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Monthly Treatment Cuts Malaria Risk

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A year-round preventive drug treatment reduces malaria risk in young kids, finds study. According to the study, prolonged treatment given from 6 to 24 months of age is safe and effective for young children and a monthly dose of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) was the most effective of three anti-malaria drugs. The researchers calculated the study results in terms of a numerical unit known as person years, which takes into account the number ...

Pregnant Women Will be Offered Screening Tests at 12 Weeks

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The UK health authorities have announced, screening for potentially fatal conditions will be offered earlier in pregnancy so women can avoid any risk in the future. At present, women have a pregnancy scan at 20 weeks to check for severe abnormalities in the baby, some of which can prove fatal before birth or shortly afterwards. According to the authorities, now blood tests in combination with an earlier scan at 12 weeks can be utilized to find out the ...

Brief Counseling for Drug Use Doesn't Work

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Counseling interventions did not lower the continued use of marijuana, cocaine or opioids, says study published in i JAMA /i. The study, led by Dr. Richard Saitz, chairman of community health sciences at the BU School of Public Health and professor of medicine at the BU School of Medicine, tested the effectiveness of two interventions on 528 adult primary care patients with unhealthy drug use. Participants were assigned to three groups: one that received ...

Nearly 10 Percent of Patients With Cancer Still Smoke, Says Study

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A new report published in iCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers (and) Prevention/i finds nine years after diagnosis, 9.3 percent of U.S. cancer survivors were current smokers and 83 percent of these individuals were daily smokers who averaged 14.7 cigarettes per day. "We need to follow up with cancer survivors long after their diagnoses to see whether they are still smoking and offer appropriate counseling, interventions, and possible medications to help them quit," ...

Eating Pistachio Nuts may Lower Body's Response to Stress of Everyday Life in Type 2 Diabetes

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Among people with type 2 diabetes, eating pistachio nuts may reduce the body's response to the stresses of everyday life, reveals an investigation by Penn State researchers. "In adults with diabetes, two servings of pistachios per day lowered vascular constriction during stress and improved neural control of the heart," said Sheila G. West, professor of biobehavioral health and nutritional sciences. "Although nuts are high in fat, they contain good fats, fiber, ...

Ebola Virus Kills Nine Family Members of Sierra Leone's Ex-minister

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The Ebola epidemic raging in west Africa continues to take a heavy toll on human lives and a former government minister in Sierra Leone said on Tuesday that he has lost nine members of his family to the deadly virus. Lansana Nyallah told state television the dead included his brothers and sisters in the eastern village of Daru, at the epicentre of the outbreak. "To those who still believe that Ebola does not exist, please take heed," the former youth ...

Pennsylvania Strives to Improve Children's Health Scene

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Penn State has improved in child well-being according to a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The state has improved in rank from the 17th to the 16th at present. York County is working towards improving its own numbers. The state offers plenty of health insurance options for children, though there are still many uninsured kids according to Jenny Englerth - the CEO of Family First Health - a community centre in York City. There is a slight increase ...

New Finding may Aid Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury

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The first conclusive non-invasive measurement of neural signaling in the spinal cords of healthy human volunteers have been achieved by Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science researchers. Their technique, described today in the journal ieLife/i, may aid efforts to help patients recover from spinal cord injuries and other disorders affecting spinal cord function, including multiple sclerosis. "We definitely hope that this work can be ...

Genetic Variants Linked With Severe Skin Reactions to Antiepileptic Drug Discovered

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Genetic variants that are linked with severe adverse skin reactions to the antiepileptic drug phenytoin have been identified by researchers. The results of the study are published in i JAMA /i. Phenytoin is a widely prescribed antiepileptic drug and remains the most frequently used first-line antiepileptic drug in hospitalized patients. Although effective for treating neurological diseases, phenytoin can cause cutaneous (skin) adverse reactions ranging ...

Aspirin Cuts Risk of Some Cancers

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Daily, long-term intake of aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer of the digestive tract, finds research. Aspirin greatly reduces the risk of developing and dying from bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer, its authors said. They found that taking aspirin for 10 years could cut bowel cancer cases by around 35 percent and deaths by 40 percent. Rates of oesophageal and stomach cancers were cut by 30 percent and deaths from these cancers ...

Eat Boiled or Baked Fish for a Healthy Brain

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A new research conducted by the iUniversity of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences/i reveals eating broiled or baked fish improves brain health, regardless of its Omega-3 fatty acid content. The researchers say boiling or baking the fish and then consuming it once or twice every week helps to keep your brain younger and smarter for a longer period of time and this in turn will help boost your brain health largely. Fish contain ...

Gene Correction Without Mutating Off-Target Sites

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Efficient integration of a corrected gene into a patient's genome without mutating off-target sites is a major hurdle in gene therapy. In a paper published today in emGenome Research/em, scientists have used CRISPR/Cas genome editing technology to seamlessly and efficiently correct disease-causing mutations in cells from patients with (and) #946;-thalassemia. (and) #946;-thalassemia results from inherited DNA mutations in the hemoglobin beta (HBB) gene, resulting in reduced ...

