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Link Between Cold Weather and Blood Pressure Identified

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Cold weather affects blood pressure, says recent study. The study has found that some people's blood pressure is affected more by the cold weather and this blood pressure sensitivity to temperature may be a marker of early mortality, said a statement from the University of Glasgow. Sandosh Padmanabhan, reader at the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences at the University of Glasgow said: "This is a unique study as it shows that response ...

Prayer Gets the Doctors' Nod

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Almost everyone has a turnaround tale - maybe personal or of someone else's - that credits the "miracle" to a prayer and hardly anyone doubts the power of prayer. Now while science and spirituality may not always see eye to eye, holistic treatment is now finding greater acceptance, and spirituality, among everything else, is recommended by doctors as part of the healing process. "Spirituality as a therapeutic modality has immense potential," eminent cardiologist ...

Salamanders may Hold the Solution to Regeneration

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Scientists have found that salamanders' immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts. In a research published in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i researchers from the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University found that when immune cells known as macrophages were systemically removed, ...

Drug Side Effects are Inevitable: Study

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The number of unique pockets - sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins is surprisingly small, meaning drug side effects may be impossible to avoid, suggests a new study of both computer-created and natural proteins. The study also found that the fundamental biochemical processes needed for life could have been enabled by the simple physics of protein folding. Studying a set of artificial proteins and comparing them ...

Whooping Cough's Resurgence Don't Stand Up to Scrutiny

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In recent decades, whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming resurgence. Some say the vaccine wears off quicker than public health officials had previously believed. Others suggest that the vaccine protects against illness but does not prevent transmission of the bacterial disease, which is also known as pertussis. But a University of Michigan-led ...

SARS-like Virus Claims New Life in Saudi Arabia

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The health ministry announced on its Internet website that a Saudi man who had contracted the coronavirus has died, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 16. "One of the patients who had contracted the virus has died," in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia where most of the kingdom's cases have been registered, the ministry said. It did not identify the victim, but said he was a diabetic who also had heart and kidney problems. ...

72 Percent Women Experience Constipation During Pregnancy: Study

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According to a new study, nearly three out of four pregnant women experience constipation, diarrhea or other bowel problems during their pregnancies. But such bowel disorders only minimally affect a pregnant woman's quality of life, according to the Loyola University Medical Center study. The study by senior author Scott Graziano, MD, and Payton Johnson was presented during the 61st Annual Clinical Meeting of the American Congress of Obstetricians ...

Effect of Fluid And Sodium Restrictions On Weight Loss Among Heart Failure Patients

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Aggressive fluid and sodium restriction has no effect on weight loss or clinical stability at three days but was associated with an increase in perceived thirst, suggests a clinical trial of 75 patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). This is according to a study published Online First by iJAMA Internal Medicine/i, a JAMA Network publication. Sodium and fluid restrictions are nonpharmacologic measures widely used to treat ...

Relation Between In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates and Prevention of Cardiac Arrests

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Hospitals with higher rates of in-hospital cardiac arrest patients who survived also appear to have a lower incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest. This is according to a study published Online First by iJAMA Internal Medicine/i, a JAMA Network publication. Lena M. Chen, M.D., M.S., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues identified 102,153 cases of in-hospital cardiac arrest at 358 hospitals between January 2000 and November 2009. ...

To Block Fruit Fly Immunity, Parasitic Wasps Use Calcium Pump

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A new finding offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses. Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells. "We believe that we have discovered an important component of cellular immunity, one that parasites have learned to take advantage of," says Emory University biologist Todd Schlenke, whose lab led the research. The iProceedings of the National Academy of ...

Accuracy in Food Laboratory Results Remains a Concern

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On a routine basis, food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results. A retrospective study of nearly 40,000 proficiency test results over the past 14 years, presented today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, examined the ability of food laboratories to detect or rule out the presence of iEscherichia coli/i O157:H7, iSalmonella/i, iListeria monocytogenes/i, and iCampylobacter/i. ...

