Parkinson’s disease :: How a gene can keep brain cells alive
Researchers say they have discovered how a gene linked to Parkinson’s disease can keep brain cells alive.
Month: December 2005
Dandruff :: What is dandruff, and its signs and symptoms
Dandruff is flakes of dead skin that form on the scalp. As it is normal for skin cells to die and flake off, a small amount of dandruff is normal and in fact quite common. Some people, however, either chronically or as a result of certain triggers, experience an unusually large amount of flaking, which can be not only a visual nuisance, but is also often accompanied by redness and irritation. Most cases of dandruff can be treated with the proper shampoo.
Ovarian Cyst :: Prevention of ovarian cyst
Little medical information is available on the prevention of ovarian cysts. Smoking was not found to be a risk factor for their development.
Fibromyalgia :: Pain Relief for Pressure Sensitive Tender Points in Fibromyalgia
The 024 Essential Oil Pain Neutralizer preparation is a mixture of essential oils that does not contain any additives such as alcohol or other stabilizers. This makes the preparation universally applicable and allows it to be applied both to mucous membranes and to wounds. Various studies showed that patients suffering from sports injuries and contusions experienced a quick reduction of the swelling and speedy recovery after local applications of the preparation.
Depression :: Biovail receives FDA approval for antidepressant citalopram tablet
Biovail Corp. has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to sell its a formulation of the antidepressant citalopram. The company said Wednesday it received an approval letter from the FDA for an orally disintegrating tablet formulation of citalopram hydrobromide.
Obesity :: Overeating, Low Activity May Raise Lymphoma Risk
People who overeat or who aren’t physically active face a higher risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a type of cancer involving the body’s lymphatic system, according to a report by Canadian researchers in the American Journal of Epidemiology. “Physical activity, obesity, and (calorie) intake are modifiable lifestyle factors,” Dr. Sai Yi Pan from Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Ottawa, told Reuters Health. “Our findings support the adoption of a healthy lifestyle to prevent the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.” Pan and colleagues examined the influence of recreational physical activity, obesity, and calorie intake on the risk of NHL using data from Canada’s National Enhanced Cancer Surveillance System. More than 1000 NHL patients and 3000 comparison subjects were involved. Individuals with NHL tended to have higher total calorie intakes and were more likely to be obese than individuals without NHL, the authors report.
HIV :: How HIV invades healthy cells
St. Louis scientists say they’ve determined how HIV invades healthy cells – and that could lead to improved drug therapies to fight the deadly disease. The researchers at the Saint Louis University Institute for Molecular Virology demonstrated the molecular mechanism by which the HIV virus infects, or integrates, healthy cells.
Heart Disease :: Transplanted stem cells repair hearts
Working with heart attack-stricken mice, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists has shown embryonic stem cells can help heal heart tissue. A research team led by UW-Madison stem cell researcher Timothy Kamp reports embryonic stem cells transplanted into mouse hearts damaged by experimentally induced heart attacks, morph into functional forms of the major types of cells composing the healthy heart.
Diabetes :: Strict blood sugar control cuts diabetes heart risk
A 20-year study of people with type 1 diabetes shows that tight control of blood sugar levels cuts their risk of heart disease by more than half. The new research, published in the Dec. 22 New England Journal of Medicine, is “a landmark study,” according to Dr. William T.