http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/health-articles.html Health articles From Health news blog Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:43:00 GMT en-us http://www.health-news-blog.com/images/blogs/health-articles-54690.jpg http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/health-articles.html 66 100 http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2010/spending-on-public-health-system.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2010/spending-on-public-health-system.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:43:00 GMT A comprehensive review of national opinion polls shows that Americans have conflicting views about the nation's public health system and are divided along partisan lines in their support of additional spending on public health programs. A majority supports increased spending on public health in general and sees public health interventions as saving money in the long term. At the same time, however, a number of do not favor increased spending on many areas that public health officials deem important and do not see their state health department as doing a good job preventing chronic illnesses........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2010/friendship-and-confiding-in-spouse-eases-stress.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2010/friendship-and-confiding-in-spouse-eases-stress.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:43:00 GMT A newly released study suggests that it may not help older men and women with sexual problems to talk to a doctor, but men who talk to their partner report greater happiness and those who talked with friends felt less depressed. The research, to be reported in the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, shows that the way men and women deal with sexual health and stress in their later years varies greatly and that there is not one solution that can help ease unhappiness caused by sexual problems........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2010/how-other-peoples-unspoken-expectations-control-us.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2010/how-other-peoples-unspoken-expectations-control-us.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:43:00 GMT We quickly sense how others view us and play up to these ......... ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/cattle-genome-sequencing-milestone.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/cattle-genome-sequencing-milestone.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT The landmark sequencing of the domestic cattle genome, reported today in the journal Science, could lead to important new findings about health and nutrition, a participating Michigan State University researcher said. Theresa Casey, a research assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science, joined 300 colleagues around the world in a six-year project to complete, annotate and analyze the bovine genome sequence........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/new-mediator-of-smoking-recruits.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/new-mediator-of-smoking-recruits.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Freiburg, Gera number of Current research suggests that smoking increases the production of osteopontin in the lungs, which contributes to the development of smoking-related lung disease. The related report by Prasse et al, "Essential role of osteopontin in smoking-related interstitial lung diseases," appears in the May 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology....... ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/altered-immune-response-to-smoking.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/altered-immune-response-to-smoking.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it may change the body's immune responses to bacteria that usually cause exacerbations of the disease, as per new research in a mouse model. "It is well established that smoking is the main risk factor for COPD. But our research also suggests that cigarette smoke substantially changes the immune response to bacteria, which means that patients with COPD who smoke are weakening their body's ability to deal effectively with bacterial invaders. This may cause even further progression of the disease," said Martin Stmpfli, Ph.D., an associate professor at McMaster University, the principle investigator of the study........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/genetic-machinery-for-thiostrepton-synthesis.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/genetic-machinery-for-thiostrepton-synthesis.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified the genetic machinery responsible for synthesizing thiostrepton, a powerful antibiotic produced by certain bacteria. Though effective against the dangerous MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, thiostrepton currently has only limited applications in humans because it is not water soluble........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2008/alter-the-course-of-epilepsy.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2008/alter-the-course-of-epilepsy.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Early diagnosis and therapy that quickly achieves seizure freedom with nominal side effects is the key goal to epilepsy management. Three studies highlighted at the AES annual meeting address this goal from different vantage points: The course to seizure freedom? Identifying factors that may change the landscape of epilepsy therapy to improve patients' quality of life........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2008/first-childhood-obesity-symposium.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2008/first-childhood-obesity-symposium.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT On Tuesday, November 25, 2008, the Obesity Institute at Children's National Medical Center gathered experts from a number of disciplines to share ideas, failures and successes, and the future promise of prevention and intervention strategies to fight childhood obesity, both in the District of Columbia and nationwide........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2008/report-finds-extensive-use-of-illicit-alcohol.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2008/report-finds-extensive-use-of-illicit-alcohol.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT The consumption of illicit or noncommercial alcohol is widespread in a number of countries worldwide and contributes significantly to the global burden of disease, as per a new report released recently by the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP). The report focuses on the use of noncommercial alcohol, defined as traditional beverages produced for home consumption or limited local trade and counterfeit or unregistered products, in three regions: sub-Saharan Africa, southern Asia, and central and eastern Europe........