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- Blood Donation Website Launched
- Link Between Food Ads and Junk Food Consumption Identified
- One in Four Patients With Newly-diagnosed Erectile Dysfunction is a Young Man: Study
- Novel Gene Correction Model for Epidermolysis Bullosa Identified
- Cancer Survivors Outraged by Facebook Ban on Mastectomy Photos
- Newly Installed Water Storage Tank at Fukushima Nuke Plant is Leaking Radioactive Water
- Protest in Turkey Over Threat of Beer-Free Nights
- New Gay Marriage Protest Taken Up by Evangelicals in Brazil
- 84-Year-Old Florida Woman Wins (Dollar) 590 Million Lottery
- Neurodegenerative Disease may be Treated by Diabetes Drug
- Research Sheds Light on How Immune Cells Detect Infections
- Research: Reversal Cells may Tip the Balance Between Bone Formation and Resorption in Health and Disease
- Rates of Emergency Bowel Surgery Vary Wildly from State to State: John Hopkins Researchers
- Genetic Editing Shows Promise in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Research
- Fabric That can Conduct and Store Electricity Developed By Australian Engineers
- New Strategies for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Children Offered By Pediatric-Specific Bundle
- Researchers Discover Potential New Way to Suppress Tumor Growth
- Engineers Have Developed a Car That Runs on Tweets
- Study Finds Adult Male Victims of Sex Assault Seek Out 5 or More Medical Services
- UN: Global Malnutrition Costs 'Unacceptably High'
- Trending as New Bath Salt Drugs Are 'Designer Stimulants'
- After Fukushima Nuke Disaster 27 Minors Confirmed or Suspected With Thyroid Cancer
- In Last Decade Middle-aged Men Taking Testosterone to Treat 'Low T' Triple
- Healthy Heart Important for Proper Brain Functioning: Study
- Power of Thought Used To Fly Remote Controlled Helicopter
- Use of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Linked to High Risk of Kidney Disease
- Yoga is Better for the Brain Than a Regular Workout
- Man Claims Surgeon Cut Off Nose After Multiple Corrective Surgeries
- New Screening Test for Down's Syndrome to be Offered at Two Hospitals
- New System Allows Brain Activity Mapping With Minimal Patient Cooperation
- Feeling Down may Trigger Consumption of Foods With High Fat Content
- Aspirin After Effects, Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Stroke
- Cell Therapy may Aid Liver Regeneration, Study
- Protein Profile of Restless Leg Syndrome, Revealed
- Diminished Vision Leads to Poor Balance, Study
- New 'Pregnancy Risk by Chemicals' Advice Busted
- New Gene, Essential for Nuclear Programming, Discovered
- Extra Hours on TV Could Ruin Kid's Eating Habits
- Obsession With the Forbidden Fruit, Explained
- More Cancer Specialist Nurses to Improve Hospital Care
| Blood Donation Website Launched Posted:  Singapore has launched a website to make blood donation more convenient. The Red Cross Connection site also features a calendar of upcoming blood drives, closest blood bank locations, and information about the blood donation process, Xinhua reported. Information from the site can be shared on social media networks. Blood donations in Singapore increased by almost 80 percent over the past decade to 118,000 units in 2012, officials said. ... |
| Link Between Food Ads and Junk Food Consumption Identified Posted:  Watching food advertisements by parents leads to increased consumption of junk food by their kids, finds study. Kristen Harrison and Mericarmen Peralta, both from the University of Michigan, will present their findings at the 63rd Annual International Communication Association Conference in London, Science Daily reported. Harrison and Peralta interviewed over 100 parents about a wide variety of home and family characteristics, including child and ... |
| One in Four Patients With Newly-diagnosed Erectile Dysfunction is a Young Man: Study Posted:  A recent study finds that one in four men seeking medical help for newly-developed erectile dysfunction (ED) was younger than 40 years, and nearly half of young men with the condition had severe ED. Erectile dysfunction is a common complaint in men over 40 years of age. Prevalence increases with age, but the prevalence and risk factors of erectile dysfunction among younger men have been scantly analyzed. The research that has been done paints a vague picture, ... |
| Novel Gene Correction Model for Epidermolysis Bullosa Identified Posted:  A remarkable new way to repair genetic defects in the skin cells of patients with the skin disease epidermolysis bullosa has been discovered by scientists. The findings, published today in the journal iMolecular Therapy/i and highlighted in the most recent issue of iNature/i, represent the first time researchers been able to correct a disease-causing gene in its natural location in the human genome using engineered transcription activator-like effector ... |
