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  Could eating peppers prevent Parkinson’s?

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 10 May 2013

  Dietary nicotine may hold protective key.  New research reveals that Solanaceae—a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine—may provide a protective… read more.

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  A reservoir of mosquito disease!

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 10 May 2013

  A large scale, five year study of mosquitoes from different ecological regions in Kenya, including savannah grassland, semi-arid Acacia thorn bushes, and mangrove swamps, found a reservoir of… read more.

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  Duloxetine shows efficacy in cutting pain from chemotherapy

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 9 May 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Patients suffering chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy treated with the anti-depressant duloxetine for 5 weeks achieved a greater reduction in pain compared with patients… read more.

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  Dramatic decline in genital wart rate among young women in Australia results from National HPV Vaccine Program

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 9 May 2013

  by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the BMJ – Researchers have reported a significant decline in the proportion of young women diagnosed with genital warts in Australia following… read more.

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  Air pollution, risk of young diabetes

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 9 May 2013

  New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in children. Previous studies have… read more.

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  Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy have no effect on offspring’s bone health in later life

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 8 May 2013

  by Bruce Sylvester – taken from The Lancet – Results from a new retrospective study of data from a large mother-child population in the UK suggest that maternal… read more.

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  Even with weight gain, smoking cessation lowers risk of cardiovascular disease

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 8 May 2013

  by Bruce Sylvester – taken from JAMA – Among  non-diabetic adults, smoking cessation compared with continued smoking correlates to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, even with subsequent… read more.

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  Mg may be as important as Ca for kids

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 7 May 2013

  Study shows magnesium intake, absorption significantly associated with bone density in children.  Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to… read more.

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  Pediatric asthma connected to genes and early wheezing

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 6 May 2013

  by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the NEJM – Approximately  90 percent of children who have two copies of a genetic variation and who wheezed when they had… read more.

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  Smaller bites reduce food intake even during ‘distracted eating’

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 3 May 2013

  World Health Matters (The Netherlands) by Gary Finnegan – Eating while distracted generally makes people eat more without being aware of it, but reducing bite sizes may be… read more.

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  Italian immigrants to Switzerland live longer than the Swiss

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 3 May 2013

  World Health Matters (Switzerland) by Gary Finnegan – Italian people who move to live in Switzerland outlive the Swiss-born majority, according to a new study.

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  Sex discrimination begins in the womb

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 3 May 2013

  World Health Matters (INDIA) by Gary Finnegan – Women in India are more likely to avail of prenatal care when pregnant with boys, according to ground-breaking research that… read more.