Archive for February, 2008
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Genetic Factors for Smoking Boost Chronic Bronchitis Risk
(HealthDay News) — While smoking is the leading risk factor for chronic bronchitis, genes also play a major role in the development of the disease, say Swedish researchers.
The study, which analyzed data on more than 40,000 twins born in 1958 or earlier, found that inherited genes accounted for 40 percent of the risk for chronic […]
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Abilify Approved for Children With Bipolar Disorder
(HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abilify (aripiprazole) to treat manic and mixed episodes in children aged 10 to 17 with bipolar 1 disorder, makers Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Inc. said Friday.
The drug has been approved for this and other uses in adults for several years.
The new approval […]
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Low or No Protein Diet May Extend Life
The key to longevity is eating less protein or better still no animal protein — and not just fewer calories and less acidity, as has previously been thought — scientists have discovered.
“Animals that eat less live longer — up to a point,”says Professor Stephen Simpson of the University of Sydney’s School of Biological Sciences. “Our […]
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Disabled Cite Need to Improve Wireless Devices
(HealthDay News) — The use and importance of cell phones and other wireless devices in the daily lives of disabled people is increasing, but some disabled users say there’s a need for improved functionality of these aids.
That’s acccording to to a U.S. survey by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC).
Wireless ownership among disabled people […]
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Refined Carbohydartes May Be The Cause Of Esophageal Cancer
Cases of esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma) in the U.S. have risen in recent decades from 300,000 cases in 1973 to 2.1 million in 2001 at age-adjusted rates. A new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that these rates in the U.S.closely mirrored trends of increased carbohydrate intake and obesity from 1973-2001.
The study illustrates […]
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Ginkgo Biloba Might Not Preserve Memory in Octogenarians
(HealthDay News) — Ginkgo biloba, the popular herbal supplement widely promoted as a memory enhancer, offered no clear-cut protection against memory loss in octogenarians, a new study shows.
And a small but disturbing pattern showed up in those who took the herb extract during the three-year study, the researchers added.
“Seven had TIAs (transient ischemic attacks, or […]
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Newborn Screening Suggests Decline in Cystic Fibrosis
(HealthDay News) — The incidence of cystic fibrosis may be decreasing, and a more severe form of the disease caused by one particular gene also appears to be on the decline.
Those are the two main findings from a Massachusetts study that found the overall incidence of cystic fibrosis dropped from between 25 and 35 babies […]
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Heart Hormones Beat Back Cancers in Mice
(HealthDay News) — New research offers early evidence that hormones produced by the heart to control both blood pressure and volume could be harnessed to treat — and possibly cure — a wide range of cancers.
Following a month of intravenous treatment with any of four human cardiac peptide hormones, mice engineered to develop human pancreatic […]
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Spanking Raises Chances of Risky, Deviant Sexual Behavior
(HealthDay News) — Researchers have uncovered another damaging consequence of spanking: risky sexual behaviors, or even sexual deviancy, when the child grows up.
“This adds one more harmful side effect to spanking,” said Murray Straus, a spanking expert who was expected to present the findings of four studies at the American Psychological Association’s Summit on Violence […]