Anti-malarial Drug may Help Reduce Risk of Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
...t use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine may help reduce the risk of patients with rheumatoid a...isease such as rheumatoid arthritis, theoretically may improve glucose tolerance and prevent diabetes mellitus, according to background information in the ...Scientists Identify "master Switch" for Brown Fat in Mice
...es that turning up the equivalent switch in humans may be a new strategy for treating obesity. The res...archers believe that engineering cells with PRDM16 may work as obesity preventive in humans, if their continued research in mice shows promising results on...Viagra Improves Heart Function, Finds Study
...plant surgery, for example. In such a case, Viagra may increase the right ventricle's performance and sav...ibitors, which include Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, may offer some important benefits in this case," he said. In a healthy person, phosphodiesterase type...Bashful Men 50% More Likely to Die of Heart Attack or Stroke
...happens, they believe that one of the factors that may contribute is the fact that shy men may find unfamiliar situations more stressful than their outgoing counterparts. Their conclusion, as ...High Blood Pressure Linked to Decreased Pain Perception in Heart Patients
...o typically suffer chest pain during exercise, and may be correlated with a potentially deadly heart condition. In a study, she drew on data collected from over 900 patients undergoing exercise stress testing to diagnose possible myocardial ischemia (MI), a condition where oxygenated blood is prevente...Researchers Develop First Mouse Model of Lung Transplantation
...the organ when it cant be transplanted quickly and may lead to ways to prevent such injury. Based on mouse models of other solid organ transplants, researchers have learned that different groups of immune cells contribute to rejection in different organs. Rejection of the lung differs from rejectio...Alternative Option for Type2 Diabetes Treatment
...ia certain pathways that affect glucose metabolism may provide modest effectiveness and favorable weight... outcomes for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and may represent an alternative to other hypoglycemic therapies. Current therapies for type 2 diabetes ar...Smokers may Develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
...se cigarette smoking), play a role. This finding may help us to understand why some smokers develop COP... more about the role of IL-13 in COPD, the protein may one day be a target for new drugs for the disease. The variant has been shown to be associated with...Drinking More Milk may Lessen Type 2 Diabetes Risk
...as found that combination of calcium and vitamin D may offer protection against type 2 diabetes . The r...fts researchers suggest that calcium and vitamin D may affect the body's ability to generate or utilize insulin, the hormone the body makes to process suga...Daily Antibiotics may Not Prevent Future Urinary Tract Infections Risk in Kids
... tract infection after a first childhood infection may not be such a good idea , for not only does it not help, but it may also end up increasing the risk that bacteria causing the infection might develop resistance to the ...Drug Patent Compulsory Licensing
...rnational rules outlining when and how governments may "break" pharmaceutical patents may end up significantly reducing incentives for innovation while at the same time failing to increase a...Urine is a Rich Source of Phosphorus
...S) reckons that the world's deposits of phosphorus may finish in about 50 years. She believes that if 132 gallons (500 litres) of urine each person produces in a year is recycled, the danger of running out of phosphorus can be averted. "Urine is the most concentrated source of phosphorus. At the momen...Newborn Screening Tests for Babies
... state newborn screening programs mean some babies may die or develop brain damage or other severe complications because they are not identified in time for effective treatment, said Dr. Howse. All babies across America should receive the benefits of being screened for all of these 29 treatable conditi...Insulin Sensitizer- Energy Conserving Signal to Brain
... during periods of starvation. Energy homeostasis may be mediated by both short-term regulators, such as... selective inhibition of the chemical in the brain may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for obesity and obesity-linked diseases, he added. White ad...Physios Find It Difficult to Find Job in NHS
... training is commissioned and paid for by the NHS, may not be able to find work. Some 1,500 physiotherapists who completed their courses last year are still out of work, it was revealed. The training costs the NHS 30,000 for each student, said the CSP. The Government had ignored the plight of physiothera...Mild Stress During Pregnancy may Worsen Offspring's Risk of Cerebral Palsy
...o-be to relax, by finding that chronic mild stress may increase the risk that their offspring will develop cerebral palsy . Cerebral palsy is a group of neurological disorders marked by physical disability. Though the study was conducted on a mouse model, the researchers from Inserm, l'Institut natio...40 Percent of Community Pharmacists Dispensed Off-label Drug
...ted and leads us to conclude that many pharmacists may not realise that they are dispensing off-label. And a third said they didnt feel they had a responsibility to inform parents of off-label prescribing, possibly because this could suggest criticism of the family doctor who prescribed the drug. The...New Understanding on Growth of Human Stem Cells
...the local environment or niche , but the situation may be more complex. Human embryonic stem cells are perpetual machines that generate fuel for life. In this weeks Nature, researchers of the McMaster Cancer and Stem Cell Research Institute show that human embryonic stem (ES) cells can actually produce......turning to sport after ACL reconstruction. There may be some patients who will benefit from a brace, an... rigid support to restrain the knee, although they may also improve neuromuscular control of the knee. Most laboratory studies suggest that different types...