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2008/obesity-other-health-problems-delay-ms-diagnosis.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2008/obesity-other-health-problems-delay-ms-diagnosis.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT People with pre-existing medical conditions, such as obesity, and vascular problems such as diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol, may experience a delay in being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), or experience an increase in severity of the disease at diagnosis, as per a research studyreported in the October 29, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2008/larger-labs-report-kidney-function-routinely.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2008/larger-labs-report-kidney-function-routinely.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Labs that conduct the highest number of routine blood tests are more likely than others to report estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), an important measure of kidney function that can identify early kidney disease, as per a survey funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The work is published in the recent issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases....... ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/mapping-the-neuron-behavior-link-in-rett-syndrome.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/mapping-the-neuron-behavior-link-in-rett-syndrome.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT A link between certain behaviors and the lack of the protein linked to Rett Syndrome a devastating autism spectrum disorder demonstrates the importance of MeCP2 (the protein) and reveals never-before recognized functions linked to aggression and obesity, said scientists at Baylor College of Medicine in a report in the current issue of the journal Neuron........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/looking-vs.-seeing.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/looking-vs.-seeing.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT The superior colliculus has long been thought of as a rapid orienting center of the brain that allows the eyes and head to turn swiftly either toward or away from the sights and sounds in our environment. Now a team of researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has shown that the superior colliculus does more than send out motor control commands to eye and neck muscles........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/extremely-exact-images-from-inside-the-body.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/extremely-exact-images-from-inside-the-body.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT It will be the only magnetic resonance tomograph of the modern 7 tesla generation in the world, in which a metrology institute is also involved. Magnetic resonance tomographs, which use a magnetic field of 7 tesla, have not yet been in operation in hospitals and clinics, but have solely served research. For the first time in the world, cardiovascular research carried out on such a device is now also to play an important role. The magnetic resonance tomograph costing approximately seven million Euros and weighing 35 tonnes was delivered to its new location, the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine in Berlin-Buch on 11th September........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/variants-account-for-kidney-diseases.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/variants-account-for-kidney-diseases.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT For the first time, scientists have identified variations in a single gene that are strongly linked to kidney diseases disproportionately affecting African-Americans. This work was conducted by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by NIH-funded researchers at the Johns Hopkins University. The findings are published online today in two papers in Nature Genetics and would be reported in the October print issue........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/cryopreservation-techniques-bring-hopes-for-women.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2008/cryopreservation-techniques-bring-hopes-for-women.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Emerging cryopreservation techniques are increasing hope of restoring fertility for women after diseases such as ovary cancer that lead to destruction of reproductive tissue. The same techniques can also be used to maintain stocks of farm animals, and protect against extinction of endangered animal species by maintaining banks of ovarian tissue or even nascent embryos that can used to produce offspring at some point in the future........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/will-screening-for-aortic-aneurysm-be-effective.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/will-screening-for-aortic-aneurysm-be-effective.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Pilot screening programmes for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men aged 65 are due to be launched in England this year, but is this move too hasty? Two experts debate the issue in this weeks BMJ. Around 90% of people with a ruptured aortic aneurysm die. But if the aneurysm is discovered before it ruptures and is repaired by an experienced vascular surgeon, mortality is around 7.4%, writes James Johnson, consultant surgeon at Halton General Hospital, Runcorn........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/veterans-suffer-from-ptsd.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/veterans-suffer-from-ptsd.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan -- 300,000 in all -- report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slight more than half have sought therapy, as per a new RAND Corporation study. In addition, scientists found about 19 percent of returning service members report that they experienced a possible traumatic brain injury while deployed, with 7 percent reporting both a probable brain injury and current PTSD or major depression........ ]]> http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/treatment-to-prevent-allergic-reactions-to-food.html http://www.health-news-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/treatment-to-prevent-allergic-reactions-to-food.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:22 GMT Scientists at National Jewish Medical and Research Center are conducting trials to evaluate a method to prevent allergic reactions to food. They are feeding peanut- and egg-allergic people increasing doses of an investigational protein extract from the foods to see if they can induce the participants' immune systems to tolerate the food........ ]]>