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How Trees Add To Air Pollution
Date: Apr-26-2013A new study shows that when isoprene, a substance given off by trees that protects their leaves, combines with man-made nitrogen oxides present in air pollution, it produces more of the very small air-borne particles that can penetrate our lungs and damage health...
Higher Protein Diets Help Weight Loss, Women Find
Date: Apr-26-2013Most of us have either done the South Beach Diet, Zone Diet or Atkins, or have known somebody who has tried a high protein diet. According to the International Food Council Foundation, a high percentage of women who eat more protein do not only avoid weight gain, but also report weight loss. The International Food Information Council Foundation says that approximately half of all consumers are interested in increasing their dietary protein intake - 37% are convinced that they can lose weight more easily with a high protein diet...
Hormone Dramatically Increases Insulin Production, Possible Diabetes Breakthrough
Date: Apr-26-2013A hormone, called betatrophin, that may significantly improve type 2 diabetes treatment has been discovered by scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), according to a report published in Cell. The authors wrote that betatrophin might also help patients with type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes when they are first diagnosed. In animal experiments the researchers found that betatrophin caused laboratory mice to produce beta cells at up to 30 times the normal rate. Beta cells are the insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas - put simply, beta cells produce insulin...
Air Pollution Tied To Hardening Of Arteries
Date: Apr-26-2013Over time, increased exposure to air pollution is linked to faster "hardening" of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. Conversely, exposure to reduced levels of air pollution is linked to slowed progression of atherosclerosis. These are the findings of a new study from the US published this week in PLOS Medicine...
Study Examines Treatment Delays In Young Women With Breast Cancer By Race/Ethnicity
Date: Apr-26-2013Young women with breast cancer who experience a longer treatment delay time (TDT) have significantly decreased survival time compared with those with a shorter TDT, especially African-American women, those with public or no insurance, and those with low socioeconomic status, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Surgery, a JAMA Network publication...
Faulty Birth Control Pills In The Canadian Marketplace Unacceptable
Date: Apr-26-2013The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) and the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) have joined to urge the Minister of Health to take swift action to ensure that the Apotex Alysena 28 faulty birth control debacle never happens again in Canada. "What happened at the beginning of April represents a breach of immense proportions which has seriously eroded our confidence in what is typically viewed as a very reliable contraceptive," said Dr. Jennifer Blake, CEO of the SOGC. "Women were not informed as soon as the defective packs were discovered...
Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Varied Reasons Why Patients Do Not Fill Their Initial Statin Prescriptions
Date: Apr-26-2013Researchers found reasons for not picking up initial cholesterol-lowering medications include perceived concerns and a decision to try lifestyle modifications Patients who do not fill their first prescription for cholesterol-lowering statins give a wide range of reasons for not doing so, including perceived concerns about the medication, a fear of side-effects and a decision to try lifestyle modifications instead of prescription medication, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published in The American Journal of Managed Care...
Malaria Parasite Protein Identified As Potential New Target For Drug Treatment
Date: Apr-26-2013Scientists have discovered how a protein within the malaria parasite is essential to its survival as it develops inside a mosquito. They believe their findings identify this protein as a potential new target for drug treatments to prevent malaria being passed to humans. The researchers found that when this protein - a transporter responsible for controlling the level of calcium inside cells - is absent during the parasite's sexual reproduction stages inside a mosquito, the parasite dies before developing fully...
Children Who Eat Same Food As Parents Eat Healthiest, Study Shows
Date: Apr-26-2013Young children who eat the same meals as their parents are far more likely to have healthier diets than those who eat different foods, according to research. Children who rarely or never eat the same food as their parents had the poorest diets, compared with children who do. A University of Edinburgh researcher looked at different aspects of family meals of more than 2000 five year olds, drawing upon data from the Growing Up In Scotland study. Whether children ate the same food as their parents or not had the biggest impact on children's diets...
Use Of Anti-Epileptic Drug During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk Of Autism
Date: Apr-26-2013Maternal use of valproate (a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy and other neuropsychological disorders) during pregnancy was associated with a significantly increased risk of autism in offspring, according to a study in the April 24 issue of JAMA. The authors caution that these findings must be balanced against the treatment benefits for women who require valproate for epilepsy control...
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