Insomnia and other sleep disorders are very common, yet are not generally well understood by doctors and other health care professionals. Now the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released up-to-the-minute guidelines…
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Study finds high content of aluminium in infant formulas
The aluminium content of a range of the most popular brands of infant formulas remains high, and particularly so for a product designed for preterm infants and a soya-based product designed for…
Cigarette smoke regulates body’s response to inflammation
Cigarette smoke shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body’s response to inflammation, according to findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online today at Science Express….
Short Sleep And Chronic Insomnia Linked To Four-Fold Risk Of Early Death In Men
US researchers found that short sleep and insomnia was linked to a four times higher risk of early death in men; they urged public health policy makers to emphasize earlier diagnosis and…
American Lung Association Supports Individuals Dealing With Lung Disease Through Online Caregiving Coordination Service
The American Lung Association is offering a free-of-charge, online caregiving coordination service called “My Fighting for Air Community” to support individuals affected by acute and chronic lung diseases. As an organization dedicated…
Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk
People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British…
Orexigen, Takeda in $1 bln deal for obesity drug
Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (OREX.O) said it sold the North American marketing rights for its experimental weight-loss drug, Contrave, to Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (4502.T) in a deal that could be worth…
Organic strawberries are better — in some ways — researchers say
Consumers who buy organic fruits and vegetables because they think they’re tastier, more nutritious and better for the environment are getting at least some of what they’re paying for, according to a…
Brain Exercises Delay, But Can’t Prevent, Dementia
Doctors have been advising us for years to “use it or lose it”: that is, to stay as intellectually active as possible into our waning years in order to avoid dementia. But…
Half of Calif health workers got flu shots
A consumer group has found that just over half of California health care workers received flu shots during the 2008-2009 flu season. Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, says that state…
Brain Exercises May Slow Cognitive Decline Initially, But Speed Up Dementia Later
New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia later in…
GreenVax Selects Xcellerex XDR Single-Use Bioreactors For New Vaccine And Biotherapeutics Program
Xcellerex, Inc. announced that Project GreenVax has agreed to acquire XDR GMP single-use production bioreactors from Xcellerex. The systems will be deployed in a new facility currently under construction in Bryan, Texas….
Protein Identified That Spurs Formation Of Alzheimer’s Plaques
In Alzheimer’s disease, the problem is beta-amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the brain and causes nerve cells to weaken and die. Drugs designed to eliminate plaques made of beta-amyloid have a…
Surgery To Repair Torn Shoulder Muscles In The Elderly Can Reduce Pain And Improve Function
Repairing torn shoulder muscles in elderly patients is often discouraged because of fears of complications. But a new study conducted at Rush University Medical Center has shown that minimally invasive, or arthroscopic,…
New Light On The Mechanism Of Parkinson’s Disease
A significant number of Parkinson’s disease patients have a mutation of the enzyme Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein Kinase 2 (LRRK2, also known as dardarin). However, little is understood about how it is regulated…