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Early, Intensive Treatment Slows Down Progression of Diabetes

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Intensive early treatment of type 2 diabetes slows down progression of the disease by preserving the body's insulin-producing capacity, finds a study. "We can potentially change the course of this prevalent disease, which would represent a breakthrough," said assistant professor of internal medicine and author of the study published online in iDiabetes Care/i. "The intensive treatment regimen we propose is different from the stepwise approach recommended in ...

Exercise Reduces Hot Flashes in Women

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Exercise may help reduce hot flashes in menopausal women in the 24 hours following physical activity, according to researchers. In general, women who are relatively inactive or are overweight or obese tend to have a risk of increased symptoms of perceived hot flashes, noted Steriani Elavsky, assistant professor of kinesiology at Penn State. Perceived hot flashes do not always correspond to actual hot flashes. Most previous research analyzed only self-reported ...

Caffeine Linked To Strong Muscles in Elderly

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A new study has found caffeine to boost power in older muscles, suggesting that the stimulant could help older people to maintain their strength, reducing the incidence of falls and injuries. For adults in their prime, caffeine helps muscles to produce more force. But as we age, our muscles naturally change and become weaker. Sports scientists at Coventry University looked for the first time at whether these age-related changes in muscle would alter ...

Nutrition Education for Kids

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Effective nutrition education in schools can eventually force children to rethink about their eating habits and form their own new ones.

Global Prospects Explored by India's Healthcare Communication Firm

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VIA Media Health (VMH), a foremost Indian comprehensive healthcare communications service provider, is ready to bring radical progression in its skill and expertise, by tactically tying up with Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), a global research based communications strategy and reputation management advisory, it was announced on Tuesday. "Both the companies, sharing an analogous area of expertise, have come together for experienced and skilled association. This will ...

Observing Brain Function With Latest Invasive Imaging Technique

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Novel procedure to monitor brain function and aid in functional mapping of people with diseases such as epilepsy described by fresh video article in iJoVE/i, the iJournal of Visualized Experiments/i. This procedure illustrates the use of pre-placed electrodes for cortical mapping in the brains of patients who are undergoing surgery to minimize the frequency of seizures. This technique, while invasive, provides real-time analysis of brain function at a much higher resolution ...

Cracker Device to 'Hack' Into Stephen Hawking's Brain

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Landmark device by Standford University scientists is being tested on Stephen Hawking to allow him to communicate via brain waves. They have likened the project to 'hacking into his brain'. Hawking has been working with the scientists who are developing the iBrain - a tool that picks up brain waves and communicates them via a computer. The scientist, who has motor neurone disease and lost the power of speech nearly 30 years ago, currently uses a computer ...

New Gene in Influenza Virus Identified

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Researchers have discovered a novel gene in the influenza virus that helps the virus control the body's response to infection. Although this control is exerted by the virus, surprisingly it reduces the impact of the infection. The findings will help researchers better understand how flu can cause severe infections, as well as inform research into new treatments. Researchers found when the virus gene - called PA-X - was active, mice infected ...

How Parenthood Affects Gay Couples' Health, HIV Risk, Examines Study

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Gay parents counter many similar challenges as straight parents when concerning sex and intimacy after having children, states a new study of gay fathers published in the journal iCouple and Family Psychology/i. The findings suggest that gay male couples who are raising children may experience lifestyle changes that could reduce their HIV risk. "When gay couples become parents, they become very focused on the kids, they are tired, there is less time for communication ...

Day of Universal Joy - Declares UN

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On Thursday, The United Nations declared March 20 of each year as the International Day of Happiness, and it wants everyone to join in the fun. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution proclaiming the new commemoration that adds to an already packed UN calendar of international days -- from world poetry day to world migratory bird day. "The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal," said the resolution which was passed by consensus in the ...

Financially Challenged Nations, the Latest Targets of Processed Food Manufacturers

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International researchers observe that there is a "significant penetration by multinational processed food manufacturers such as Nestle, Kraft, PepsiCo, and Danone into food milieu in low-and-middle income countries, where consumption of unhealthy commodities is reaching, and in some cases going beyond a level presently observed in high income countries", states international researchers writing in this week's iPLoS Medicine/i. The authors from the UK, US, and ...

