March 2014 – ClinicalNews.Org

Missed - Medical Breakthroughs

Public release date: 2-May-2011 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An antioxidant may prevent damage to the liver caused by excessive alcohol, according to new research from the...

ABILIFY – The evidence base for the prescribing of aripiprazole in maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder is limited to a single trial, sponsored by the manufacturer of aripiprazole

Public release date: 3-May-2011 Limitations of evidence base for prescribing aripiprazole in maintenance therapy of bipolar disorder - The evidence base for the prescribing of...

Ecstasy associated with chronic change in brain function

Lethal or Unintended Side Effects

Public release date: 3-May-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="525"] High resolution fMRI of the Human brain. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Ecstasy – the illegal “rave” drug that...

New Info Graphic Elecampane MRSA Staph

Natural protection against radiation

Highlights Missed - Medical Breakthroughs

Public release date: 4-May-2011 acetyl resveratrol In the midst of ongoing concerns about radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in...

New evidence that caffeine is a healthful antioxidant in coffee

Public release date: 4-May-2011 Scientists are reporting an in-depth analysis of how the caffeine in coffee, tea, and other foods seems to protect against conditions...

Research Holds Promise for Heart Failure Patients

Counter Intuitive - Medical

- One of the main implications of these findings is that contrary to previously held beliefs, a state of insulin-resistance might actually be beneficial to...

Estimated costs of environmental disease in children at $76.6 billion per year

Emerging Contaminants Environmental Lethal or Unintended Side Effects

Public release date: 4-May-2011 Experts suggest new policy to reduce toxic chemical exposure and subsequent burden of disease In three new studies published in the...

Has Mercks Measles/Mumps MMR vaccine become ineffective, or have new strains emerged?

This is not a snippet on pro nor anti vaccination. It is an attempt to determine risk vs. benefit ratio of an administered medication You have...

New Info Graphic BEETS Stamina ;-)

Study suggests prolonged bottle feeding increases the risk of obesity

Lethal or Unintended Side Effects

Public release date: 5-May-2011 Cincinnati, OH, May 5, 2011 — Experts agree that obesity prevention should begin before children enter school. But...

Study adds weight to link between arsenic in drinking water and heart disease

Emerging Contaminants General Pesticides

Arsenic poses far higher health risks than any other known environmental exposure, say Professors Allan Smith and Craig Steinmaus from the University of California, Berkeley,...

‘Bad’ Cholesterol Not As Bad As People Think, Shows Texas A&M Study Texas A&M News & Information Service

Counter Intuitive - Medical Highlights

“It shows that you do need a certain amount of LDL to gain more muscle mass. There’s no doubt you need both – the LDL...

DNA from Helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacteria, minimizes the effects of colitis

Counter Intuitive - Medical

“This research shows further evidence that we should leave the bugs alone because there may be a benefit to hosting them in the stomach” Public...

Bill Gates Talks About Vaccines to Reduce World Population

Highlights Lethal or Unintended Side Effects Medical Ethics

"Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent.”...

Short term use of painkillers could be dangerous to heart patients / Risk of death increased 45 to 55%

Counter Intuitive - Medical Highlights Lethal or Unintended Side Effects

Public release date: 9-May-2011 Even short-term use of some painkillers could be dangerous for people who’ve had a heart attack, according to research published in...

Black Death wasn’t spread by fleas/ U.K. outbreak in 14th century was airborne, scientists say

March 30, 2014March 30, 2014

Counter Intuitive - Medical

- To their surprise, the 14th-century strain, the cause of the most lethal catastrophe in recorded history, was no more virulent than today’s disease. The...

Parsley, Celery Carry Crucial Component for Fight Against Breast Cancer, MU Researcher Finds

Missed - Medical Breakthroughs

Public release date: 9-May-2011 COLUMBIA, Mo. — Parsley is usually used as a decorative accent to a scrumptious meal, but don’t set it aside just...

Coffee reduces breast cancer risk / protective effect of coffee on breast cancer was only measurable for ER-negative breast cancer.