items tagged with Medicine
Couple drinks a day like breath of fresh air
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-26 10:42:53
California researchers state that light to moderate drinkers are least likely to have cardiovascular or respiratory illnesses.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-26 10:42:53
California researchers state that light to moderate drinkers are least likely to have cardiovascular or respiratory illnesses.
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Flu spreads faster at cold temps and dry humidity
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-21 19:42:31
Seasonal flu has been long blamed on such things as being indoors in cold weather, low immune system, humidity, temperature, and ultraviolet radiation. For the first time, researchers directly tested the hypothesis that weather conditions, specifically low temperatures and relative humidity, spreads flu faster than at high temperatures and relative humidity.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-21 19:42:31
Seasonal flu has been long blamed on such things as being indoors in cold weather, low immune system, humidity, temperature, and ultraviolet radiation. For the first time, researchers directly tested the hypothesis that weather conditions, specifically low temperatures and relative humidity, spreads flu faster than at high temperatures and relative humidity.
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Chinese herbs may do more to ease menstrual cramps
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-19 10:32:09
Australian researchers have found that it is better to take Chinese herbs than drugs, acupuncture, or heat compression for the relief of dysmenorrhea that includes menstrual cramps.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-19 10:32:09
Australian researchers have found that it is better to take Chinese herbs than drugs, acupuncture, or heat compression for the relief of dysmenorrhea that includes menstrual cramps.
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New blood test for Alzheimer’s reported 80% accurate
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-18 07:47:31
According to Stanford University researchers, a new blood test can differentiate between the blood of people who will get Alzheimer’s disease in the future and those who will not.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-18 07:47:31
According to Stanford University researchers, a new blood test can differentiate between the blood of people who will get Alzheimer’s disease in the future and those who will not.
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Sugars, not proteins, gives structure to bones
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-17 19:58:44
According to British and German researchers, the structure of human bones is different than once thought. The primary growth mechanism for bones and the way to keep bones healthy is with sugars, not proteins.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-17 19:58:44
According to British and German researchers, the structure of human bones is different than once thought. The primary growth mechanism for bones and the way to keep bones healthy is with sugars, not proteins.
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Flu shots for the elderly: Does it help?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-14 13:38:54
U.S. physician and epidemiologist Kristin L. Nichol and her associates have produced a comprehensive study of thousands of people age 65 years and older to find out if it is better for them to have a flu vaccination or not.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-14 13:38:54
U.S. physician and epidemiologist Kristin L. Nichol and her associates have produced a comprehensive study of thousands of people age 65 years and older to find out if it is better for them to have a flu vaccination or not.
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Relatives of Parkinson’s disease patients more likely for dementia
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-08 20:01:16
According to research published in ‘Archives of Neurology,’ relatives of patients with Parkinson’s disease are more at risk of declining function of the central nervous system such as dementia.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-08 20:01:16
According to research published in ‘Archives of Neurology,’ relatives of patients with Parkinson’s disease are more at risk of declining function of the central nervous system such as dementia.
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2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine: Capecchi, Evans, Smithies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-10-08 08:42:41
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for 2007, is awarded to Mario Capecchi, Martin Evans, and Oliver Smithies "for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells".
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-10-08 08:42:41
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for 2007, is awarded to Mario Capecchi, Martin Evans, and Oliver Smithies "for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells".
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Polluted air, exercise, and heart disease do not mix
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-06 09:53:28
Researchers from Edinburg University find that people with heart disease should not exercise outside in polluted air because heart attacks are more likely.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-06 09:53:28
Researchers from Edinburg University find that people with heart disease should not exercise outside in polluted air because heart attacks are more likely.
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Duke researchers say appendix is “safe house for bacteria”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-06 09:15:28
Duke scientist Dr. Bill Parker and fellow researchers contend that the appendix is a storehouse and manufacturing facility for useful bacteria—and not useless as scientists have thought in the past.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-06 09:15:28
Duke scientist Dr. Bill Parker and fellow researchers contend that the appendix is a storehouse and manufacturing facility for useful bacteria—and not useless as scientists have thought in the past.
