Indian medicinal plant Acanthus ilicifolius may combat liver cancer
Public release date: 16-Jan-2008 Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world with a poor prognosis. About three quarters of the cases of liver cancer…
How does Fu-Zheng-Jie-Du-Decoction act on PTEN expression in hepatocellular carcinoma?
Public release date: 16-Jan-2008 Many hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in China may be treated with Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Some say it works, others doubt its effectiveness. These stated that…
Weight gain induced by antipsychotic drugs can be avoided
Public release date: 16-Jan-2008 Quebec City, January 16, 2008—A research team from Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine and Robert-Giffard Hospital has demonstrated that weight gain induced by the use of antipsychotic…
Toxoplasma Infection Increases Risk of Schizophrenia, Study Suggests
Public release date: 16-Jan-2008 Findings from what is believed to be the largest comparison of blood samples collected from healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia suggest that infection with the common…
Newly discovered virus linked to deadly skin cancer
Public release date: 17-Jan-2008 PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17 – A new strategy to hunt for human viruses described in this week’s issue of the journal Science by the husband-and-wife team who…
Value of drugs for pre-osteoporosis exaggerated – only a 0.9% reduction in absolute risk
Public release date: 17-Jan-2008 Drugs for pre-osteoporosis: Prevention or disease-mongering? A series of recent scientific publications have exaggerated the benefits and underplayed the harms of drugs to treat pre-osteoporosis…
Saline nasal wash helps improve children’s cold symptoms
Public release date: 21-Jan-2008 A saline nasal wash solution made from processed seawater appears to improve nasal symptoms and may help prevent the recurrence of respiratory infections when used by…
Researchers show that fibrosis can be stopped, cured and reversed
Public release date: 26-Dec-2007 Modified protein developed by UC-San Diego researchers may lead to first cure for cirrhosis of the liver University of California, San Diego researchers have proven in…
The very old may benefit from L-carnitine
Public release date: 1-Jan-2008 The dietary supplement L-carnitine can lessen fatigue and boost mental function in very old people, Italian researchers report. Study participants given L-carnitine also experienced significant…
Environmental Trigger for Alzheimer’s Disease – Lead
Public release date: 1-Jan-2008 Early exposure to environmental toxins can lead to diseases much later in life. This week, Wu et al. report that primates exposed to lead…
Silence may lead to phantom noises misinterpreted as tinnitus
Public release date: 1-Jan-2008 Phantom noises, that mimic ringing in the ears associated with tinnitus, can be experienced by people with normal hearing in quiet situations, according to new research…
New discovery could reduce the health risk of high-fat foods – polyphenols
Public release date: 2-Jan-2008 Just as additives help gasoline burn cleaner, a research report published in the January 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal shows that the food industry…
The Cost of Pushing Pills: A New Estimate of Pharmaceutical Promotion Expenditures in the United States
Public release date: 2-Jan-2008 In the late 1950s, the late Democratic Senator Estes Kefauver, Chairman of the United States Senate's Anti-Trust and Monopoly Subcommittee, put together the first extensive…
About one in three older persons taking at least five medications will experience an adverse drug event each year, and about two-thirds of these patients will require medical attention.
Public release date: 2-Jan-2008 Tips to prevent adverse drug events in older adults BOSTON (January 2, 2008) Adverse drug events are more common in older adults because they are prescribed…
Jefferson scientists studying the effects of high-dose vitamin C on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients ( vitamin C converts to hydrogen peroxide )
Public release date: 2-Jan-2008 PHILADELPHIA) - Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the effect high dose…
Winemaking waste proves effective against disease-causing bacteria in early studies
Public release date: 2-Jan-2008 A class of chemicals in red wine grapes may significantly reduce the ability of bacteria to cause cavities, according to a study published recently in…
The prevalence and impact of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States
Public release date: 2-Jan-2008 The National Arthritis Data Workgroup was formed to provide a single source of national data on various rheumatic conditions. Supported by the National Institutes of…
Older surgical patients at greater risk for developing cognitive problems
Public release date: 2-Jan-2008 DURHAM, N.C. -- Patients over the age of 60 who have elective surgeries such as joint replacements, hysterectomies and other non-emergency, inpatient procedures, are at an…
100% of people carry at least one type of pesticide from the air, water or food in their bodies
Public Release: 4-Jan-2008 UGR News. A study carried out by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Escuela…
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