Medindia Health News |  |
- Heat Stroke More Likely to Kill Endurance Runners Than Heart Condition
- Healthy Lifestyle may Buffer Against Stress-related Cell Aging
- Risks of Treatments for Early Esophageal Cancer Compared
- 'Body Clock' Makes Drugs for Treating Asthma, Pneumonia Ineffective: Study
- Medical Marijuana Support Poll Well Ahead of Florida Vote
- Type of Policies Link To Gender Inequalities Evaluated
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Transplant Surgeons Feel Burnout Rather Than Accomplishment
- Babies in the Womb Starts Grasping New Concepts at 34 Weeks' Gestation
- AstraZeneca Inks Agreement with Roche, Qiagen for New Blood-based Cancer Drug Tests
- Breastfeeding Matters to Your Baby!
- Genetic Mutations Linked to Salivary Gland Tumors Discovered
- New Cancer Treatment More Effective
- Dementia Patients More Likely to Get Implanted Pacemakers: Study
- New Database Helps Hospital Identify and Curb Its Surgical Risk
- Fist Bumps 10 Times Hygienic Than Handshakes: Scientists
- Lowered Age of Puberty Linked to Obesity in the Young: Study
- Japan Gets Anti-Radiation Pills Ahead of Nuclear Restart
- Reckitt Benckiser to Spin Off Its US-Based Pharmaceuticals Arm
- Experts Reveal How to Avoid Heat-Related Illnesses
- Scientists Discover Mechanism of Drug Resistance Without the Commitment
- Wives Being More Qualified Than Husbands No Longer a High Risk Scenario for Divorce
- Bangalore Police Holds Seminar to Prevent Child Abuse
- Second Foot and Mouth Disease Confirmed in South Korea
- Healthy Lifestyle Key to Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
- Researchers Find New Mechanism Behind Neurodegeneration in Mice
- Believing in a 'Heavenly' Relationship may Not be a Good Thing
- Farmers Market Vouchers may Increase Produce Consumption in Low-Income Families
- More Than 25,000 9/11 Attack Rescuers Diagnosed With Cancer
- MH17 Crash Marks a Somber Eid for Malaysia
- Investigating How We Feel After Sharing Life Events on Social Media
- Twin Disasters Increase Anxiety Among Malaysia Airlines Crew, Families
- Review Finds Evidence Based Indicators for a Concussion
- New Report Claims Strengthening Community Forest Rights is Critical Tool to Fight Climate Change
- Liberian Man With Ebola-like Symptoms Dead
- Researchers Develop New Ways to Determine Cancer Risk of Chemicals
- Recovery Surgery Following Colorectal Surgery Feasible in a Community Hospital Setting
- Nicotine can Inhibit DNA Damage Caused by Smoke
- Study Identifies Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 as the Most Prevalent Worldwide
- Researchers Find Link Between Ritual Circumcision Procedure and Herpes Infection in Infants
- Tracking Space Pollution may Help in Finding Aliens
- India Outsources Chores Due to Shift in Servant Culture
- Smashing the Glass Ceiling at a Paris 'Palace' Hotel
- Researchers Discover an Unexpected Role for Endostatin in the Nervous System
- Reliable Online Information About MMR Vaccine Most Cost-Effective Way of Increasing Vaccine Uptake
- Abandoned Buildings in Spanish Seaside Town Occupied by Jobless Families
- Researchers Identify a Treatment That Prevents Tumor Metastasis
- Drug can Reduce Risk of Rejection in Kidney Transplantation by Half: Study
- Chinese Billionaires Criticised for Donating (Dollar) 15 Million to Harvard
- Targeting Blood Vessel Molecule can Significantly Improve Effectiveness of Cancer Therapy
- Lung Disease Drugs Work With Body Clock
- Thunder can Help Neuroscientists Better Analyze Huge Amounts of Brain Data
- Six New Genetic Factors Linked With Parkinson's Disease Identified
- Two Expansion Recipes Available Thanks to Bakeries
- Donor Blood can Have Hepatitis E: EU Screening Called for
- Hardest-To-Treat Hepatitis C Now Curable With New Oral Drug Regimens
- Sierra Leone Capital Reports First Ebola Victim
- Reduction in Surgical Site Infections for Heart Operations With Surgical Safety Programs
- Mobile Tech Taking Over the Health Sector
- Marijuana Legalization Called for by New York Times
| Heat Stroke More Likely to Kill Endurance Runners Than Heart Condition Posted:  Risk of death due to heat stroke is 10 times more likely in endurance runners in warm climates compared to death due to cardiac events, revealed in a study published today in the iJournal of the American College of Cardiology/i. The authors noted the findings may play a role in the ongoing debate over pre-participation ECG screenings for preventing sudden death in athletes by offering a new perspective on the greatest health risk for runners. Two of the most ... |
| Healthy Lifestyle may Buffer Against Stress-related Cell Aging Posted:  Stress-related cell aging may be reduced by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising and sleeping well, says study. "The study participants who exercised, slept well and ate well had less telomere shortening than the ones who didn't maintain healthy lifestyles, even when they had similar levels of stress," said lead author Eli Puterman, PhD, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at UCSF. "It's very important that we promote healthy living, especially ... |
