Cancer :: Cancer Prevention News Tips
The following are based on abstracts presented at the American Association for Cancer Research?s Fifth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research held November 12 ? 15 in Boston.
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Exercise :: Structured Exercise Program Can Enhance Seniors’ Physical Function
A structured exercise program can boost the physical well-being of sedentary seniors who show early signs of losing independent function. The results hold promise that many older adults can lower their risk of major walking disability, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.
Baby Care :: Independent ethics body proposes week-by-week guidelines on treating premature babies
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has set out guidelines on when to give intensive care to extremely premature babies. Advice for parents and doctors is provided, on a week-by-week basis, for treating babies born before 22 weeks up to those born after 25 weeks.
Caution issued on health products, not to use Acetildenafil – Hong Kong
The Department of Health warns consumers not to buy or use six brands of health products that contain acetildenafil, which can cause side effects.
Meningitis :: Girl ill with meningococcal infection – Hong Kong
The Centre for Health Protection has confirmed a local case of meningococcal infection involving a nine-month-old baby girl, bringing the year’s total to five, all imported.
Gene :: Fruitless gene a key factor underlying sexual differences in behavior
Fighting like a girl or fighting like a boy is hardwired into fruit fly neurons, according to a study in the November 19 Nature Neuroscience advance online publication by a research team from Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Molecular Pathology in Vienna. The results confirm that a gene known as “fruitless” is a key factor underlying sexual differences in behavior.
Imaging :: Optical technique provides improved ‘virtual biopsies’ of internal surfaces
A new optical imaging technique, developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, can provide three-dimensional microscopic views of the inner surfaces of blood vessels and gastrointestinal organs.
Dangerous hemophilia remedy injected to American troops in Iraq
The Baltimore Sun has started a new health story on situation in Iraq. In its first of a three-part series, titled Dangerous remedy, it highlighted that military doctors in Iraq say that Factor VII saves wounded soldiers, but other doctors and medical research suggest that it can cause fatal clots.
Injury :: Falls Have Become the Leading Cause of Injury for Seniors
Fall-related death rates for men and women 65 years and older increased significantly from 1993 to 2003, according to a report released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Healthcare :: Comprehensive minority health program – University of Maryland School of Medicine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has created a Program in Minority Health and Health Disparities Education and Research (PMHHD). The goal of the program is to educate current and future health professionals about issues related to health disparities, to support relevant multidisciplinary research and to foster quality clinical care for minorities and diverse populations.