Healthy Heart :: Recipe for a Healthy Heart – Tips for Adults
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it?s a great time to take a look at the state of your heart.
School
Psychology :: Talk to kids about drugs before they become teenagers
Talk to your child about drugs before they get to middle school, when they are most likely to encounter drugs for the first time.
Breast Cancer :: Men with breast cancer face high risk of second cancer
Men who have been treated for breast cancer face a significantly high risk of getting cancer once again, according to UC Irvine epidemiologists.
Cancer :: Reactivated gene shrinks tumors, cancers
Many cancers arise due to defects in genes that normally suppress tumor growth. Now, for the first time, MIT researchers have shown that re-activating one of those genes in mice can cause tumors to shrink or disappear.
Breast Cancer :: Estrogen interferes with immune surveillance in breast cancer
Estrogen is known to enhance the growth and migration of breast cancer cells. Now researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that estrogen also can shield breast cancer cells from immune cells.
Children :: School meals good, especially for poor children
School meals can improve physical and mental health of disadvantaged children. Good nutrition is essential for healthy child development.
Diabetes :: ED drugs prove effective, safe for men with diabetes
Popular drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction — Viagra, Levitra and Cialis — are safe and effective for men with diabetes, a new review has found.
Cholesterol :: Cholesterol drugs, statins, Lipitor over-prescribed – The Lancet
Award-winning physician John Abramson argues that clinical trials provide no evidence of lowering cholesterol in women and elderly.
Stem Cell :: New drug therapy to combat GVHD in stem-cell patients shows significant reduction in deaths
Gastrointestinal graft-vs.-host disease is a common and potentially deadly side effect for patients who undergo an allogeneic stem-cell transplant to treat certain blood cancers.
Asthma :: Inhaled steroids best treatment for children with asthma
Although several medications are available to help children maintain asthma control, clinical trials directly comparing them have not been conducted. In fact, current recommendations in national and international asthma guidelines are based either on studies of single treatments compared to a placebo in children or on comparison studies in adults.