| Risks of Treatments for Early Esophageal Cancer Compared Posted:  Risks associated with growing popularity of endoscopic resection in the treatment of localized, early stage esophageal cancer has been highlighted in a new study, published in the July, 2014, issue of the iJournal of the National Cancer Institute/i by Northwestern Medicine (Regd) researchers. Researchers found that the more traditional surgical resection, while more invasive, provided significantly better outcomes with an 87.6 percent five-year survival rate for patients ... |
| 'Body Clock' Makes Drugs for Treating Asthma, Pneumonia Ineffective: Study Posted:  Drugs widely used to cure lung diseases, like asthma and pneumonia, work with the body clock, which makes them ineffective, found a new study. The study, led by Professors David Ray and Andrew Loudon from the iUniversity of Manchester, /ihas discovered that cells lining the lung airways have their own body clock which is the time-keeper for lung inflammation - both conditions cause lungs inflammation and more severe swelling in the ... |
| Medical Marijuana Support Poll Well Ahead of Florida Vote Posted:  Legalizing medical marijuana in Florida has been favored by 88 percent in a poll out on Monday, the support gathering steam well ahead of a November referendum. Only 10 percent of residents opposed legalization, the survey by Quinnipiac University found. Floridians across all age ranges and genders, as well as both Democrats and Republicans, polled more in favor than against legalization, it said. Florida took a preliminary step in that direction ... |
| Type of Policies Link To Gender Inequalities Evaluated Posted:  The type of family policies and its link to gender inequalities in health in Europe has been evaluated in a new study of the European project SOPHIE. The results show that countries with traditional family policies (central and southern Europe) and countries with contradictory policies (Eastern Europe), present higher inequalities in self-perceived health, i.e. women reported poorer health than men. Health inequalities are especially remarkable in Southern Europe countries, ... |
| Posted:  Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a condition where newborn babies experience withdrawal symptoms due to use of addictive illicit or prescription drugs such as narcotics. |
| Transplant Surgeons Feel Burnout Rather Than Accomplishment Posted:  Many organ transplant surgeons report a low sense of accomplishment and about 40% feel emotionally exhausted, despite saving thousands of lives annually, reveals a new national study on transplant surgeon burnout. The findings will be presented at the 2014 World Transplant Congress on Wednesday in San Francisco. Senior staff psychologist Michelle Jesse, Ph.D., led the Henry Ford Transplant Institute study, with liver transplant surgeon Dr. Marwan Abouljoud and Henry ... |
| Babies in the Womb Starts Grasping New Concepts at 34 Weeks' Gestation Posted:  Fetuses can start grasping new concepts during the 34th week of pregnancy, says a new research. The new research contradicts earlier studies that showed children begin learning right after they are born. The study conducted by researchers at the University of Florida College of Nursing adds that a mom's voice is all that babies really need to hear. "The mother's voice is the predominant source of sensory stimulation in the developing ... |
| AstraZeneca Inks Agreement with Roche, Qiagen for New Blood-based Cancer Drug Tests Posted:  AstraZeneca has signed an agreement with Roche and Qiagen to develop two separate diagnostic tests, both using simple blood samples, to find out patients who will benefit from its lung cancer drugs. At present, the testing of patients to see if their tumors contain genetic mutations that make them suitable for drug treatment involves collecting a sample of tissue by needle biopsy or during surgery. The new tests are based on smart technology ... |
| Breastfeeding Matters to Your Baby! Posted:  ... |
| Genetic Mutations Linked to Salivary Gland Tumors Discovered Posted:  The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) scientists have identified a set of genes known to promote tumor growth and mucoepidermoid carcinoma, an oral cancer that affects the salivary glands. The discovery could help physicians develop new treatments that target the cancer's underlying genetic causes. The research, recently published online ahead of print by the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i, shows that a pair of proteins joined together ... |
| New Cancer Treatment More Effective Posted:  Targeting a molecule in blood vessels can make cancer therapy significantly more effective, found scientists. According to researchers at Barts Cancer Institute, a molecule, called focal adhesion kinase (FAK), signals the body to repair itself after chemotherapy or radiotherapy, which kill cancer cells by damaging DNA and when they removed FAK from blood vessels that grew in melanoma or lung cancer models, both chemotherapy and radiation therapies were far more ... |
