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Risk of Needle Buckling Reduced With Plastic Handles on Disposable Acupuncture Needles

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Concerns about the risk of infection of reusable needles prompted the use of disposable acupuncture needles that were introduced in the late 1970s. Since that time, they have gradually been adopted worldwide. In clinical practice it is often difficult for the acupuncturist to insert a long needle into tissue, because long fine needles are prone to buckling. Acupuncturists have therefore either resorted to larger needles, which can be more painful for ...

Tuning of Internal Body Clock Better Understood

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A new way that internal body clocks are regulated by a type of molecule known as long non-coding RNA has been found by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The internal body clocks, called circadian clocks, regulate the daily "rhythms" of many bodily functions, from waking and sleeping to body temperature and hunger. They are largely "tuned" to a 24-hour cycle that is influenced by external cues such as light and temperature. "Although we know ...

Fenofibrate Treatment Equally Effective in Women and Men With Diabetes

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Fenofibrate, the blood-fat lowering drug, is equally effective in women with type 2 diabetes and in men with type 2 diabetes, shows a new research published in iDiabetologia/i (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes). The research is by the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study investigators in Australia, New Zealand and Finland, led by Professor Anthony Keech from the Clinical Trials Centre at the University ...

Cancer Screenings Done for Older Patients With Limited Life Expectancy

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A significant number of older patients with limited life expectancy are still receiving routine screenings for prostate, breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, though the procedures may not benefit them. The authors are Trevor J. Royce, M.D., M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues. An aim of Healthy People 2020 is to increase the proportion of individuals who receive cancer screening consistent with the U.S. Preventive Services ...

Eating Chicken Wings Makes Kids More Aggressive: Study

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Kids acted more aggressively when given chicken wings and chicken drumsticks compared with eating pre-cut chicken pieces, revealed new study. The researchers asserted that since biting food seemed to increase the activity level, aggression and noncompliance, it may not be wise to serve young children chicken wings shortly before bedtime, the Mirror reported. Dr Brian Russell told Fox News that he would place absolutely zero chicken stock in ...

If You Are Pregnant Turn Away From Tuna

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There is a huge variety of fish to choose from, but pregnant women need to make sure they eat the right ones. Low in fat and rich in protein fish contains omega-3 fatty acids and other useful nutrients, which may help protect your heart and if you're pregnant, boost your baby's brain development. However some seafood contains high levels of a form of mercury called methylmercury, which can cause brain and nervous system damage in pregnant women. The Food and ...

Top Diet Foods that Make you Fat

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Every nutrition fad comes with its share of diet foods. While they seem healthy, many diet foods promote weight gain. This article will highlight the top diet foods that make you fat.

No Racial Differences in Survival Benefits of Implantable Heart Devices

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Survival benefits from implantable devices seen in racial and ethnic minorities is similar to benefits from these therapies in white patients, when using the devices for treating heart failure, new UCLA-led research shows. While the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association jointly recommend the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices for all eligible patients, minorities have ...

Laser Glucometer Eliminates Pin Pricks

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The number of people with diabetes worldwide will increase to at least 300 million by 2025, according to the WHO. With this in mind, scientists have developed a prototype laser-based system which allows sufferers of diabetes to check their blood sugar levels. According to the researchers from the iPrinceton University's Engineering School, /ithe system helps monitor blood sugar levels without piercing the fingers. It works by directing ...

Pope Turns to UN To Step in and Stop 'Aggression' in Iraq

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Pope Francis called for collective action through the United Nations on Monday, to "stop unjust aggression" in Iraq, criticizing the US air strikes against Islamic militants there. Asked about recent US strikes against Islamic State targets in northern Iraq, the pope said that "in the case where there is unjust aggression, it is acceptable to stop an unjust aggressor. I emphasise the word 'stop'. I am not saying 'bombard' or 'make war upon'." "One nation ...