Surprising Insights into Diabetes-Obesity Link in Grizzly Research

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A natural state of diabetes that serves a real biological purpose, has been discovered by researchers studying grizzly bears, and this state could be reversible. Investigators reporting in the August 5 issue of the Cell Press journal iCell Metabolism/i note that grizzly bears are obese but not diabetic in the fall, become diabetic only weeks later in hibernation, and then somehow become "cured" of diabetes when they wake up in the spring. The research reveals how natural ...

Health Benefits of Apricot

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Apricot fruit provides numerous health benefits for various medical conditions including severe disorders such as diabetes and diseases like cancer.

Cancer Not Linked to Sleep Apnea: Large Study

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Cessation of breathing for short periods while sleeping, obstructing sleep apnea, affects about 5% of Canadian adults aged 45 years or older and can negatively affect health. More than 1 in 5 adult Canadians have risk factors for sleep apnea such as being overweight, being male and having diabetes, chronic nasal congestion or other health conditions. Studies have postulated that obstructive sleep apnea may be linked to cancer because of low levels of oxygen in ...

New Approach to High Blood Pressure Validated

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Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for hypertension has been discussed in a study and trial results have been released in emPsychosomatic Medicine/em by the University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Richard Josephson, MD. Nearly 60 million adults in the United States have high blood pressure in the pre-hypertensive range. Current treatment guidelines recommend lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise and overall weight loss. According to ...

Negative Effect of Common Chemical in Mothers on IQ of Unborn Children

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Abnormally high levels of a common and pervasive chemical, perchlorate, in some women may lead to adverse effects in their child. The study, published recently in the iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i, is the first of its kind to shed light on the possible harmful side effects of perchlorate in mothers and their children. Using data from the Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Study (CATS) cohort, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine ...

Fighting Skin Cancer With 3-in-1 Optical Skin Cancer Probe

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Exposure to direct UV sunlight during sunbathing in summer, increases the risk of skin cancer later in life, is a known fact. But to fight back, scientists can also turn to light, designing optical devices that may detect cancerous skin lesions early on, leading to better treatment outcomes and ultimately saving lives. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have now developed a probe that combines into one device three ...

Herpes Zoster Vaccine Effective Against Shingles After Chemotherapy

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Protecting older adults against shingles could be possible with herpes zoster vaccine, even after they undergo chemotherapy, reveals Kaiser Permanente study published Tuesday in the journal emClinical Infectious Diseases/em. Researchers examined the electronic health records of more than 21,000 Kaiser Permanente patients in Southern California who were 60 years of age and older and received chemotherapy between January 2007 and December 2012. Researchers ...

Immune Molecule of Cancer can Help Fight Pneumonia

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Patients with pneumonia can be benefited with the tip of an immune molecule known for its skill at fighting cancer, report scientists. A synthesized version of the tip of tumor necrosis factor appears to work like a doorstop to keep sodium channels open inside the air sacs of the lungs so excess fluid can be cleared, according to a study published in the emAmerican Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine/em. This TIP peptide is attracted to ...

Cybersex Addiction Among Female Internet Pornography Users

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Risk of cybersex addiction is more among women who visit internet pornography sites. A comparison of the tendency toward cybersex addiction among heterosexual women who do or do not use Internet pornography and factors predictive of developing cybersex addiction are described in a study published in iCyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking/i, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the iCyberpsychology, ...

Graphene Moves from Energy Storage to Health Sector

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Graphene is known for its potential uses in electronics, energy storage and energy generation and is now moving towards being used in medicine and human health. Researchers from Monash University have discovered that graphene oxide sheets can change structure to become liquid crystal droplets spontaneously and without any specialist equipment. With graphene droplets now easy to produce, researchers say this opens up possibilities for its use in drug ...

Brain-boosting Computer Games may Help Treat Severe Depression in Elderly People

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Brain-boosting computer games may be as effective as drugs in treating severe depression in some elderly people, reveal trial results published on Tuesday. In some cases computer games worked even better than anti-depressants! A group of 60-to-89-year-olds, for whom anti-depressants had not worked, perked up after four weeks of playing computer games that had been developed to improve brain fitness, scientists wrote in the journal Nature Communications. The ...

High Acidity Drinks can Cause Lifelong Damage

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Parents are being warned of the dangers of soft drinks, fruit juice, sports drinks and other drinks high in acidity, which form part of a "triple-threat" of permanent damage to young people's teeth, by dental researchers at the University of Adelaide. For the first time, researchers have been able to demonstrate that lifelong damage is caused by acidity to the teeth within the first 30 seconds of acid attack. The researchers say drinks high in acidity ...

Bacteria into Social Networking to Spread Across Different Species

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Identifying animal diseases that transmit to people could be possible with fresh discoveries about how bacteria co-operate with each other when causing infection. Bugs that can co-operate best with each other are most likely to be able to jump to new species, including humans, a new study shows. Bacteria interact by releasing molecules to help them adapt to their environment - for example, when killing competing infections in their victim. They co-ordinate ...

Experimental Ebola Drug Given to 2 American Ebola Patients is Hard to Make: Expert

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The experimental drug given to two American patients infected with Ebola virus is made from tobacco leaves and is hard to produce on a large scale, a leading US doctor said on Tuesday. Known as ZMapp, the serum consists of three antibodies manufactured in modified tobacco leaves, which take weeks to grow. It was reportedly rushed to US missionaries Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, who were stricken with Ebola while treating patients in Liberia. Both ...