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Men who regularly take pain relievers such as ibuprofen and aspirin may be at increased risk for erectile dysfunction, new research suggests. Men who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) three times a day for more than three months are at a 22% increased risk of erectile dysfunction, reports Steve Jacobsen, director of research for Kaiser Permanente Southern California, in this week's...
March 1, 2011
March 02 - BEIJING - China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has been complying with international standards for the regulation of vaccines, something that will help open the door to the export of domestically made vaccines, said a press release issued by the World Health Organization's (WHO) Beijing Office. China's national regulatory authorities were recognized as being "functional", said...
March 1, 2011
Heart patients with an optimistic outlook are more likely to be healthier down the road and survive longer than those with less rosy views, new research suggests. A study in Archives of Internal Medicine, out Monday, that followed 2,800 heart patients shows that those with more positive attitudes about their recovery had about a 30% greater chance of survival after 15 years than patients with pessimistic...
March 1, 2011
March 01 - Older people have their own eating challenges - and they aren't exempt from the guidelines of good nutrition. Registered dietitian Doris Baer, who was employed for five years in the meal program at SRDA and now volunteers for the program, said seniors' food concerns include dehydration, getting at least three meals a day, especially breakfast, carrying too much weight or not enough weight,...
March 1, 2011
March 01 - BEIJING - Starting this year, pregnant women across China will receive free screenings for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B. And if they test positive, they will be treated at hospitals to prevent them from transmitting the diseases to their children, according to a document issued by the Ministry of Health. "This is the first nationwide health policy meant mainly to prevent such infections...
March 1, 2011
March 01 - Childhood obesity in the Gulf has reached epidemic proportions with levels of obesity being doubled in the last 30 years. Alarmingly, more than 10 per cent of children are now overweight or obese in the GCC. These findings were revealed at the two-day 'Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: A Whole System, Strategic Approach' conference in Abu Dhabi which began on Monday. Organised by Medineo,...
March 1, 2011
Joint replacement patients who improve their lifestyle and maintain a positive mindset prior to surgery are more likely to have better functional outcomes than those who do not, according to research presented today at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Multiple studies found that patients who smoke, misuse alcohol, fail to control blood sugar levels or...
February 28, 2011
No, this doesn't mean you should run out and get some cocaine. But it does suggest yet another reason public health officials should be concerned about air pollution and go after polluters. Combining data from 36 separate studies, scientists at two universities in Belgium have calculated the heart attack risks for various "triggers." As you might expect, cocaine is a really bad one. It increases an...
February 28, 2011
Feb. 28 - That prescription-drug abuse is rampant is not news to anyone in emergency medicine or law enforcement, especially in Ohio. But a new study out of Nationwide Children's Hospital's Center for Injury Research and Policy aims to better quantify the problem and highlight trends that might help those combating drug abuse. The study, published in today's American Journal of Emergency Medicine,...
February 28, 2011
We eat alike, talk alike and exercise alike. Yet, for reasons not yet known to scientists, a new survey has found that Americans are vastly different from Canadians when it comes to chemical exposure. Especially when it comes to BPA, or bisphenol A, an estrogen-mimicking chemical that is used in many plastics. Laura Vandenberg is the U.S. researcher who first noticed the unusual disparity. The postdoctoral...
February 28, 2011
A gel that has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection in women during vaginal sex has also shown promise toward preventing transmission during anal sex, US researchers said Monday. "HIV was significantly inhibited in tissue samples from participants who used tenofovir gel daily for one week compared to tissue from participants who used the placebo gel," the study said. The results came from...
February 28, 2011
A low-fat diet will help you lose weight. Or is it a low-carbohydrate diet? Pore over decades of research and dozens of studies over this debate and you're likely to be confused about the best way to go about reducing your waistline. "I think lowering carbs is what you should do," says Heather Straight, a Pleasant Hill, Calif., mom of three who says she's tried several diets. "At least, I think so."...
February 25, 2011
Feb. 25 - NEW DELHI - Indian authorities have launched a probe into the deaths of 13 pregnant women who were allegedly administered contaminated intravenous fluids at a government hospital, officials said Friday. The deaths were reported from Umaid Hospital in the northern city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, over the past 10 days. Laboratory examinations confirmed that the drips supplied by a domestic pharmaceutical...
