Gene Therapy Inhibits Epilepsy in Animals
• Epilepsy • Nov 09 06
For the first time, researchers have inhibited the development of epilepsy after a brain insult in animals. By using gene therapy to modify signaling…
Stay cool and live longer!
• Public Health • Nov 08 06
If new research is to be believed living longer may simply be a case of staying cool.
Researchers in California in the U.S. say…
New Kid on the Block for Pain Relief?
• Pain • Nov 08 06
Antioxidant-based pain killers may one day become a viable alternative to addictive medications such as morphine.
Researchers found that synthetic antioxidants practically eradicated pain-like…
Swaddling, regular schedule reduce infant crying
• Children's Health • Nov 06 06
Swaddling can help calm the cries of the youngest babies, but doesn’t help once infants reach eight weeks of age, Dutch researchers report.
On…
Tasty Treats May Trigger Acid Reflux
• Bowel Problems • • Brain • Nov 06 06
Whether it’s thoughts of sugarplums, turkey and mashed potatoes covered in gravy, sweet potatoes, or pumpkin pies with whipped cream dancing in your…
Hospital costs for children with flu may be higher than thought
• Flu • Nov 06 06
Children’s hospital research bolsters case for flu vaccines
Going into another flu season, a new study reports that hospitalizing children for influenza may cost…
Mutant gene causes severe kidney disease in infants
• Genetics • Nov 06 06
Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered a previously unknown cause for a severe, early-onset form of kidney disease and renal…
Stroke may accelerate dementia progression
• Stroke • Nov 04 06
Stroke may influence the expression of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to findings from two studies appearing in the most recent issue of the…
Fatty liver common in children
• Children's Health • Nov 04 06
Fatty liver is seen in about 1 of every 10 in children and adolescents, making it the most common liver abnormality in this age…
Newly Discovered Proteins Associated with Cystic Fibrosis
• Urine Problems • Nov 04 06
Researchers have found a highly unusual distribution of two proteins in the lungs and airways of people with cystic fibrosis, a discovery that could…
Pituitary Hormone in Menopause Under Study
• Endocrinology • Nov 04 06
Regulating a hormone abundant in women approaching menopause could offer alternatives for hormone replacement therapy, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Follicle-stimulating hormone, released…
Your genes may hold key to how sick you get from the flu
• Flu • Nov 04 06
With lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic in the rearview mirror and the avian flu a looming obstacle in the road ahead, researchers from…
Relax and Refocus with Yoga
• Alternative Medicine • Nov 01 06
The essence of optimal health is a healthy mind in a health body. Yoga, which has been practiced for more than 5,000 years, is…
Regular exercise protects against age related macular degeneration
• Eye / Vision Problems • Nov 01 06
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of sight loss as people age.
AMD is a condition which causes light sensitive cells…
Should severely disabled children be kept small?
• Children's Health • Nov 01 06
In a report published in a medical journal this month, two doctors describe a 6-year-old girl with profound, irreversible developmental disability who was given…
Manufacturers’ anti-smoking ads ineffective
• Public Health • Nov 01 06
Television ads that tobacco companies say are designed to discourage teenagers from smoking do no such thing, and some may actually encourage youths to…
Drug Prescribed for Migraines and Seizures Increases Risk of Kidney Stones
• Drug Abuse • Oct 31 06
Topiramate (Topamax), a drug commonly prescribed to treat seizures and migraine headaches, can increase the propensity of calcium phosphate kidney stones, researchers at UT…
Control measures fail to stop spread of new H5N1 virus
• Flu • Oct 31 06
A new variant of the bird flu virus H5N1 emerged in late 2005 and replaced most of the previous variants across a large part…
Regular Exercise Can Stave Off Degenerative Eye Disease
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 31 06
Regular exercise can cut the likelihood of developing the degenerative eye disease, age related macular degeneration by 70%, suggests research published ahead of print…
Acupuncture in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip
• Arthritis • Oct 30 06
Osteoarthritis (OA) has a major impact on patients’ mobility and quality of life but the anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat it are associated with…
Pfizer provides opinion on European Lipitor patent
• Drug News • Oct 30 06
Pfizer has said that the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued an opinion upholding, in its entirety, the company’s calcium salt patent covering Lipitor.
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Language center of the brain is not under the control of subjects who ‘speak in tongues’
• Brain • Oct 30 06
First neuroimaging examination of participants practicing glossolalia shows decreased cerebral activity, Penn study shows
(Philadelphia, PA) - Glossolalia, otherwise referred to as “speaking in…
Babies say ‘thank you’ as new research reveals breastfeeding boosts mental health
• Children's Health • Oct 27 06
A new study has found that babies that are breastfed for longer than six months have significantly better mental health in childhood.
The findings…
Epidural analgesia may not work in obese women
• Surgery • Oct 27 06
Epidural analgesia administered during labor is less likely to work in women who are obese, primarily because of technical difficulties, anesthesiologists in the UK…
Emergency care should use trauma as example
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 27 06
Most U.S. hospital emergency rooms are ill-equipped to handle an epidemic, but better coordination and sharing specialist doctors could help mend the tattered system,…