by Bruce Sylvester – over 30,000 clinicians and researchers attended the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2013 annual meeting in Chicago on May 31-June 4. Among the most… read more.
Mind-body intervention can help to regulate stress hormone levels. Practicing a form of meditation and stretching can help relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and normalize stress hormone… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Long-term use of opioids is linked to an increased higher risk of erectile dysfunction (ED), researchers reported on May 15, 2013 in the journal… read more.
Erasmus virus resets cells’ genes and causes breathing distress and kidney failure. A new virus that causes severe breathing distress and kidney failure elicits a distinctive airway cell… read more.
Considered the “silent killer,” high blood pressure affects approximately one billion people worldwide. Among the findings from the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH)… read more.
The LAP-BAND® weight loss procedure is safe and effective in an expanded group of patients, not just in people who are morbidly obese. This conclusion is reported in… read more.
Every year, thousands of babies are born with severely malformed hearts, disorders known collectively as congenital heart disease. Many of these defects can be repaired though surgery, but… read more.
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.
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.
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.
World Health Matters (Japan) by Gary Finnegan – Addiction may result from abnormal brain circuitry in the frontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls decision-making, according… read more.
New research shows that monitoring pain and providing analgesics to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) during non-surgical procedures, such as turning and washing, can not only reduce… read more.
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