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Failure to meet United Nations sanitation target could affect millions of the world's poorest

...the source may have little effect on a household's health if, for example, that water is re-contaminated dur... hygiene, such as hand washing." In addition to health benefits, clean water and sanitation also have a positive effect on education and the economy, Davis...

Researchers urge monitoring of bone health during chemotherapy

...Louis are recommending increased awareness of bone health during cancer treatments. The medication studied...ould carefully monitor their cancer patient's bone health with regular bone density scans (DEXA) and prescribe medications to prevent bone loss when needed. A...

White blood cells in lung produce histamine seen in allergies

...ght that the primary sources of lung histamine, in health as well as disease, was mast cells, which are classically associated with allergy," notes Caughey, who is also a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Caughey says the result could mean that histamine acts as a link ...

Canada's new government invests $200M in the fight against the mountain pine beetle

...y communities and contribute to the well-being and health of Canadians and our environment. ...

Biologists prove critical step in membrane fusion

...ocess, known as membrane fusion, is fundamental to health and disease. It occurs at fertilization and is particularly critical to keep hormones circulating and brain cells firing. Membrane fusion is also how HIV and other viruses infect cells. But membrane fusion occurs in less than a millisecond, making...

FSU researchers determine a critical factor in workings of proteins

...ion rate thus plays a critical role in the overall health of the organism." Mutations are one factor that can disrupt quick association between proteins and lead to disease, he said. "For example, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a pediatric genetic disorder characterized by eczema, immune deficiencies and l...

Cancer tip -- Nanoparticles can damage DNA, increase cancer risk

...portion of research on nanoparticles is focused on health and safety risks, or on threats to the environment," Pacheco said. "I am concerned because so many new nanoparticles are being developed and there is little regulation on their manufacture, use and disposal." Pacheco and her colleagues looked at h...

Twin studies reveal genetic components leading to cardiac and kidney disease

...s identified particular genes that influence human health in unexpected ways. "Factors linked to cardiac or kidney disease ?such as hypertension, a tendency toward obesity or diabetes, elevated blood glucose and lipids ?were just amorphous risk factors before," said O’Connor. "Now we know that they run ...

OHSU lab finds meth receptor that could lead to therapy

...get for therapies aiming to reverse meth’s adverse health effects as well as reduce the craving that drives its abuse. Working in the recently opened Program in Chemical Biology in the OHSU School of Medicine's Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, scientists demonstrated the new target of meth, and...

New research shows that flu is a trigger of heart attacks

...w tool for preventing heart attacks. "My public health message is that flu is an important killer in cardiac patients. If people can recognise that the flu vaccine has specific cardioprotective effects, then high-risk people will be more likely to make sure that they receive the influenza vaccine every y...

HIV protein enlisted to help kill cancer cells

...ls. TAT alone cannot cause AIDS and has no adverse health effects. Bim acts as a tumor suppressor and causes cancer cells to die through apoptosis, a process by which cells "commit suicide." The research team found that the TAT-Bim compound activated apoptosis mechanisms in cancer cells and augmented the ...

Growth hormone is not the anti-aging bullet for healthy adults

...au Liu, MD, a research fellow in endocrinology and health policy at Stanford University and an author of the review. "But the scant clinical experience of GH in the healthy elderly suggests that although GH may minimally alter body composition, it does not improve other clinically relevant outcomes such ...

Ethanol vehicles pose a significant risk to human health, study finds

...f ethanol poses an equal or greater risk to public health than gasoline, which already causes significant health damage.'' Gasoline vs. ethanol For the study, Jacobson used a sophisticated computer model t...

No-scalpel vasectomies by skilled surgeons may speed recovery

...ught, said lead reviewer Dr. Lynley Cook, a public health physician and clinical senior lecturer at the Univ...nization that evaluates research in all aspects of health care. Systematic reviews draw evidence-based conclusions about medical practice after considering bo...

Eating less salt could prevent cardiovascular disease

...etailed information about cardiovascular and other health problems was sought from participants in the earlier trials. As part of this researchers found that participants who had cut back on salt during the trials tended to stick to a lower salt diet compared to those who had been in the control group. In t...

Stem cell transplants explored at Stanford as a possible treatment for hearing loss

...as aged and noise pollution has grown more severe, health experts now estimate that one in three adults over the age of 65 has developed a handicapping hearing loss. Coming up with the answers is a slow process, Heller said. "This research takes time and money, but we remain hopeful we'll have some p...

New cigarette designs don't offer lower predicted cancer risks

...he tobacco industry would have us believe that the health risks of tobacco use can be reduced by using new tobacco products. Dr. Pankow and his colleagues have challenged that idea in a strong epidemiological way. The Cancer Institute is actively supporting the translational research of projects of Dr. Pank...

Nanotechnology shows promise as next wrinkle fighter

... surgery. The ideas are in the early stages with health and safety concerns to be worked through. Already Ilsoon's lab, with collaborators, is testing polymer films, by applying various cells and proteins to see if there are toxic reactions. ...

Cancer researchers add spice to research against rare neuromuscular disease

...atients end up using a wheelchair and have serious health difficulties. Currently there is no way to slow th...ctor that is crucial for life and essential to the health of motor neurons. Chang's team found that ASC-J9 breaks up the clumps by separating the androgen ...

Flavanols in cocoa may offer benefits to the brain

...ights into how this flavanol-rich cocoa may impact health in a variety of ways not previously known,?said sy...ial of this cocoa in this important area of public health need is clearly warranted.?/p> During the session entitled “The Neurobiology of Chocolate: A M...

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