February 25, 2011
Feb. 25 - University of Pittsburgh researchers say hospitals could perform about 800 more liver transplant surgeries each year if the United States changed the system for providing organs to people who need them. Livers are now allocated in 14 regions, but Pitt researchers propose combining them into six larger areas that would better account for urban and rural differences, geographic distances and...
February 25, 2011
A low-fat diet will help you lose weight. Or is it a low-carbohydrate diet? Pore over decades of research and dozens of studies over this debate and you're likely to be confused about the best way to go about reducing your waistline. "I think lowering carbs is what you should do," says Heather Straight, a Pleasant Hill, Calif., mom of three who says she's tried several diets. "At least, I think so."...
February 25, 2011
Obesity may be associated with higher eye pressure and a decreased risk of open-angle glaucoma in women but not men, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals (see also Glaucoma). "Open-angle glaucoma is a chronic eye disease characterized by glaucomatous optic neuropathy and corresponding glaucomatous...
February 24, 2011
A team of researchers at CIC bioGUNE has revealed that oestrogen can reduce the risk of breast cancer. Their work shows that oestrogen is capable of reducing the number of breast cancer stem cells, which may explain the lower aggression of the tumour and, as a consequence, the possibility of a better prognosis. The project was published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment and the team will present...
February 24, 2011
Joint replacement patients who improve their lifestyle and maintain a positive mindset prior to surgery are more likely to have better functional outcomes than those who do not, according to research presented today at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Multiple studies found that patients who smoke, misuse alcohol, fail to control blood sugar levels or...
February 24, 2011
Feb. 24 - It sounds so easy, losing "just 10 pounds." Not only is it possible, but setting that short-term goal could be just the jump start you need, according to Brad Lamm, author of the new book, "Just 10 Lbs" ($19.95, Hay House Inc.). Lamm, an interventionist and founder of the Change Institute, appears regularly on the "Dr. Oz Show" to discuss his philosophy about weight loss: Be kind and honest...
February 24, 2011
Grown high in the Andes for millennia, a grain the Incas so prized they deemed it sacred has become a global star and is now being touted as the health food of the future. Quinoa, a good crop for harsher climes as it prospers in semi-arid conditions and high altitudes where rivals struggle, has nutrition experts salivating as it is chock full of protein and essential amino acids. "We don't ever get...
February 23, 2011
Holding a cellphone against your ear changes the activity in your brain, according to a new study that shows the brain is sensitive to the phone's radiation emissions. Whether the increased sensitivity is harmless or hurtful to the brain is still up for debate, say researchers from the National Institutes of Health, who found that less than an hour of cellphone use is linked to increased activity in...
February 23, 2011
Feb. 23 - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging men and women to banish the nation's top killer from their lives. February is American Heart Month, designed to raise awareness of heart disease and its risk factors. Taking the proper preventive steps and instituting heart-healthy habits can save lives, public health officials said. "To help prevent heart disease, everyone...
February 23, 2011
Many people with "locked-in" syndrome, in which they are conscious but completely paralysed, indicate they are happy, a finding with repercussions for assisted suicide, European doctors reported on Wednesday. Investigators asked 168 members of the French Association for Locked-in Syndrome (ALIS) about their medical history, emotional state and quality of life, with the responses noted by caregivers....
February 23, 2011
Feb. 23 - At one time or another, we've all dealt with the effects of chronic stress - from migraines and backaches to anxiety and depression. But stress - and our response to it - also can do a number on the mouth, teeth, jaws and gums. "We all know that stress can impact the immune system," said Dr. Douglas Smail, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon affiliated with Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y....
February 23, 2011
Feb. 22 - Deborah Kalume remembers what it was like to drive for the first time after a stroke. "I was terrified," she said. "I think the thing that scared me the most is not knowing for sure the things I wouldn't be able to do." A new study involving a Georgia Health Sciences University researcher may point to some simple tests that could help determine who might be ready to drive after a stroke....
February 22, 2011
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