Tips to Make a Good Health Portfolio

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It is very difficult to make a choice on a perfect health policy as there are so many insurance companies offering a range of policies to choose from. It will be easier to follow some key insights to make the choice easier. First you need to consider your personal lifestyle and demographic factors. If you are 30 years old and unmarried your insurance needs would be different from someone who is 35 years old, married with dependent parents. To ...

Genetic Basis for Sex Determination

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There are plenty of obvious ways in which men and women differ, and the scientists have known that these distinctions are due to the genetic differences buried deep within our DNA. In the past, most research has focused on understanding how the genes that encode proteins act as sex determinants. But Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have found that a subset of very small genes encoding short RNA molecules, called microRNAs (miRNAs), also play a key ...

Teen With Hole in Her Heart Cannot Be Made Whole 'Unless She Has A Heart Attack'

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Carla Maclean, 19, from Abbeydale in Gloucestershire, England was found to have a hole in her heart and has faced an agonizing wait for surgery since being diagnosed with the condition three years ago. Despite suffering from breathlessness, palpitations and headaches, Carla has been refused an operation to fix it on the National Health Service (NHS) - unless she has a heart attack or stroke. She lives in constant fear of 'dropping dead' and 'not being able to get ...

Study Says Instant Noodles Carry Health Risks for Women

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In women, eating instant noodles is linked to high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and high cholesterol, suggests study. The study looked at data from 10,711 adults -- just over half of whom were women -- in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Researchers at Harvard University found that there was a 68 percent higher risk of metabolic syndrome among women, but not men, who ate instant noodles more than twice per week. ...

Adults Need to Double Fruit and Vegetable Intake - Study

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It is a no brainer that what you eat in private is eventually what you wear in public; in other words, what you eat literally becomes you. So, the choice is completely yours. for those who think they don't have time for a href="http:www.medindia.net/patients/lifestyleandwellness/eat-your-way-to-good-health.htm" target="_blank" class="vcontentshlink"healthy eating/a, will sooner or later have to find time for illness. And you surely don't want to end up in that category, ...

Coronary Calcium Predicts Heart Disease Risk in Kidney Disease Patients

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A new study published in iJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/i finds calcium buildup in the coronary arteries may be a better indicator of kidney disease patients' risk of heart disease than traditional risk factors used in the general population. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Some studies have found that conventional risk factors for predicting an individual's likelihood of developing ...

The Impasse With Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

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Presently employer-sponsored health insurance is the basis for America's health care system. The Affordable Care Act has brought some beneficial changes for individual consumers in the health insurance market. These changes make it easier to have health insurance without it being sponsored by the employer. New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) raises the question "Are employment-based benefits facing a 'crisis' or merely an uncertain ...

Gambling, Booze Addictions Rife in Japan

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Nearly five percent of Japanese adults are addicted to gambling, a rate of up to five times that of most other nations, claims a study. The study, released to local media on Wednesday, also showed rising adult addiction to the Internet and alcohol in a society long known for its tolerance of boozing and its love of technology. "If something new becomes available, addiction will only rise," Susumu Higuchi, Japan's leading expert on addiction who headed ...

Australian Grandfather Celebrates English Channel Swimming Record

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A 70-year-old Australian has become the oldest person to swim across the English Channel, celebrating his feat by having a couple of beers "for medicinal purposes". Cyril Baldock, from Bondi in Sydney's eastern suburbs, said the beers tasted better than the sea water he swallowed during the record-breaking swim from England to France on Wednesday, which made him "pretty crook", or unwell. Baldock, aged 70 years and nine months, took 12 hours and 45 ...

Research Reveals Secret of Perfect Holidays

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An ideal holiday lasts for 11 days and it also includes reading Game of Thrones and celebrity biographies on the beach, suggests a new research. A perfect holiday should start with a 41/2-hour flight and distance from airport to the resort should only be 10 miles, the Daily Star reported. Monarch Airlines spokeswoman asserted that a short to medium-haul flight gets one to sunnier climes, that gives a decent amount of time to relax without getting too ...