| Dementia Patients More Likely to Get Implanted Pacemakers: Study Posted:  A new study published in iJAMA Internal Medicine/i finds dementia patients are more likely to get implanted pacemakers for heart rhythm irregularities. To look at the relationships between cognitive status and implantation of a pacemaker, lead investigator Nicole Fowler, Ph.D., a health services researcher formerly at the Pitt School of Medicine, and her team examined data from 33 Alzheimer Disease Centers (ADCs) entered between September 2005 and December ... |
| New Database Helps Hospital Identify and Curb Its Surgical Risk Posted:  ACS NSQIP database measures and improves the quality of surgical care in hospitals.Blood clots are known to be a common complication after operations. VTE is a condition defined as a blood clot in the leg or thigh, called deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lungs. Each year, an estimated 547,596 episodes of VTE occur during hospitalizations among adults in the U.S. according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... |
| Fist Bumps 10 Times Hygienic Than Handshakes: Scientists Posted:  Fist bumps drastically reduce the risk of spreading infectious diseases than handshakes and are more hygienic, found researchers in Britain. The study discovered that a handshake transfers 10 times as much bacteria as a fist bump, following a series of tests at Aberystwyth University on the west coast of Wales. Doctor Dave Whitworth, who led the research, said the study could have a serious impact on public health. "People rarely think about ... |
| Lowered Age of Puberty Linked to Obesity in the Young: Study Posted:  Childhood obesity has been linked to lowering of the age of puberty, as identified in a study. The research which discovered the link, carried out at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, is published in the iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism/i. The study focuses on a protein called sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), the regulation and role of which in children are poorly defined. SHBG binds to the sex ... |
| Japan Gets Anti-Radiation Pills Ahead of Nuclear Restart Posted:  Underscoring concerns about atomic power after the Fukushima crisis, Japanese officials are handing out radiation-blocking iodine tablets to people living in the shadow of two nuclear reactors slated to restart this year. The move to distribute the pills -- which help to reduce radiation buildup in the body -- started for those living within a five-kilometre (three-mile) radius of the Sendai nuclear plant. The site, roughly 1,000 kilometres from Tokyo ... |
| Reckitt Benckiser to Spin Off Its US-Based Pharmaceuticals Arm Posted:  Reckitt Benckiser (RB), British household goods firm has decided to spin off its US-based pharmaceuticals division, it announced after a strategic review. The company will float the unit, RB Pharmaceuticals, on the London stock market later this year, it said in a statement which also revealed that first-half net profits jumped by almost a quarter. "We believe that RB Pharmaceuticals has the potential to deliver significant long term value creation ... |
| Experts Reveal How to Avoid Heat-Related Illnesses Posted:  At Wake Forest Baptist Medical, Bret Nicks, associate professor of emergency medicine has revealed some simple steps to follow in order to avoid heat-related illnesses. Nicks said exercising in high temperatures could limit people's body ability to cool itself, especially if they weren't accustom to it and that could result in serious health risks. He further suggested that people should be proactive and should check with their doctors if any medical ... |
| Scientists Discover Mechanism of Drug Resistance Without the Commitment Posted:  Microorganisms like fungi and bacteria can evade treatment by acquiring mutations in the genes targeted by antifungal drugs or antibiotics. These permanent mutations were once thought to be the only way for drug-resistant strains to evolve. Now a new study has shown that microorganisms can use a temporary silencing of drug targets -- known as epimutations -- to gain the benefits of drug resistance without the commitment. Though the new mechanism was ... |
| Wives Being More Qualified Than Husbands No Longer a High Risk Scenario for Divorce Posted:  Being more educated than your husband may no longer be a problem after a new study found that such a scenario was no longer considered to have a high risk of divorce compared to marriages in which husbands are more educated. The researchers said that they also found that couples in which both individuals have equal levels of education are now less likely to divorce than those in which the husbands have more education than their wives. Christine R. Schwartz, ... |
| Bangalore Police Holds Seminar to Prevent Child Abuse Posted:  With the city still reeling under the horrific child rape case in a school, the Bangalore police has gone proactive and has held a seminar for their corps, providing them with ways to prevent child abuse and promote sensitivity regarding sexual assault cases. Police Commissioner M N Reddi said, "There is also a need to create better sensitivity among the police officers. There is always a scope to improve the sensitivity levels so that they can deal with the problems ... |
