Allergy-like symptoms after drinking wine
29 JUL 2012 Around seven percent of adults suffer from an intolerance to wine. This is the result of a survey presented by Peter Wigand and co-authors in the current…
Higher but not lower doses of vitamin D are effective in fracture risk reduction in older adults
“Taking between 800 IUs and 2,000 IUs of vitamin D per day significantly reduced the risk of most fractures, including hip, wrist and forearm in both men and women age…
Evidence Reveals Little Difference in Efficacy Between Intensive Insulin Therapies, Glucose Monitoring Approaches
29 JUL 2012 Advances in intensive insulin therapy and glucose monitoring are designed to improve glycemic control and quality of life while limiting adverse effects such as hypoglycemia and weight…
Cranberry products associated with prevention of urinary tract infections
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 CHICAGO – Use of cranberry-containing products appears to be associated with prevention of urinary tract infections in some individuals, according…
Research underway to create pomegranate drug to stem Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rlEVRl-h_s?rel=0] Research underway to create pomegranate drug to stem Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s - THE onset of Alzheimer’s disease can be slowed and some of its symptoms curbed by a…
Polio: Mutated virus breaches vaccine protection
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGBYDJwrH5w] Polio: Mutated virus breaches vaccine protection- The polio epidemic in the Congo in 2010 was especially serious. 445 people were verifiably infected, mostly young adults. The disease was…
Study examines expedited FDA drug approvals, safety questions remain
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zQmFAQSDPA] Study examines expedited FDA drug approvals, safety questions remain-The expedited drugs were tested for efficacy in a median 104 patients compared with a median 580 patients for standard…
In our digital world, are young people losing the ability to read emotions?
Stuart Wolpert | August 21, 2014 Children’s social skills may be declining as they have less time for face-to-face interaction due to their increased use of digital media, according to…
Green tea polyphenols protect spinal cord neurons against oxidative stress
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Aug-2014 Green tea polyphenols are strong antioxidants and can reduce free radical damage. Can they protect spinal cord neurons against oxidative stress? Jianbo Zhao and co-workers from…
Scientists uncover why major cow milk allergen is actually allergenic
"The manner of keeping and feeding cows may be a factor involved in this phenomenon. Iron loading may depend on whether the milk is produced organically or conventionally." 08-22-2014 -…
Research underway to create pomegranate drug to stem Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
There is still no cure for the disease, but the punicalagin in pomegranate could prevent it or slow down its development. Dr. Olumayokun Olajide's research will now look to produce…
Polio: Mutated virus breaches vaccine protection
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Aug-2014 Scientists of the University of Bonn publish alarming findings Thanks to effective vaccination, polio is considered nearly eradicated. Each year only a few hundred people are…
Pica in pregnant teens linked to low iron
August 20, 2014 By Melissa Osgood ITHACA, N.Y. – In a study of 158 pregnant teenagers in Rochester, NY, nearly half engaged in pica – the craving and intentional consumption…
Experts denounce clinical trials of unscientific, ‘alternative’ medicines
CNO Editors Note: With all do respect to the dubious experts, let scientific method determine what is medicine and what is not? " Over the last two decades, such complementary and…
‘Tickling’ your ear could be good for your heart
Public Release: 19-Aug-2014 Stimulating nerves in your ear could improve the health of your heart, researchers have discovered. A team at the University of Leeds used a standard TENS machine…
Common antibiotic linked with heart deaths
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 19-Aug-2014 Findings need confirmation before being used to guide decisions, say researchers The antibiotic clarithromycin -- widely used for treating common bacterial infections -- is associated with…
Physically fit kids have beefier brain white matter than their less-fit peers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study of 9- and 10-year-olds finds that those who are more aerobically fit have more fibrous and compact white-matter tracts in the brain than their…
Quasi-Legal Drug Fifteen Times Stronger Than Heroin Hides in Plain Sight
Aug 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Emergency physicians should expect "an upswing in what on the surface appear to be heroin overdoses," but are actually overdoses tied…
Frankincense as a medicine
12 JUL 2012 Pharmacists of University Jena clarify the anti-inflammatory impact of boswellic acids Jena (Germany) It was one of the gifts of the Magi – in addition to myrrh…
Millions of diabetics could die of tuberculosis
12 JUL 2012 Public Health Risk A third of the world’s human population is infected with a dormant tuberculosis bacteria, primarily people living in developing countries. The bacteria presents a…
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