Soy Germ Reduce Bone LossA new study published in this month's European Journal of Nutrition demonstrates a strong connection between reducing bone loss in non-obese postmenopausal women and the dose-dependent effect of soy germ isoflavones, especially SoyLife®. These findings support prior scientific findings regarding soy isoflavones for post-menopausal women.
As per the authors of the study, "Osteoporosis is a health condition experienced by about one in........Go to the Health-articles (Added on 7/9/2006 8:25:53 PM)
First Human Trial Of Antibacterial Contact LensBiotechnology company Biosignal Ltd and the Institute for Eye Research have received ethics approval for the first human clinical trial of an antibacterial extended-wear contact lens.
The ASX-listed company commercialises a novel anti-bacterial technology identified by UNSW researchers at the Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bioinnovation.
The trial beginning on June 29 will compare the safety performance of an antibacterial contact lens........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/28/2006 11:50:40 PM)
Random Thoughts On Cancer PreventionCancer prevention is the Holy Grail among breast cancer researchers and they are all exited about the addition one more drug to fight breast cancer. Use of one of these drugs would cut down the risks of developing breast cancer markedly.
While tamoxifen and raloxifene are primary breast cancer preventive drugs meaning they are effective in prevention of breast cancer in women who never had breast cancer. Drugs like tamoxifen, Arimidex........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/28/2006 7:04:40 AM)
Variable Blood Pressure Increases Risk Of Stroke DeathVariable and erratic blood pressure may a straight pass to risk of dying from the stroke as per findings from Mayo Clinic researchers. Erratic blood pressure during initial few hours after a stroke would significantly compromise the chance of survival. These findings are published in the latest issue of the journal Neurology.
These researchers studied 71 emergency room patients with ischemic stroke symptoms of less than 24 hours. Blood........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/27/2006 11:42:33 PM)
Building a better brainAll those colorful toys that you give your children, all those expensive classes, and a number of music compilations may not make your child smart if you don't provide the most needed emotional support. With all this different things available promising to make your child smarter, it's hard to sort out the best way to help your child's brain thrive. A newly published policy paper helps parents to put those worries to rest. This is the essence........Go to the Health-articles (Added on 6/26/2006 7:30:16 PM)
Genetics Facts For Alzheimer's DiseaseScientists do not yet fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the more they learn about AD, the more they become aware of the important function genes* play in the development of this devastating disease.
*Click the terms in bold italics for definitions in Key Terms at the end of this fact sheet.
Genes
All living things are made up of basic units called cells, which are so tiny that you can only see them........Go to the Health-articles (Added on 6/22/2006 8:56:35 PM)
How Tumor Cells FormMIT cancer researchers have discovered a process that may explain how some tumor cells form, a discovery that could one day lead to new therapies that prevent defective cells from growing and spreading.
The work was reported June 8 in the advance online issue of The EMBO Journal, a publication of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Tumor cells that grow aggressively often have an irregular number of chromosomes, the........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/21/2006 11:50:08 PM)
Alzheimer's Disease: Searching For A CureIt was 1997 when an alarm went off in Vivian Freed's head. She knew something was wrong with her 85-year old mother, who had always planned her trip to celebrate Thanksgiving with her children down to the last detail. But that year, she got the airline tickets for the wrong days. Freed also found out that her mother had been missing doctors' appointments and social engagements, so she flew from her home in Rockville, Md., to her mother's home........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/21/2006 10:48:05 PM)
Gene Mutation Linked To Breast CancerResearchers have discovered another breast cancer gene, which may be involved with breast cancer development. Mutation in this gene greatly increases the risk of breast cancer in women of European heritage. These genes may work in combination with the well-known BRCA genes and may increase the risk of breast cancer development as much as 80 percent.
These new research findings come from Iceland's Decode Genetics, and researchers say that the........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/21/2006 7:05:04 AM)
Treatment For Cocaine DependenceScientists from the University of Virginia Health System have found that ondansetron, a serotonin antagonist drug, reduced cocaine's reinforcing effects in people who volunteered to be part of the study. These findings are the first to show the value of ondansetron in battling cocaine and its addictive qualities.