| Second Foot and Mouth Disease Confirmed in South Korea Posted:  Raising fears of a repeat of the devastating 2011 outbreak, health officials in South Korea confirmed that they have detected a second case of foot-and-mouth disease in less than a week. A senior Agriculture Ministry official confirmed the second case in a pig farm in the southeast province of North Gyeongsang, but played down the threat. "We believe the possibility of the disease growing into a nationwide outbreak is slim," the head of the ministry's ... |
| Healthy Lifestyle Key to Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome Among Childhood Cancer Survivors Posted:  Developing a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of developing metabolic syndrome among children with cancer and childhood cancer survivors, a new study published in the journal CANCER reveals. Adults who had cancer as children are known to be at increased risk for the metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that increases the likelihood of developing heart disease and other health problems such as diabetes and stroke. People with the metabolic syndrome ... |
| Researchers Find New Mechanism Behind Neurodegeneration in Mice Posted:  A research team have pinpointed a surprising mechanism behind neurodegeneration in mice, one that involves a defect in a key component of the cellular machinery that makes proteins, known as transfer RNA or tRNA. The research team was led by Jackson Laboratory Professor and Howard Hughes Investigator Susan Ackerman, Ph.D. The researchers report in the journal emScience/em that a mutation in a gene that produces tRNAs operating only in the central nervous system ... |
| Believing in a 'Heavenly' Relationship may Not be a Good Thing Posted:  Believing that you were destined to be with your partner may not be a good thing after a new study reveals that people who believe their partners to be their 'soulmates' endure an unhappy relationship. The researchers said that findings corroborate prior research showing that people who implicitly think of relationships as perfect unity between soulmates have worse relationships than people who implicitly think of relationships as a journey of growing and working ... |
| Farmers Market Vouchers may Increase Produce Consumption in Low-Income Families Posted:  Vouchers to buy fresh vegetables and fruits at farmers markets increase the amount of produce in the diets of some families on food assistance. This is according to research led by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. The study, which appears online in iFood Policy/i, suggests that farmers market vouchers can be useful tools in improving access to healthy food. This finding validates a new program created by the Agricultural ... |
| More Than 25,000 9/11 Attack Rescuers Diagnosed With Cancer Posted:  The 9/11 terrorist attack in the US continues to claim new victims with reports revealing that more than 25,000 rescuers were diagnosed with cancer. The figures have doubled since the last year as new cases are coming to the fore. There had been 1,140 cases until last year, reports the Daily Mirror. According to the World Trade Centre Health program, 1,655 had been diagnosed with cancer out of 37,000 police, rescuers and volunteers at New ... |
| MH17 Crash Marks a Somber Eid for Malaysia Posted:  Malaysia was in a somber mood as it celebrated Islam's biggest festival, Eid al-Fitr, on Monday with families of those aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 mourning the dead. Prime Minister Najib Razak expressed his "extreme sadness, most profound sympathy and deepest condolences" to MH17 families, as well as relatives of those aboard another Malaysia Airlines jet, MH370, that went missing on March 8. "Of course, I am able to feel and imagine what ... |
| Investigating How We Feel After Sharing Life Events on Social Media Posted:  Sharing our lives on social media has become a norm and now a new study is attempting to find out how we feel when we share our life events through social media and texting, environments that are impersonal and lack nonverbal cues like hugs or high-fives. The study, run by Catalina Toma, an assistant professor of communication arts at UW-Madisons, said that social sharing was very widespread, and it was almost like the event was not even real until one told somebody. ... |
| Twin Disasters Increase Anxiety Among Malaysia Airlines Crew, Families Posted:  The twin disasters experienced by Malaysia Airlines has increased the anxiety among the crew and their families, with employees such as Jonathan Takom, who has been working as a steward for 16 years, revealing that his family has started calling him up to check whether he is safe every time he touches down. Pain and doubt have replaced the sense of security that he and his colleagues had previously taken for granted at the airline which once had a solid safety record. ... |
