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Psoriasis :: Biologic Treatments Help Improve the Quality of Life for Psoriasis

More than 4.5 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with psoriasis and 21 percent of those have moderate to severe psoriasis. This chronic condition, characterized by thick, red, scaly plaques that itch and bleed, not only makes the activities of daily life difficult, but also can affect a person?s emotional well being. Recently, researchers have developed biologic treatments which not only treat the physical symptoms of psoriasis but also can help improve a patient?s quality of life.

Homeopathy :: Homeopathy in Norway

The pioneers in homeopathy were active in Norway at the end of the last century. One was O. M. Ohm (1848-1928) who, in 1892, published a small book; Practical Homeopathy For Everyone. Another pioneer was N. W. Anderschou who practiced in Oslo and, persecuted by the allopaths, moved to London.

Pregnancy :: Exercise during pregnancy in pregnant

A study has found that most expectant mothers are not getting nearly the amount of exercise they need.

Diabetes :: Breastfeeding may cut a mother’s risk of type 2 diabetes

A team from Harvard Medical School found one year of breastfeeding was associated with a 15% drop in a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Weight Loss :: Lifestyle modification plus medication effective for Weight Loss

A new study shows that treatment with a lifestyle modification program of diet, exercise and behavioral therapy when used in combination with the weight loss medication sibutramine (Meridia?) resulted in significantly greater weight loss among obese adults than treatment with the medication alone.

Osteoporosis :: Soy May Strengthen Women’s Bones

Researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN divided more than 24,000 postmenopausal Chinese women into five groups based on their soy intake from under 5 grams of soy per day to 3 grams or more per day.

Prostate Cancer :: Detection of Early Prostate Cancer

A new study, using a unique detection method, has led scientists to identify several genes whose rearrangements in prostate cancer cells may play a role in the development and progression of the disease. Researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, report that two genes, ETV1 and ERG, which previously were implicated as cancer-causing gene rearrangements in Ewing’s sarcoma (a relatively rare bone cancer), are now seen as important cancer-causing genes in prostate cancer. Closer analysis showed how rearrangement of these genes was responsible for their cancer-causing potential. The research appears in the October 28, 2005, issue of Science and was supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Pneumonia :: Lung Scarring Diseases Linked to Genes and Smoking

New research shows that idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), a group of potentially fatal disorders that affects the lungs, may be caused by an interaction between a specific genetic background and cigarette smoking. In a study of 111 families that had at least two relatives with IIP, people who smoked cigarettes were three times more likely than non-smokers to develop the disease. The research was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), both institutes within the National Institutes of Health.

Eyes :: Good news for treating children with amblyopia

New research findings led by Thomas Krahe and Ary S. Ramoa of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine offer two pieces of good news for treating children with amblyopia.

Hair Loss :: Can masturbation cause hair loss?

Well, masturbation or sex will not cause the body any physical harm, including hair loss. Perhaps few pubic hair might be lost during the sexual activity, but it generally grow back.