New Technique Identifies Previously Unknown Causes of Brain Malformation

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Scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have developed a strategy for finding disease-causing mutations that lurk in only a small fraction of the body's cells. Such mutations can cause significant problems, but cannot be detected with traditional methods of genetic testing, as well as newer, more costly genome sequencing technologies. The scientists report in the August 21, 2014, issue of the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i, that ...

Orb-Weaving Spiders Living in Urban Areas may Have an Increased Ability to Reproduce

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A common orb-weaving spider may grow larger and have an increased ability to reproduce when living in urban areas. This is according to a study published August 20, 2014 in the open-access journal emPLOS ONE/em by Elizabeth Lowe from the University of Sydney, Australia and colleagues. Urbanization may drastically alter the landscape, local climate, and consequently the organisms that inhabit it. Some will no longer have the resources they need to ...

Pittsburgh Analysis Questions Acute Hemodialysis Treatment Use

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In an analysis led by experts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, a common approach to treating kidney failure by removing waste products from the blood did not improve survival chances for people who suddenly developed the condition. Their findings, published online in the journal iPLOS One/i, suggest acute hemodialysis, an aggressive method that is standardly used for people with sudden kidney failure, may not provide a definitive benefit ...

Obesity in Middle-Age Increases Dementia Risk

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University of Oxford researchers have found that the risk of dementia in older people increases depending on how early they were obese in their middle age. The researchers analyzed the medical records of more than 450,000 people who were admitted to hospital due to obesity between 1999 and 2011. The researchers found that people between 30 and 70 years of age were more likely to be diagnosed with dementia in their older age compared to those who were not obese, with ...

Mutations Affect Only a Few Cells in Patients With Brain Disorders

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In a major breakthrough that sheds new light on the genetic causes behind some of the mysterious neurologic and psychiatric conditions, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have discovered subtle somatic mutations that affect just a small percentage of cells in patients with brain disorders. The researchers made use of a technique called targeted high-coverage sequencing among 158 patients who were suffering from brain malformations due to unknown genetic causes. ...

Study Reveals White-Matter Deficit in Users of Codeine-Containing Cough Syrups

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An imaging study of chronic users of codeine-containing cough syrups (CCS) has found deficits in specific regions of brain white matter and associates these changes with increased impulsivity in the chronic users. Researchers used diffusuion tensor imaging (DTI) (an MR imaging technique), coupled with fractional anisotropy, to investigate the white matter integrity of chronic CCS users. Deficits were found in multiple regions of the brain, including the inferior ...

Seals and Sea Lions Likely Spread Tuberculosis to Humans

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Tuberculosis is one of the most deadliest and persistent infectious diseases in the world, killing one to two million people every year. Scientists who study tuberculosis have long debated its origins. New research shows that tuberculosis likely spread from humans in Africa to seals and sea lions that brought the disease to South America and transmitted it to Native people there before Europeans landed on the continent. The paper, "Pre-Columbian Mycobacterial Genomes ...

Experts Call for an End to Clinical Trials of Unscientific, 'Alternative' Medicines

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On August 20th, experts writing in the Cell Press journal emTrends in Molecular Medicine/em call for an end to clinical trials of "highly implausible treatments" such as homeopathy and reiki. Over the last two decades, such complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments have been embraced in medical academia despite budget constraints and the fact that they rest on dubious science, they say. The writers, David Gorski of Wayne State University ...

Lyme Disease Risk is Year-Round in Northwest California: Study

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Bay Area Lyme Foundation aims to make Lyme disease easy to diagnose and simple to cure, applauds new research. The research got published in an upcoming issue of the Elsevier peer review journal emTicks and Tick-borne Diseases/em. The findings show that ticks that carry Lyme disease in Northwest California are active throughout the year, making the threat of Lyme disease year-round. The research was conducted by researchers at California Department of Public ...