| Review Finds Evidence Based Indicators for a Concussion Posted:  A new report has found that clinical indicators that are strongly associated with concussion could be the first step in the progress of developing guidelines for its diagnosis and treatment. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Based on analysis of the best available research data, a multidisciplinary panel of experts has identified a set of four indicators with the "highest and most consistent prevalence" ... |
| New Report Claims Strengthening Community Forest Rights is Critical Tool to Fight Climate Change Posted:  A new report has found that strengthening community forest rights could help reduce tonnes of carbon emissions and could help the government meet climate goals and protect the forests. The report, called "Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change: How Strengthening Community Forest Rights Mitigates Climate Change," is being published jointly by World Resources Institute (WRI) and Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). The paper provides the most comprehensive analysis to date ... |
| Liberian Man With Ebola-like Symptoms Dead Posted:  Even without confirming that the virus was the cause of his death, a Liberian man, who was hospitalized with Ebola-like symptoms, has died. The 40-year-old Monrovia resident arrived in Nigeria's mega-city on Sunday and was admitted to hospital after suffering from severe vomiting and diarrhoea. He was placed in isolation because his symptoms were associated with the virus which has killed more than 650 people across West Africa in recent months, the ... |
| Researchers Develop New Ways to Determine Cancer Risk of Chemicals Posted:  It is possible to predict long-term cancer risk from a chemical exposure by measuring the short-term effects of that same exposure, shows a new study. The findings, which currently appear in the journal iPLOS ONE/i, will make it possible to develop simpler and cheaper tests to screen chemicals for their potential cancer causing risk. Despite an overall decrease in incidence of and mortality from cancer, about 40 percent of Americans will be diagnosed ... |
| Recovery Surgery Following Colorectal Surgery Feasible in a Community Hospital Setting Posted:  A recovery program designed for patients who have undergone a colorectal surgery is actually feasible in a community hospital setting. Cristina B. Geltzeiler, M.D., of Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, and colleagues. The fundamental aspects of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are guidelines that focus on patient education, optimal fluid management, minimal incision length, decreased use of tubes and drains, opioid-sparing ... |
| Nicotine can Inhibit DNA Damage Caused by Smoke Posted:  DNA damage caused by a carcinogen present in smoke can be inhibited through nicotine and cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, says a new study. The carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone or NNK is produced during the curing of tobacco leaves and ultimately ends up in the tobacco smoke. Once inhaled, it is metabolised in the lung and liver, where it is activated by a variety of enzymes called Cytochrome P450 (CYP). Previous research in mice has revealed ... |
| Study Identifies Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 as the Most Prevalent Worldwide Posted:  British researchers have found that genotype 1 is the most prevalent hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide, with more than 83 million patients infected by the virus, with genotype 3 in the second place followed by genotypes 2, 4, 6, and 5, a new study published in the journal Hepatology reveals. Despite efforts to control HCV, it remains one of the most prevalent diseases globally, with up to 150 million patients living with chronic infection according to the World ... |
| Researchers Find Link Between Ritual Circumcision Procedure and Herpes Infection in Infants Posted:  A rare procedure performed during Jewish circumcisions that involves direct oral suction is a likely source of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transmissions documented in infants between 1988 and 2012. This was found in a literature review conducted by Penn Medicine researchers and published online in the iJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society/i. The reviewers, from Penn's Center for Evidence-based Practice, identified 30 reported cases in ... |
| Tracking Space Pollution may Help in Finding Aliens Posted:  Spotting fingerprints of certain pollutants under ideal conditions could help offer new approach in the search of extraterrestrial life, a new study has found. The study by theorists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) shows that the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) should be able to detect two kinds of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -- ozone-destroying chemicals used in solvents and aerosols. Henry Lin said they consider industrial ... |