Most cocaine users find it very difficult to quit. Despite almost two decades of scientific effort, no medicine has been approved........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/20/2006 12:14:47 AM)
What Causes Parkinson's DiseaseResearch by neuroresearchers at the University of Virginia Health System shows that oxygen free radicals are damaging proteins in mitochondria, the tiny cellular 'batteries' of brain cells. This damage may be one main cause of Parkinson's Disease (PD), the chronic movement disorder that affects at least one million Americans. UVa researchers believe the damage is taking place in a large protein structure called complex I, the first stop in the........Go to the Health-articles (Added on 6/20/2006 12:08:57 AM)
How Brain Decodes Complex SmellsDuke University Medical Center scientists have discovered how the brain creates a scent symphony from signals sent by the nose.
In studies in mice, the scientists found that nerve cells in the brain's olfactory bulb -- the first stop for information from the nose -- do not perceive complex scent mixtures as single objects, such as the fragrance of a blooming rose. Instead, these nerve cells, or neurons, detect the host of chemical compounds........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/18/2006 6:50:06 PM)
Vegetables May Reduce Hardening Of ArteriesNew research suggests one reason vegetables may be so good for us - a study in mice found that a mixture of five common vegetables reduced hardening of the arteries by 38 percent compared to animals eating a non-vegetable diet. Conducted by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the research is reported in the current issue of the Journal of Nutrition.
"While everyone knows that eating more vegetables is supposed to be good for you, no........Go to the Health-articles (Added on 6/18/2006 6:07:06 PM)
What Is Standing In My Way?Would you like to do more physical activity but do not know how to make it a part of your life? This booklet describes some common barriers to physical activity and ways to overcome them. After you read them, try writing down the top two or three barriers that you face. Then write down solutions that you think will work for you. You can make regular physical activity a part of your life!
Can you use any of these ideas to become more........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/18/2006 4:58:58 PM)
AIDS Drugs Have Saved 3 Million Years of LifeIncreasingly effective HIV treatment-including a decade of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART)-has provided 3 million years of extended life to Americans with AIDS since 1989, report scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Rochelle Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., Kenneth Freedberg, M.D., M.Sc., and their colleagues calculated that advances in........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/17/2006 10:48:21 PM)
Walk During Breast Cancer ChemotherapyMany breast cancer patients may not be inclined to do much of walking, especially while having chemotherapy, but research has shown that mild exercise can help women feel better while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. This finding comes from Australian researchers.
In a study of Queensland and Victorian women researchers found that a 20 minute walk two or three times a week was well worth the effort. Patsy Yates, Queensland........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/16/2006 6:59:05 AM)
Flat Feet On The Rise Among WomenPainful flat feet in adults, usually women, related to obesity have become more common. Flat feet is the most common foot deformity known. In fact, sixty million Americans or 25% of the U.S. population have flat feet. Some of these people may experience problems that limit their activities, while others can run marathons or play in the NBA.
According to Dr. Mark Myerson, Director of the Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy,........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/13/2006 9:26:32 PM)
Flaxseeds For HealthThe warm, earthy and subtly nutty flavor of flax seeds combined with an abundance of omega 3 fatty acids makes them an increasingly popular addition to the diets of a number of a health conscious consumer. Whole and ground seeds and oil are available throughout the year; it is recommended to purchase refrigerated packages of ground flaxseeds and oil because they can spoil easily.
Flax seeds are slightly larger than sesame seeds and have a........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/13/2006 9:14:25 PM)
Cost-effective Approaches To Cervical Cancer PreventionJHPIEGO demonstrates that a "single visit approach" using Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) is safe, acceptable, feasible and cost-effective.
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women in developing countries. From December 4-7, 2005, Ministries of Health, U.S. government agencies, leading clinical experts and reproductive health professionals from the United States, Asia, Africa and Latin America will convene in........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/11/2006 11:27:49 AM)
Practical Strategies For Preventing And Treating ObesityHealth care practitioners will gain practical approaches to preventing and treating obesity in adults and children at the University of South Florida College of Medicine's 3rd Annual Conference on Obesity April 13 and 14 in Clearwater Beach.
