Off-label use: Oft not evidence base
Public release date: 21-Aug-2009 - in 2006 indicated that approximately 21% of drug uses in the United States occur for off-label purposes, - with 73% of those cases lacking scientific…
Research shows why low vitamin D raises heart disease risks in diabetics
Public release date: 25-Aug-2009 - They have found that diabetics deficient in vitamin D can’t process cholesterol normally, so it builds up in their blood vessels By Jim Dryden…
Long-term tamoxifen use increases risk of an aggressive, hard to treat type of second breast cancer
Public release date: 25-Aug-2009 Study finds a more than four-fold increased risk of ER negative second cancers SEATTLE – While long-term tamoxifen use among breast cancer survivors decreases their…
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients with heart conditions linked to increased death risk – Kills twice as fast
Public release date: 25-Aug-2009 - , neoadjuvant HT use was associated with nearly twice the risk of all-cause mortality (26.3 percent vs. 11.2 percent). Men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive…
More obesity blues
Public release date: 25-Aug-2009 - They found that obese people had 8 percent less brain tissue than people with normal weight, while overweight people had 4 percent less tissue. UCLA…
Unlocking the body’s defenses against cancer
Public release date: 25-Aug-2009 - ‘kinase inhibitors’ opened up communication channels on the surface of cells that enabled healthy cells to ‘talk’ to the cancer cells. - When we added…
Discovery of natural odors could help develop mosquito repellents
Public release date: 26-Aug-2009 - “CO2 emitted in human breath is the main attractant for the Culex mosquito to find people, aiding the transmission of these deadly diseases,” …
Bird flu leaves the nest — adapting to a new host ( How to Kill or Cure Millions )
Public release date: 26-Aug-2009 - an unadapted avian strain and an avian strain adapted to infect mice by mutations that increase the efficiency of the viral polymerase - They found…
Heat forms potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup
Public release date: 26-Aug-2009 - Levels jumped dramatically at about 120 degrees Fahrenheit. - The substance, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), forms mainly from heating fructose. - studies have linked HMF to DNA…
People vary widely in ability to eliminate arsenic from the body
Public release date: 26-Aug-2009 - They found that ability to eliminate arsenic from the body varied greatly, with some participants excreting up to 95 percent of the ingested arsenic…
Immune defect is key to skin aging
Public release date: 27-Aug-2009 - “We also, obviously, would like to know if it is possible to reverse the skin defect in older people. We’ve done some experiments that show…
Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder – orthorexia nervosa
Public release date: 27-Aug-2009 HRR ( EDITORS NOTE) - Yes this is a real medical editorial from 2009 ( Yes they label it a serious psychological condition, eating kind of like how your…
Natural compounds, chemotherapeutic drugs may become partners in cancer therapy
Public release date: 27-Aug-2009 - chlorophyllin kills cancer cells by blocking the same phase of cellular division that hydroxyurea does, but by a different mechanism CORVALLIS, Ore. –…
Daily aspirin does more harm than good: study
September 1, 2009 - there was no difference in the number of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events suffered, major bleeding occurred in two percent of the aspirin group…
H1N1 Pandemic Virus Does Not Mutate Into ‘Superbug’ in UMd. Lab Study ( 2009 )
September 1, 2009 HRR - This does not take into account the man made engineering of the virus currently going on. COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A laboratory study by…
The popular insect repellent deet is a neurotoxin
Public release date: 4-Aug-2009 - "We've found that deet is not simply a behavior-modifying chemical but also inhibits the activity of a key central nervous system enzyme, acetycholinesterase, in both…
A synthetic derivative of the kudzu vine can reduce drinking and prevent relapse
Public release date: 11-Aug-2009 •Kudzu extracts have been used in Chinese folk medicine to treat alcoholism for about 1,000 years. •Daidzin is an anti-drinking substance in kudzu. •A synthetic…
High-fat diet affects physical and memory abilities of rats after 9 days
Public release date: 11-Aug-2009 - 'After just nine days, they were only able to run 50 per cent as far on a treadmill as those that remained on the low-fat…
Carnitine supplements reverse glucose intolerance in animals
Public release date: 12-Aug-2009 DURHAM, N.C. – Supplementing obese rats with the nutrient carnitine helps the animals to clear the extra sugar in their blood, something they had…
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