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- Denying Health Care to Immigrants is Unkind and Political
- New Possibilities for Prostate Cancer Treatment Identified
- Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery May Increase Risk of Infection
- New Gene Therapy can Prevent Potential Influenza Pandemic in Mice
- Turtles Began Living in Shells Much Earlier Than Once Thought
- Brain Damage can be Prevented by Low Doses Of Marijuana
- Sunlight: An Important Source of Vitamin D
- Man's Looks may be Connected With His Child
- HIV Treatment Improving Among HIV-positive Transgender People
- Revascularization Have Reduced the Need for Amputations Over Two Decades
- Russia's Smoking Ban Goes into Effect Amid Doubts
- Arabic Ice Cream Nostalgia Brings Syrian Refugees to Tears
- Philippines Passes New Law for Gun Control
- Approved Drug Doesn't Improve Survival Rates of Brain Tumors
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Biggest Killer on Monotonous Roads
- Care Providers at the Midlevel can Provide Care and a Solution
- Orgasms During Childbirth are Real, Says Study
- Superfood Pill to Help Fight Cancer
- People Appear More Attractive in Summer: Survey
- Cinnamon May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease: New Study
- Don't Skip Meals, Eat Healthy to Stay Fit, Says Expert
- Vinegar Test Cuts Cervical Cancer Deaths
| Denying Health Care to Immigrants is Unkind and Political Posted:  Immigration or health care each on their own are overwhelming enough without the two issues being joined. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill giving approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants a provisional legal status, allowing them to work in the country legally. The legislation refused them federal benefits for 10 years, which included qualifying for Medicaid or federal subsidies on purchase of health insurance. It may seem ... |
| New Possibilities for Prostate Cancer Treatment Identified Posted:  In Australia, researchers have identified a sub-group of cells that could contribute to prostate cancer recurrence, opening up new ways to treat the disease, which claims more than 3000 lives a year. Published today in iScience Translational Medicine/i, a study led by Monash University researchers has found prostate cancer cells that survive androgen withdrawal treatment. Previously unidentified, these cells are potential targets for future treatments. As they ... |
| Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery May Increase Risk of Infection Posted:  Risk of postoperative infection appears to increase when patients receive red blood cell (RBC) transfusion during or after cardiac surgery and greater attention to practices that limit red blood cell use could potentially reduce the occurrence of major postoperative infections. This is according to a study published in the June 2013 issue of iThe Annals of Thoracic Surgery/i. The study, conducted by the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network sponsored ... |
| New Gene Therapy can Prevent Potential Influenza Pandemic in Mice Posted:  At the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, researchers have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic in mice. Specifically, investigators in the Gene Therapy Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, directed by James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, demonstrated that a single dose of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing a broadly neutralizing flu antibody into the nasal passages of mice and ferrets gives ... |
| Turtles Began Living in Shells Much Earlier Than Once Thought Posted:  Among Earth's creatures, turtles are the only animals to form a shell on the outside of their bodies through a fusion of modified ribs, vertebrae and shoulder girdle bones. The turtle shell is a unique modification, and how and when it originated has fascinated and confounded biologists for more than two centuries. A Smithsonian scientist and colleagues recently discovered that the beginnings of the turtle shell started 40 million years earlier than previously ... |
| Brain Damage can be Prevented by Low Doses Of Marijuana Posted:  Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that extremely low doses of THC - the psychoactive component of marijuana - protects the brain from long-term cognitive damage in the wake of injury from hypoxia (lack of oxygen), seizures, or toxic drugs. Brain damage can have consequences ranging from mild cognitive deficits to severe neurological damage. Previous studies focused on injecting high doses of THC within a very short time frame - approximately ... |
| Sunlight: An Important Source of Vitamin D Posted:  Vitamin D is an essential vitamin necessary for the development of bones. Sunlight helps the body to produce vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency results in rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. |
| Man's Looks may be Connected With His Child Posted:  Fathers may feel more attractive as compared to sleep-deprived new mothers, reveals research. With nine months of pregnancy behind them and the prospect of endless sleepless nights ahead, it is little wonder that new mothers don't feel at their most attractive. New fathers, however, have no such qualms. In fact, they think they are more handsome than before. The scientists who made the discovery said that having physical proof of virility may give the ... |
| HIV Treatment Improving Among HIV-positive Transgender People Posted:  HIV-positive transgender people are just as likely to take their medication, stay in care and have similar outcomes as other men and women living with the disease. This is according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and published online May 30 in iClinical Infectious Diseases/i. The study-which looked at almost 37,000 patients at 13 HIV clinics from 2001 to 2011 in the US-suggests an encouraging shift from ... |
