A chemical in the brain controls sexual preference in mice, according to scientists in China.
بالرجوع إلى: Sexual preference chemical found in mice | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Thursday, March 24, 2011
Genes for pre eclampsia discovered
Scientists say they have identified genetic errors that appear to increase a pregnant woman’s chance of getting the potentially life-threatening condition called pre-eclampsia.
بالرجوع إلى: Genes for pre eclampsia discovered | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Women risk cancer returning by stopping Tamoxifen early
Women who cut short their Tamoxifen treatment before the recommended full five years risk their breast cancer returning, experts warn.
بالرجوع إلى: Women risk cancer returning by stopping Tamoxifen early | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Early warning diabetes test hope
Experts believe a simple blood test could spot diabetes up to 10 years before the first symptoms of the disease occur.
بالرجوع إلى: Early warning diabetes test hope | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Breakthrough in delivering drugs to the brain
A new way of delivering drugs to the brain has been developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.
بالرجوع إلى: Breakthrough in delivering drugs to the brain | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Protein found in brain cells may be key to autism
Scientists have shown how a single protein may trigger autistic spectrum disorders by stopping effective communication between brain cells.
بالرجوع إلى: Protein found in brain cells may be key to autism | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Tuberculosis vaccine target found
A protein which could be targeted for a tuberculosis vaccine has been discovered by scientists at Imperial College London.
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- Tuberculosis vaccine target found | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Life expectancy on the rise despite obesity epidemic
Life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite fears over the impact of obesity, a population expert has said.
بالرجوع إلى: Life expectancy on the rise despite obesity epidemic | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Actos is alternative to banned diabetes drug Avandia
A drug to treat diabetes, Actos, would be a "sensible alternative" to one which was banned last year, researchers have said.
بالرجوع إلى: Actos is alternative to banned diabetes drug Avandia | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)India doctors suspended over deaths of pregnant women
Authorities in the Indian state of Rajasthan have suspended three senior doctors in connection with the deaths of 18 pregnant women last month.
بالرجوع إلى: India doctors suspended over deaths of pregnant women | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Dental hearing aid gets approved in Europe
A new hearing aid that transmits sound through a person’s teeth has been approved for use in Europe.
بالرجوع إلى:"Eslob | Health and Medical ArticlesSearch Search: HomeArchivesSubscribeContact News about Health Dental hearing aid gets approved in Europe by Health ⋅ Saturday 19 March 2011 ⋅ Reply to this article A new hearing aid that transmits sound through a person’s teeth has been approved for use in Europe."
- Dental hearing aid gets approved in Europe | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
England healthier than the US
People living in England enjoy better health than Americans, despite less investment in healthcare, research published in the US has revealed.
بالرجوع إلى: England healthier than the US | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Call to vaccinate against possible H2N2 flu pandemic
Governments should launch a vaccination programme now to guard against a possible H2N2 flu pandemic, according to an article in the journal Nature.
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- Call to vaccinate against possible H2N2 flu pandemic | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Doubts emerge over heart risk to apple shape
Doubts have been raised over the idea that being overweight and "apple shaped" increases heart attack risk.
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- Doubts emerge over heart risk to apple shape | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Joseph Maraachli: End-of-life row toddler moved to US
Parents of a terminally ill Canadian boy have transferred him to a US Catholic hospital after an Ontario court ruled doctors could remove a breathing tube keeping him alive.
بالرجوع إلى: Joseph Maraachli: End-of-life row toddler moved to US | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)Passive smoking increases stillbirth risk
Fathers-to-be should stop smoking to protect their unborn child from the risk of stillbirth or birth defects, scientists say.
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- Passive smoking increases stillbirth risk | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Brain disorder messaging clue
Scientists say they have discovered a "maintenance" protein that helps keep nerve fibres that transmit messages in the brain operating smoothly.
بالرجوع إلى:"maintenance" protein that helps keep nerve fibres that transmit messages in the brain operating smoothly."
- Brain disorder messaging clue | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Vital sign guidelines miss sick children
Guidelines for children’s heart and breathing rates are inaccurate and not based on evidence, according to researchers.
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- Vital sign guidelines miss sick children | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
European hospitals asked be on standby for Japan’s ill
Five hundred bone marrow transplant centres across Europe are being asked to be on standby to treat Japanese radiation victims if the need arises.
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- European hospitals asked be on standby for Japan’s ill | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Haiti cholera is far worse than expected
The cholera epidemic affecting Haiti looks set to be far worse than officials had thought, experts fear.
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- Haiti cholera is far worse than expected | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Japan earthquake: Radiation pill sales surge in US
Fears of radiation sickness stemming from the unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan have prompted a surge in US sales of potassium iodide.
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- Japan earthquake: Radiation pill sales surge in US | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Monday, March 7, 2011
Female lung cancers doubled since 1970 in over 60
Lung cancer rates have more than doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show.
بالرجوع إلى:"Lung cancer rates have more than doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show."
- Women’s lung cancers has doubled since 1970s in over 60s | Eslob Health (نظرة على ويكي Google الجانبي)
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Older Adults caring for the elderly
Why some older people are motivated to become caregivers for the elderly..
in reference to: Older Adults caring for the elderly | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)Friday, March 4, 2011
Ibuprofen cuts Parkinson’s disease risk
People who take ibuprofen on a regular basis have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, research suggests.
