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Healthy Lifestyle can Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

...ng in the study, Dana E. King, MD, MS, states, The potential public health benefit from adopting a healthier lifestyle in middle age is substantial. The current study demonstrated that adopting four modest healthy habits considerably lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in relatively short-t...

Non Smoking Workers Absorb the Carcinogen Immediately

...gh costs of insurance and the need to reduce their potential liabilities, Ashe said. Voluntarily banning smoking and supporting state and local legislation mandating smoke-free workplaces is a relatively cheap and easy way of removing a cumbersome and costly liability....

RNA Play a Vital Role in Gene Activity

...e," said Chang. "This opens up the whole genome to potential regulation by ncRNAs." The research will be published in the June 29 issue of the journal Cell. The researchers were investigating how human skin cells, or fibroblasts, know where they are in the body. They had previously shown in different types o...

Infertility is Seen in Men With SLE

...disciplinary approach is essential to identify the potential risk factors for infertility and to offer preventive measures for these patients....

A Blood Test Developed in Australia to Repair DNA Damage

..., says it has developed a blood test that has the potential help people live to 100 years. The test, hailed ...ancer an Alzheimer's disease. "This test has the potential to revolutionize the way we approach attempting to prevent or delay the onset of such diseases." B...

Scientists Identify New Possible 'biomarker' for Pancreatic Cancer

...fied a specific cell receptor, which they say is a potential biological target for pancreatic cancer. Led by Dr. Andrew Lowy and Dr. Susan Waltz, the study found that the RON receptor tyrosine kinase was "over-expressed" in pancreatic cancer cells, suggesting that the receptor may also contribute to the di...

Boffins Identify Molecule That Might Treat Food Allergy

...sponse and for the first time clearly represents a potential target for the therapy of allergy. This is currently under investigation", Dr Nicoletti said. The findings of the study were published online in the July issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology....

Potential Target for Allergy Therapy

...e to food allergy has been identified and offers a potential target for therapy.There is currently no way to t...sponse and for the first time clearly represents a potential target for the therapy of allergy. This is currently under investigation, said Dr Nicoletti. David...

"Decryption" of Enzyme's Functions Paves Way for Future Drug Discovery

...omputer-aided modeling strategy used to search for potential drugs. Docking works by allowing researchers to first determine the atom-by-atom structure of an enzyme and then screen many thousands of molecules for one that fits into the empty "active site" of the enzyme. According to Shoichet, a molecule ...

Female Ducks Develop Complicated Genitals to Outwit Aggressive Males

... them -- corkscrew-shaped oviducts, with plenty of potential dead-ends. "Interestingly, the male phallus is also a spiral, but it twists in the opposite, counterclockwise, direction," said Yale ornithologist Richard Prum in a statement. "So, the twists in the oviduct appear designed to exclude the opposing...

New Trends in Drug Abuse Among Teenage Girls

... many young women simply do not know the addictive potential of these medicines," said John Walters, director of National Drug Control Policy. Among all the emergency cases related to drug abuse, 55% of them were the fallout of drug abuse among girls. It dropped to 35% for women when the drugs employed were ...

Women Unaware of When Breast Cancer Risk is Greatest

...oman doesnt wrongly assume she is 'growing out' of potential trouble." "Through our Reduce the Risk campaign, Cancer Research UK is working hard to raise the awareness of breast cancer risk and to encourage, in particular, older women to attend screening."...

FDA Advisory Against Anti-depressants to Be Expanded to Cover Young Adults too

...s could indeed lift one out of depression. But its potential to drive teenagers to suicide has already been recognized . Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing black box warning on their products' labeling to include warn...

Gene Responsible for Ageing Process Discovered and Calorie Restriction Could Help

... findings could unlock a genetic treasure-chest of potential pharmacological targets for developing drugs that can extend the human lifespan without having to follow a rigorous and difficult diet. The first experiments in calorie-restricted diets go back to the 1930s. Laboratory rats and mice fed a severely ...

Climate Talks Reach Consensus in Bangkok

...lanet are miniscule compared with global warming's potential damages, but it is important that politicians also acknowledge this in the IPCC's third report of 2007. The Bangkok meeting has attracted 30 of the world's leading climate experts and more than 217 government representatives from 105 countries whos...

AMSA Launches General Practice Student Network

...e critical time. AMSA welcomes the GPSN and the potential it has to help alleviate this crisis. Its no secret that we as a country are in desperate need of more General Practitioners. The GPSN will serve as a positive support network for students interested in Community Practice. We look forward to worki...

New Health DrinkCoffee

...cutting exposure of the lining of the intestine to potential carcinogens in food), and via other mechanisms as well. People who drank four to six cups of coffee a day had a 28 percent reduced risk compared with people who drank two or fewer. Norwegian researchers found that women who drank one to three cups...

Is It Worth Having Surgery to Remove Your Tonsils?

...benefits of the operation must be balanced against potential disadvantages, he writes. The major disadvantage documented in the trial is the 13 days of sore throat after tonsillectomy, which can be severe in many patients. Other disadvantages include the risks associated with an anesthetic, earache, dehydratio...

Indoor Air Pollution Biggest Health Threat

... well-being of those affected., and the prevention potential is enormous' said Susanne Weber-Mosdorf, WHO's Assistant Director-General for Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments. The WHO estimates 1.5 billion deaths each year due to diseases caused by the indoor pollution. In order to prevent suc...

Who Receives a Kidney Transplant First?

...gan. The second strives to maximize access for all potential candidates and utilizes waiting time as an important criterion. These correspond to the "utility" versus "equity" views. Concerns have been raised that there will be less equality in the new allocation system, even though it should be emphasized th...

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