Papaya Could Be a Cancer Fighter
Mar 13, 2010 Disease, Health & Fitness, Medical Research & Study
An extract from dried papaya slows the growth of cancer cells in the laboratory, researchers report. It’s not clear if it will have the same effect on cancer in people, however. University of Florida researcher Dr. Nam Dang and Japanese colleagues report that the papaya extract appears to affe
Breast Cancer Drug More Effective In The Presence Of CK8 And CK18
Mar 11, 2010 Disease, Medicines
Women’s responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this month’s Cancer Biology & Therapy. Fulvestrant appeared to exert maximum anti-cance
New Ways to Diagnose and Treat Alzheimer’s
Mar 2, 2010 Disease, Health, Research & Study
A team of researchers at UMass Lowell has found a new mechanism by which a key protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease can spread within the human brain. The research, led by UMass Lowell biological sciences professor Garth Hall, gives new hope that the disease may someday be cured. It pro
Scientists Exploring A Connection Between Autistic Children And Diet
Recently, the British medical journal The Lancet, which had originally published a controversial 1998 study by British researcher Andrew Wakefield that implied a link between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, formally retracted that study. In the wake of this, one of the tantali
Health Officials Warn Tattoo Customers
Health officials are urging people who had tattoos done at any of seven unlicensed parlours in the Calgary area to get tested for hepatitis and HIV after an investigation into the home-based businesses. Health inspectors found unsanitary conditions, including tattoos being done on a couch in a bedro
High Blood Pressure May Predict Dementia in Some Seniors
Feb 9, 2010 Disease, Health & Fitness
High blood pressure may predict dementia in older adults with impaired executive function (difficulty organizing thoughts and making decisions), but not in those with memory problems, a new study has found. The study included 990 dementia-free participants, average age 83, who were followed-up for f
Hopes Rise For Osteoporosis-Hit Women
Feb 8, 2010 Disease, Health, Medical Research & Study
A new cure for osteoporosis, a common ailment for thousands of middle-aged women, is in the offing. However, the bad news is doctors cannot prescribe the new drug yet and it would not certainly be available in a chemist’s shop anytime in the near future. An international team of scientists, includ
Smoking Cessation Increases Cardiac Health Later In Life
Feb 2, 2010 Disease, Health & Fitness
Smoking affects your cardiac health both before and after a major event like a heart attack. But how much? And does cutting back instead of quitting have a positive effect as well? There are definitive answers in a new study from Tel Aviv University, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. T
Antioxidants Not Always Good For You
Jan 27, 2010 Disease, Health, Research & Study
Antioxidants increasingly have been praised for their benefits against disease and aging, but recent studies at Kansas State University show that they also can cause harm. Researchers in K-State’s Cardiorespiratory Exercise Laboratory have been studying how to improve oxygen delivery to the sk
