Do you remember the migraine scam we talked about back in January? Well, it looks like the owner of the site, Arthur Vanmoor, has been indicted by a Fort Lauderdale grand jury for selling fake cures for migraine and cancer. He’s been charged with…
Calcium Supplements Can Reduce Complications During Pregnancy Medical News Today - Preeclampsia, the development of high blood pressure and protein in the urine during pregnancy and its more severe complications such as eclampsia , can threaten the lives of both mother and child. While there is no therapy to prevent preeclampsia, a […]
Certain antidepressants may cause a life threatening risk to the baby, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. It’s a risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension, a serious disorder in which the arteries in the lungs are constricted….
Here’s an interesting success story that I just got from a HeadWay subscriber:Thought maybe your readers would enjoy this bit of news. Recently my migraines started back up again to daily migraines and very strong in severity. They were so debilitating…
How much money is reimbursed may affect the choice of chemotherapy drugs of oncologist according to a new study. However payment methods did not have any affect whether doctors favor chemotherapy over other therapys. The study, done by scientists from the University of Michigan and Harvard University, covered only physicians in the United States. This study can be seen in current issue of the academic journal Health Affairs……..
Ann Richards, former Gov of Texas has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer according to her own reports. She will undergo therapy at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Seventy two year old Ann Richards was diagnosed with esophageal cancer yesterday, said spokesman Bill Maddox. More tests are underway to determine the extent of the cancer……..
A pill containing plant substances called sterols can help lower cholesterol, as per scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The scientists studied patients who already were eating a heart-healthy diet and taking statin drugs to control cholesterol. The addition of plant sterols helped further lower total cholesterol and contributed to a nearly 10 percent reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the so-called “bad” cholesterol. Results of the study were reported in the American Journal of Cardiology……..
Antiretroviral treatment (ART) for infants born with HIV infection may be most effective when given in their first five months of life, as per a research studyreported in the April 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. Uncertainty over when to start antiretroviral therapy in children infected with HIV from their mothers revolves around balancing the benefits of preventing disease progression and the risks and costs of life-long treatment begun within months of birth. Policies on when to start ART vary across Europe. Up to this point, the effect of age on clinical outcome has been difficult to assess because CD4 cell counts–an immunological indicator of HIV progression–experience considerable age-related variation……..
Education and coaching centered on health-rather than on weight loss-may help chronic dieters improve their blood pressure, cholesterol and other health indicators. That’s as per a research studydocumented earlier in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association and newly summarized in an obesity-focused issue of Agricultural Research magazine. The magazine is published by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief research agency……..
Researchers have known that immune cells are responsible for most of the inflammatory chemicals that are released within fat tissue–but they haven’t known why. Now a study published by Agricultural Research Service-funded researchers shows that white blood cells, called macrophages, appear to rush to dead fat cells to mop them up, the same way they surround a splinter lodged in skin……..