High fructose corn syrup: A recipe for hypertension
Public release date: 29-Oct-2009 - Specifically, a diet of more than 74 grams per day of fructose led to a 28%, 36%, and 87% higher...
Low vitamin D levels explains most ESRD risk in African-Americans
Public release date: 29-Oct-2009 - Low levels of vitamin D may account for nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease Future...
Scientists discover influenza’s Achilles heel: Antioxidants
Public release date: 29-Oct-2009 New research in the FASEB Journal opens the door for new drugs that could prevent severe flu-related lung damage As...
Pregnant women risk early delivery from using psychiatric medication
Public release date: 29-Oct-2009 Â The odds triple for premature child delivery pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, according...
First national zinc campaign for childhood diarrhea increases awareness, but use lags behind
Public release date: 2-Nov-2009 - Use of zinc was found to be safe, with few side-effects, and did not affect the use of traditional treatments...
Study examines associations between antibiotic use during pregnancy and birth defects
Public release date: 2-Nov-2009 - Two medications—sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins (each used by 1.1 percent of cases and 0.9 percent of controls)—were associated with several birth...
Statins may worsen symptoms in some cardiac patients
Public release date: 3-Nov-2009 - statins have beneficial effects on patients with systolic heart failure (SHF), but those with diastolic heart failure (DHF) experienced the...
Children who often drink full-fat milk weigh less
Public release date: 3-Nov-2009 Eight-year-old children who drink full-fat milk every day have a lower BMI than those who seldom drink milk. This is not...
Does green tea prevent cancer? Evidence continues to brew, but questions remain
Public release date: 5-Nov-2009 - The researchers assessed clinical response in oral pre-malignant lesions and found 58.8 percent of patients at the highest doses displayed...
Acetaminophen may be linked to asthma in children and adults
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] English: Metabolism of paracetamol (acetaminophen). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Public release date: 5-Nov-2009 - The analysis showed that the pooled odds ratio...
Researchers explore new ways to prevent spinal cord damage using a vitamin B3 precursor – nicotinamide riboside (NR) — a natural NAD+
Public release date: 5-Nov-2009 Weill Cornell Medical College team receives $2.5 million New York State research grant to undertake laboratory study NEW YORK (November...
Antimicrobials: Silver (and copper) bullets to kill bacteria
Public release date: 9-Nov-2009 -  Environmental Protection Agency officially registered copper alloys, allowing them to be marketed with the label “kills 99.9% of bacteria within...
People with less education could be more susceptible to the flu
Public release date: 9-Nov-2009 -  “When you listen to the current news about H1N1, it’s interesting because everyone feels that this is a random threat,...