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The Lingering Effects of Lost Sleep
If you think sleeping in on the weekend will make up for those nights of lost sleep during the work week, think again. Even spending 10 hours resting in bed may not…
Adoption of healthy nutrition practices urged at 1st GCC Symposium on Clinical Nutrition
The call to adopt healthy nutrition practices was made by health and medical practitioners attending the 1st GCC Symposium on Clinical Nutrition held recently at the Arrayan Hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of…
Keep Busy To Stay Happy
In Greek mythology, the gods punished Sisyphus by condemning him to roll a rock up a steep hill for eternity. But he was probably better off than if they’d condemned him to…
Risk Of Febrile Convulsions For Under Fives Who Receive A Type Of Flu Vaccine
The Director of Immunization, Department of Health, UK has written a letter to UK doctors warning about the risk of febrile convulsions in children aged under five years and seasonal influenza vaccines…
Seven Influenza Vaccines For Coming Season Approved By FDA
The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 USA influenza season, protecting against three strains of influenza, including the H1N1 virus which caused the 2009 pandemic. In…
Coalition NHS Reforms Are A ‘Reckless Gamble’
The former health secretary has accused the coalition Government of taking a “reckless gamble” with its plans to reform the NHS. Andy Burnham made the announcement as he launched a “defend our…
Calcium Linked to Boost in Heart Attack Risk
millions of people take calcium supplements to boost bone health and ward off osteoporosis, New Zealand researchers say the supplements have little effect on bone strength and contribute to a small increase…
Vaccine Scares May Do More Harm Than Previously Believed To A Population’s ‘Herd Immunity’
Public immunization efforts may be much more sensitive than previously realized to small changes in the perceived costs or risks of vaccination, scientists at Harvard University report this week. In some cases,…
The Mystery Of Healthy Fat People
Why some obese people go on to become diabetic while others do not. It is common to find obese people even morbidly obese people who are healthier than their condition would normally…
New Approach To Alzheimer’s Therapy
Researchers from the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich have shown that the ADAM10 protein can inhibit the formation of beta-amyloid, which is responsible for Alzheimer’s…
Stem cell therapy can help heal the hearts of people who have had heart attacks
A new University of Miami experiment with pigs raises hope that stem cell therapy can help heal the hearts of people who have had heart attacks. It might even help heal livers,…
Washington’s health care reform
Sixteen years ago, a fictional couple called Harry and Louise bashed the Clinton health care plan so memorably in TV ads that they were credited with helping to bring down health care…
Geron Gets FDA Approval To Resume Stem-Cell Study
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Geron Corp. (GERN) can move forward with its early-stage trial of an embryonic stem cell treatment after the Food and Drug Administration lifted a clinical hold after almost a…
Provenge Cancer Vaccine
With the advent of Provenge, the first-ever vaccine cancer treatment, that tag has been set at about $23,000 per month of life gained — $93,000 in total for a treatment that extends…