The drug is commonly used to ease aches and pains but US research, in Neurology journal, found it had an added benefit.
Cancer rise and sperm quality fall due to chemicals
Sperm quality significantly deteriorated and testicular cancers increased over recent years, a Finnish study says.
The study in the International Journal of Andrology looked at men born between 1979 and 1987.
Obesity rate lower in Canada than in US
Canada has a significantly lower rate of obesity than does the US, a new US government study has shown.
in reference to: Obesity rate lower in Canada than in US | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)Baby loss depression lasts years
The psychological impact of losing an unborn baby can last for several years, a British and US study has found.
in reference to: Baby loss depression lasts years | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)Study - Cannabis use raises psychosis risk
Using cannabis as a teenager or young adult increases the risk of psychosis, a report suggests.
in reference to:"Cannabis use raises psychosis risk"
- Study - Cannabis use raises psychosis risk | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Passive smoking raises breast cancer risk
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke as a child or adult appears to increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer, experts say.
in reference to:"Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke as a child or adult appears to increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer, experts say."
- Passive smoking raises breast cancer risk | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Exercise cuts risk of developing bowel cancer polyps
People who lead an active lifestyle are up to a third less likely to develop polyps which can develop into bowel cancer, according to a study.
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- Exercise cuts risk of developing bowel cancer polyps | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
50st Zac Smith of Rhoose pays for operation in India
A man weighing 50st (317kg) has told how he went to India and paid for a weight loss operation after failing to qualify for the procedure on the NHS.
in reference to: 50st Zac Smith of Rhoose pays for operation in India | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)Male depression set to increase
Psychiatrists have warned that the number of men with depression could rise because of changes in Western society
in reference to:"Male depression set to increase"
- Male depression set to increase | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Review reveals thousands wrongly diagnosed diabetic
Around 100,000 people in England may have been incorrectly diagnosed with diabetes, an audit of GP patient records suggests.
in reference to:"Eslob | Health and Medical ArticlesSearch Search: HomeArchivesSubscribeContact Medical Articles Review reveals thousands wrongly diagnosed diabetic by Health ⋅ Friday 4 March 2011 ⋅ Reply to this article Around 100,000 people in England may have been incorrectly diagnosed with diabetes, an audit of GP patient records suggests."
- Review reveals thousands wrongly diagnosed diabetic | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Study Underlines Marijuana Link to Psychosis
People who use cannabis in their youth dramatically increase their risk of psychotic symptoms, and continued use of the drug can raise the risk of developing a psychotic disorder in later life, scientists said on Wednesday.
in reference to:"Marijuana Link to Psychosis"
- Study Underlines Marijuana Link to Psychosis | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Weed study goes up in smoke
London - Teenagers and young adults who use cannabis face increased risk of psychosis, research published in the British Medical Journal showed on Wednesday.
in reference to: Weed study goes up in smoke | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)Cannabis linked to psychosis
Using cannabis as a teenager or into young adulthood increases the risk of psychosis, experts have warned.
in reference to:"Using cannabis as a teenager or into young adulthood increases the risk of psychosis, experts have warned."
- Cannabis linked to psychosis | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
One in eight women will get breast cancer
A woman’s risk of developing breast cancer has risen to one in eight from one in nine, according to Cancer Research UK.
in reference to:"One in eight women will get breast cancer"
- One in eight women will get breast cancer | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Passive smoking kills 600,000 person worldwide
The first global study into the effects of passive smoking has found it causes 600,000 deaths every year.
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- Passive smoking kills 600,000 person worldwide | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Body Mass Index - BMI - misses obesity risks
In this week’s ’Scrubbing Up’, nutrition expert Dr Margaret Ashwell OBE argues that using BMI alone could be missing some patients at risk of the diseases associated with obesity.
in reference to: Body Mass Index - BMI - misses obesity risks | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)No need to delay pregnancy after miscarriage
Women who have had a miscarriage do not need to wait before trying to get pregnant again, say doctors.
in reference to:"need to delay pregnancy after miscarriage"
- No need to delay pregnancy after miscarriage | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
License cannabis sales
Policymakers should consider allowing the licensed sale of cannabis for recreational use, says one of the UK’s leading researchers of the drug.
in reference to:"License cannabis sales"
- License cannabis sales | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Diabetes and virus link confirmed
Children with Type 1 diabetes are nearly 10 times as likely to also have a viral infection than healthy children, Australian research suggests.
in reference to:"confirmed"
- Diabetes and virus link confirmed | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Skunk bigger psychosis risk than other cannabis types
People who smoke potent skunk are more at risk of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia than those who use other types of cannabis, scientists suspect.
in reference to:"psychosis risk than other cannabis types"
- Skunk bigger psychosis risk than other cannabis types | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Scientists seek assurances over planned UK code
Leading scientists have told the government its attempts to safeguard the independence of scientific advice might do more harm than good.
in reference to:"Scientists seek assurances over planned UK code"
- Scientists seek assurances over planned UK code | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
Unethical anaesthetics research is retracted
The editors of 16 medical journals have retracted "unethical" studies by an influential German anaesthetist.
in reference to:"The editors of 16 medical journals have retracted "unethical" studies by an influential German anaesthetist"
- Unethical anaesthetics research is retracted | Eslob Health (view on Google Sidewiki)
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