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Cosmetic Procedures Under Major Review, UK
Date: Aug-16-2012Expert panel to look at the best way to protect patients having cosmetic interventions The cosmetic surgery industry is under scrutiny and could find itself operating under tighter restrictions following a major review into cosmetic surgery and procedures launched by the Department of Health. The review, requested by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and led by the NHS Medical Director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, is in response to concerns raised about the industry following problems with PiP breast implants...
A Mediterranean Diet Can Help Protect Bones
Date: Aug-16-2012According to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), going on a 2 year Mediterranean diet enhanced with olive oil can increase serum osteocalin concentrations, which can result in protecting a person's bones. Many women and men suffer from bone mass loss and a decrease in the strength of their bones as they get older, which often leads to osteoporosis and a high risk of fractures. However, studies have proven that in Europe, osteoporosis rates are much lower in the Mediterranean area...
Childhood Diagnosis Of ADHD Linked To More Psychological Problems Later In Life
Date: Aug-16-2012Girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are significantly more likely to attempt suicide or injure themselves as young adults than girls who do not have ADHD, according to research published by the American Psychological Association...
Studies Seek Better Understanding And Treatment Of Depression
Date: Aug-16-2012Connecting the dots between two molecules whose levels are decreased in depression and increased by current antidepressants could yield new therapies, researchers say. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that enables brain cells to communicate and brain-derived neurotropic factor, or BDNF, is a brain-nourishing molecule that also aids connectivity. Popular antidepressants such as Prozac, developed to increase levels of serotonin, have recently been found to also increase BDNF levels, said Dr...
FDA Approves Flu Vaccines For Coming Season
Date: Aug-15-2012The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the formula for the influenza vaccine for all six manufacturers equipped to produce and distribute the shots for the 2012-2013 season. Experts from the World Health Organization, the FDA, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) closely study influenza virus samples and patterns of global disease in order to identify strains that are most likely to cause illness during the approaching flu season...
Effective Prosthetic Retinal Device For Blindness
Date: Aug-15-2012The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reports a major breakthrough by two Weill Cornell Medical College researchers in the longstanding efforts of restoring sight. The team managed to decipher the retina's neural code from a mouse and coupled this information to a novel prosthetic device to restore sight to blind mice. They report that they have also deciphered the code for a monkey retina, which is more or less identical to that of humans, and hope that in the near future they can design and test a device for blind humans to use...
Heroin And Morphine Addiction Blocker Breakthrough
Date: Aug-15-2012New research has made a tremendous discovery proving that it is possible to block addiction to heroin and morphine, while increasing pain relief at the same time. According to the scientists, from the University of Adelaide and the University of Colorado, they have identified the key mechanism in the body's immune system that intensifies addiction to these potentially harmful drugs. After much research, the experts learned that the drug (+)-naloxone can selectively block this immune-addiction response...
Cause Of Burkitt Lymphoma Discovered
Date: Aug-15-2012Burkitt lymphoma is an extremely fast growing form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that originates from a subgroup of white blood cells called B lymphocytes of the immune system. Now, researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch have discovered a vital component that converts the immune cells into malignant lymphoma cells. According to Dr. Sandrine Sander and Professor Klaus Rajewsky, Burkitt lymphoma originates from germinal centers of the lymphoid organs (Peyer's patches in the small intestine, spleen and lymph nodes)...
Overconfidence Helps People Climb Social Ladder
Date: Aug-15-2012Overconfidence helps people climb the social ladder, increasing their social status and causing them to be promoted higher than their level of competence. Falsely believing oneself to be better than others has a strong effect on other people who tend to give displays of confidence more weight than they deserve. The result is of huge social benefit to overconfident individuals, and sharpens their motive to persist with the attitude. These are the findings of a study reported recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology...
Evaluating Benefits And Risks Of Obesity Drugs
Date: Aug-15-2012Obesity currently affects 1 in 3 adults. Now, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (GW) has released a report representing consensus findings from a cross-section of stakeholders that could help transform the methods used to assess interventions to treat obesity. The stakeholder dialogue group set out to determine why the development and approval of drugs to fight obesity have been so challenging. Christine Ferguson, J.S...
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