Archive for October 31st, 2010

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 treatment with drugs, could lead to new avenues of drug development [...]

There is a great deal of factors that may cause cancer, and not all of them are known. Yet, doctors know some of them very well. Bad nutrition is one of them. Cabbage Out of all vegetable, cabbage is especially rich in specific anti-cancer substances that block the development of the disease at all stages. [...]

Exposure to a dim light at night, such as the glow of a TV screen, may prompt changes in the brain that lead to mood disorders, including depression, according to a new study in hamsters. While more work is needed to see if the results are true of humans, the findings might explain why night-shift [...]

Whether breast cancer should be labeled as an occupational disease is still unclear, researchers behind a new study from China suggest. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and so far only one country (Denmark) has awarded compensation to shift workers who develop the disease. If more were to follow suit, it [...]

Surviving a heart attack can kill your sex life. But it doesn’t have to, and a new study shows doctors play a key role in whether it does. Patients were less likely to resume having sex if their doctors did not talk about when it was safe, the study found. Many heart attack survivors fear [...]

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 vitamin D to reduce the risk of osteoporosis, or bone thinning, [...]

Sugar, as well as salt, is called the “white death” as it is believed to be the cause of various health issues. On the other hand, sugar is a carbohydrate that provides human bodies with energy. Let’s find out if sugar is good for the human body or if it should be eliminated from the [...]

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 pressure measured between normal and high, are 55 percent more likely [...]

May be linked with an increased risk of stroke in middle-aged and older adults, especially men, a new study suggests. Researchers from the Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS)based their conclusion on analysis of 5,422 participants for an average of about nine years. During the study, 193 participants had a stroke – 85 men (of 2, [...]

This chronic disease is still very little understood and includes a myriad of symptoms, so varied that they make diagnosis difficult and make employers doubt their employees who suffer from the condition. The disorder called Fibromyalgia affects millions of people around the world, mainly women. It is as mysterious as it is debilitating and affects [...]

Summer is a wonderful season when we can finally go on vacation, camping or just enjoy being outside. Ruining these perfect days would be a shame. Meanwhile, the summer time is when food poisonings are most frequent. Food poisoning occurs when food is not fresh, did not get sufficient thermal processing or if hygiene breaches [...]