Crohn’s Disease :: Naltrexone therapy improves active Crohn’s Disease
An open-labeled pilot prospective trial suggests a low-dose naltrexone (LDN), an opioid antagonist, improves healing in patients with active Crohn’s disease.
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Sleep Apnea :: Sleep apnea can be diagnosed without overnights in a sleep lab
Exclusively ambulatory techniques and equipment were as successful at identifying and treating sleep apnea as the current method of polysomnography, which requires several supervised overnight stays in a sleep laboratory.
Skin :: Human skin harbors completely unknown bacteria
It appears that the skin, the largest organ in our body, is a kind of zoo and some of the inhabitants are quite novel, according to a new study.
Aging :: FISH-ing for links between cancer and aging
Wielding a palette of chromosome paints, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have taken a step closer to understanding the relationship between aging and cancer by visualizing chromosomes of cells from patients with a heritable premature aging disease known as Werner Syndrome.
Deafness :: Scientists identify molecular cause for one form of deafness
Scientists exploring the physics of hearing have found an underlying molecular cause for one form of deafness, and a conceptual connection between deafness and the organization of liquid crystals, which are used in flat-panel displays.
Psychology :: Sensitivity to rejection based on appearance bad for mental, physical health
Three new studies by a University at Buffalo psychologist offer the first known evidence that some people anxiously expect that they will be rejected by others because of their physical appearance, and that this sensitivity, if not mitigated, has serious implications for their mental and physical health.
HIV :: Researchers halt trials of anti HIV compound
Family Health International (FHI) announced that it has halted a Phase III clinical trial of cellulose sulfate ? a potential microbicide being tested for HIV prevention in women ? in Nigeria.
Breast :: Scented-oil products can cause rare breast growth in boys
Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests.
HIV :: President’s ‘HIV cure’ condemned
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh claimed that he can cure Aids in three days. The HIV/Aids treatment began January_18, 2007 with secret medicinal herb ingredients.
Hepatitis :: Sudden spate of hepatitis hits Nepal cabinet ministers
Several of Nepal’s cabinet ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, have fallen ill with hepatitis after reportedly consuming contaminated food and water at Prime inister G P Koirala’s residence and Parliament canteen.