Latest Health News - Archive 2
Broken hearts found to mend themselves
Published: 02/08/07
New research by the Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have discovered that stem cells try to mend hearts that have been damaged by heart attack or high blood pressure, but those same stem stells do not regenerate hearts run down by aging.... full story
Cognitive impairment link found in older adults taking popular stomach acid medications
Published: 02/08/07
According to an Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute study, older African-American adults taking use of histamine2 receptor antagonists drugs (one class of drugs that blocks stomach acid), are associated a higher risk (2.5 times more) for signs of cognitive impairment in patients using these medications long-term... full story
New Technique Allows for Earlier Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer
Published: 01/08/07
A new, less invasive technique for diagnosing pancreatic cancer is being trialled in a pilot study by researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois, USA. The new technology, together with a routine endoscopy, may enable doctors to detect the subtle tell-tale traces of early pancreatic cancer and could mean a higher rate of survival for patients with this disease... full story
Marijuana Component Opens the Door for Virus That Causes Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Published: 01/08/07
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that the major active component of marijuana could enhance the ability of the virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma to infect cells and multiply. This implies that having this component in the bloodstream, could be enough to facilitate infection of skin cells and could even coax these cells into malignancy... full story
Colon cancer may be a disease of hormone deficiency
Published: 01/08/07
Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson University in Philadelphia USA, have found new evidence suggesting that colon cancer may actually a disease of missing hormones in the intestinal system, that normally block tumour cell growth. This study points to the possibility that colon cancer could potentially be treated by hormone replacement therapy .... full story
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New strategy in treating allergic disorders
Published: 30/07/07
Researchers at Ghent University Belgium have discovered that oral intake of allergens or auto-antigens with the lactic acid bacterium Lactoccocus lactis may be a new and hopeful strategy for treating many different types of auto-immune and allergic disorders.... full story (PDF document)
Independent panel to review the health risks of Bisphenol A, a chemical found in common plastics
Published: 30/07/07
An independent panel of scientists will review recent scientific data on Biphenol A (BPA) and expects to reach conclusions regarding whether or not exposure to a chemical widely used in the production of drink and food containers, Bisphenol A is hazardous to human development or reproduction. ... full story
Elevated psychosis risk seen with cannabis use
Published: 26/07/07
Researchers from Cardiff University in the UK compared and analysed data of cannabis smokers to determine psychosis risk. The researchers concluded that there is sufficient evidence that regular cannabis use raised the risk of a psychotic outcome by 41%. The study showed that all cannabis users have a raised risk of psychosis, with regular users having a higher risk... full story
Reversing the Signs of Alzhimer's Disease
Published: 23/07/07
Biologists at the University of St Andrews have developed man-made compounds capable of blocking a nerve cell interaction known to lead to the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers have shown that it is possible to reverse some of the signs associated with Alzheimer's through the use of these compounds.... full story
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One in four NYC adults has elevated blood mercury levels
Published: 23/07/07
According to a survey released by the NYC Health Department, one in four NYC adults has elevated blood mercury levels. The survey's author stated that while these higher than normal blood mercury levels in NY adults did not pose a great health risk to otherwise healthy adults, there was a health risk for pregnant mothers who had high mercury levels as this could pose detrimental effects on the unborn child, such as learning difficulties... full story
Soft drinks (diet and regular) related to increased heart disease risk
Published: 23/07/07
The Framingham Heart Study conducted through the University of Boston has discovered that any regular soft drink consumption (regular or diet) of at least one can/bottle per day, is associated with with an increased risk for heart disease. The study concluded that it was not just sweetened soda that had negative implications for heart disease, the diet sodas also had this risk... full story
Living near high traffic roads could be hazardous to your health
Published: 16/07/07
German researchers from the Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Duisburg-Essen reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association that long-term exposure to air pollution from living close to high traffic streets is associated with a hardening of the arteries that could raise the risk of heart disease and stroke... full story
Reducing antibiotic subscribing to reduce antibiotic resistance
Published: 16/01/07
Antiobiotics are being over-subscribed by medical practitioners in the case of patients with viral infections such as influenza, sore throats, upper respiratory infections, where the antibiotics have no effect, are causing detrimental global antibiotic resitance. Medical practitioners assert that they are prescribing antibiotics to fulfil client expectations of some sort of medication to help their symptoms... full story
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