UAE
Bahrain
Jordan
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi ArabiaHealth News
Women With Gestational Diabetes Fare Better When They Have Phone Contact With Nurses
Date: May-29-2012Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus, referral to a telephone-based nurse management program was associated with lower risk of high baby birth weight and increased postpartum glucose testing, according to Kaiser Permanente researchers. Investigators for the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research examined the associations between referral to telephone-based nurse consultation and outcomes in 12 Kaiser Permanente medical centers with variation in the percent of patients referred to telephonic nurse management...
New Biological Role Identified For Compound In Turmeric, Popular In Curries, Used In Ancient Medicine
Date: May-29-2012Scientists have just identified a new reason why some curry dishes, made with spices humans have used for thousands of years, might be good for you. New research at Oregon State University has discovered that curcumin, a compound found in the cooking spice turmeric, can cause a modest but measurable increase in levels of a protein that's known to be important in the "innate" immune system, helping to prevent infection in humans and other animals...
Hormone Therapy, The Pros And Cons - An Updated Report
Date: May-28-2012An updated report on the benefits and harms of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) has found that estrogen plus progestin and estrogen alone reduce fracture risk but raise the risk of stroke, gallbladder disease, urinary incontinence and thromboembolism events. Estrogen plus progestin raise the chances of developing breast cancer and probably dementia, while estrogen alone decreases breast cancer risk...
Chronic Inflammation Gene May Destroy Tumors
Date: May-28-2012A study published ahead of the 13 July print edition in Molecular Cell reveals that researchers at NYU School of Medicine have, for the first time, discovered a single gene that simultaneously controls inflammation and accelerated aging, as well as cancer. Robert J. Schneider, PhD, the Albert Sabin Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis and associate director for translational research and co-director of the Breast Cancer Program at the NYU Langone Medical Center, who was the principal investigator of the study, declared: "This was certainly an unexpected finding...
Emphysema Patients' Lung Function Improved With Metal Wire Implanted
Date: May-28-2012Results of a multi-center international trial have shown that a tiny, resilient metal wire called a lung volume reduction coil (LVRC), designed to gather and compress diseased lung tissue, may offer relief to patients with severe heterogeneous emphysema, a subtype of the disease that involves specific, usually isolated areas of the lungs. The study was presented at the ATS 2012 International Conference in San Francisco, demonstrating that the wire can easily be implanted, and potentially replace more invasive procedures to improving lung function in these patients...
Working Night Shifts May Result In Higher Risk Of Breast Cancer
Date: May-28-2012A long-term study featured in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine reveals that working more than two night shifts per week poses a greater risk of breast cancer. The risk appears cumulatively higher in those who describe themselves as 'early birds' or 'morning people' than 'owls' or 'night birds'. After discovering that shift work disrupts the body's clock (circadian rythms) and is "probably carcinogenic", the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) called for more research in 2007...
High Fat Diet Triggers Neurological Tendency To Eat More
Date: May-28-2012A study in the May edition of Nature Neuroscience reveals that Johns Hopkins researchers have found, in animal studies, that new nerve cells formed in a particular part of the brain could influence how much people eat and their consequent weight. Leading researcher Seth Blackshaw's PhD., states that it has been evident for a few decades that the brain continues to form new nerve cells (neurons) into adulthood, yet it was believed that this process (neurogenesis) only occurs in two areas of the brain, i.e. in the hippocampus and in the olfactory bulb...
Exploring The Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms And High-Fat Diets
Date: May-28-2012Scientists affiliated with Montreal's University Hospital Research Centre (CR-CHUM) and the university's Faculty of Medicine are undertaking an advanced neuro-scientific study which may be able to shed light on the line in the Austin Powers' film "I eat because I'm depressed and I'm depressed because I eat"...
Drownings Are A Leading Cause Of Child Death
Date: May-28-2012With the summer season already in full swing, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) put the word out that downing in swimming pools and spas are one of the leading cause of child deaths and injuries. For the third year running they announce their Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives campaign and this time around put a focus on sectors of the population, including children who are most at risk from drowning...
Children's Activity Levels Strongly Influenced By Who They Are Friends With
Date: May-28-2012Children whose friends are physically active are much more likely to be physically active themselves, researchers from Vanderbilt University reported in the journal Pediatrics. The authors explained that several previous studies had focused on obesity and social networking in adolescents and adults, but never on younger children. Sabina B. Gesell, PhD. and team found that friendship bonds play a vital role in setting physical activity trends in children aged between 5 and 12 years...
Stay Connected
