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Research shows Tai Chi exercise reduces knee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. Tai Chi (Chuan) is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that
Regeneration can be achieved after chronic spinal cord injury.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that regeneration of central nervous system axons can be achieved in rats even when treatment delayed is more than a year after the original spinal cord injury. "The good news is that when axons have been cut due to
Losing while cruising to the store.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. Surprisingly, people who live more than a half mile away from any food
Report documents the risks of giant invasive snakes in the US.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should they become established here, according to a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report released. The USGS report details the risks of nine non-native boa, anaconda and python species that
Patients in US 5 times more likely to spend last days in ICU than patients in England.(Report)
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Patients who die in the hospital in the United States are almost five times as likely to have spent part of their last hospital stay in the ICU than patients in England. What's more, over the age of 85, ICU usage among terminal patients is eight times higher in the U.S. than in England, according
Study shows unsedated colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening well accepted by patients.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Researchers from Taiwan report in a new study that unsedated colonoscopy for primary colorectal cancer screening is well accepted in a majority of patients. Sedation is typically used for colonoscopy to make the patient feel comfortable during the procedure. In Taiwan, colonoscopy is performed less
Benefit of memantine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease not proven.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words This release is available in German. There is no scientific proof that patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine. This is the conclusion in the final report that the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published in
Mantis shrimps could show us the way to a better DVD.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words The remarkable eyes of a marine crustacean could inspire the next generation of DVD and CD players, according to a new study from the University of Bristol published in Nature Photonics. The mantis shrimps in the study are found on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and have the most complex
Holocaust survivors at higher risk for all cancers.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Jewish survivors of World War II who were potentially exposed to the Holocaust are at a higher risk for cancer occurrence, according to a new study published online October 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Previous studies, in non-Jewish populations, investigating the
Male Australian redback spiders employ courtship strategies to preserve their life.(Report)
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 628 Words New research shows that male suitors of a female cannibalistic spider risk facing a premature death unless they perform an adequate courtship lasting a minimum of 100 minutes. Further, the research shows that "sneaker" males can slip by and mate successfully on the courtship efforts of the
Color differences within and between species have common genetic origin.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words ANN ARBOR, MichSpend a little time people-watching at the beach and you're bound to notice differences in the amount, thickness and color of people's body hair. Then head to the zoo and compare people to chimps, our closest living relatives. The body hair difference is even more pronounced between
Surgeons at Boston Medical Center offering new procedure for acid reflux/GERD.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words (Boston) -Boston Medical Center (BMC) surgeons are now offering patients an incisionless alternative to laparoscopic and traditional surgery for treatment of acid reflux or GERD. Using the new procedure known as EsophyX TIF (Transoral Incisionless Fundaplication), surgeons can repair or reconstruct
When ants attack: Researchers recreate chemicals that trigger aggression in Argentine ants.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Experiments led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have demonstrated that normally friendly ants can turn against each other by exploiting the chemical cues they use to distinguish colony-mates from rivals. The new study, to be published, Oct. 28, in the open-access journal
Emerging imaging modalities impact diagnosis of digestive disease.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Recent advances in colonoscopic technology are featured in a number of studies presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology this week. In this research some technologies fare better than others at improving detection of potentially pre-cancerous growths in
Study finds delay in follow-up among African-American women receiving abnormal breast finding.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words A new analysis has identified a significant delay in follow-up times among African-American women after the finding of a suspicious breast abnormality. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that
Ant fight!
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 567 Words A group of 'friend or foe' scent molecules have been isolated from colonies of Argentine ants. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology identified and synthesised the scents, describing how applying them to worker ants resulted in attacks from their former colony-mates. Neil
Research shows treating HIV-AIDS with interleukin-2 is ineffective.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words This release is available in French. An international research team has demonstrated that treating HIV-AIDS with interleukin-2 (IL-2) is ineffective. As a result, the researchers recommend that clinical trials on this compound be stopped. Their finding was published in the New England Journal of
Placental precursor stem cells require testosterone-free environment to survive.(Report)
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Trophoblast stem cells (TSCs), cells found in the layer of peripheral embryonic stem cells from which the placenta is formed, are thought to exhibit "immune privilege" that aids cell survivability and is potentially beneficial for cell and gene therapies. Further, the survivability of TSCs has been
Fixing the flaw in emergency planning.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 583 Words Emergency response plans must include knowledge from the people who need to be protected if these plans are to help communities respond effectively to threats, write Drs. Roz Lasker, Noni MacDonald and Editor-in-Chief Paul Hebert in an editorial (pre-embargo link only)
Developing enzymes to clean up pollution by explosives.
NewsRx Health & Science; Nov 15, 2009; 700+ Words Scientists at the University of York have uncovered the structure of an unusual enzyme which can be used to reverse the contamination of land by explosives. The discovery, by scientists in the York Structural Biology Laboratory and the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, will support the
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