s life.

Dieting to lose weight may not help older overweight adults to live longer, but losing a little weight on purpose also does not seem to cause any harm, according to a study. Previous studies had raised concerns that losing weight might be harmful to older adults, since some research had linked dropping weight to a [...]

August 5, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The obesity risk in children in sleep.

A new Australian study has downplayed the links between sleep length and obesity in teenagers, despite separate international studies claiming that the less sleep increases obesity risk in children. The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Victoria, looked at the sleep habits of 133 obese adolescents aged 10-16 at a weight management [...]

August 1, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The exercise would help people with diabetes.

Now we have multiple high quality studies that confirm it improves blood glucose control, it positively affects lipids, blood pressure, decreases cardiovascular events, decreases mortality and improves quality of life. It also states that a combination of aerobics and resistance training are needed to get the benefits more effectively than either exercise alone. [...]

July 21, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The significant implications for public health.

Exposure to secondhand smoke ( SHS) is associated with increased risk of hearing loss among adolescents, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. Among U.S. children, approximately 60 percent are exposed to SHS, according to background information in the article. Studies have associated exposure to [...]

July 19, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The 30 percent of the people are obese.

Obesity rates in the United States climbed over the past year in 16 states, and not a single state reported a decline in the proportion of excessively overweight residents, according to a report released on Thursday. The report, published by HealthDay News, found that more than 30 percent of the people in 12 states are [...]

July 8, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Blame the potato chip.

They’re very tasty and they have a very good texture. Bigger than soda, candy and ice cream. People generally don’t take one or two chips. They have a whole bag. It’s the biggest demon behind that pound-a-year weight creep that plagues many Americans, a major diet study found. And the reason is partly that old [...]

June 26, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
New research suggests omega-3.

Retinopathy causes abnormal blood vessels to grow in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye. This growth can cause the retina to detach from the back of the eye leading to vision loss. “For people who have had diabetes for 25 years, more than half of them will have retinopathy,” [...]

June 24, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The effects of black tea and its components on cancer risk.

Drinking tea regularly had always been believed to have a positive impact on health. Some studies reveal that compounds in tea can prevent the development of cancer cells in the body. Especially if you regularly consume black tea. Work mechanism of black tea in fighting against cancer cells is also proven in two recent studies [...]

June 23, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The cancer death rates… but not all segments.

Overall, the group predicts 1,596,670 new cancer cases in the United States and 571,950 deaths in 2011. Death rates for all cancer types fell by 1.9 percent a year from 2001 to 2007 in men and by 1.5 percent a year in women from 2002 through 2007. Steady overall declines in cancer death rates have [...]

June 18, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The real health hazards of cellphones.

A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee. The classification was issued Tuesday in Lyon, France, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer after a review of dozens of published studies. The agency is an [...]

June 2, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post