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NEW YORK, Nov 6, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. medical scientists say they've determined chronic inflammation can cause stomach cancer - the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the world. The multi-center research team led by Columbia University Medical Center said it discovered, for the first time, that elevated levels of a single pro-inflammatory cytokine, an immune system protein called IL-1...
November 6, 2008
"Diabetic Shock in New York" (Oct. 31) provides clear evidence that far more needs to be done to reverse this epidemic. To decrease the sky-rocketing numbers of NY residents suffering from Type 2 diabetes, the New York State Health Foundation has launched a $35 million campaign that takes a three-pronged approach aimed at enabling communities to make nutritious foods and recreation spaces more available;...
November 6, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 5, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - A French study using mice suggests an experimental drug can protect against obesity and metabolic diseases associated with a high-fat diet. The study, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, suggests the synthetic SIRT1 activator - called SRT1720 - boosts metabolism, improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, and enhances exercise endurance....
November 5, 2008
Health groups are fuming at Hollywood's continued taste for smoking. A new study by the American Medical Association Alliance, the volunteer branch of the AMA, finds that over the past six years more than half of the movies geared toward children feature characters smoking. In more than a quarter of the movies, actors light up cigars. And officials say the Motion Picture Association of America has...
November 5, 2008
Improved race relations and short-term relief from soaring stress levels are among the likely aftereffects of Barack Obama's victory Tuesday night, say experts in mental health and race relations. The election was emotion-filled for both sides and came at a time of great anxiety, says Richard Chaifetz, CEO of ComPsych, the largest U.S. employee assistance mental health provider. Requests for counseling...
November 5, 2008
Reason nominated: Educating teenage girls about breast cancer Who benefits: Girls, women and their families Lesson that can be learned: Raising awareness lifts and supports everyone. A group of Fayette County women challenges breast cancer survivors to step outside their comfort zones and release their inner biker babes. Cancer takes control of your body, but women must take back control, said Cathy...
November 4, 2008
ST. LOUIS, Nov 3, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - The number of U.S. children taking drugs for type 2 diabetes more than doubled between 2002 and 2005, a study released Monday revealed. The report by researchers from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Express Scripts and the Kansas Health Institute suggests obesity is the reason for the 166 percent spike in diabetes prescriptions. The study, published...
November 4, 2008
Nov. 5 - Chastity Enck relaxed in a massage chair in the University of Pittsburgh's Stress Free Zone as a masseur kneaded the anxiety out of her muscles. In the background, a wide-screen television showed images of a babbling brook, mossy logs and autumn leaves strewn on boulders. The soothing strains of New Age music lightened the mood. The free massages, yoga classes and a group of 160 students trained...
November 4, 2008
MEMPHIS, Nov 4, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. medical researchers say they've discovered how parasites living inside cells can thwart the body's immune system by blocking nitric oxide production. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists said they found a mechanism by which intracellular pathogens can halt the production of nitric oxide - one of the body's key chemical immune system weapons....
November 4, 2008
Nov. 4 - Each year, heart attacks kill more than half a million people, and approximately half of theses deaths occur suddenly, without prior symptoms. However, if the risk factors leading to a heart attack are identified early enough, 85 percent of sudden heart attacks may be prevented. Heart Score provides CT cardiac scoring, a non-invasive test that accurately measures the amount of calcified plaque...
November 4, 2008
Nov. 4 - Women often believe breast cancer is their No. 1 health risk, but it's not. Heart disease kills more women than the five next most common causes of death combined, said Indiana first lady Cheri Daniels, who spoke Monday at Indiana State University. Daniels, who has used her position to promote improved heart health for Hoosier women, told around 60 people at ISU that heart disease is a woman's...
November 4, 2008
Some women who don't have cancer but want to delay childbearing also want to freeze their eggs. The Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine at the University of Utah emphasizes the option for cancer patients, but will provide it for other women after they have been counseled about the chances, costs and risks. "This is not a medical or commercial enterprise on our part," U. infertility doctor Kirtly...
