Public Health

A Single Pollen Protein Is Responsible For Allergies

Diagnoses of allergies in humans and animals have risen as understanding and awareness have become more common. An allergic reaction may cause unpleasant symptoms like hay fever, food intolerance or skin rashes. In more severe cases, allergic reactions ma ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2014 - 10:26am

New Data Suggests Relationship Between Diet And Arthritis

Two studies presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014) have found a relationship between the dietary intake of monounsaturated fatty acids and cholesterol with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and o ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2014 - 10:57am

A Key Step Toward A Safer Strep Vaccine

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified the genes encoding a molecule that famously defines Group A Streptococcus (strep), a pathogenic bacterial species respon ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 30 2015 - 11:02am

Retinoic Acid Vitamin A Derivative Might Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Complications

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic and with it comes the potential for complications like Type 2 Diabetes. Researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) recently demonstrated the potential of retinoic acid (RA), a deriva ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2014 - 3:02pm

For People With High Blood Pressure, Good Enough Is Good Enough

For decades, the conventional medical wisdom has been the lower the better for blood pressure, with 120/80 being the goal and even lower if possible. But does that approach result in reduced risk for dangerous heart events for the approximately one in thr ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2014 - 7:59pm

Vitamin Enriched GMO Banana Entering Human Trials

A genetically modified banana, boosted to have higher levels of alpha and beta carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A, has the best backer imaginable- The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation. It also has a big obstacle: it is really easy to scare peo ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 17 2014 - 10:44pm

We're Going To Need More Endocrinologists

More and more people are being diagnosed with diabetes and other hormone conditions and that is making a problem become obvious; there aren't going to be enough endocrinologists. Endocrinologists are specially trained physicians who diagnose diseases ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2014 - 5:30pm

Smokers, If You Want To Reduce Your Risk Of Lung Cancer, Don't Smoke Until...

Epidemiologists who analyzed survey questionnaire responses came up with a new way to predict risk of lung cancer- the time you spent before lighting up the first time. Lung cancer prediction is tricky business- though it is commonly assume that people wh ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 20 2014 - 10:30am

The 4 Percent Want To Keep Their Figure: Early Elective Deliveries Of US Babies Up Sharply

Every time you see a model or actress on a magazine cover with an article bragging about how she lost her 'baby weight' a month after delivery, you should know it's probably not because she works harder than you or has a nanny. It's be ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 20 2014 - 12:43pm

Advanced CT Scanners Reduce Patient Radiation Exposure- Study

Computed tomography scans are the standard of care for diagnosing heart and lung conditions but there is worry more CT scans could mean a higher lifetime risk of cancer from radiation exposure. A study, of 2,085 patients at nine centers in the U.S. and Mi ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 20 2014 - 4:44pm