Blind People Have the Potential to Use Their 'Inner Bat' to Locate Objects

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At the University of Southampton, new research has shown that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object. The study, which is published in the journal iHearing Research/i, examined how hearing, and particularly the hearing of echoes, could help blind people with spatial awareness and navigation. The study also examined the possible effects of hearing ...

Diabetes Drug Tested in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

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A degenerative neurological disorder marked by a progressive loss of motor control is Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite intensive research, there are currently no approved therapies that have been demonstrated to alter the progression of the disease. In this issue of the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i, Dr. Thomas Foltynie and colleagues at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London investigated the use of a drug approved for diabetes ...

Antibiotics

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Antibiotics are among the most used and abused medications. This article explains some general features about antibiotics.

Improve Cardiovascular Activity for Children With Active Video Gaming

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Researchers at the University of Western Australia and Wales' Swansea University have revealed that high intensity video games may be good for children. A study which evaluated children's energy levels and heart rate when they played active video games such as Wii Fit or Xbox Kintect, found that they used as much energy playing such games as much as they would while exercising moderately on a treadmill. High intensity video gaming effectively improved children's ...

New Waterproof Fabric That Drains Sweat

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New waterproof fabrics designed by bioengineers whisk away sweat using microfluidic technology. The new fabric works like human skin, forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by themselves, said inventor Tingrui Pan, professor of biomedical engineering. One area of research in Pan's Micro-Nano Innovations Laboratory at UC Davis is a field known as microfluidics, which focuses on making "lab on a chip" devices that use tiny channels to ...

Stroke Survivors Need Emotional Support

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Stroke is a condition characterized by death of brain cells due to inadequate supply of oxygen to brain cells. It can be of two types-hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Statistics say that nearly 20 million people each year will suffer from stroke. Stroke can lead to emotional upheaval and this aspect of stroke aftermath is often overlooked. Besides taking care of physical rehabilitation, it is highly important to take care of the emotional balance of the stroke ...

Gym Class Reduces Probability of Obesity

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The amount of time that schoolchildren spent in the gym class was found to reduce the probability of obesity, finds study from Cornell University. The study represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and is forthcoming in the iJournal of Health Economics/i. The research offers support for the recommendations of organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control, Institute of Medicine, and the American ...

Mediterranean Diet Boosts Ageing Brain Power

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In older people, intake of Mediterranean diet with added virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power, finds research. The researchers from the University of Navarra in Spain base their findings on 522 men and women aged between 55 and 80 without cardiovascular disease but at high vascular risk because of underlying disease/conditions. These included either type 2 diabetes or three of the following: high blood pressure; an unfavourable ...

Red Hair Pigment May Increase Risk of Melanoma, Skin Cancer

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Fair skin is associated with increased risk of skin cancer. However, recent animal studies reveal that factors other than UV radiations are involved in increasing the risk of melanoma in fair-skinned people with red hair. Dr. David Fisher, chief of dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and his team had previously experimented with genetically modified mice and found that mice with pheomelanin, pigment responsible for red hair, still ...

Eating Disorders on the Rise

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In the UK more people are diagnosed with eating disorders every year, says study published in BMJ Open. Few studies have investigated the incidence of eating disorders, so the authors set out to determine the incidence of diagnosed anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other non-specified eating disorders in primary care over a 10-year period in the UK (2000), to see how the incidence had changed and the most common age of diagnosis. Eating disorders ...

Music Therapy Reduces Anxiety for ICU Patients

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Music appears to ease anxiety of intensive care unit patients who have been placed on ventilators and also reduce the need for intravenous sedative and analgesic medications, says study. "Critically ill mechanically ventilated patients receive intravenous sedative and analgesic medications to reduce anxiety and promote comfort and ventilator synchrony," according to background information in the article. These potent medications are often administered at high ...

Candy Consumption Not Associated With Health Risks: Study

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Frequent candy consumption is not associated with the risk of obesity and heart disease, say researchers. According to a recent data analysis, adults who consume candy at least every other day are no more likely to be overweight nor have greater risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) than moderate consumers (about once a week) or even less frequent candy eaters (less than 3 times per month). Almost all adults reported eating candy, but ...