November 4, 2008
Folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 play no significant role in preventing cancer in women at high risk for cardiovascular disease, said a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study contradicts a prevalent belief in the medical community about cancer prevention through intake of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12. Since 1998, many food items in the United States...
November 4, 2008
LONDON, Nov 4, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - A British study suggests drinking five or more cups of coffee a day can increase a pregnant woman's risk of delivering an underweight baby by a third. The University of Leeds said the study, conducted by researchers from Leeds and the University of Leicester, shows caffeine intake of 500 mg a day - about five mugs of coffee - increases the risk of having a low...
November 4, 2008
Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year, according to a 2006 Institute of Medicine report. An estimated 400,000 preventable drug-related injuries occur each year in hospitals, and another 800,000 occur in long-term-care settings. Among Medicare recipients alone, 530,000 medication errors - from wrong dosage, wrong route of administration...
November 4, 2008
Published: November 4, 2008 Do you want a "powerful rush of caffeine?" How about a "feeling of well-being" with "no crash and no jitters?" Maybe you'd like to down some Cocaine, "the world's most dangerous energy supplement." All these catchy slogans market energy drinks to a target audience of teens and college students. But some researchers think these catch phrases play on drug culture references...
November 4, 2008
A legally-blind Staten Island father who celebrated his son's gift of a kidney by completing the last four New York City Marathons suffered an apparent heart attack and died just hours after Sunday's race. Joseph Marotta, 66, a retired pharmacist and a community activist, walked the marathon with his two sons and a friend in a little over nine hours. "He showed us to never quit. That's his legacy,"...
November 3, 2008
An analysis of data from three states suggests that counties with higher precipitation levels also have higher autism rates, researchers report today. The scientists speculate that the precipitation itself, which might carry pollutants, or its possible consequences, such as increased TV-watching, decreased vitamin D levels or increased exposure to household chemicals, might trigger autism in genetically...
November 3, 2008
Centering supper around a fish dish at least twice a week might help people with diabetes lower their risk of kidney disease, a study suggests. In the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, British researchers analyzed the records of more than 22,300 middle-aged and older English men and women who were part of a large European cancer study. They wanted to examine the effect of eating...
November 3, 2008
GAITHERSBURG, Md. A growing number of consumer, environmental and medical groups are urging the government to act now to protect infants from a chemical found in plastics called bisphenol A, or BPA. The Food and Drug Administration is being widely criticized for its failure to limit the use of BPA. Children are exposed to BPA from plastic baby bottles, the linings of metal infant formula cans and other...
November 3, 2008
Los Angeles (dpa) - Teenagers who watch television programs with high sexual content double their risk of being involved in a pregnancy, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The RAND Corp study is the first of its kind to identify a link between teenagers' exposure to sexual content on TV and teen pregnancies. "Adolescents receive a considerable amount of information about...
November 3, 2008
Pregnant women should keep consumption of coffee, tea and cola to a minimum, according to a study published on Monday that sees a link between caffeine intake and low birthweight among babies. British researchers recruited 2,635 women at between eight and 12 weeks of pregnancy, asked them about their dietary habits and monitored them for caffeine in their saliva at checkups. Women who took between...
November 3, 2008
A new study confirms that doing something as simple as brisk walking can boost weight loss while trimming dangerous belly fat and overall body fat. Scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle followed 102 men and 100 women for a year. At the beginning, the participants, ages 40 to 75, were sedentary and unfit. They were divided into two groups: One was encouraged to do 60 minutes...
November 3, 2008
The number of children who take medication for chronic diseases has jumped dramatically, another troubling sign that many of the youngest Americans are struggling with obesity, doctors say. The number of children who take pills for type 2 diabetes - the kind that's closely linked to obesity - more than doubled from 2002 to 2005, to a rate of six out of 10,000 children. That suggests that at least 23,000...
November 3, 2008
Using alcohol-based hand sanitizers and wearing a surgical mask will cut your chance of catching the flu by 50 percent - as well as make you look like the strange guy in the office. So while the University of Michigan School of Public Health says the sanitizer-mask combo is a good non-pharmaceutical approach to cold and flu prevention, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a more...
November 3, 2008
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