Oxygen Saving Device Designed by Bengal Students

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Claims were made by three students of a Howrah engineering college to have developed a device that cuts down wastage of oxygen during ventilation and acts as a non-invasive ventilator. The device, named Oxy-Con (oxygen control), has been developed by Nilanjan Ghosh with help of Dipayan Jash and Akram Ali, all third-year students at MCKV Institute of Engineering (MCKIVE), college officials said Tuesday. The device can bring down the cost for an hour's ...

Fatty Foods Speed Up Pancreatic Cancer

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A fat-laden diet can quicken the onset of pancreatic cancer in humans, reveals a new study. Earlier studies on human have proved that a link exists between high fat diet, obesity and an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer, but the mechanism that leads to this development was not properly understood. Guido Eibl, who works as an associate professor of surgery at UCLA's David Geffen School and his colleagues carried out experiments ...

Study Describing Symptoms and Severity of Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Authored by Jeffrey W. Olin, DO

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Patient registry is demonstrating to be essential in cataloguing the clinical features, symptoms, severity, and outcomes of fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), a non-inflammatory vascular disease that is capable of causing narrowing of arteries in the carotid (neck) and renal (kidney) arteries, which can lead to headache, strokes, and aneurysms authored by Jeffrey W. Olin, DO. Registry data revealed that 91 percent of patients are women diagnosed in the prime of their lives. As ...

Venus Williams Loses Control of Life to Agonizing Condition

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Venus Williams is all set to play at Wimbledon in spite of an untreatable autoimmune disease. The 32-year-old professional tennis player uses Wimbledon for her own reason - to get grass-court practice before the Olympics and the gold medal she has set her heart on. The younger sister wants a fourth title so badly. "I just want to be a winner again," the Daily Express quoted Serena as saying. For Venus, just stepping back on to ...

Internet Users Cautioned on 'Poison Links' With London Olympics Round the Corner

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Spammers are using the London 2012 Olympics as a bait to allure people into sharing their personal information by inviting them to take part in the events as 'co-coordinators and welcome partners', reveals source. Leading internet security firm Symantec Corp has identified more than 300 websites that have been compromised even before the Olympics kicks off on July 27 and the number is rising by the day. As the excitement builds up, the firm has uncovered ...

Heart of Genetically Modified Pig Transplanted into Monkey

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The heart of a genetically modified pig has been successfully transplanted into monkey, say scientists in South Korea. It is the first time the country has claimed to have accomplished such an inter-species operation, Daily Mail reported. Known as xenotransplantation, it is seen by some as a way to end the chronic shortage of human organs available for transplants. Before the controversial procedure, conducted in Seoul, the cloned ...

Novel Drug Improves Survival in Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients

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A new cancer drug dramatically improves survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients, say researchers. Loyola University Medical Center oncologist Scott E. Smith, MD, PhD presented survival data for the drug, brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris (Regd) ), at the 17th Congress of the European Hematology Association. Smith is director of Loyola's Hematological Malignancies Research Program. The multi-center study included 102 Hodgkin lymphoma patients who had relapsed ...

New Once-daily Pill for HIV is Safe, Effective: Study

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An experimental four-in-one AIDS drug is found to be safe and effective as commonly prescribed treatments against the AIDS virus, reports study in The Lancet. Doctors tested the new drug, called Quad, for the third and final phase in which new pharmaceutical products are vetted for safety and effectiveness. Publication in the British journal follows a recommendation in May by a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel to approve Quad for ...

Safely Treating Prostate Cancer and Lowering the Risk of Recurrence Using Novel Radiation Therapy

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A recent Phase I/II clinical trial has shown that a new combination of radiation therapies escalates radiation doses to safely and effectively treat prostate cancer. It also lowers the risk of recurrence with minimal radiation exposure to nearby healthy tissue and organs. The therapies were developed at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. Recently published in the journal IBrachytherapy/I, a novel treatment protocol designed by Michael Hagan, ...

