Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. The discovery could lead to development of a simple dietary remedy for many of the more than 23 million Americans suffering from diabetes and other [...]
Results from studies related to Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: OPTR) lead developmental product candidate, fidaxomicin, will be presented at the 50th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) to be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston on September 12-15, 2010. Fidaxomicin abstracts and speakers include: “Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) [...]
Ron Sveden, a retired teacher from Brewster, Massachusetts in the US was astonished to discover that what he thought was a tumor growing in his lung was actually a plant that had sprouted from an inhaled pea. 75-year old Sveden said he was told the pea seed had split and sprouted in his lung. It [...]
If you and your family are planning to spend some of this summer by the sea, by the pool, or perhaps even a river or lake, perhaps you should ask yourself, would you be able to spot someone in trouble in the water, in time to save their life: do you really know what drowning [...]
On Friday, NPR’s “Morning Edition” examined arguments from both sides over whether boys should receive the human papillomavirus vaccine, which is FDA-approved to protect against strains of the sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical cancer in women and genital warts in both sexes (Wilson, “Morning Edition,” NPR, 8/20). The Centers for Disease Control [...]
Five engineering breakthroughs, from restoring a degree of eyesight to developinng a new treatment for sudden cardiac arrest, were cited today by IEEE-USA, the U.S. career and public policy unit of the IEEE, the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology. The five breakthroughs, as included in television news reports recently distributed to [...]
We all want that summer glow that comes from a day at the beach, but taking in the rays can have long-term implications for our health. Now Dr. Niva Shapira of Tel Aviv University’s School of Health Professions suggests a way to make fun in the sun safer – and it’s all in our food. [...]
The record high temperatures that have dominated most of the summer are continuing to make outdoor activities more dangerous. Despite the extreme heat and humidity many people are exercising outside, knowing winter is just around the corner. “It’s great to get outside and exercise before the cold weather sets in, but this year’s record heat [...]
A very aggressive disease with a poor prognosis, gallbladder cancer may be connected to higher exposure to estrogens, according to a group of researchers at the University of Houston (UH). Dr. Jan-Ake Gustafsson, Robert A. Welch Professor in UH’s biology and biochemistry department, described his team’s findings in a paper titled “Estrogen-dependent gallbladder carcinogenesis in [...]
Women experience chronic pain longer, more intensely and more often than men, according to a psychologist who works with both men and women dealing with diseases and conditions that leave them suffering. “Chronic pain affects a higher proportion of women than men around the world,” said Jennifer Kelly, PhD, of the Atlanta Center for Behavioral [...]