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Researchers study hot peppers as anesthesia in surgery
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-04 09:34:04
Chemicals in hot peppers have been found to deaden only pain-sensing nerve cells, making for a better way to provide local anesthetics that do not numb muscles, and make the patient unconscious during surgery and drowsy afterwards.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-04 09:34:04
Chemicals in hot peppers have been found to deaden only pain-sensing nerve cells, making for a better way to provide local anesthetics that do not numb muscles, and make the patient unconscious during surgery and drowsy afterwards.
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Study shows hard-working, reliable people less likely to develop Alzheimer’s
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-02 10:49:02
U.S. neuropsychologist Robert Wilson and psychologist Brent Roberts found that people who score high on conscientious traits (dependability, hard working, reliable, goal-oriented, etc.) are much less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-02 10:49:02
U.S. neuropsychologist Robert Wilson and psychologist Brent Roberts found that people who score high on conscientious traits (dependability, hard working, reliable, goal-oriented, etc.) are much less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
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Allergies, NIH study says, is likely due to cats
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-01 08:56:39
According to the National Institute of Health study that was published in September 2007 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, over 50% of asthma in the United States is due to allergies, and just under 30% of those cases is due to cat allergies.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-10-01 08:56:39
According to the National Institute of Health study that was published in September 2007 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, over 50% of asthma in the United States is due to allergies, and just under 30% of those cases is due to cat allergies.
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Australian surgeons claim 1st high-tech brain surgery with patient conscious
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-26 16:07:26
At Canberra Hospital, surgeons performed brain surgery, on April 26, 2007, on retired bus driver John James who had a life-threatening aneurysm on a blood vessel in his brain that caused him impaired vision and dizzy spells.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-26 16:07:26
At Canberra Hospital, surgeons performed brain surgery, on April 26, 2007, on retired bus driver John James who had a life-threatening aneurysm on a blood vessel in his brain that caused him impaired vision and dizzy spells.
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Study says annual physical checkup may not be necessary
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-26 10:17:02
According to U.S. physicians, preventive health examinations have only modest benefit to people because most preventative tests are performed at other times during the year.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-26 10:17:02
According to U.S. physicians, preventive health examinations have only modest benefit to people because most preventative tests are performed at other times during the year.
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Study of space-mutated bacteria helps astronauts and earthlings
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-25 10:20:39
Dr. Cheryl Nickerson headed a study onboard NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis that found disease-causing bacteria become worse in space, which can help scientists learn more about how to control bacteria on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-25 10:20:39
Dr. Cheryl Nickerson headed a study onboard NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis that found disease-causing bacteria become worse in space, which can help scientists learn more about how to control bacteria on Earth.
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American Cancer Society: Cancer mortality more likely when educated less
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-17 08:34:57
According to a study performed by the American Cancer Society, black and white men and women are much more likely to die from cancer if they have a high school education or less when compared to those with a college education.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-17 08:34:57
According to a study performed by the American Cancer Society, black and white men and women are much more likely to die from cancer if they have a high school education or less when compared to those with a college education.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome may link to stomach virus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-15 10:18:11
According to a U.S. research study published in the "Journal of Clinical Pathology," a majority of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome tested positive for viruses in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-15 10:18:11
According to a U.S. research study published in the "Journal of Clinical Pathology," a majority of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome tested positive for viruses in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Live long in the U.S., even longer in Andorra, according to CDC
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-12 10:48:08
According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a child born in the United States in 2005 can expect to live to be 77.9 years old—the highest rate ever recorded in the United States.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-12 10:48:08
According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a child born in the United States in 2005 can expect to live to be 77.9 years old—the highest rate ever recorded in the United States.
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Alzheimer’s and smoking linked by Dutch study
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-12 08:46:47
Dutch scientists found that people who smoked were 50% more likely to suffer Alzheimer’s disease or dementia that nonsmokers or smokers who had quit.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-09-12 08:46:47
Dutch scientists found that people who smoked were 50% more likely to suffer Alzheimer’s disease or dementia that nonsmokers or smokers who had quit.
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