Dietary supplement boosts IVF hopes – DHEA
Public release date: 24-Oct-2007 “AT THIS point I’ll try anything I can to have a child,” says Emma*, a 38-year-old teacher from London. Emma faces a similar problem to many…
Natural product discovery by Cleveland medical researchers blocks tissue destruction – Croton palanostigma
Public release date: 24-Oct-2007 CLEVELAND – Scientists at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine have published in the Journal of Inflammation a remarkable discovery with a natural product derived…
Drugstore in the Dirt – French clay fights “flesh-eating” bug (M. ulcerans)
Public Release: 25-Oct-2007 Boulder, CO, USA - French clay that kills several kinds of disease-causing bacteria is at the forefront of new research into age-old, nearly forgotten, but surprisingly potent…
New Screening Method May Identify Tumor Viruses
Public release date: 26-Oct-2007 For the first time, a new screening method shows promise for identifying new human tumor viruses, as well as determining which cancers are caused by infection…
Walking prevents bone loss caused from prostate cancer treatment
Public release date: 28-Oct-2007 Exercise may reduce, and even reverse, bone loss caused by hormone and radiation therapies used in the treatment of localized prostate cancer, thereby decreasing the potential…
The widening mortality gap between people with rheumatoid arthritis and the general population
Public release date: 29-Oct-2007 Life expectancy for RA patients has not improved over the past 4 decades, finds Mayo Clinic study, indicating urgent need for improved intervention strategies Researchers compared…
New study shows smoking increases risk of psoriasis
Public release date: 29-Oct-2007 New York, October 29, 2007 -- Another disease can be added to the list of smoking-related disorders -- psoriasis. Researchers have found that smoking increases the…
Study reveals ‘huffing’ household chemicals connected to teen suicide
Public release date: 29-Oct-2007 DENVER— With suicide as the third leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States, a new University of Denver (DU) study reveals inhaling or…
Study Reveals that Nitrogen Fertilizers Deplete Soil Organic Carbon
Public release date: 29-Oct-2007 URBANA - The common practice of adding nitrogen fertilizer is believed to benefit the soil by building organic carbon, but four University of Illinois soil scientists…
Chemical in red wine, fruits and vegetables stops cancer, heart disease, depending on the dose
Public release date: 30-Oct-2007 The next cancer drug might come straight from the grocery store, according to new research published in the November 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal. In…
Rosemary Protects Your Brain From Free Radicals
Rosemary not only tastes good in culinary dishes such as Rosemary chicken and lamb, but scientists have now found it is also good for your brain. A collaborative group from…
Creatine in addition to exercise enhances strength in older adults
Public release date: 2-Oct-2007 Hamilton, ON (Oct. 1, 2007) – Lower muscle mass and an increase in body fat are common consequences of growing older. While exercise is a proven…
Tamiflu survives sewage treatment
Public release date: 2-Oct-2007 Swedish researchers have discovered that oseltamivir (Tamiflu); an antiviral drug used to prevent and mitigate influenza infections is not removed or degraded during normal sewage treatment.…
Breast cancer chemo may damage heart
Public release date: 3-Oct-2007 Drugs called anthracyclines are a breast cancer chemo staple despite a well-known risk: They weaken some women's hearts. What's new is research suggesting the drugs work…
Study: diabetic neuropathy costs billions per year in lost work time
Public release date: 5-Oct-2007 DANVILLE, PA. - Workers who have diabetes with neuropathic symptoms such as numbness or tingling in feet or hands lose the equivalent of 1.4 hours a…
Got calcium? UWM researcher finds that food labels confuse consumers
Public release date: 5-Oct-2007 The research, which involved three separate studies and a follow-up, is discussed in “The Calcium Quandary: How Consumers Use Nutrition Labels for Daily Diet,” published in…
Hip size of mothers linked to breast cancer in daughters
Public release date: 8-Oct-2007 PORTLAND, Ore. – In a study of the maternity records of more than 6,000 women, David J.P. Barker, M.D., Ph.D., and Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., of Oregon…
Folic acid lowers blood arsenic levels, according to Mailman School of Public Health study
Public release date: 8-Oct-2007 October 8, 2007 -- A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health finds that folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood…
Anti-depressant drugs can double risk of gastrointestinal bleeding
Public release date: 8-Oct-2007 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – New research shows that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a group of drugs commonly used to treat depression, may double the risk of…
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