Newborn Screening Expansion Offers Early Diagnosis and Treatment

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Newborn screening programs enable early detection of conditions for which prompt treatments can decrease the risk of death or irreversible damage. Using population-based screening outcomes of approximately 3 million infants, a team of scientists across 14 states, including four researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, have shown that newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) can be successfully implemented across public ...

Blocking Chilli-Pepper Receptor Can Treat Pain

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Biting into a hot spicy chilli-pepper can be irresistible to some people or even intolerable to others. Using their findings on the chilli pepper's effect, scientists are exploring the possibilities to develop a new drug to treat many kinds of pain and problems caused by inflammation. Lead scientist of these trials, Laykea Tafesse and his colleagues explain that decades ago, scientists had pegged a compound called capsaicin causing that fiery pain. Researchers had ...

Italy's Dogs Enjoy Life on the Beaches

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It is a warm day when the sun brollies are up, the beach loungers full and the water is full of day-trippers splashing about. It is a classic Italian scene but with one crucial difference: the beach bums frolicking in the waves at Maccarese are nearly all dogs, revelling in a rare chance to romp by the seaside. Welcome to BauBeach, a canine-friendly stretch of sand on the outskirts of Rome that has pioneered a nationwide trend towards providing space ...

Myanmar Struggles With Ancient Scourge of Leprosy

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A clutch of new leprosy cases among communities high in the hills of Myanmar's war-torn borderlands that are virtually cut off from medical help highlights that leprosy is far from eradicated in this region. It took six days by plane, boat, motorcycle, bus -- and an arduous mountain trek -- for a group of medical workers to treat two leprosy patients in a remote corner of the country, where conflict and neglect are the legacy of decades of military rule and even ...

Vietnam Releases Nigerians Isolated Following Suspicion of Ebola Infection

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Two Nigerians who were isolated in Vietnam after arriving in the country from West Africa with symptoms of fever have been released with the authorities saying that they did not display any symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus. Ebola test results for the pair are not yet known but the health ministry said their condition had improved. "After 24 hours of monitoring, the two patients were without fever, showing no abnormal signs or symptoms related to Ebola," ...

Risk of Recurrent Blockage of Brain Blood in Sickle Cell Anemia Children can be Reduced Through Regular Blood Transfusions

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A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that providing regular blood transfusions can prevent recurrent blockage of brain blood among children with sickle cell anemia. In the United States, approximately 100,000 people, primarily African-Americans, live with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disorder in which red blood cells, which should be round, can take on abnormal, crescent-like shapes. These sickle cells are stickier than regular ...

Number of 'Suicide Tourism' to Switzerland Doubled

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In 2012, a total of 172 "suicide tourists" traveled to Switzerland, which is double the 2009 number, a study said Thursday. The visit was aimed to die with medical assistance, a practice is prohibited in most countries. German and UK citizens were the bulk of visitors, and the reasons most often cited were neurological conditions like paralysis, motor neurone disease, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis. There are four right-to-die organisations in Switzerland ...

Effectiveness of MRSA Policies in Hospitals Questioned by Experts

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A new report published in The Lancet questions the effectiveness of the control policies set up by hospitals to combat meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superbug, with experts stating that there is very poor evidence to suggest that the most popular strategy of screening and isolating infected patients was effective. After reviewing studies on preventing the spread of MRSA in hospitals over the past decade, the authors argue that although various ...

Combination of Antidepressants and Cognitive Therapy Leads to Quicker Recovery Among Severe, Nonchronic Depression Patients

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A combination of cognitive therapy (CT) combined with antidepressant medication was more effective in helping severe, nonchronic depression patients recover quickly compared to using antidepressant medication alone, a new study led by Vanderbilt University's Steven D. Hollon has said. Background: There is a growing consensus that reducing depressive symptoms isn't enough and that a return to full normalization should be the goal. ADM is the most common treatment ...

