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Tai Chi exercises can help people with type 2 diabetes control their condition, research suggests.
Anti-psychotic drugs commonly given to Alzheimer's patients often worsens their condition, a study suggests.
Grant Life Sciences (OTC Bulletin Board: GLIF) announced today it has received a waiver from The N.I.R. Group, LLC ("N.I.R. Group"), a Roslyn, N.Y.-based hedge fund that allows Grant to pursue alternate financing to pay down, in whole or in part, an existing financing debt to N.I.R. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/grant/life_sciences/prweb818254.htm
LegalView updated its mesothelioma blog to include news of the government denying federal funds to an area in Arkansas that was left tainted with asbestos after nearly 150 World War II structures were destroyed in a fire. The government rejected the requests from the town of Chaffee Crossing where citizens are currently at risk of contracting mesothelioma cancer. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb816194.htm
Boursin Commits $50,000+ to Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Boursin/Susan_G_Komen/prweb810824.htm
An unprecedented new public health campaign created by an alliance of national organizations and state health agencies was launched today in Washington, DC. The program, called EX®, will change the way smokers think about the difficult process of quitting, and guide them to valuable free resources to build a successful quit attempt. Not since the Fairness Doctrine was applied to tobacco in 1968-1970 have so many public health organizations aligned to get a smoking cessation message to the public at large. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2008) Read the full story at
New data from a clinical trial using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology observed that in patients living with type 2 diabetes, ACTOSandreg; (pioglitazone HCl) reduced the atherosclerotic burden in the coronary arteries in comparison to glimepiride, and prevented progression in comparison to baseline. These data stem from the PERISCOPE (Pioglitazone Effect on Regression of Intravascular Sonographic Coronary Obstruction Prospective Evaluation) trial........
Dame Maggie SmithDave Hogan/Getty ImagesDame Maggie Smith goes on with the show while fighting breast cancer. Diagnosed at age 73, she has undergone surgery, chemo, and radiation treatments while...
The smoking of the traditional 'shisha' water pipe is increasingly emerging as a significant health risk in Egypt, due to air-borne tuberculosis (TB) transmission from pipe sharing and uncontrolled, manual preparation of the pipe.
In addition to being a risk factor for a depressive episode, persistent insomnia may perpetuate the illness in some elderly patients, and especially in those receiving standard care for depression in primary care settings, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP. The study, authored by Wilfred R.
A study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP confirms the persistent nature of insomnia and the increased risk of subsequent depression among individuals with insomnia. The study, conducted by Jules Angst, MD, of Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital in Switzerland, focused on 591 young adults, whose psychiatric, physical, and sleep symptoms were assessed with six interviews spanning 20 years.
Most short-sleeping mutant phenotypes in Drosophila (a genus of small flies) are characterized by an inability to stay asleep, most likely because of a reduced arousal threshold, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.
Both short and long sleeping times predict an increased risk of future body weight and fat gain in adults, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP. The study, authored by Jean-Philippe Chaput, of Laval University in Quebec, Canada, focused on 276 adults between 21-64 years of age, whose body composition measurements and self-reported sleep duration were determined.
TB bacteria shield themselves in fat, allowing them to pass from person to person, and possibly counteract drugs.
Research has shown that "women find it harder than men to keep in shape as they get older," the Daily Mail reports. It says that women should eat lots of protein to try to compensate for the muscle that they lose during the aging process. Older men, however, have no problems in converting the protein that they eat into muscle. The report is based on an experiment carried out in 29 elderly people.
A study examining suicide rates and pre-suicide clinical symptoms in people from different ethnic groups, has found that rates of suicide vary between ethnic groups with young black men aged 13 to 24 at highest risk.The research, published in the medical journal Psychiatric Services, suggests that symptoms traditionally associated with suicide are less common among some ethnic groups, and cannot be relied upon for predicting suicide.
Brazil's military opens three new field hospitals in Rio de Janeiro as the number dying from dengue fever passes 60.
Treating the over 80s with blood pressure drugs cuts the risk of strokes and heart problems, a study says.
Insight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has proven elusive despite an understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the change.However, new research by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter suggests that menopause is an adaptation to minimize reproductive competition between generations of females in the same family unit.Even in 'natural fertility' human societies (i.e.