DNA from Helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacteria, minimizes the effects of colitis
“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
"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%
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
- 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
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.
Public release date: 10-May-2011 Recently published research shows that coffee drinkers enjoy not only the taste of their coffee but also a reduced risk of...
Europe says No to drug data access ” arguing that this would undermine commercial interests and that there was no overriding public interest in disclosure”
Public release date: 10-May-2011 Drug regulators are protecting profits over patients, warn researchers Analysis: Opening up data at the European Medicines Agency Medicines regulators are...
Vitamin D deficiency in pneumonia patients associated with increased mortality
Public release date: 10-May-2011 A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that adult patients admitted to the hospital with pneumonia are more likely...
Beneficial Bacteria Help Repair Intestinal Injury by Inducing Reactive Oxygen Species
Public release date: 10-May-2011 Probiotic bacteria promote healing of the intestinal lining in mice by inducing the production of reactive oxygen species, researchers at Emory...
Study finds highest reported BPA level in pregnant woman and associated abnormalities in infant
Avoid using plastic food and beverage storage containers with #7 on the bottom. If the recycling code is #7, then the plastic may contain BPA....
Lack of exercise linked to higher heart disease risk in healthy children as young as 9
Public release date: 12-May-2011 Even healthy children as young as nine-years-old can start to show an increased risk of future heart problems if they are...