| Cancer Survivors Outraged by Facebook Ban on Mastectomy Photos Posted:  Facebook has been asked to stop taking down mastectomy photos by a group of petitioners, after it emerged that censors have been removing pictures of women and men who have had mastectomies. Revealing photos of men and women displaying mastectomy scars are part of the healing and awareness-raising process for some breast cancer survivors, and therefore, a petition on Change.org is asking Facebook to stop censoring the photos, reports New York Daily News. Two ... |
| Newly Installed Water Storage Tank at Fukushima Nuke Plant is Leaking Radioactive Water Posted:  Tokyo Electric Power Co. has said that radioactive water is dripping out one of the newly installed steel above-ground tanks at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. Tepco said only about one liter of water has been leaked and poses no serious impact on the environment, adding the utility is investigating to determine the cause of the leak. According to Japan Times, the tank was installed on the south side of the plant in May so Tepco could transfer ... |
| Protest in Turkey Over Threat of Beer-Free Nights Posted:  Istanbul shopkeeper Menderes Yildirim is worried about the stacks of beer in his fridge rather than the recent nights of riots and tear gas in the Turkish capital. Like the protesters themselves, he is furious at one of the government reforms that threatens to put him out of business by banning him from selling alcohol at night. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a practising Muslim, further enraged protesters at the weekend when he branded people ... |
| New Gay Marriage Protest Taken Up by Evangelicals in Brazil Posted:  Thousands of evangelical Christians protested in Brasilia against a legal ruling allowing gay marriage in Brazil. It was the second such demonstration in less than two weeks to defend "the traditional family" and oppose abortion and homosexuality. Wednesday's Brasilia protest was called by Pastor Silas Malafaia of the Assembly of God church, who organized a similar demonstration which, according to police, was attended by 100,000 people in Rio late last ... |
| 84-Year-Old Florida Woman Wins (Dollar) 590 Million Lottery Posted:  Organizers have announced that an 84-year-old Florida woman has claimed the (Dollar) 590 million Powerball lottery, making her the winner of the largest unshared jackpot in US history. Gloria Mackenzie's name was divulged at a press conference in Tallahassee, ending two weeks of fevered speculation in the Sunshine State when no one came forward following the May 18 drawing for one of the largest lotteries ever. The elderly Mackenzie perhaps wisely opted to take ... |
| Neurodegenerative Disease may be Treated by Diabetes Drug Posted:  New research suggests that a drug used to control Type II diabetes can help repair the spinal cords of mice suffering from the inherited disease adrenoleukodystrophy. The latter eventually leads to a paralysis, a vegetative state and death. This is an important step along the road to the development of a therapy for the human disease for which current treatment options are scarce and only partially effective, the annual conference of the European Society of Human ... |
| Research Sheds Light on How Immune Cells Detect Infections Posted:  Researchers have always puzzled as to how immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infections. "For immune cells, singling out foreign proteins is like looking for a needle in a haystack - where the needle may look very much like a straw, and where some straws may also look very much like a needle," notes McGill University physics professor Paul Franois. Understanding ... |
| Posted:  It has emerged that investigators have begun to pay increasing attention to "reversal cells," which prepare for bone formation during bone remodeling. They have been able to do this by analyzing biopsy specimens from patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and primary hyperparathyroidism. The hope is that these reversal cells will become critical therapeutic targets that may someday prevent osteoporosis and other bone disorders. This study is published in the ... |
| Rates of Emergency Bowel Surgery Vary Wildly from State to State: John Hopkins Researchers Posted:  Huge and somewhat puzzling interstate variations in the percentage of emergency versus elective bowel surgeries were documented by Johns Hopkins researchers. Figuring out precisely why the differences occur is critical, they say, because people forced to undergo emergency procedures are far more likely to die from their operations than those able to plan ahead for them. "With surgery, just as with most things in life, planning under optimal conditions leads to ... |
