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Prednisolone's Considerable Effect On Bells Palsy Symptoms
Date: May-24-2012A report in JAMA's May edition of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery reveals that by treating Bell's Palsy, a form of facial paralysis that is usually temporarily, with prednisolone within 72 hours, seems to considerably reduce the number of patients with mild to moderate paralysis at 12 months. Although the cause of Bell's Palsy remains unknown, scientists believe that one of its causes could be due to the reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus, which may cause damage to the facial nerve. The majority of people naturally recover fully from the condition within 6 months...
The Anti Epilepsy 'Miracle' Diet
Date: May-24-2012It's always been the old wives' remedy for Epilepsy, that eating a high fat diet, low in carbs would help people reduce or prevent seizures. Now, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School have uncovered the science behind the so called miracle cure for Epilepsy. The research, which will be published in the May 24th issue of the journal Neuron, suggests that resistance to seizures is caused by a protein that modifies cellular metabolism in the brain. The neurological disorder basically causes a rainstorm of electronic activity in the brain that results in...
The Dirtiest Places In The Office
Date: May-24-2012If you think the restroom is the place you are most likely to pick up germs at the office, perhaps you should think again, because new findings from the US suggest the dirtiest places in the office are in break rooms and kitchens, with sink and microwave door handles topping the list of germ "hot spots". For the research, which forms part of the company's Healthy Workplace Project, Kimberly-Clark Professional hygienists collected nearly 5,000 swabs from office buildings housing more than 3,000 workers employed in a cross-section of industries. These included law firms, manufacturers,...
DNA Methylomes And Obesity
Date: May-24-2012In a highlighted paper published online in Nature Communications, researchers from Sichuan Agricultural University and BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, reported the atlas of DNA methylomes in porcine adipose and muscle tissues, providing a valuable epigenomic source for obesity prediction and prevention as well as boosting the further development of pig as a model animal for human obesity research. Obesity could be considered as an epidemic that presents a risk to human health in modern society. It has become an important risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, including...
Sedation Curriculum For Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Date: May-24-2012The national gastroenterology societies have issued a new document on sedation training for gastrointestinal endoscopy. The Multisociety Sedation Curriculum for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (MSCGE) grew out of the need for a complete and programmatic approach to the training of procedure sedation. The document is published jointly in Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, GIE:Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Hepatology and in Gastroenterology Nursing. "As a natural outgrowth of the Gastroenterology Core Curriculum, the sponsoring societies thought that a comprehensive document...
H1N1 Vaccination During Pregnancy Shows Unexpected Benefits In Large Study
Date: May-24-2012Getting a flu shot during pregnancy provides unanticipated benefits to the baby, according to the authors of a large population-based study examining the issue. Specifically, the study showed that H1N1 vaccination during the pandemic was associated with a significantly reduced risk of stillbirth, preterm birth and extremely small babies at birth. Researchers at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), the CHEO Research Institute and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) used data from Ontario's birth record database, BORN, to examine 55,570 single-child births that took place in Ontario...
Research Links Abacavir Hypersensitivity Reactions In HIV To Attacks By Body's Own Immune System
Date: May-24-2012Potentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced immunogens that are attacked by the body's immune system, according to a study published online by the journal AIDS, official journal of the International AIDS Society. AIDS is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The study is the first to explain how hypersensitivity reactions to abacavir develop in genetically predisposed patients - and suggests that similar autoimmune mechanisms might account...
Communication Between Couples Is Key To Improving Men's Diets
Date: May-24-2012Married men will eat their peas to keep the peace, but many aren't happy about it, and may even binge on unhealthy foods away from home. "The key to married men adopting a healthier diet is for couples to discuss and negotiate the new, healthier menu changes as a team," said Derek Griffith, assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. This seems obvious, but most times it doesn't happen, according to a new study called "'She looks out for the meals, period.' African-American men's perceptions of how their wives influence their eating behavior and dietary health."...
Potential To Diagnose Radiation Exposure Using Novel Biomarkers
Date: May-24-2012Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have identified novel biomarkers that could be used to confirm exposure to damaging radiation in large groups of people potentially exposed to unknown and variable doses for the purpose of triage and treatment. The findings are published in Radiation Research. John E. Baker, Ph.D., professor of surgery, biochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is the lead author of the study. There is an urgent need for rapid, accurate and sensitive diagnostic platforms to confirm exposure to radiation and estimate the dose...
Two-Step Tooth Implantation And Built-Up Bone Can Be Longer Lasting
Date: May-24-2012Periodontists routinely grow bone in the mouth to guarantee a stable environment for teeth and tooth implants. But whether it's better to build up bone before placing the implant, or to simply place the implant and allow bone to grow around it, has been a subject of considerable medical debate. Now Prof. Zvi Artzi of Tel Aviv University's Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dentistry at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine has completed a study that concludes the two-step method is the more effective alternative - building bone first, then implanting and allowing further bone growth....
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