Medical Journal, Health Articles http://rxjournals.com Health and medical news to help you live a better life Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Do Smoking Bans Make People Smoke Less At Home? Probably http://rxjournals.com/do-smoking-bans-make-people-smoke-less-at-home-probably/ http://rxjournals.com/do-smoking-bans-make-people-smoke-less-at-home-probably/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/do-smoking-bans-make-people-smoke-less-at-home-probably/ A study of four European countries with smoke free legislation, published online in Tobacco Control, revealed that smoking bans do not encourage smokers to smoke more at home…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/do-smoking-bans-make-people-smoke-less-at-home-probably/feed/ 0 The Complexities Involved In End Of Life Care http://rxjournals.com/the-complexities-involved-in-end-of-life-care/ http://rxjournals.com/the-complexities-involved-in-end-of-life-care/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/the-complexities-involved-in-end-of-life-care/ Everyone has to die one day, yet often the issue of death and dying still remains a taboo, despite the fact that palliative care is a major public health issue…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/the-complexities-involved-in-end-of-life-care/feed/ 0 Man’s Face Burns From Exploding Electronic Cigarette http://rxjournals.com/mans-face-burns-from-exploding-electronic-cigarette/ http://rxjournals.com/mans-face-burns-from-exploding-electronic-cigarette/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/mans-face-burns-from-exploding-electronic-cigarette/ A Florida man’s electronic cigarette exploded while he was using it, knocking out some front teeth and causing severe burns on his face, according to officials from North Bay Fire Department. Joseph Parker, Fire Department Chief, said he believes the device’s battery blew up while he was inhaling from it. Parker said it was as if a rocket had ignited in the victim’s mouth…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/mans-face-burns-from-exploding-electronic-cigarette/feed/ 0 How Much Do Nutritional Interventions Help Malnourished Cancer Patients? http://rxjournals.com/how-much-do-nutritional-interventions-help-malnourished-cancer-patients/ http://rxjournals.com/how-much-do-nutritional-interventions-help-malnourished-cancer-patients/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/how-much-do-nutritional-interventions-help-malnourished-cancer-patients/ A study published February 15 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, reveals that oral nutritional interventions help malnourished cancer patients and individuals at nutritional risk improve some aspects of quality of life (QOL), as well as increase nutritional intake. However, the researchers found that these interventions did not affect mortality…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/how-much-do-nutritional-interventions-help-malnourished-cancer-patients/feed/ 0 Organic Food Can Have High Concentrations Of Arsenic http://rxjournals.com/organic-food-can-have-high-concentrations-of-arsenic/ http://rxjournals.com/organic-food-can-have-high-concentrations-of-arsenic/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/organic-food-can-have-high-concentrations-of-arsenic/ Rice is known to have concentrations of arsenic that find their way into the population, especially among people who consume more rice than other staples. New research is suggesting that even organic brown rice can have high concentrations of arsenic, and with processing to produce syrups and other packaged foods, the poison can become more concentrated…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/organic-food-can-have-high-concentrations-of-arsenic/feed/ 0 ‘Signifcant Step’ Towards Hep C Vaccine To Be Announced By University Of Alberta Researcher http://rxjournals.com/signifcant-step-towards-hep-c-vaccine-to-be-announced-by-university-of-alberta-researcher/ http://rxjournals.com/signifcant-step-towards-hep-c-vaccine-to-be-announced-by-university-of-alberta-researcher/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/signifcant-step-towards-hep-c-vaccine-to-be-announced-by-university-of-alberta-researcher/ A University of Alberta researcher and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Virology has made the discovery of a vaccine that will potentially help combat hepatitis C. Michael Houghton, who led the team that discovered the hepatitis C virus in 1989, announced his findings at the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Summit in Vancouver this afternoon…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/signifcant-step-towards-hep-c-vaccine-to-be-announced-by-university-of-alberta-researcher/feed/ 0 Mediterranean Diet Good For Brain http://rxjournals.com/mediterranean-diet-good-for-brain/ http://rxjournals.com/mediterranean-diet-good-for-brain/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/mediterranean-diet-good-for-brain/ According to a study in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, a Mediterranean-style diet (MeDi) may be healthier for the brain. Researchers have discovered that a MeDi diet is associated with reduced damage of small blood vessels in the brain…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/mediterranean-diet-good-for-brain/feed/ 0 Chemical Marker May Predict Cognitive Decline Risk http://rxjournals.com/chemical-marker-may-predict-cognitive-decline-risk/ http://rxjournals.com/chemical-marker-may-predict-cognitive-decline-risk/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/chemical-marker-may-predict-cognitive-decline-risk/ A report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals states that increases in brain cortical binding of the chemical marker called [18F]FDDNP were related to increases in clinical symptoms of neurodegeneration, whilst regional baseline values of this marker seem to be linked to with future cognitive decline…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/chemical-marker-may-predict-cognitive-decline-risk/feed/ 0 Snickers Coming Down In Size http://rxjournals.com/snickers-coming-down-in-size/ http://rxjournals.com/snickers-coming-down-in-size/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/snickers-coming-down-in-size/ Snickers, Twix and other chocolate products from Mars Inc are coming down in size as part of a drive by the company to stop selling chocolate products containing more than 250 calories by the end of 2013. This means the 540-calorie king-size Snickers bar will become a thing of the past…

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]]> http://rxjournals.com/snickers-coming-down-in-size/feed/ 0 Varenicline For Smoking Cessation Also Makes Drinking Less Enjoyable http://rxjournals.com/varenicline-for-smoking-cessation-also-makes-drinking-less-enjoyable/ http://rxjournals.com/varenicline-for-smoking-cessation-also-makes-drinking-less-enjoyable/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://rxjournals.com/varenicline-for-smoking-cessation-also-makes-drinking-less-enjoyable/ Varenicline is an effective smoking-cessation medication that may also reduce drinking. However, the means by which it might reduce drinking is unclear. A study of the effects of varenicline on subjective, physiological, and objective responses to low and moderate doses of alcohol among healthy social drinkers has found that varenicline may reduce drinking by increasing alcohol’s aversive effects…

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