| Genetic Editing Shows Promise in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Research Posted:  Duke University biomedical engineers have been able to repair a defect responsible for one of the most common inherited disorders, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in cell samples from Duchenne patients with the help of a novel genetic 'editing' technique. Instead of the common gene therapy approach of adding new genetic material to "override" the faulty gene, the Duke scientists have developed a way to change the existing mutated gene responsible for the disorder ... |
| Fabric That can Conduct and Store Electricity Developed By Australian Engineers Posted:  A super strong and flexible yarn which conducts and stores electricity, and could power wearable medical devices or fashion accessories was developed by a team of Australian engineers. The yarn - about the width of a human hair - is made of super-strong carbon nanotubes coated with small molecules of plastic, Stuff.co.nz reported. Hundreds of layers of nanotubes are woven together with a thin metal wire. One of the inventors, Gordon Wallace, ... |
| Posted:  According to an article in the June issue of iCritical Care Nurse/i, implementation of a bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill infants and children may lead to lower rates of VAP in these patients. VAP, the second most common hospital-associated infection in pediatric intensive care units, is linked to increased morbidity, mortality and lengths of stay in the hospital and intensive care unit, adding tremendously to ... |
| Researchers Discover Potential New Way to Suppress Tumor Growth Posted:  A new mechanism that appears to suppress tumor growth, opening the possibility of developing a new class of anti-cancer drugs was identified by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Writing in this week's online Early Edition of the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i (iPNAS/i), Willis X. Li, PhD, a professor in the Department of Medicine at ... |
| Engineers Have Developed a Car That Runs on Tweets Posted:  A car that runs on social media attention was made by a team of engineers. Kansas-based design and engineering firm Minddrive restored a 1967 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia to battery electric power, but there's a twist to the way it gets from A to B. The engineering and design team behind the project developed a device that monitors social media activity in order to keep the car running. The more tweets, likes and shares the project gets on Twitter, ... |
| Study Finds Adult Male Victims of Sex Assault Seek Out 5 or More Medical Services Posted:  Adult males who are victims of sex assault and who report the crime use five or more services ranging from counseling to medical care and treatment, a new study by Women's College Research Institute (WCRI) and the Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres (ONSA/DVTCs) has indicated. The study, published in the iJournal of Interpersonal Violence/i, sheds light on the characteristics of male victims of sex assault and the services they ... |
| UN: Global Malnutrition Costs 'Unacceptably High' Posted:  According to the United Nations (UN) malnutrition problems cost the world 3.5 trillion dollars, where 500 dollars are spent on every person for improving health and avoiding lost productivity. The UN report said that malnutrition, including obesity and under-nourishment problems have been raised to 'unacceptably high' levels, The Independent reports. Stating that presently a third of food produced for human consumption is wasted, the U.N. has called ... |
| Trending as New Bath Salt Drugs Are 'Designer Stimulants' Posted:  A new drug problem in so-called "bath salts"-actually "designer stimulants," packaged and sold in ways that skirt drug laws have emerged in the last few years. Recent high-profile incidents have drawn attention to "bath salts" as a new and potentially hazardous type of recreational drug. Addiction medicine specialist Dr Erik W. Gunderson of University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and colleagues, review available data on the use and effects of these ... |
| After Fukushima Nuke Disaster 27 Minors Confirmed or Suspected With Thyroid Cancer Posted:  12 minors were diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 15 others suspected cases, according to the findings of an ongoing study on the impact of radiation on residents after the Fukushima atomic power plant disaster. The number of confirmed cases is up from three in a report in February, and other suspected report is up from seven. The figures were taken from about 174,000 people aged 18 or younger whose initial thyroid screening results have been confirmed. ... |