Science Behind the Placebo Effect

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The science behind- Probably the most controversial, yet amazing aspect of medicine is the placebo effect. The idea that somehow, a simple sugar pill, or a drugless 'medicine' can provide pain relief and act as an effective treatment seems silly enough, however, it is actually true. Though numerous studies have confirmed the effectiveness of the placebo effect, there was little evidence to suggest how it actually worked. Thanks to the new research ...

Researchers Identify Molecular Trigger for Alzheimer's Disease

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A catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer's disease has been identified by scientists. For the first time, scientists at Cambridge's Department of Chemistry have been able to map in detail the pathway that generates "aberrant" forms of proteins which are at the root of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's. They believe the breakthrough is a vital step closer to increased capabilities for earlier diagnosis of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's ...

Joint Replacement Surgery Might be Avoidable in Future: Research

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Johns Hopkins scientists now have evidence that the bone underneath the cartilage is also a key player and exacerbates the damage, as osteoarthritis (OA) is often seen as a problem primarily of the cartilage that cushions joints. In a proof-of-concept experiment, they found that blocking the action of a critical bone regulation protein in mice halts progression of the disease. The prevailing theory on the development of OA focuses on joint cartilage, ...

ACC Report Warns of an alarming Increasing Illicit Drug Abuse in Sports

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Illicit Drug Data Report 2011-12 of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) has warned of an alarming increase in the use, seizure and arrests for illicit drugs in sports, especially in football. The report revealed 76,000 seizures of cannabis, amphetamine-type substances, heroin, cocaine and other substances, together with 93,000 illicit-drug related arrests both of which have been the highest for the past decade, Sydney Morning Herald reports. ACC chief ...

Imphal Observes International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day and Generates Awareness

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In memory of AIDS victims, Imphal observed the 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day. This special day is observed across the globe, on the third Sunday of the month of May since many years. The objective of the movement is to mobilize public opinion and generate awareness in the world. It is about time that barriers of stigma and discrimination against those infected with HIV, are broken down by all. A similar effort was organised ...

Pharmaceutical Advances Offer New Options for Health Outcomes At Digestive Disease Week

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At Digestive Disease Week (Regd) (DDW), research presented explores pharmaceutical advances for treating irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) and hepatitis C. An international study holds promising results for patients suffering from IBS-D. In the phase II study, researchers found that the drug ibodutant significantly improved symptoms in more than 50 percent of the individuals treated. "While there's been a lot of progress in medicines for IBS ...

India, UK Sign Agreement for Cooperation on Primary Health Care

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An official revealed that India and Britain have signed an agreement for cooperation in the health sector with specific focus on strengthening primary health care and technological development. A memorandum of understanding was signed between union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad and Britain's secretary for health Jeremy Richard Hunt Sunday evening at Geneva, the official said. Describing the agreement as a historic event and ...

During the Last Ice Age, Sea Level Change Influenced Tropical Climate

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To learn about the future of tropical climate change and our ability to simulate it with numerical models, a new study looks to the past. Pedro DiNezio of the University of Hawaii and Jessica Tierney of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution investigated preserved geological clues (called "proxies") of rainfall patterns during a time when the planet went into opposite gear and cooled dramatically in the last ice age. Land clues included charcoal from ...

Heat-related Deaths Projected to Rise In Manhattan

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A new study says that residents of Manhattan will not just sweat harder from rising temperatures in the future; many may die. Researchers say deaths linked to warming climate may rise some 20 percent by the 2020s, and, in some worst-case scenarios, 90 percent or more by the 2080s. Higher winter temperatures may partially offset heat-related deaths by cutting cold-related mortality-but even so, annual net temperature-related deaths might go up a third. The study, ...

It is Best to Shop Alone: Study

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Shopping with female friends can dent your bank balance and it is best to shop alone, indicates new research. Experts have found that 62 percent of women who go for shopping with a female friend will spend more money than those who venture to the high street on their own, reports femalefirst.co.uk. In fact, girls tend to spend 37.25 pounds more each time they go out with their friends than when they are unaccompanied. A spokeswoman for Liverpool ...