| India Outsources Chores Due to Shift in Servant Culture Posted:  Do you need someone to pick your shopping bags, deliver presents to someone or take an elderly relative to the hospital? These are just some of the requests received by Mumbai start-up "Get My Peon", one of the new Indian companies offering to do your chores and errands in a country traditionally reliant on full-time servants. Hired help still plays a huge role in hierarchical Indian society, with those who can afford it employing maids, cooks, drivers ... |
| Smashing the Glass Ceiling at a Paris 'Palace' Hotel Posted:  Sonia Papet is part of a tiny elite of women who have entered the traditionally male domain as she goes about her job as new chief concierge at a top "palace" hotel in Paris. She took on the job last month at the prestigious Hotel Le Bristol on the chic rue du Faubourg St Honore, which is decked out with Baccarat crystal chandeliers, Carara marble and Gobelin tapestries and boasts a chef with three Michelin stars. Few other women have broken through ... |
| Researchers Discover an Unexpected Role for Endostatin in the Nervous System Posted:  At UC San Francisco (UCSF), researchers have discovered that endostatin, a protein that once aroused intense interest as a possible cancer treatment, plays a key role in the stable functioning of the nervous system. A substance that occurs naturally in the body, endostatin potently blocks the formation of new blood vessels. In studies in mice in the late 1990s, endostatin treatment virtually eliminated cancer by shutting down the blood supply to tumors, but subsequent ... |
| Reliable Online Information About MMR Vaccine Most Cost-Effective Way of Increasing Vaccine Uptake Posted:  Researchers at University of Leeds have found that parents accessing a website that contains reliable information about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine can be the most cost-effective way of increasing its uptake. Informing parents about the vaccine via a website containing information helping parents make a decision about MMR is on average 9.20 cheaper per vaccination to the NHS than informing them solely via a GP consultation, and 7.17 cheaper than ... |
| Abandoned Buildings in Spanish Seaside Town Occupied by Jobless Families Posted:  Spanish seaside town of Sanlucar de Barrameda has seen a number of jobless families, including that of Manoli Herrera who was forced to turn over her flat to the bank after not being able to pay her mortgage, move into six abandoned buildings. "I did not want my two children to experience the violence of an eviction. They have already gone through so much," she said as her children played in the courtyard of the occupied building. Twenty struggling families, ... |
| Researchers Identify a Treatment That Prevents Tumor Metastasis Posted:  Metastasis, the strategy adopted by tumor cells to transform into an aggressive form of cancer, are often linked with a gloomy prognosis. Managing to block the metastasis or, even better, prevent their formation would be a giant step towards the fight against cancer. Researchers at Universite catholique de Louvain (Belgium) successfully performed this world first on models of human tumors in mice. The results of their study are published online on 24 July in the ... |
| Drug can Reduce Risk of Rejection in Kidney Transplantation by Half: Study Posted:  A drug that can be given at the time of a kidney transplant operation will not only cut down the risk of rejection by half but also sets up the foundation for a less toxic regimen of anti-rejection drugs to be used, a new study conducted by Oxford University researchers reveals. The key results are reported in iThe Lancet/i and presented at the World Transplant Congress in San Francisco today. They will help doctors faced with a difficult transplant conundrum: ... |
| Chinese Billionaires Criticised for Donating (Dollar) 15 Million to Harvard Posted:  For donating (Dollar) 15 million to one of the richest and most prestigious universities in the US, a Chinese billionaire couple have faced a deluge of criticism, with Internet users saying it would be better spent on students in China. Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, the husband-and-wife duo behind real estate giant SOHO China, are giving (Dollar) 100 million to fund disadvantaged Chinese students at top universities across the globe. The first stage of the programme was ... |
| Targeting Blood Vessel Molecule can Significantly Improve Effectiveness of Cancer Therapy Posted:  Cancer therapy can be significantly more effective if it targets a specific molecule in blood vessels, a new study conducted by researchers at Barts Cancer Institute and published in the journal Nature reveals. The team at Barts Cancer Institute, part of Queen Mary University of London, have found that a molecule, called focal adhesion kinase (FAK), signals the body to repair itself after chemotherapy or radiotherapy, which kill cancer cells by damaging DNA. When ... |
| Lung Disease Drugs Work With Body Clock Posted:  Researchers at University of Manchester suggest that drugs used in treating lung diseases, such as asthma and pneumonia, work with the body clock and this may be one of the reasons why they become ineffective. In the UK pneumonia, which is caused by an infection, affects around 1 in 1000 adults each year and is more serious for babies, young children, the elderly, smokers and those with an underlying health condition. More than 5 million people in ... |
