Pain is in the eyes of the beholder
Public release date: 25-Nov-2008 By manipulating the appearance of a chronically achy hand, researchers have found they could increase or decrease the pain and swelling in patients moving their…
Estrogen therapy could be dangerous for women with existing heart risk
Public release date: 25-Nov-2008 ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Hormone therapy could accentuate certain pre-existing heart disease risk factors and a heart health evaluation should become the norm when considering estrogen replacement, new…
Eating red meat sets up target for disease-causing bacteria
Public release date: 29-Oct-2008 -Non-human molecules absorbed by eating red meat increase risk of food poisoning in humans Offering another reason why eating red meat could be bad for you,…
Grapes may aid a bunch of heart risk factors, animal study finds
Public release date: 29-Oct-2008 Research shows that grape intake lowered blood pressure and signs of heart muscle damage, and improved heart function in lab rats ANN ARBOR, Mich. —…
The upside to allergies: cancer prevention
Public release date: 29-Oct-2008 A new article in the December issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology provides strong evidence that allergies are much more than just an annoying immune…
New MU Study Indicates that Exercise Prevents Fatty Liver Disease
Public release date: 29-Oct-2008 COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s easy to go to the gym on a regular basis right after a person buys the gym membership. It’s also easy…
Vigorous activity protects against breast cancer
Public release date: 30-Oct-2008 Normal-weight women who carry out lots of vigorous exercise are approximately 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who don’t exercise vigorously. A…
Optimal Dose of Vitamin E Maximizes Benefits, Minimizes Risk
Public release date: 30-Oct-2008 - Those taking the vitamin experienced a 26 percent reduction in cardiovascular events and a 49 percent reduction in cardiovascular deaths. Corvallis, Oregon –…
Drinking milk to ease milk allergy?
Public release date: 30-Oct-2008 Hopkins Children’s oral immunotherapy study shows promise, but do not try this at home Giving children with milk allergies increasingly higher doses of milk over time…
Can rectal vitamin E induce remission in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis?
Public release date: 31-Oct-2008 - All 15 participating patients responded dramatically to therapy after 12 weeks, with 9 of them going to clinical remission It is believed that the generation…
How did glycine significantly decrease liver injury?
Public release date: 31-Oct-2008 - glycine decreases liver injury under the conditions of experimental cholestasis thru a direct effect on hepatocytes The nonessential amino acid glycine has been shown to…
Fibromyalgia can no longer be called the ‘invisible’ syndrome
Public release date: 3-Nov-2008 Molecular imaging uncovers evidence that symptoms are related to functional brain abnormalities, according to article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Reston, Va.—Using single photon emission…
Vitamin B3 reduces Alzheimer’s symptoms, lesions
Public release date: 4-Nov-2008 - treated Alzheimer’s mice performed at the same level as normal mice UC Irvine starts clinical trial on nicotinamide effect in Alzheimer’s patients Irvine,…
Study shows pine bark reduces jetlag – reduces jetlag in passengers by nearly 50 percent
Public release date: 5-Nov-2008 Pycnogenol cut jetlag symptoms in half for passengers taking 7- to 9-hour flights A new study published in the journal of Minerva Cardioangiologica reveals Pycnogenol,…
Dietary sport supplement shows strong effects in the elderly – Beta-alanine (BA)
Public release date: 6-Nov-2008 Beta-alanine (BA), a dietary supplement widely used by athletes and body builders, has been proven to increase the fitness levels of a group of elderly men…
UC Davis researchers discover Achilles’ heel in pancreatic cancer
Public release date: 6-Nov-2008 Starving cancer cells of arginine cuts proliferation in half UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have discovered a metabolic deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells that can…
Could vitamin D save us from radiation?
Public release date: 7-Nov-2008 Radiological health expert Daniel Hayes, Ph.D., of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suggests that a form of vitamin D could be…
LOW POTASSIUM LINKED TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Public release date: 10-Nov-2008 Getting More Potassium May Be Especially Important for African Americans, Study Suggests As a risk factor for high blood pressure, low levels of…
Doctors should disclose off-label prescribing to their patients
Public release date: 10-Nov-2008 Doctors should be required to disclose when they are prescribing drugs off-label, argues a new article in this week's PLoS Medicine. Michael Wilkes and Margaret…
Can vitamins and minerals prevent hearing loss?
Public release date: 10-Nov-2008 - combination of the four micronutrients blocked about 80 percent of the noise-induced hearing impairment. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — About 10 million people in the United…
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