Asthma :: Stomach microbe H. pylori protect kids from asthma
The stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which causes stomach cancer and peptic ulcers, may not be all bad. According to a new study, it may help protect kids from asthma.
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Cholesterol :: Are higher doses of cholesterol drugs worth the extra money?
When it comes to cholesterol-lowering drugs, more is better. At least, that?s what heart doctors and heart patients have been hearing in recent years. And as a result, more patients are taking higher doses of drugs called statins ? leading to lower heart and stroke risk, but higher prescription drug costs and more frequent side effects.
Autism :: Hebrew University research shows developmental problems for siblings of autistic children
Younger siblings of children with autism are at risk to suffer from delayed verbal, cognitive and motor development in their early childhood years.
Leukemia :: Antioxidant found in many foods and red wine is potent and selective killer of leukemia cells
A naturally occurring compound found in many fruits and vegetables as well as red wine, selectively kills leukemia cells in culture while showing no discernible toxicity against healthy cells, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
SARS :: Chronically ill people used Qigong to cope with anxiety and discrimination during SARS outbreak
Oriental therapies can help chronically ill people stay strong and reduce stress levels during epidemics, according to research in the April issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Nutrition :: Kenya moves toward national food and nutrition policy
A team from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University is providing technical assistance to the East and Southern Africa Regional Office of the United Nations Children?s Fund (EASRO UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the government of Kenya to build strategies for implementing Kenya?s National Food and Nutrition Policy.
Colorectal Cancer :: Social factors not genetics drive racial disparities in colorectal cancer survival
Correcting social, economic and health-care inequalities may have the most significant impact in reducing survival differences in colorectal cancer between African-Americans and Caucasians, according to a new study.
Muscular Dystrophy :: Muscle restoration possible in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients
Using a new type of drug that targets a specific genetic defect, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, along with colleagues at PTC Therapeutics Inc. and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, have for the first time demonstrated restoration of muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Transplant :: A new virus threat found after deaths of three transplant patients
Australian scientists in the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues in the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia and 454 Life Sciences have discovered a new virus that was responsible for the deaths of three transplant recipients who received organs from a single donor in Victoria, Australia.
Flu :: Historical studies validate current pandemic flu planning
In 1918, U.S. cities closed theaters, restricted weddings, and staggered factory shifts so people wouldn’t spread the deadly Spanish flu.