| Thunder can Help Neuroscientists Better Analyze Huge Amounts of Brain Data Posted:  Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus have developed a new library of tools called Thunder that can help neuroscientists better analyze and interpret the huge amounts of data generated by technologies that monitor brain activity. Thunder speeds the analysis of data sets that are so large and complex they would take days or weeks to analyze on a single workstation - if a single workstation could do it at all. Janelia group leaders ... |
| Six New Genetic Factors Linked With Parkinson's Disease Identified Posted:  Researchers led by those working at NIH laboratories have identified over two dozen genetic risk factors associated with Parkinson's disease, including six new ones, by analyzing data from over 18,000 patients, a new study published in the journal Nature Genetics reveals. "Unraveling the genetic underpinnings of Parkinson's is vital to understanding the multiple mechanisms involved in this complex disease, and hopefully, may one day lead to effective therapies," ... |
| Two Expansion Recipes Available Thanks to Bakeries Posted:  Laduree chairman David Holder travels to Brussels, Luxembourg and Monaco in the summer and heads to Canada, Chile and Mexico in the fall. The 152-year-old Paris-based bakery, best known for its iconic macaron, unveiled a new boutique last week in Rome near the Spanish Steps. New sites in Dubai and Bangkok will open in the coming weeks. "It's really exciting," Holder said in a telephone interview en route to Vienna. "Everywhere we start the week and we ... |
| Donor Blood can Have Hepatitis E: EU Screening Called for Posted:  Hepatitis E virus, known to cause liver disease, is found among one in almost 3,000 blood donors in England, said a study Monday that sparked a call for screening in Europe. Published on World Hepatitis Day, a study in The Lancet medical journal said a systematic analysis of donated blood showed that 79 out of 225,000 donations were infected with a version of the virus, genotype 3, most prevalent in developed countries. Humans can contract it from infected ... |
| Hardest-To-Treat Hepatitis C Now Curable With New Oral Drug Regimens Posted:  Shorter and more effective treatment options for hepatitis C with two new pill-only antiviral drug regimens is now available. This treatment could have fewer side effects for the majority of patients infected with hepatitis C, even those most difficult to treat, suggest the results of two studies published in iThe Lancet/i. Both studies focused on hepatitis C genotype 1, which is the most common genotype in the USA, Europe, North Asia, Australia, and South America, ... |
| Sierra Leone Capital Reports First Ebola Victim Posted:  First confirmed case of Ebola was reported in a woman in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, who died after her parents forcibly took her from hospital, the health ministry said Sunday. Saudatu Koroma, a 32-year-old trainee hairdresser, was admitted to a clinic in a western suburb of the capital on July 23 and tested positive for the disease, which has already killed more than 200 people in Sierra Leone. "Her father and mother forcefully took her away ... |
| Reduction in Surgical Site Infections for Heart Operations With Surgical Safety Programs Posted:  Surgical site infections, a common postoperative complication after open heart operations, has been reduced by 77 percent at a Canadian hospital through its participation in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP (Regd) ), reveals a new case study presented at the 2014 ACS NSQIP National Conference. Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, reportedly reduced its rate of cardiac surgical site infections ... |
| Mobile Tech Taking Over the Health Sector Posted:  Your smartphone may be your best friend, but can now become your personal trainer, coach, medical lab and even your doctor. "Digital health" has become a key focus for the technology industry, from modest startups' focus on apps to the biggest companies in the sector seeking to find ways to address key issues of health and wellness. Apps that measure heart rate, blood pressure, glucose and other bodily functions are multiplying, while Google, Apple and ... |
| Marijuana Legalization Called for by New York Times Posted:  Legalization of marijuana was called for by the New York Times, comparing the federal ban on cannabis to Prohibition. In an editorial, the prestige publication said marijuana laws disproportionately impact young black men and that addiction and dependence are "relatively minor problems" especially compared with alcohol and tobacco. "It took 13 years for the United States to come to its senses and end Prohibition, 13 years in which people kept drinking, ... |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Medindia Health News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
