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Seasonal variation in blood pressure

A French study reported in the 12th January issue of Archives of Internal Medicine has found a strong correlation between blood pressure and outdoor temperature in a large sample of the elderly.

19 Jan 2009

Obesity centre behind major staff expansion

The University of Sydney is embarking on one of its largest ever recruitment drives in the wake of recent federal funding for an international centre of expertise in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

19 Jan 2009

Women with sexual trauma from childhood gain strength in self-help groups

Violence against women is a public health problem globally. Knowledge within the health care system about abuse in childhood as a possible cause of illness is limited, and this can lead to misdiagnoses.

19 Jan 2009

Warning systems can prevent suicide among young men with substance abuse

If suicide among young men living with substance abuse is to be prevented it is not enough to focus on the individual client.

19 Jan 2009

Psychological concerns are greatest barriers to an active lifestyle

The main factors influencing the amount of physical exercise people carry out are their self-perceived ability and the extent of their desire to exercise.

19 Jan 2009

Potential new biomarker for colon cancer

Cincinnati scientists have identified a new biomarker that could help predict a person's risk of developing colon cancer and how aggressive it may become.

19 Jan 2009

Socially stable individuals delay seeking help for alcohol problems

People with a stable psychosocial life situation often delay in seeking help for their alcohol problems - even though they are serious.

19 Jan 2009

Researchers find novel use for old compound in cancer treatment

The compound, alpha-difluoromethylornithine or DFMO, targets the activity of a specific enzyme and, even in very limited doses, is effective in protecting against the malignancy in animal models.

19 Jan 2009

Roxane Labs launches Levetiracetam tablets and oral solution

Roxane Laboratories, Inc. has announced the approval of their Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Levetiracetam Tablets, 250mg, 500mg, 750mg, 1000mg, and Oral Solution 100mg/mL.

19 Jan 2009

Researchers find essential proteins for final stage of malaria transmission cycle

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) have identified, for the first time, the molecular components that enable the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium to infect the salivary glands of the Anopheles mosquito-a critical and final stage for spreading malaria to humans.

19 Jan 2009

New understanding on how aging causes broken bones to heal slowly

Researchers have unraveled crucial details of how aging causes broken bones to heal slowly, or not at all, according to study results published today in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

19 Jan 2009

Report confirms serious health system capacity challenge

The Alternate Level of Care in Canada report released yesterday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) substantiates the Ontario Hospital Association's (OHA) long-standing concerns about the seriousness of alternate level of care (ALC) challenges and lack of capacity across the patient care continuum.

19 Jan 2009

Exercise after menopause lowers breast cancer risk

Several studies had previously suggested that regular physical exercise reduces the breast cancer risk of women.

19 Jan 2009

Postnatal depression can be effectively treated and possibly prevented

Health visitors can be trained to identify women with postnatal depression and offer effective treatment, while telephone peer support (mother to mother) may halve the risk of developing postnatal depression, suggests research published on bmj.com.

19 Jan 2009

Paintball-related eye injuries

Paintballs can cause severe and 'visually devastating' eye injuries, especially when used in unsupervised settings without proper eye protection, reports a study in the February issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, published by Elsevier.

19 Jan 2009

Ancient fish provides new piece in the jigsaw puzzle of human origins

In an article in the journal Nature, Uppsala researcher Martin Brazeau describes the skull and jaws of a fish that lived about 410 million years ago.

19 Jan 2009

Discovery of potential new bactericide

As bacteria resistant to commonly used antibiotics continue to increase in number, scientists keep searching for new sources of drugs.

19 Jan 2009

Taser study finds serious injuries rare after Taser use

An emergency medicine researcher at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has just published the first large, independent study of injuries from conducted electrical weapon (CEW) or Taser use, finding that serious injuries occurred in fewer than 1 percent of 1,201 Taser uses by law enforcement officers.

19 Jan 2009

Nanotechnology safety high on Congress' priority list

The House Science and Technology Committee has introduced legislation that highlights the growing attention on Capitol Hill to the need to strengthen federal efforts to learn more about the potential environmental, health and safety (EHS) risks posed by engineered nanomaterials.

19 Jan 2009