The conference takes on particular significance in light of the recent IRS ruling making physician-prescribed plans to treat obesity tax deductible.
"This will have a profound effect in legitimizing........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/11/2006 11:22:34 AM)
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Prostatic Radiation Does Not Increase Rectal Cancer RiskMen who receive radiation therapy for prostate cancer are not at any appreciable increased risk of developing rectal cancer compared to those not given radiation therapy, according to a new study published in the July 1, 2006, issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
This year, 235,000 American men will be diagnosed........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 7/1/2006 9:54:21 AM)
Biological Clock And CancerThere is a strong link between the biological clock and cancer and researchers from the Dartmouth Medical School geneticists are trying to find the link. They have found that DNA damage resets the cellular circadian clock, suggesting links among circadian timing, the cycle of cell division, and the propensity for cancer.
Their work, reported June 29 in Science Express, the advance electronic publication of Science, implies a protective........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/30/2006 12:03:32 AM)
Scorpion Venom For Fighting CancerHealth physicists are establishing safe procedures for a promising experimental brain-cancer therapy which uses a radioactive version of a protein found in scorpion venom. For many, this will conjure images of Spiderman's nemesis, the Scorpion. The purpose of this work is not science fiction, but rather to help to develop a promising new therapy for brain cancer. The venom of the yellow Israeli scorpion preferentially attaches to the cells of a........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/28/2006 12:21:14 AM)
Mushrooms Are AntioxidantsMany of the mushrooms that we eat contain good amounts of antioxidants and some of them can rival vegetables like carrot, green beans, red pepper and broccoli in their anti-oxidant contents. These findings were released by researchers of Penn State.
Dr. N. Joy Dubost, measured the activity of two antioxidants, polyphenols and ergothioneine, present in mushrooms, using the ORAC assay and HPLC instrumentation, as part of her dissertation........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/26/2006 10:37:34 PM)
New Method For Water-purificationScientists from Delft University of Technology have discovered a new method that could drastically change the way we purify water within a few years. This new technology was developed by Delft, in partnership with DHV engineering bureau. This represents a compact and environmentally-friendly purification method, in which aerobic bacteria form granules that sink quickly. An important part of the project's success was the work of Delft researcher........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/26/2006 7:59:04 PM)
Reducing Heart Implant Patients' AnxietyThousands of Americans live with implantable heart devices. Implantable heart devices are the therapy of choice for patients with potentially life-threatening irregular heartbeats. Those who carry these implantable heart devices may constantly have the thought of receiving a high-energy shock to restore normal cardiac rhythm can strike fear in their hearts nonetheless.
Just ask Ed Burns, of Ocala, who received an implantable cardioverter........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/26/2006 7:08:01 PM)
Progress In Understanding Of Breast-cancer Cell MigrationUnderstanding mechanisms behind the spread of cancer to distant organs (metastasis) is a very important topic in cancer research. In a never stopping attempt to defeat breast cancer scientists have moved a step closer to understanding how breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body, thanks to research published this week. Recently researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered a protein potentially involved in the spread or........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/22/2006 7:05:30 AM)
Herbal Therapies For CancerWhether herbal supplements can help cancer patients avoid common problems such as fatigue and sleeplessness is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.
Ginseng, a perennial found in North America and eastern Asia touted as a safe way to improve the body's stress resistance, is being tested for its potential in battling common fatigue.
Valerian, a flowering perennial from Eurasia widely used as a sedative, is being studied for its........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/21/2006 10:12:26 PM)
Nutrition And Twin PregnanciesThe usually held view that IVF is the only culprit in the steady increase in the numbers of twins born over the past thirty years was challenged by a scientist speaking at the 22nd annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday 21 June 2006. Professor Robert Jansen, Medical Director of Sydney IVF, Sydney, Australia, said that his research had shown that improved nutrition,........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/21/2006 7:09:32 AM)
What Cause of Atherosclerosis?Atherosclerosis happens gradually as deposits of fat, cholesterol, calcium and waste products build up in the inner lining of the arteries. Sometimes called hardening of the arteries, this disease can cause heart attack, stroke, difficulty walking, gangrene or loss of a limb.
