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Anti-depressants and cataracts
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
Some anti-depressant drugs are linked to an increased chance of developing cataracts, as per a new statistical study by scientists at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University. The study, based on a database of more than 200,000 Quebec residents aged 65 and older, showed statistical relationships between a diagnosis of cataracts or cataract surgery and the class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), as well as between cataracts and specific drugs within that class........
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Asthma program specifically tailored to teens
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr. Dennis Ownby, chief in the MCG School of Medicine Section of Allergy and Immunology, believes asthma rates are as bad in rural areas as they are in inner cities........
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Exposure to BPA may cause permanent fertility defects
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were published in the recent issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB J.)........
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'Biological bypass' for heart disease
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
A new method of growing arteries could lead to a "biological bypass"or a non-invasive way to treat coronary artery disease, Yale School of Medicine scientists report with their colleagues in the recent issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation. Coronary arteries can become blocked with plaque, leading to a decrease in the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart. Over time this blockage can lead to debilitating chest pain or heart attack. Severe blockages in multiple major vessels may require coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a major invasive surgery........
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Vitamin D and immune defenses
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system T cells - will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body. For T cells to detect and kill foreign pathogens such as clumps of bacteria or viruses, the cells must first be 'triggered' into action and 'transform' from inactive and harmless immune cells into killer cells that are primed to seek out and destroy all traces of a foreign pathogen........
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Ritalin boosts learning
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
Doctors treat millions of children with Ritalin every year to improve their ability to focus on tasks, but researchers now report that Ritalin also directly enhances the speed of learning. In animal research, the researchers showed for the first time that Ritalin boosts both of these cognitive abilities by increasing the activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine deep inside the brain. Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers neurons use to communicate with each other. They release the molecule, which then docks onto receptors of other neurons. The research demonstrated that one type of dopamine receptor aids the ability to focus, and another type improves the learning itself........
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Sleep differences among ethnic groups
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
The 2010 Sleep in America poll released recently by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups. NSF's Sleep in America poll observed that more than three-fourths of respondents from each ethnic group agree that poor sleep is linked to health problems (76-83%). These new findings echo lessons learned by former President Bill Clinton who recently admitted that he has adopted a new lifestyle regimen to sleep seven or more hours on the advice of his doctors........
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Genomic test result discussions
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
A newly released study has observed that one in three early-stage patients with breast cancer who received genomic testing when deciding about therapy options felt they did not fully understand their discussions with physicians about their test results and their risk of recurrence. About one in four experienced distress when receiving their test results........
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Acupuncture may relieve joint pain
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
A newly released study, led by scientists at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, demonstrates that acupuncture appears to be an effective treatment for joint pain and stiffness in patients with breast cancer who are being treated with usually used hormonal therapies. Results were reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.......
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Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
Scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and a team of collaborators have observed for the first time that the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) increases by a number of folds following infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This finding implicates EBV as a contributory cause to multiple sclerosis. The study appears in an advance online edition of the journal Annals of Neurology and will appear in a later print edition........
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