Vitamins and Cardiovascular Disease
A recent study on has cast doubt on the effectiveness of high doses of vitamins to help prevent heart disease in men. The study was conducted on 14 000 doctors. The physicians participated in the study for almost a decade and took high doses of C and E. The study concluded there was no proof that either C or E made a difference in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Genetically Modified Pigs to Produce Human Organs
According to UNet an online database system developed by UNOS(United Network for Organ Sharing)nearly 100,000 people are on the waiting list for organ transplant in the US alone. This research may bring them some hope in the new future. Scientists researching on genetically modified pigs believes that the first human transplant of an organ grown in a humanized pig could take place in the next decade. These pigs are genetically modified to contain 6 human genes that partially “humanize” them in order to prevent rejection by the immune system of organ recipients.
Aspirin a Day ‘may lower risk of breast cancer’
Daily dose of Aspirin may protect women against breast cancer, a landmark study suggests. The study found that those taking Aspirin painkillers had a 12 per cent lower risk of breast cancer during their lifetime than the general population. This research was carried out by the University of British Columbia, the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the University of Santiago de Compostela. In US alone nearly 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to AIDS pioneers and Cancer researcher
Luc Montagnier, and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi won half the prize of 10 million Swedish crowns (£800,000) for discovering HIV virus. Harald zur Hausen shared the other half of the prize for the discovery of “human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer.” Medicine is traditionally the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been honoring men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for work in peace. The foundations for the prize were laid in 1895 when Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth he earned from his dynamite business to the establishment of the Nobel Prize.
Cure For Tuberculosis
According to a research, Tuberculosis is resistant to many current treatments, but now, it can be overcome with aggressive therapy. TB is associated with high rates of mortality and it is responsible for at least 7% of cases of the infection worldwide. Researchers have proved that the cure is possible with a combination of at least 5 drugs. MDR TB is a Multi-drug resistant TB, and it is resistant to the commonly used treatments such as isoniazid and rifampin. With this treatment almost half of XDR-TB patients and 67% of MDR-TB patients had treatment cure or completion.
Telehealth Interventions Can Benefit Patient With Chronic Illness
Telecommunication technology is being used to delivery health care services to patients. Using telehealth means that patients are selected to receive follow-up by telephone or videophone after hospitalization. Healthcare worker can interact with the patients regularly and can provide a sense of security. Patients can discuss their concerns on a frequent basis.
Researcher from University of Missouri found that patients who received a telehealth intervention delayed hospital re-admission rates compared to patients who received traditional care.
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Breast Cancer May Be Reduced By Aspirin
According to the journal Breast Cancer Research by BioMed Central, taking aspirin on a daily basis may lower the risk of a particular type of breast cancer in women. The breast cancers are estrogen receptor-positive (ER+). Estrogen helps the cancer cells grow, so drugs that block the action of estrogen are often used to treat ER+ cancer. In this particular study, aspirin use was linked to a small reduction in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers.
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Cure for hepatitis C?
Current treatment for Hepatitis C is expensive with a success rate of between 50 and 80 per cent and the treatment often causes severe side effects. With more than 170 million people around the world infected with hepatitis C, it is indeed one of global health priorities. Virologists at University of Adelaide, Australia began a $2 million research project to develop new vaccine for hepatitis C. More research and less wars for a better world.
Inflammatory Arthritis Gene Links to Heart Risks
Gene that related to inflammatory arthritis called HLA-DRB1 is associated with heart diseases. British study finds that this gene increases the chances of premature death from cardiovascular disease (CVD). People with rheumatoid arthritis tend to die younger, and largely from CVD.
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Hyoid Bone Changed History
Hyoid bone is a small horseshoe-shaped bone suspended in the muscles of our neck. It is the only bone in the body not connected to any other, and it is the foundation of speech and is found only in humans and Neanderthals. Hyoid bone make us the chatterboxes of the animal world.
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Tattoos help vaccines penetrate skin
According to a new study, tattooing is a better way of delivering a new generation of experimental DNA vaccines than standard injections. DNA vaccines to stimulate an immune response is challenging from flu to cancer. Tattooing may change this response. Although no approved DNA vaccines on the market, drug companies are conducting clinical trials to investigate this precious technology.
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