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Researchers find breast cancer drug in bodybuilding supplement

Date: Feb-14-2014
Researchers have found the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in samples of a widely available bodybuilding dietary supplement. In a letter to The BMJ, they explain that, for more than 30 years, bodybuilders have taken tamoxifen to prevent and treat gynaecomastia (breast swelling) caused by use of anabolic steroids.Usually, tamoxifen is sourced from the illicit market, they say. However, bodybuilding discussion forums have speculated that a dietary supplement called Esto Suppress contains tamoxifen because the label listed one of its chemical names.

Researchers find breast cancer drug in bodybuilding supplement

Date: Feb-14-2014
Researchers have found the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in samples of a widely available bodybuilding dietary supplement. In a letter to The BMJ, they explain that, for more than 30 years, bodybuilders have taken tamoxifen to prevent and treat gynaecomastia (breast swelling) caused by use of anabolic steroids.Usually, tamoxifen is sourced from the illicit market, they say. However, bodybuilding discussion forums have speculated that a dietary supplement called Esto Suppress contains tamoxifen because the label listed one of its chemical names.

Childhood clues to later risk of STDs

Date: Feb-14-2014
Here's yet another reason to focus on kids' early years. Children who grow up in well-managed households, enjoy school, and have friends who stay out of trouble report fewer sexually transmitted diseases in young adulthood, according to a new analysis.The findings, from University of Washington longitudinal surveys of nearly 2,000 participants, suggest that efforts to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases should begin years before most people start having sex.

Hispanic stroke patients less likely to receive clot-busting drugs in border state hospitals

Date: Feb-13-2014
Hispanic stroke patients admitted to hospitals in the border states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas were less likely than non-Hispanics in the same border states to receive clot-busting drugs and more likely to die, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014.Researchers analyzed stroke care for Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients according to demographics and clinical characteristics in states bordering Mexico and states not on the Mexican border.

Head, neck injuries may increase stroke risk among trauma patients younger than 50

Date: Feb-13-2014
Suffering an injury to the head or neck increases ischemic stroke risk three-fold among trauma patients younger than 50, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014."These findings are important because strokes after trauma might be preventable," said Christine Fox, M.D., M.A.S., lead author and assistant professor of neurology at the University of California San Francisco.Researchers studied the health records of 1.3 million patients younger than 50 years who had been treated in emergency trauma rooms.

Ambulance magnesium treatment fails to improve stroke outcome

Date: Feb-13-2014
Giving intravenous magnesium to stroke patients soon after the start of symptoms, in an attempt to protect brain cells deprived of oxygen, failed to improve stroke-related disability 3 months later, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014.Investigators showed that paramedics can successfully deliver intravenous medications to most stroke patients within an hour after symptoms begin. This is the "golden hour" the time in which patients have the best chance to survive and avoid long-term neurological damage.

Earwax contains ethnicity-specific data, according to a new study

Date: Feb-13-2014
Earwax is "a neglected body secretion," according to researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, PA. A new study shows that, as well as giving different odors corresponding to ethnic group, earwax could store other other useful personal information.A mixture of secretions from sweat glands and the fatty byproduct of sebaceous glands, earwax is usually a wet yellow-brown wax or a dry white wax. This wax makes its way to the opening of the ear and is usually washed away when we have a shower or bath.But earwax does have some beneficial properties.

Moderate exercise cuts stroke risk as much as strenuous activity

Date: Feb-13-2014
Though the benefits of exercise abound, research presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014 shows that moderate exercise could cut stroke risk in women by 20% and offset the increased risk in women taking postmenopausal hormone therapy.And the good news is that women can reduce their stroke risk by briskly walking, conferring the same benefits as if they were to run. The researchers, led by Prof.

Adopt a healthy lifestyle: your heart will love you for it

Date: Feb-13-2014
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 17 million people around the world die from cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, every year. Around 1 million of these deaths occur in the US alone - the equivalent to one death every 33 seconds.With figures like these, it is no surprise that heart disease is the main cause of death in the US. But what is surprising is that many of these deaths could be prevented, simply by taking better care of our health.

Common infections may increase risk for memory decline

Date: Feb-13-2014
Exposure to common infections is linked to memory and brain function - even if the infections never made you ill, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014.Researchers found an index of antibody levels caused by exposure to Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 was associated with worse cognitive performance, including memory, speed of mental processing, abstract thinking, planning and reasoning ability.