| In Last Decade Middle-aged Men Taking Testosterone to Treat 'Low T' Triple Posted:  The percentage of middle-aged men in the United States taking testosterone to treat symptoms of low testosterone, or "low T," has increased substantially in recent years, according to a study. According to the study, over the last decade, prescriptions for testosterone therapy among men ages 40 and older increased more than threefold, from 0.81 percent in 2001, to nearly 3 percent in 2011, the Huffington Post reported. "This trend has been driven, ... |
| Healthy Heart Important for Proper Brain Functioning: Study Posted:  According to a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, people suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at an increased risk of dementia and other cognitive diseases. Lead author Christina E. Hugenschmidt, Ph.D., an instructor of gerontology and geriatric medicine at Wake Forest Baptist, said the results from the Diabetes Heart Study-Mind (DHS-Mind) suggest that CVD is playing a role in cognition problems before it is clinically ... |
| Power of Thought Used To Fly Remote Controlled Helicopter Posted:  Using just the power of thought, a remote controlled helicopter was flown through a series of hoops around a college gymnasium in Minnesota. The experiments have been performed by researchers hoping to develop future robots that can help restore the autonomy of paralysed victims or those suffering from neurodegenerative disorders. There were five subjects (three female, two male) who took part in the study and each one was able to successfully control ... |
| Use of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Linked to High Risk of Kidney Disease Posted:  A study of published in iCMAJ/i (iCanadian Medical Association Journal/i) reveals that the risk of acute kidney disease is doubled for people taking oral fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Fluoroquinolones, including ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin, are common broad-spectrum antibiotics most often used to treat respiratory and urogenital infections. Case reports have indicated acute kidney injury with use, and prescription labels carry a warning of ... |
| Yoga is Better for the Brain Than a Regular Workout Posted:  A new study has found that just 20 minutes of yoga is better for the brain than vigorous exercise for the same duration. The study by researchers at the University of Illinois involved 30 female undergraduate students, who practiced standing, supine and seated yoga postures for 20 minutes. This session also included deep breathing and assuming a meditative posture. Following this, the students also undertook an aerobic exercise session that included walking ... |
| Man Claims Surgeon Cut Off Nose After Multiple Corrective Surgeries Posted:  Tulsa man Vishal Thakkar has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Angelo Cuzalina alleging that he suffered multiple infections following a nose job in 2006, which eventually led him to losing his nose. Mr Thakkar revealed on Fox News that he had to undergo eight surgeries to correct a flawed nose job between 2006 and 2007. Eventually in a 2011 procedure, he claims that Dr Cuzalina cut off his nose, saying that he had to make the decision as Mr Thakkar was unconscious on the ... |
| New Screening Test for Down's Syndrome to be Offered at Two Hospitals Posted:  A new test that screens unborn babies for the presence of Down's syndrome will be offered to prenatal patients at King's College Hospital and Medway Maritime hospital in Chatham, Kent. Experts are of the opinion that the non-invasive test, if offered across the NHS could spare the need for invasive testing for tens of thousands of women. The test was assessed in a study of 1,005 pregnant women, who had blood samples drawn at 10 weeks, which were sent to the ... |
| New System Allows Brain Activity Mapping With Minimal Patient Cooperation Posted:  Scientists from the group of Dr. Tonio Ball at the Cluster of Excellence "BrainLinks-BrainTools" and the Bernstein Center Freiburg have developed a new system, which allows doctors to map brain surface activity with minimal patient cooperation. The researchers implanted electrocorticography electrodes on the brain of the patients and filmed them while they were performing everyday movements. Concurrently, their brain activity was recorded and synchronized with the ... |
| Feeling Down may Trigger Consumption of Foods With High Fat Content Posted:  A new study indicates that people consume foods with high fat content when they are feeling mildly depressed. Researchers from the University of Wurzburg, Germany found that the ability to detect bitter, sweet and sour flavors increase when people are particularly happy or sad. For the study, the researchers asked volunteers to taste a range of creamy drinks having differing fat levels. The volunteers then viewed three videos; one happy, one sad and a dull ... |