Study Examines Patient, Tumor Characteristics for High Growth Rate Melanoma

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Oz researchers have examined patient and tumor characteristics for melanomas with higher growth rates in an effort to increase earlier detection. Author: Sarah Shen, M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sci., of Alfred Hospital, in Victoria, Australia, and colleagues. Background: The tumor characteristic known as mitotic rate (measure of cell division) has been connected with prognosis and survival in melanoma patients. However, the literature is scarce regarding the ...

Age and Lower Education Linked With Fewer Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy

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Just two in five women who had a mastectomy following breast cancer opted to undergo breast reconstruction with a new study finding that being black, having a lower education level and being older were major factors that were linked with foregoing reconstruction. Author: Monica Morrow, M.D., of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and colleagues. Background: The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act in 1998 guaranteed insurance coverage ...

Researchers Restore Missing Protein in Muscular Dystrophy Patients

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Researchers at University and the University Hospital of Basel have successfully managed to restore a protein that was missing in the skeletal muscle of patients with muscular dystrophy, a new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine reveals. When muscle cell membranes are damaged, the repair protein dysferlin is activated and reseals muscle membrane tears. If this repair protein is altered due to a genetic mutation, the body's own "quality ...

Defective Immune System Reason Behind Pain Issues Among Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients

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The immune system in irritable bowel syndrome patients is defective and this is the major reason why they continue to have issues with pain, a new study conducted by researchers at University of Adelaide reveals. The research - the first of its kind in the world - could also help to explain why some painkillers may not offer satisfactory relief to sufferers. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects up to 10% of the community. There are different forms ...

Veterans Satisfied With Mental Health Care Given by Veterans Health Administration

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US veterans are satisfied with the mental health services given by the Veterans Health Administration, claims a new survey. It however adds that there is still significant room for improvement among all areas studied. The RAND Corporation study, conducted in 2008 and 2009, found that patients with a substance use disorder were less satisfied than other veterans who received mental health services. Those with substance abuse problems also were less likely than others ...

Concussed Athletes Who Return to Action in 60 Days Struggle to Perform Simple Mental Tasks

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Athletes in high school who are back on the field within 60 days of suffering a concussion experience significant regression in their abilities to simultaneously walk and do simple mental tasks, a new study conducted by researchers at University of Oregon reveals. The regression, as seen in changes in their balance and/or altered walking speed, was found in 12 of 19 athletes. Ten of the 12 had returned to activity in less than a month. Seven athletes, who performed ...

Graphene Rubber Bands Could Stretch Limits of Current Healthcare

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Though body motion sensors already exist in different forms, they have not been widely used due to their complexity and cost of production. Now researchers from the University of iSurrey and Trinity College Dublin /ihave for the first time treated common elastic bands with graphene, to develop a flexible sensor that is sensitive enough for medical use and can be made cheaply. Once treated, the rubber bands remain highly pliable. By fusing this material ...

Uber Parks into Mobile Dining and Travel Apps

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Uber, the controversial Internet-age car-hailing service, has teamed up with dining and travel smartphone applications Wednesday, and is ready to pull into the heart of mobile lifestyles. The San Francisco-based startup let about a dozen businesses such as Starbucks, Hyatt Hotels, United Airlines, TripAdvisor and restaurant reservation service OpenTable make it simple for people to summon Uber cars from inside their applications for smartphones or tablet computers. ...

Indian Doctors Remove Baby Skeleton Left Inside Mother for 36 Years

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In a rare surgery, doctors in India removed the skeleton of a baby who was left inside a mother for 36 years. This could be the longest that the remains of an ectopic pregnancy were retained in the body of a woman. According to the sources, the woman, who became pregnant at the age of 24, was told that her child had little chance of survival because it was growing outside the womb. Terrified at the thought of an operation, she fled and sought ...