Study Says Indians Increasingly Unaware of Lung Diseases

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Indians exhibit a lack of understanding and concern about lung disease, reveals recent study. "Despite the high incidence of lung disease, research conducted by YouGov across India revealed that people are far more worried about heart disease and cancer. While impact of lung disease is underestimated, the public poll reveals a lack of understanding about how to manage it," says the study by European Lung Foundation and Forum for International Respiratory Societies ...

Seeking to Build a 'Learning Health Care System' Is Electronic Data Methods Research

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To maximize shared experiences and learning for using electronic clinical data to improve medical care and making informed health decisions, researchers participate in the Electronic Data Methods (EDM) Forum. A July supplement to iMedical Care/i is a special 'EDM Forum' issue, highlights key issues researchers are facing, and innovative approaches that have been developed to build the infrastructure and conduct research using electronic clinical data. The ...

Transplanting Iron Loaded Cells To Key Areas Of Heart Using Magnets

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Hampering of optimal stem cell therapy delivery to damaged areas of the heart after myocardial infarction by inefficient homing of cells to the damaged site. However, using rat models, researchers in France have used a magnet to guide cells loaded with iron oxide nanoparticles to key sites, enhancing the myocardial retention of intravascularly delivered endothelial progenitor cells.The study is published in a recent issue of ICell Transplantation/I (21:4), ...

Statins Appear Associated With Reduced Risk of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events in Men And Women: Report

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According to a report, cholesterol lowering statin drugs appear to be associated with reduced risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in men and women. This doesn't appear to be associated with reduced all-cause mortality or stroke in women though. The report is of a meta-analysis and it was published on June 25 in the iArchives of Internal Medicine/i, a JAMA Network publication. Statins have been used to lower cholesterol levels for the last 20 years, but most ...

Future Health Might Be Affected By Social Issues In Teen Years

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According to research published June 27 in the open access journal IPLoS ONE/I, social interactions during adolescence can affect health many years into adulthood. The authors of the study, led by Per E Gustafsson of Umea University in Sweden, used data from a long-term study monitoring social relationships and health over 27 years, from age 16 to 43, for over 800 participants. The researchers found that problematic peer relationships in adolescence, as measured ...

Life-saving Oxygen Being Injected into a Vein

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It is important for patients who are unable to breathe because of acute lung failure or an obstructed airway need another way to get oxygen to their blood-and fast-to avoid cardiac arrest and brain injury. A team has designed tiny, gas-filled microparticles that can be injected directly into the bloodstream to quickly oxygenate the blood. The team was led by researchers at the Boston Children's Hospital. The microparticles consist of a single layer of lipids (fatty ...

Researchers: Cartilage Regeneration for Bone and Joint Repair is Closer for Patients

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Citing recent advances in implantable sensor technology and cartilage scaffolding systems as major developments in the use of engineered cartilage for bone and joint repair are biomedical engineering researchers. These advances could mean help for the vast number of patients suffering from damaged joints and osteoarthritis -- the most common form of arthritis that affects millions of people worldwide. Newer, smaller sensing devices that more accurately ...

BPA Exposure In Pregnant Mice Changes Gene Expression of Female Offspring: Study

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According to a study prenatal exposure to bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical found in many common plastic household items, can cause numerous genes in the uterus to respond differently to estrogen in adulthood. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society''s 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. The study, led by Hugh Taylor, MD, professor and chief of the reproductive endocrinology section at Yale University School of Medicine, observed "major and permanent ...

Romney Promises to Repeal Obama's Healthcare Reforms If Elected President

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has promised that he will "repeal and replace" President Barack Obama's controversial healthcare reforms regardless of the Supreme Court ruling on Thursday. The high court's nine justices have deliberated over the constitutionality of the 2010 legislation, and whether they opt to strike down all, part or none of it has been the talk of political and health care industry circles for weeks. "We're all waiting ...