No one can say for sure what causes atherosclerosis at the cellular level, though it's well known that high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, high blood pressure,........Go to the Health-articles (Added on 6/20/2006 12:10:58 AM)
HDTV Technology Improves Cancer-catching TestsA certain UVa alumnus named Katie Couric wanted to raise awareness of how colonoscopies are the "gold standard" to stop colorectal cancer in its tracks. Her televised colonoscopy in 2000 demystified the procedure and led to a 20 percent jump in the number of colonoscopies in the United States, perhaps saving hundreds of lives.
Now, patients who get colonoscopies at the University of Virginia Health System have a new, unique advantage in the........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/20/2006 12:04:35 AM)
Why Cleanliness brings allergy?In a study comparing wild rodents with their laboratory counterparts, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found evidence that may help to explain why people in industrialized societies that greatly stress hygiene have higher rates of allergy and autoimmune diseases than do people in less developed societies in which hygiene is harder to achieve or considered less critical.
The prevailing hypothesis concerning the development........Go to the Health-articles (Added on 6/18/2006 6:57:10 PM)
Laberge Study Shows Benefits Of ExerciseSecondary school students who are cramming for final exams this month can improve their concentration by adding physical activity to their schedule, as per a research studydone by a team under the direction of Suzanne Laberge, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Universite de Montreal.
Laberge had modest expectations when she embarked on her research. "The Comite de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montreal wanted to know........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/18/2006 5:15:57 PM)
AllergyAn allergy can refer to several kinds of immune reactions including Type I hypersensitivity in which a person's body is hypersensitised and develops IgE type antibodies to typical proteins. When a person is hypersensitised, these substances are known as allergens. The word allergy derives from the Greek words allos meaning "other" and ergon meaning "work". Type I hypersensitivity is characterised by excessive activation of mast cells and........Go to the Health-articles (Added on 6/17/2006 10:56:22 PM)
Monkeys Vaccinated Against SIV Survive LongerResults of two new studies sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), suggest that even if an HIV vaccine offers imperfect protection against the virus, it might provide vaccinated individuals with an important benefit: a significant survival advantage after infection.
Such a survival advantage was observed in monkey studies conducted by two teams of........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/17/2006 10:46:33 PM)
Pine Bark Extract Relieves Muscle Cramp And PainA study published in this month's issue of Angiology shows that supplementation with the pine bark extract Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all) improves blood flow to the muscles which speeds recovery after physical exercise. The study of 113 participants demonstrated that Pycnogenol significantly reduces muscular pain and cramps in athletes and healthy, normal individuals.
"With the millions of athletes worldwide, this truly is a profound........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/15/2006 11:41:17 PM)
Acupuncture Relief For FibromyalgiaEvidence suggests acupuncture reduces the symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to a Mayo Clinic study.
Typically typically fibromyalgia is a disorder considered disabling by many, and is characterized by chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain and symptoms such as fatigue, joint stiffness and sleep disturbance. No cure is known and available treatments are only partially effective.
Mayo's study involved 50 fibromyalgia patients enrolled........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 6/13/2006 11:22:56 PM)
Pink Phone In Support Of Breast CancerFeatures:
- VGA camera with digital zoom
- Four fashionable colors
- 65K-color internal display
- Large external display
- Convenient speakerphone
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U.S. And Middle East To Unite On Breast Cancer FightBreast cancer news from the White House and the first lady! First lady Laura Bush told yesterday that U.S. will work with nations in the Middle East to help spread awareness and research about the growing problem of breast cancer in a region where discussing it can be a cultural taboo.
Laura told that the State Department has formed partnerships with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to bring the latest information about the disease........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/13/2006 7:00:09 AM)
Latest In Prostate Cancer TherapyThe latest advances in prostate cancer diagnosis and therapy will be presented by experts from around the world this month at a revolutionary new meeting being launched by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
The two-day conference, held in Antwerp, Belgium, on 10 and 11 March, is designed to ensure that Europe's cancer physicians and researchers are up to date with the latest information on prevention, therapy and supportive........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 6/11/2006 11:25:39 AM)
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