Day May 10, 2013

Friday May 10 2013 The media have dubbed the technique ‘vampire treatment’ The Daily Mail claims a study has found a ‘Vampire treatment that rejuvenates ageing hearts’. But before you go to grab your cloak and false pointy teeth, the…

Friday May 10 2013 Traffic-related pollution may be associated with diabetes ‘Children’s exposure to traffic pollution could…lead to diabetes‘ BBC News explains, reporting on a German study. The study included around 400 children aged 10. Researchers looked at measures of…

A Mountlake Terrace, Wash., teenager accidentally swallowed a piece of grill brush wire while eating, which ultimately got stuck in his intestines – “stabbing him from the inside out,” The Seattle Times reported. It all happened innocently enough. “Somehow, one…

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Michelle Knight, the longest-held captive in a dungeon-like Cleveland house, is free after 11 years. But she remains hospitalized and is shunning visits from relatives, some of whom thought she was a runaway when…

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Michelle Knight, the longest-held captive in a dungeon-like Cleveland house, is free after 11 years. But she remains hospitalized and is shunning visits from relatives, some of whom thought she was a runaway when…

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Michelle Knight, the longest-held captive in a dungeon-like Cleveland house, is free after 11 years. But she remains hospitalized and is shunning visits from relatives, some of whom thought she was a runaway when…

After delivering over 1000 babies as Board-certified ob-gyn, many of these babies with the use of Pitocin, I have heard concerns about this drug from hundreds of pregnant moms-to-be. Most women want to know if the medication is necessary. This…

By Katie Moisse@katiemoisseFollow on Twitter Some Whole Foods shoppers may be shocked to learn why the chicken-like chunks in their vegan salads tasted so much like meat. They were meat. Whole Foods Market Inc. said labels for its curried chicken…

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Michelle Knight, the longest-held captive in a dungeon-like Cleveland house, is free after 11 years. But she remains hospitalized and is shunning visits from relatives, some of whom thought she was a runaway when…

The World Health Organization warned in a news conference that the virus behind the current outbreak, H7N9, is one of the most lethal seen in recent years. There have been 32 reported deaths from this avian influenza virus. Suresh Mittal,…

The research is led by Monica Gorassini and Jaynie Yang from the U of A’s Centre for Neuroscience. They hope to recruit 60 children for the study who have suffered perinatal stroke—meaning the stroke happened between 20 weeks’ gestation and…

To answer this question, an international team of health experts looked at the number of Subway restaurants per 100,000 people in 26 economically advanced countries. They also considered other factors, including the number of men and women over 15 with…

MADRID, May 9 (Reuters) – Real Madrid are waiting to discover the extent of an ankle injury suffered by playmaker Mesut Ozil in Wednesday’s 6-2 La Liga win at home to Malaga. The Germany international, who scored Real’s third goal,…

A surgeon at renowned hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center has been relieved from his clinical and administrative duties after removing the wrong kidney from a patient suffering from kidney disease. Hospital spokeswoman Dorie Klissas said Thursday the event should never…

Owning a pet, especially a dog, probably lowers a person’s risk of heart disease, a new statement from the American Heart Association says. “There is a modest amount of data and reason to state that pet ownership may have some…

The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against the sexually transmitted infection were available, says to a new study. Researchers found an increase in many early-stage cancers and anal and…

A drug currently being used to treat leukemia has been found to help halt the production of toxic proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and various forms of dementia. Researchers from Georgetown University successfully used small…

The pot doctor has a backache. As Mahmoud ElSohly, shakes my hand, he’s wincing. Two days ago, ElSohly—the director of the University of Mississippi’s Marijuana Project—bent down the wrong way and threw out his back. And unfortunately, this morning’s visit…

Taking additional antioxidant supplements on top of vitamin C, vitamin E and beta carotene does little to ward off macular degeneration among older adults, new research suggests. Researchers found a combination of lutein and zeaxanthin only provided extra protection for…

Working women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce , and 51 percent of professional workers, like doctors, lawyers, nurses and accountants, are female. While climbing the career ladder can be rewarding, it often comes with one big downside:…

I am just returning from my most recent visit to Mindstream Academy, a boarding school that preferentially addresses the needs of middle and high-school students with severe obesity and related health problems. I leave amazed, and inspired, as I have…

Eating peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables from the Solanaceae plant family might help to lower your risk of Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Published in the journal Annals of Neurology, researchers from the University of Washington found that the…

More than 80,000 chemicals are produced, used, and present in the United States. This is one of their stories. A new study says picture-perfect lips may be nothing to smile about. I suspect that most people would be surprised to know…

It’s officially six weeks before school ends and the always-anticipated summer vacation begins. Routines will slowly unwind and take a backseat as families enjoy less structure and the great outdoors. Our kids will go from sitting at desks for several…

10-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Patrick [email protected] 407-745-2097Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Sanford-Burnham researchers discover that several children born with rare diseases called Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation don’t contain the mutation in every cell typeraising new questions about inheritance,…

9-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Graciela [email protected] 713-798-4710Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON — (May 9, 2013) Amoeba eat bacteria and other human pathogens, engulfing and destroying them or being destroyed by them, but how these single-cell organisms distinguish…

9-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Mary Beth O’[email protected] 617-397-2802Cell Press Heart failure is one of the most debilitating conditions linked to old age, and there are no specific therapies for the most common form of this condition in…

9-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Mary Beth O’[email protected] 617-397-2802Cell Press IMAGE:Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That’s according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current…

By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – The daughter of Ariel Castro, the chief suspect in the Cleveland abduction of three women freed on Monday, is serving time in an Indiana prison for attempted murder after she slashed her baby’s throat…

9-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Katie [email protected] 020-732-48719SAGE Publications Death in hospital remains very common for cancer patients in developed countries. Although hospital surveys show that death was highly expected, patients dying in hospital have a high probability…

9-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Media and Corporate [email protected] 44-014-154-82370University of Strathclyde IMAGE:The attached image shows a microfabricated grating generating four new beams from a single incoming beam of light. Click here for more information. In a joint…

9-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Robert [email protected] 510-643-6998University of California – Berkeley Mathematicians describe evolution and dissolution of clusters of bubbles VIDEO:A computer-generated movie showing a collapsing soap bubble cluster where macroscopic gas dynamics are coupled to microscopic…

9-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Peter [email protected] 516-367-8455Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory The piRNA pathway protects eggs and sperm from ‘jumping genes’ that can cause developmental defects, sterility Cold Spring Harbor, NY Two teams of investigators led by Professor…

By Caroline Humer (Reuters) – Kentucky Democratic Governor Steve Beshear said on Thursday he will expand Medicaid coverage under President Barack Obama‘s healthcare reform law, a move that will cut the state’s uninsured population almost in half. The expansion will…

By Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to killing five fellow servicemen in a shooting spree at a combat stress center in Iraq acted with the tactical precision of a trained soldier as…

By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – The daughter of Ariel Castro, the chief suspect in the Cleveland abduction of three women freed on Monday, is serving time in an Indiana prison for attempted murder after she slashed her baby’s throat…

By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) – The University of Montana has agreed to reform how it responds to rape accusations following a year-long investigation by two U.S. government agencies into complaints such cases were mishandled, federal authorities and the school said…

By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – The daughter of Ariel Castro, the chief suspect in the Cleveland abduction of three women freed on Monday, is serving time in an Indiana prison for attempted murder after she slashed her baby’s throat…

Two of the women allegedly abducted by Ariel Castro 10 years ago in Cleveland are lucky to be alive after one of them suffered five miscarriages because Castro allegedly punched her in the gut and the other was forced to…