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Increased Blood Pressure, Disturbed Heart Rhythm A Possible Risk With Energy Drinks

Date: Mar-22-2013
Energy drinks may increase blood pressure and disturb your heart's natural rhythm, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions. Researchers analyzed data from seven previously published observational and interventional studies to determine how consuming energy drinks might impact heart health. In the first part of the pooled analysis, the researchers examined the QT interval of 93 people who had just consumed one to three cans of energy drinks...

Research Letter Suggests Handheld Umbrella Useful For Blocking UV Rays

Date: Mar-22-2013
JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights In a research letter, Josette R. McMichael, M.D, of the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues examined the amount of UV radiation (UVR) that penetrates a handheld umbrella (HU). (Online First) The authors collected 23 umbrellas, and in an open area under a cloudless sky, a meter to measure both UV-A and UV-B radiation was used to measure UVR penetration of the umbrellas. Two measurements were taken with the meter aimed directly toward the sun while holding each umbrella in 2 standard positions...

New Data Released On Switching Parkinson's Disease Patients With Pre-Existing Gastrointestinal Symptoms From Oral PD Medications To Neupro®

Date: Mar-22-2013
Data from a non-interventional, observational study of 76 patients presented at the 65th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting This week UCB announced data from a non-interventional, observational study conducted in Germany that found that when Parkinson's disease (PD) patients were switched from an oral PD medication to Neupro® (Rotigotine Transdermal System), they reported improvements in pre-existing gastrointestinal symptoms (GI) symptoms. The data were presented at the American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, March 16-23, 2013...

Study Reveals Potential Immune Benefits Of Vitamin D Supplements In Healthy Individuals

Date: Mar-22-2013
Research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that improving vitamin D status by increasing its level in the blood could have a number of non-skeletal health benefits. The study, published online in PLOS ONE, reveals for the first time that improvement in the vitamin D status of healthy adults significantly impacts genes involved with a number of biologic pathways associated with cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases...

Excess Salt Intake Led To 2.3 Million Heart-Related Deaths Worldwide In 2010

Date: Mar-22-2013
Eating too much salt contributed to 2.3 million deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other heart-related diseases throughout the world in 2010, representing 15 percent of all deaths due to these causes, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions...

Study Examines Laparoscopic Effectiveness In Incisional Hernia Repair

Date: Mar-22-2013
JAMA Surgery Study Highlights A randomized controlled clinical trial by Hasan H. Eker, M.D., of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues examined laparoscopic versus open ventral incisional hernia repair with regard to postoperative pain and nausea, operative results, perioperative and postoperative complications, hospital admission and recurrence rate. The clinical trial included 206 patients from 10 hospitals who were divided equally to laparoscopic or open hernia repair between May 1999 and December 2006, with an average follow up period of 35 months...

Remote Monitoring Of Chronically Ill Patients Not Cost-Effective Says Large UK Telehealth Study

Date: Mar-22-2013
"Telehealth" technology for remote monitoring patients with long term conditions so they can live more independently at home does not appear to be more cost-effective than standard support and treatment, according to a new UK study published online in BMJ on Friday. The study is funded by the Department of Health and led by Stanton P Newman of the School of Health Sciences, City University London. It is part of the Whole Systems Demonstrator Trial, one the largest and most thorough investigations of telehealth and telecare ever conducted...

New Study Highlights Strong Anti-Cancer Properties Of Soybeans

Date: Mar-22-2013
First study to report that proteins found in soybeans, could inhibit growth of colon, liver and lung cancers, published in Food Research International Soybean meal is a bi-product following oil extraction from soybean seeds. It is rich in protein, which usually makes up around 40% of the nutritional components of the seeds and dependent on the line, and can also contain high oleic acid (a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid). The study looked at the role soybeans could have in the prevention of cancer...

New Study Finds 1 In 4 Think Their Families Resent Them For Having Diabetes

Date: Mar-22-2013
3 in 10 think their families blame them for getting diabetes; 4 in 10 people say their families don't fully support their efforts to manage their diabetes Four out of every ten people with diabetes say their families don't fully support their efforts to manage their diabetes, one in four resent them for having diabetes, and three in 10 think their families blame them for getting diabetes, according to a new survey conducted by HealthEngage among its users in the United States...

UC Davis Research Advances Efforts To Prevent Dangerous Blood Clots

Date: Mar-22-2013
Study will help physicians calculate risk of post-surgical venous thromboembolisms New research from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, may help clinicians determine which patients are at highest risk for post-surgical blood clots in the legs or lungs. A team led by Robert Canter, UC Davis associate professor of surgery, studied the medical histories of more than 470,000 surgical patients to determine which factors increased their risk of blood clots, also called venous thromboembolism (VTE)...