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Hunter Syndrome :: ELAPRASE, idursulfase – therapy for Hunter syndrome patients in Europe

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) today reported that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) issued a positive opinion recommending approval of ELAPRASE for the long-term treatment of patients with Hunter syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis II). The EU Marketing Authorisation is expected early in 2007 and will result in unified labelling that will be valid in the current EU 25 member states as well as in Iceland and Norway.

Herpes :: Human Protein Helps Chickenpox and Shingles Virus Spread

A team of scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has identified a human protein that helps varicella-zoster virus, the cause of both chickenpox and shingles, spread from cell to cell within the body.

Meningitis :: Meningitis shot and risk for Guillain Barre syndrome

Young people who get a new meningitis shot may be at a slightly higher risk of developing a paralyzing side effect, federal researchers said. Even so, U.S. health officials said the benefits far outweigh the risk of getting the rare condition, Guillain Barre syndrome. They are not backing off their recommendation that most students be vaccinated.

Colorectal Cancer :: Grape seeds – cancer fighter in colorectal tumors

Grape seed extract significantly inhibited the growth of colorectal tumors in both laboratory cell cultures and in mice, U.S. researchers report. A team from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver says mice given the extract displayed a 44 percent reduction in the size of advanced colorectal tumors.

Alzheimer’s Disease :: Marijuana like compound – WIN may slow Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss

A new U.S. study finds that marijuana may help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from Ohio State University in Columbus found that marijuana may contain compounds that can slow memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Pregnancy :: Women with toxoplasmosis more likely to have sons

Women who carry a common parasite are more likely to give birth to boys, Czech researchers report. In most populations, 51 percent of babies born are male, Dr. S. Kankova of Charles University in Prague and colleagues note. But among a group of women infected with the bug Toxoplasma, 61 percent of babies born were boys.

Cancer :: Computer factories workers have more cancer risk

A person who works in the manufacturing of computers has a higher risk of dying of cancer, compared to other people, according to an article published in the journal Environmental Health. In fact, overall death rates (cancer and non cancer) are higher among computer manufacturing workers.

Depression :: Good early family life may counter depression gene

A loving, supportive family can be enough to override a genetic vulnerability to depression, new research suggests. Studies have found that people who carry a “short” version of the serotonin transporter gene — known as 5-HTTLPR — tend to be more susceptible to depression than people without this gene variant. But the new findings, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, show that to be true only of gene carriers who grew up in a stressful home environment. In contrast, the investigators found that young adult gene carriers whose families were warm and supportive had a reduced risk of depression.

Stomach Cancer :: Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancer

The presence of a type of bacteria called Helicobacter pylori in the stomach substantially increases the risk of cancer in the lower portion of the stomach, but may actually lower the risk of cancer in the upper stomach (gastric cardia), a study shows. “Helicobacter pylori… is known to cause gastric and duodenal ulcers and also cancers of the lower part of the stomach,” Dr. Farin Kamangar from the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, told.

Hearing Loss :: Listening to loud music with earphones harmful

Listening to loud music with earphones on a digital music player for more than 90 minutes a day can damage your hearing, according to a new U.S. study. The study of 100 doctoral students concluded that people who listened to music at 80 percent of volume capacity, at which point the sound is considered loud, should stick to under 90 minutes a day.