The Harsh Reality: US Health Care Slipping & Some Scientifically Validated Prevention Measures Suppressed
Modern Health News .org Boise, ID 4/14/2008
The results of a private journalistic inquiry concludes that valid preventative treatments are being turned down by federal authorities, and could be the major contributor to the poor state of US health care.
Minority Physicians Underrepresented In California, Study Finds
While blacks and Hispanics make up 40% of California's population, fewer than 10% of practicing physicians are black or Hispanic, according to a report released on Wednesday by the University of California-San Francisco Center for California Health Workforce Studies, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 4/3).
"Fish oil brain boost," is the headline in the Daily Mail . The paper says that a "breakthrough in the battle against Alzheimer's is being claimed by British scientists who believe it can be fought with omega-3 oils". The newspaper adds that "older people whose diets are rich in omega-3 oils do better in mental tests than those without the oils in their diets".
For Crohn's Patients, Omega-3 Fatty Acids Not Effective In Preventing Relapse
Administration of omega-3 fatty acid supplements did not appear to improve the rate of relapse in patients with Crohn's disease, according to a study released on April 9, 2008 in JAMA.
Keeping In Good Shape In Old Age Is Harder For Women Than Men
Women over the age of 65 years have a more difficult time preserving muscle than their male counterparts, which probable impacts their ability to stay as strong and fit, according to new research published on March 26, 2008 in the open-access journal PLoS ONE.
Marijuana Increases Alcohol Toxicity In Young Rats
Marijuana is among the most frequently used illicit drugs by women during their childbearing years and there is growing concern that marijuana abuse during pregnancy, either alone or in combination with other drugs, may have serious effects on fetal brain development. There is strong evidence that THC, the main psychoactive component of marijuana, crosses the placenta, that maternal marijuana abuse results in intrauterine growth retardation and that infants exposed to marijuana exhibit a temporary syndrome that includes lethargy and decreased muscle tone.
Children At Highest Risk From Obesity Struggle With Change
A new study shows that children with obesity-related diabetes are reporting serious difficulties in making basic lifestyle changes that could save them from a lifetime of complications.
The Spanish Association of Bioenterprises (ASEBIO) has presented a poster with the portfolio of healthcare products that are being researched by Spanish biotech companies. This Spanish sector pipeline includes 28 companies contributing a total of 119 projects on drugs and diagnosis systems for use on humans and 12 products for animal health care.
High-Intensity Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Survival In Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients treated with high-dose chemotherapy did not have better survival rates than those treated with standard doses, according to a randomized controlled trial published online April 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
New data, generated by Peter Lichter and colleagues, at the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, have characterized a molecular pathway underlying low-grade forms of a type of brain tumor known as an astrocytoma. The authors therefore suggest that therapeutics targeting this pathway might provide a new approach to treating individuals with low-grade atrocytomas.
Effective Acne Treatment Must Attack The Root Cause
An effective acne treatment must attack the root cause of acne - the excess oil that forms in the skin. That excess oil comes from glands in the skin. Those glands contain the natural chemicals that are needed for the formation of skin oils. An effective acne treatment must either do away with any excess amount of oil or must block the biochemical pathway that permits the natural synthesis of skin oils.
FDA Reports More Deaths Linked To Contaminated Heparin
The US Food and Drug Administration released an update yesterday, 8th April, showing a dramatic rise in the number of deaths that may be due to patients having allergic reactions to contaminated heparin. The agency puts the new figure at 62 deaths in the last 15 months, which is considerably more than the 19 suggested last month.
Alligator Blood Could Be New Antibiotic For Superbugs
Scientists in the US have discovered that proteins in alligator blood could be a powerful source of antibiotics for use against superbugs that are resistant to conventional drugs, and for treating serious infections and burns.