| Revascularization Have Reduced the Need for Amputations Over Two Decades Posted:  A common circulation problem in which reduced blood flow can lead to complications that jeopardize the limbs is known as peripheral arterial disease, possibly even requiring amputation. Procedures known as revascularization have reduced the need for amputations 40 percent over two decades, Mayo Clinic research shows. The findings were among several studies presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery annual meeting in San Francisco. In the amputation ... |
| Russia's Smoking Ban Goes into Effect Amid Doubts Posted:  Russia's ambitious smoking ban went into effect amid doubts that its measures can be fully enforced. It aims to cut the number of smokers in half and improve public health. The first stage of the so-called anti-tobacco ban makes it illegal to smoke on buses, trams and other municipal transport, at railway stations and airports, on lifts and bus stations, near metro and rail stations, in administrative buildings and at education and health facilities. From ... |
| Arabic Ice Cream Nostalgia Brings Syrian Refugees to Tears Posted:  An enticing aroma of vanilla, gum Arabic, boiled milk and pistachios; the rhythmic pounding of wooden mallets deep into stainless steel vats; the clink of spoons on glass accompanying cheerful conversation. These are the sights, sounds and smells of Bakdash, billed as one of the oldest shops in the world selling Arabic ice cream and located in Al-Hamidiyeh bazaar in the world's oldest capital, war-rattled Damascus. These sensual delights make people's ... |
| Philippines Passes New Law for Gun Control Posted:  A government spokeswoman said that Philippine President Benigno Aquino has signed a law making it harder for private individuals to own firearms following a series of high-profile deaths this year. Under the law signed last week, those seeking to buy firearms will have to undergo drug and psychological tests and should not have a criminal record or pending court cases. They will also have to show proof of income as well as a valid tax return and secure ... |
| Approved Drug Doesn't Improve Survival Rates of Brain Tumors Posted:  A study found that a drug approved to treat brain tumors does not improve survival rates and should be dropped from initial treatment regimes because it also worsens side effects. Genentech's bevacizumab (Avastin) received approval from US drug regulators for the treatment of recurring brain tumors called glioblastoma, or GBM, after promising results from several clinical trials. However, a randomized trial of 637 patients found no difference in survival ... |
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Biggest Killer on Monotonous Roads Posted:  20 percent of crashes happening on monotonous roads can be attributed to obstructive sleep apnea, says researcher. The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical practice guidelines on sleep apnea, sleepiness, and driving risk on non-commercial drivers. Kingman P. Strohl, MD, program director, sleep medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, director of the Center for Sleep Disorders Research at Case Western Reserve University ... |
| Care Providers at the Midlevel can Provide Care and a Solution Posted:  Professionals - a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant who can diagnose and treat conditions, while supervised by a physician, will be a great help in bridging the shortage of primary care doctors who will be needed to care for the additional 30 million Americans enrolled under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. "We're going to need an enormous amount of workforce to take care of the number of patients out there. The emergency room takes a ... |
| Orgasms During Childbirth are Real, Says Study Posted:  Some women experience orgasmic or ecstatic births, reveals new study. The new study conducted by psychologist Thierry Postel of Blainville-sur-Mer, France found that midwives report witnessing orgasms in about 0.3 percent of births,according to Huffington Post. Postel contacted 956 French midwives, asking them to complete an online questionnaire about orgasmic birth. He got 109 complete responses for midwives, who, combined, had assisted 206,000 ... |
| Superfood Pill to Help Fight Cancer Posted:  Superfood pill with essence of pomegranate, green tea, turmeric and broccoli could halt cancer, say scientists. The study conducted by Professor Robert Thomas, a consultant at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and at Bedford Hospital of 203 men suffering from prostate cancer showed that men taking the twice-daily capsule had 63 percent less prostate-specific antigen an indicator of the disease. Thomas designed the pill Pomi-T with the National ... |
| People Appear More Attractive in Summer: Survey Posted:  A recent survey has claimed that 73 percent people believe that they look more attractive in summer. The survey conducted by match.com found that blue skies and warm temperatures made people come across as more confident and healthy, the Daily Express reported. The survey also showed that females are likelier than men to radiate an attractive glow during warmer weather. 54 percent of Britons believe that their appearance is enhanced ... |
| Cinnamon May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease: New Study Posted: |
| Don't Skip Meals, Eat Healthy to Stay Fit, Says Expert Posted:  Skipping meals never helps an individual to lose weight, says expert. Healthy meal prepared with ingredients like ginger, salmon and olive oil helps dieters. One must note, ginger helps in digestion, salmon is high in proteins, and olive oil help reduces appetite. Femalefirst.co.uk has listed down ingredients that help reduce weight and boost metabolism: Chillies: Experts say eating chillies can help burn energy, hours ... |
| Vinegar Test Cuts Cervical Cancer Deaths Posted:  Vinegar test could prevent cervical cancer deaths worldwide each year, say researchers. Wealthy countries have managed to reduce cervical cancer deaths by 80 percent thanks to the widespread use of regular Pap smears. But cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among women in India and many other developing countries lacking the money, doctors, nurses or laboratories for widespread screening. The vinegar test, while ... |
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