| Aspirin After Effects, Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Stroke Posted:  Though aspirin may prove to be effective in preventing heart attacks in men, even small doses could cause gastrointestinal bleeding and possibly stroke. As such, national guidelines suggest that aspirin be used for prevention only in men at higher risk for cardiovascular events, so that the benefits of aspirin are greater than its adverse effects. Recent data suggest that aspirin may also be effective for reducing cancer deaths. Would the possible combined health ... |
| Cell Therapy may Aid Liver Regeneration, Study Posted:  Liver disease, the 12th leading cause of death in US, is usually treated by liver transplantation, but a new study may make it possible to regenerate a liver using cell therapy. Investigators discovered that a human embryonic stem cell can be differentiated into a previously unknown liver progenitor cell, an early offspring of a stem cell, and produce mature and functional liver cells. "The discovery of the novel progenitor represents a fundamental advance in this ... |
| Protein Profile of Restless Leg Syndrome, Revealed Posted:  A protein profile of people suffering from restless leg syndrome reveals the factors behind disrupted sleep, cardiovascular dysfunction, a new study reveals . The research gives insights into the disorder, and could be useful in the development of new treatments. It is not completely clear what causes RLS, also known as Willis Ekbom disease (WED), but in some people it is associated with iron deficiency in the brain, kidney failure, or low levels of the ' pleasure' ... |
| Diminished Vision Leads to Poor Balance, Study Posted:  A new research has found that visually impaired individuals, who could benefit from wearing glasses, but don't wear glasses, could have a greater risk of diminished balance. The research, published in the June 6 issue of iJAMA Ophthalmology/i, suggests that vision may play an important role in calibrating the vestibular system, which includes the bones and soft tissue of the inner ear, to help optimize physical balance. The work provides direction for more targeted ... |
| New 'Pregnancy Risk by Chemicals' Advice Busted Posted:  Looks like the advice given by The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, to help pregnant women avoid chemicals found in household products, may not be so effective after all. Items, which it suggests should be avoided, include tinned food, ready meals, shower gel and even new cars. But critics say the advice is unhelpful, unrealistic and alarmist as there is not enough information about the chemical risks to fetuses from cosmetics and food ... |
| New Gene, Essential for Nuclear Programming, Discovered Posted:  Though researchers are amazed at the possibility of reprogramming the cells of any tissues, and turning them into new cells, of a completely different type, they are still struggling to find how it happens. A group from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), headed by researcher Ralph P. Schneider, from the Telomeres and Telomerase Group led by Maria A. Blasco, publishes this week an article in iNature Communications/i on the discovery of a new ... |
| Extra Hours on TV Could Ruin Kid's Eating Habits Posted:  Washington, DC (June 3, 2013) - If your preschooler thinks a cheeseburger is healthy, you may want to reconsider how you watch TV. A recent study by researchers at the University of Michigan found commercial TV viewing, as opposed to commercial-free digitally recorded TV or other media without food advertising, in the home was related to greater junk food consumption. Kristen Harrison and Mericarmen Peralta, both of the University of Michigan, will present their ... |
| Obsession With the Forbidden Fruit, Explained Posted:  Researchers from the University of British Columbia have conducted a new study, that may help shed light on why people become obsessed with forbidden pleasures. The study showed that when people are forbidden from something, it takes on a new level of focus. "Our findings show that when individuals are forbidden from everyday objects, our minds and brains pay more attention to them," said lead author Grace Truong, a graduate student in UBC's Dept. of ... |
| More Cancer Specialist Nurses to Improve Hospital Care Posted:  Hospitals employing cancer specialist nurses may help give patients a much better experience of care, a new study suggests. Research from the University of Southampton, shows that patients of better staffed hospitals are more likely to report being given more emotional support by nurses who work well together on wards. Study author Peter Griffiths, Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Southampton, comments: "Cancer and its treatment ... |
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