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Qigong Potentially Helpful Treatment for Osteoarthritis

Qigong Potentially Helpful Treatment for Osteoarthritis

UMDNJ.edu – Qigong therapy, a form of traditional Chinese medical practice, appears to be a potential complementary treatment for osteoarthritis dependent upon the capability of the healer, according to a study conducted at University of Medicine...
Allopurinol Lowers High Blood Pressure in Young Patients

Allopurinol Lowers High Blood Pressure in Young Patients

JAMA – The gout medication, allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the August 27, 2008 issue of JAMA. Hypertension is commonly...
Did Asbestos At School Kill This Woman?

Did Asbestos At School Kill This Woman?

Leigh Carlisle died of mesothelioma at the age of 28. To have developed it at such a young age, she must have been exposed as a child. But how and where? Was it her school?
Happy And Healthy May Go Hand in Hand

Happy And Healthy May Go Hand in Hand

HBNS.org – A positive life cycle helps body and soul: Healthy people might be happier, and a new study shows that people who are happy and satisfied with their lives might be healthier. Moreover, the benefit comes with a quick turnaround time, with...
Common Diabetes Medications Linked to More Deaths From Heart Disease

Common Diabetes Medications Linked to More Deaths From Heart Disease

WFUBMC.edu – A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes – thiazolidinediones, which includes rosiglitazone and pioglitazone – may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in Heart by two Wake Forest...
Study: Women Living in Mercury’s Shadow.

Study: Women Living in Mercury’s Shadow.

The nation’s first region-by-region analysis of mercury in women’s blood shows vast differences based on where they live, with the highest levels found in the Northeast.
With Child, with Cancer.

With Child, with Cancer.

Breast-cancer treatment has made huge strides since then, and a considerable amount of research shows that termination does not improve a pregnant woman’s prognosis. Yet many pregnant women are still refused treatment unless they abort.
Amniotic Fluid Infections Linked to Premature Births.

Amniotic Fluid Infections Linked to Premature Births.

Microbes in the wrong place at the wrong time — a woman’s amniotic fluid during pregnancy — may play a role in causing premature births.
Brain Benefits of Treadmill Exercise for Stroke Victims Confirmed

Brain Benefits of Treadmill Exercise for Stroke Victims Confirmed

Research shows improvement from exercise even years post-stroke. HopkinsMedicine.org – People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual “rewiring”...
Women Respond Better to Popular SSRI Antidepressant Citalopram

Women Respond Better to Popular SSRI Antidepressant Citalopram

Women are 33 percent more likely than men to experience full remission with citalopram (Celexa). UMich.edu – Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive SSRI antidepressant medication –...
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