Archive for August, 2011
Cancer Viral Therapy Attacks Tumors And Does Not Harm Healthy Tissue
Intravenous viral therapy has been shown to consistently infect tumors without damaging healthy human tissue, according to a clinical trial published in the journal Nature. The authors say this is the first trial to test viral therapy on humans with cancer. They added that it is also the first trial to demonstrate tumor-selective expression of a foreign gene after intravenous administration…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsAmericans Getting Too Many Empty Calories From Sugary Drinks
The American Heart Association advises people to consume no more than 36 ounces or about 450 calories from sugary beverages a week, but a new study taking a look at the impact of sugar intake stemming from regular sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks and sweetened bottled waters, reports that people ages 20 to 39 who drink sugary beverages consume 336 calories a day from them alone…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsNew Study Finds Mutual Benefits Of Improved Care By Nurses Treating Depression
Today new discoveries released by Mind in association with the Royal College of Nursing, reveal that the recovery in individuals suffering with chronic and recurrent depression can be helped by organized contact with practice nurses…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsDon’t Use Tobacco While Pregnant, But Snuff Might Be Worse Than Smoke
We all know that smoking can kill and is especially harmful to the unborn whether it is being inhaled by mothers, second hand smoke or in a maternal snuff delivery system. A new study takes a look at what is most dangerous, and it has been found that babies born to snuff using mothers were more likely to have breathing problems than those whose mothers smoked while pregnant…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsCan This Simple Diet Make Your Diabetes Better ?
Treating Diabetes type 2 is not easy, but we have to be aggressive because the complications are devastating: from heart disease to renal failure. First, we have to examine where diabetes comes from. Is it from our bad genes, or maybe pollution? Or maybe it’s something we are supposed to live with. People think of diabetes as an unwelcome family member. Something they never wanted, but they can’t get rid of and have to learn to live with.
Type 2 Diabetes is a disease when your body cannot:
React properly to the sugar lowering hormone insulin. It happens when you have too much sugar in your body. You try to push it into your cells with insulin, but it’s like trying to push more garbage into a full can. You can’t do it, and your body won’t take in anymore and stops respond…
Original post by Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog
No commentsOverall Health Affected By Viruses In The Human Gut And Their Dynamic Response To Diet
The digestive system is home to a myriad of viruses, but how they are involved in health and disease is poorly understood. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have investigated the dynamics of virus populations in the human gut, shedding new light on the gut “virome” and how it differs between people and responds to changes in diet…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsPrejudice Linked To Depression, Anxiety In Gay And Bisexual Black Men
The harassment, discrimination and negative feelings about homosexuality that black gay and bisexual men often experience can contribute significantly to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, a small new study finds…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsMild Hearing Loss Linked To Brain Atrophy In Older Adults
A new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that declines in hearing ability may accelerate gray mater atrophy in auditory areas of the brain and increase the listening effort necessary for older adults to successfully comprehend speech. When a sense (taste, smell, sight, hearing, touch) is altered, the brain reorganizes and adjusts…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsAging Authorities Differ On Tweaks To Social Security’s Benefit Structure
Experts agree that financial constraints and an aging population will require America to modify its Social Security system, but some also find that pushing back the eligibility age could be a major concern for those who rely on the program the most…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsVitamin C May Be Beneficial For Asthmatic Children
Depending on the age of asthmatic children, on their exposure to molds or dampness in their bedroom, and on the severity of their asthma, vitamin C has greater or smaller beneficial effect against asthma, according to a study published in the Clinical and Translational Allergy…
Original post by Six Until Me.
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