Fat Horses Face Health Problems
...es of provocative new studies. The researchers are now focusing more specifically on the role of hormone ...ilized by veterinary clinicians and owners who can now consider altering their existing feeding and management programs. Human health may also substantia...Americans Bloated On Happy Pills
... The Dark Side of the New Happy Class, doctors are now medicating unhappiness. "Too many people take drugs when they really need to be making changes in their lives, he says. For Dworkin, statistics back his statements. According to a government study, antidepressants have become the most commonly presc...Experts Propose New Criteria for Alzheimer's Diagnosis
...agnostic standards in research; however, they have now fallen behind the unprecedented growth of scientif...dge. Distinctive and reliable biomarkers of AD are now available through structural MRI, molecular neuroimaging with PET, and cerebrospinal fluid analyses,...Obesity Drug may Hold Potent Cancer Treatments
...sibilities down to a dozen. The researchers will now work to create potent cancer treatments by testing the drugs in animals and then in human cancer patients. The findings of the study were published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology....Clinically Proven Probiotic Supplement Now Available to Pharmacists
Procter & Gamble announced today that ALIGN(R) is now available through wholesalers. ALIGN is a daily pr...tor for ALIGN. "So we are thrilled that ALIGN will now be more widely available to consumers." ALIGN has been available through the internet and phone fo...Genetic Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer
...netic risk factors related to prostate cancer, and now having identified one of these same variants as predictive of colorectal cancer risk, brings us closer to our long-term goal of developing a model that more precisely pinpoints who is at greater risk for developing colorectal, prostate, and other can...Malawi Targets 150,000 People With AIDS Drugs
...ber of Malawians going for voluntary HIV tests had now risen to 500,000 every year, from less than 50,000 three years ago. The biggest impediment to the roll-out programme was the shortage of health workers, the NAC chief added. Malawi, with a population of 12 million, has only 150 doctors on the sta...Indonesia Confirms 81st Bird Flu Death
...d Flu Information Centre, told AFP. "The toll is now at 102 infected, and 81 dead." The primary school student was from the industrial town of Cilegon, 72 kilometres (50 miles) west of the capital Jakarta. The boy, identified only by the initials FZ, died at Jakarta's Sulianti Saroso hospital, Indo...BioCryst Receives Special Protocol Assessment for Fodosine
... and guidance during this SPA process. BioCryst is now well positioned to begin patient enrollment during the third quarter."...Eyeglass Guide Launched That Aids in Choosing the Right Eyewear
...ey can to protect the health of their eyes -- both now and in the future," Tisch added. According to Tisch, the guide will encourage consumers to think of their glasses as more than just a means of correcting their vision, but as a way to enhance and protect their vision. In addition to the Web site,...Online Counterfeit Pills Kills Woman
... after the death of the woman. Toxicology reports now confirm the pills appear to have killed 57-year-old Marcia Bergeron. Preliminary lab tests detected a range of trace metals in pills found in Marcia Ann Bergeron's home on Quadra Island, located between Vancouver Island and the province's mainland. S...A Break Through Energy Bill by the US Government
... Hubbert's peak will occur, but when. So now the focus is shifting from reliance on fossil fuels and foreign oil toward renewable fuels and green technology. A new survey showed that Americans prefer energy conservation over more production, and that a large majority also favors tightening emis...Sugary Diet can Be Helpful in Shedding Off Pounds
...e) is normally advocated in a weight loss diet but now researchers have found that it is not necessary to achieve weight reduction. A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh undertook the study and found that instead a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet (containing sucrose) combined with...Invisible Gases Form Most Organic Haze in Urban, Rural Areas: Study
...al settings, said Jimenez. Jimenez and Zhang are now working on ways to better understand the relative importance of natural and human sources of VOCs in the production of secondary organic aerosol pollution, including which human sources significantly contribute to the problem. The study was underta...MIT's Green Nano-factories to Produce Eco-friendly Batteries
...t Industrial Revolution.' Society needs to prepare now for how to exploit and harness its potential, especially to ensure that nano-technology makes possible a greener, more sustainable tomorrow," said David Rejeski, director of the project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Wilson Center. "Dr. Belch...A Spoonful of Sugar can Melt Away the Pounds
...e) is normally advocated in a weight loss diet but now researchers have found that it is not necessary to achieve weight reduction. A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh undertook the study and found that instead a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet (containing sucrose) combined with...Smoking Linked to Lower Parkinson's Disease Risk
...educed risk for developing Parkinson's disease and now an analysis by Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., of the UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, and colleagues has confirmed these suggestions. As a part of their study the researchers pooled data from 11,809 individuals (2,816 individuals with Parkinson...Replacement Drivers Lend a Helping Hand to the Drunk and Stranded in Korea
...and lost his house more than three years ago. He now makes a little over $2,400 a month. After paying his expenses, he still manages to send around $1,000 a month to his wife and son, who live with his mother in a rural town. Like most people, I am doing this only temporarily until a better job comes...FDA Approve S Robotic Device to Help Stroke Patients
... injuries and neurological disorders. There are now a hundred groups around the world working on this....that for stroke patients, a large body of evidence now suggests that repeated practice with an impaired limb can foster plastic changes in the brain. In ot...Scientists Find New Way to Kill Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria
...boratory cultures. Animal studies of the drugs are now underway. "Our discoveries may lead to the ability to selectively kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria in patients, and to halt the spread of resistance in clinical settings," said senior study author Dr. Matt Redinbo, Professor of Chemistry, Bioche...