Health News

Breakthrough Technology Will Decrease Patients' Loss Of Blood During Surgery

Date: Aug-22-2012
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, has developed a pioneering surgical blood salvage technology that will transform the way major surgery is carried out by decreasing patients' loss of blood. After receiving Canadian national approval and gaining the CE mark, following very successful clinical trials in the University of Kirikkale Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, HemoSep is now set to revolutionize the health care sector...

Heart Attack Spouses Also Need Care

Date: Aug-22-2012
Spouses of people who have a sudden heart attack are at increased risk for depression, anxiety or suicide after the event, according to a new study from Denmark that highlights family members may also need care when their loved ones suffer a heart attack, even when they survive it...

Pancreatitis Risk May Be Lowered By Statin Therapy

Date: Aug-22-2012
According to results of an analysis published in JAMA, stain therapy is connected with a lower risk of pancreatitis in patients with normal or mildly elevated triglyceride levels. The researchers explained: "Pancreatitis has a clinical spectrum ranging from a mild, self-limiting episode to a severe or fatal event. Case reports and pharmacoepidemiology studies have claimed that statins may cause pancreatitis, although few of these studies comprehensively considered confounding factors. Very few large randomized trials of statin therapy have published data on incident pancreatitis...

Berry Wine Acts As Tasty Drug For Diabetics

Date: Aug-22-2012
Researchers from Illinois University have discovered compounds during an analysis of bioactive compounds in Illinois blue and blackberry wines, which block enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation, making them a tasty option for decreasing diabetics' blood sugar levels...

Cognitive Rehab Takes A Promising New Direction For The Elderly

Date: Aug-22-2012
Studies have shown that declines in temporal information processing (TIP), the rate at which auditory information is processed, underlies the progressive loss of function across several cognitive systems in elderly people. This includes problem solving, new learning, thinking, attention, memory, perception, motor control and concept formation...

Spirituality Is Linked To Better Mental Health

Date: Aug-22-2012
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri, spirituality often improves health regardless of a person's health. The study is published in the Journal of Religion and Health. The team highlight that healthcare providers could tailor treatments and rehabilitation programs to accommodate an individual's spiritual inclinations. Dan Cohen, assistant teaching professor of religious studies at MU, explained: "In many ways, the results of our study support the idea that spirituality functions as a personality trait...

Drug Used For Preventing Life-Threatening Bleeding During Labor May Not Be Effective

Date: Aug-22-2012
Misoprostol (Cytotec) was originally developed for treating gastric ulcers. However, the drug is increasingly being given to women during labor in low- and middle-income countries to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Although misoprostol is included on the World Health Organization's Essential Medicines List for this use, a study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, states that there is insufficient evidence of the drugs effectiveness...

Women Surveyed Want To See Breast Reconstruction Results Before Cancer Surgery

Date: Aug-22-2012
A new survey released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows that 89 percent of women want to see what breast reconstruction surgery results would look like before undergoing treatment for breast cancer,* prompting the world's largest group of board-certified plastic surgeons to launch a landmark show-and-tell event as part of Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day USA, October 17, 2012 in New Orleans. "We are going to provide information in a way that's never been done before on this level," said ASPS President Malcolm Z. Roth...

Shedding Light On Multiple Sclerosis Using MRI

Date: Aug-22-2012
New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research shows that changes in brain blood flow associated with vein abnormalities are not specific for multiple sclerosis (MS) and do not contribute to its severity, despite what some researchers have speculated. Results of the research are published online in the journal Radiology. "MRI allowed an accurate evaluation of cerebral blood flow that was crucial for our results," said Simone Marziali, M.D., from the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Rome...

Full-Time Working Moms Enjoy The Best Health

Date: Aug-22-2012
Moms who work full-time are healthier at age 40 than moms who stay at home, work part time, or moms who find themselves repeatedly out of work. This was the result of a study reported on Monday, the last day of the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Denver, Colorado. Co-author Adrianne Frech, Assistant Sociology Professor at the University of Akron in Ohio, told the press, work is good for both physical and mental health, for many reasons: "It gives women a sense of purpose, self-efficacy, control and autonomy...