By Muslim Rahman on May 19, 2008 in Health | 0 Comments
ScienceDaily — Men who come to the hospital with pneumonia generally are sicker than women and have a higher risk of dying over the next year, despite aggressive medical care, according to a study being presented May 20, at the 104th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in Toronto.
“It is well known that women […]
By Muslim Rahman on May 19, 2008 in Health | 0 Comments
Shows that Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati are among the 10 worst metropolitan areas in America when it comes to women’s heart health.
The worst piece of news in the Heart Friendly Cities survey? Women in Cleveland and its suburbs have a higher body mass index - that’s a measure of how fat we are - than […]
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Mercurynews The community leaders meeting Friday emphasized the need to “bootstrap” health care solutions rather than wait for state or federal action.
About 140 people attending a forum at the Cocoanut Grove organized by the Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County learned:
• Many more county children under 17 now have health insurance thanks to programs […]
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ScienceDaily (May 19, 2008) — Researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting a common target used to treat all HIV patients, which could eventually lead to a new class of AIDS drugs.
Researchers at the University of Michigan used computer models to develop the inhibiting compound, […]
By Muslim Rahman on May 19, 2008 in Health | 0 Comments
As you age, your levels of growth hormone and melatonin (which control sleeping and waking) decline. This can make you go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier, sleep more lightly or wake up several times during the night.
Like younger adults, you still need seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Something besides normal […]
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While it is easy to rely on just wheat, rice and corn to get your recommended daily allowance, expanding your repertoire of grains can be a fun and exciting way to increase the variety, flavor and texture of your favorite meals.
The USDA Food Pyramid recommends that at least half of your daily servings of grains […]
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FAIRFIELD, Conn., May 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Competitive Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:CTT) announced today that it has applied for FDA 510(k) medical device authorization for U.S. sales of its pain management therapy device. The CTT device has Medical Device CE certification from the European Union allowing European sales for this non-invasive method for rapid treatment […]
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ScienceDaily (May 16, 2008) — The absence of two proteins in mammalian embryos prevents the development of a healthy heart, a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, has found.
The study, which appears in the May 15 issue of Developmental Biology, was led by Stephen Duncan, Ph.D., professor of cell biology, […]
By Muslim Rahman on May 19, 2008 in Sci/Tech, Health | 0 Comments
The Oak Ridge High School Health Science Academy is designed to provide all students with a highly academic overview of the health care profession.
This year the program established a clinical internship class within the curriculum. This class provides an educational experience for students to incorporate classroom knowledge in a wide variety of practicum settings. The […]
By Muslim Rahman on May 19, 2008 in Health | 0 Comments
FARMINGTON, Conn. and FAIRFIELD, Conn., — (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — University of Connecticut Health Center and Competitive Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:CTT) announced today that Dr. Eric Secor Jr., assistant professor from the Department of Immunology at the University’s School of Medicine in Farmington, has been awarded a multiyear $750,000 K-08 Career Development Award from the National Institutes […]