Needleless Acupuncture Therapy Shows Promising Results for Diabetic Patients

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In Texas Tech University, El Paso, and the University of Mississippi, Oxford, a study holds promising results for diabetic patients suffering from indigestion symptoms like nausea, vomiting, bloating and heartburn. The study tested a new method of therapy using a custom-made wireless device to stimulate acupuncture points with electrical waves on the surface of the skin rather than needles. "Treatment options for this patient group are severely limited," ...

In Prediabetes, Treatment of Sleep Apnea Improves Glucose Levels

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According to a study to be presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference in Philadelphia, optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk. "Sleep apnea, a condition associated with breathing disturbances during sleep is known to be associated with abnormalities in glucose metabolism, but whether treatment of sleep apnea has any beneficial effects on glucose metabolism ...

In ICU And Cancer Patients, Catheters Doubles the Risk of Blood Clots

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Touted for patient convenience, ease and safety, peripherally inserted central catheters have become many clinicians' go-to for IV delivery of antibiotics, chemotherapy, nutrition and other medications. But compared to other central venous catheters (CVCs), these commonly-used catheters (known as PICCs) more than double the risk of dangerous blood clots - especially among patients who are critically ill or who have cancer, according to a new University of Michigan ...

New Case of SARS-like Virus in Saudi Arabia

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In Saudi Arabia, a new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected where 15 people have already died after contracting it, the health ministry announced on its Internet website. "One new case of novel coronavirus recorded in the Eastern Region" where most of the kingdom's cases have been registered, said the ministry, which this week created a special web page dedicated to the outbreak. "One case of coronavirus has been recorded in the Eastern Region, ...

Practice Changes to Improve Value and Quality of GI Procedures Identified By New Research

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According to research presented at Digestive Disease Week (Regd) (DDW), there are significant cost and risk factors associated with two procedures commonly used to diagnose or treat gastrointestinal problems. A study by New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill-Cornell Medical College suggests that more objective testing may substantially reduce the cost and risk of managing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Although GERD is believed to affect nearly 25 percent ...

Victorious Comeback Made By Cancer Survivor Kleybanova

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Former World No. 20 and cancer survivor Alisa Kleybanova vowed to return to the sport's biggest competitions after a victorious comeback to professional tennis. The Russian, 23, won two WTA titles before being forced to quit the sport in July 2011 when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. After an aborted comeback bid last year, Kleybanova made a successful return last week at a Challenger tournament in Landisville, Pennsylvania, coming through ...

India Gets Advanced Breast Cancer Detecting Machine

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In the national capital, an advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled. The mammography machine 'Amulet' by Fuji films is claimed to be India's first low dose resolution system. Speaking at the launch, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj said: "Every woman should be aware about ever growing breast cancer and need to get done mammography ...

Read On To Know The 5 Things to Change on Every Resume You Send

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According to the particular job they are applying for, an individual should always personalize their CV. Gone are those days when a person could print out stacks of CVs and send it to the whole town. In the age of digitalization, a person should make sure that he has made these five tweaks in their CV's before he/she sends them, CBS News reported. Firstly, the resume should highlight their most relevant achievements. Secondly, ...

Global Warming Likely to be Slower Than Earlier Predicted: Scientists

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The recent downturn in the rate of global warming will lead to lower temperature rises in the short-term, according to scientists. Since 1998, there has been an unexplained "standstill" in the heating of the Earth's atmosphere. Dr Alexander Otto from the University of Oxford and colleagues said that this will reduce predicted warming in the coming decades. But long-term, the expected temperature rises will not alter significantly, the BBC ...

Mother Set On Mission To Seek Justice For Daughter In China

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Tang Hui set on a mission to seek justice after the kidnap, rape and forced prostitution of her daughter. But it was Chinese authorities' repeated obstructions, even detaining her, that made her a die-hard activist. For seven years she has fought against the men who violated her child, and the system that blocked her, becoming a cause celebre in 2012 after her efforts landed her in a labour camp. The public outcry over her sentence led to her release ...