Adults Who Eat Apples, Drink Apple Juice Have Lower Risk For Metabolic Syndrome Not eating your apple a day? Perhaps you should be. Adults who eat apples, apple juice and applesauce have a significantly reduced risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of
health problems that are linked to numerous chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comQueen's Develops Safe 'Green' Decontamination Method Research by two Queen's scientists has resulted in an exciting new method for rapidly and safely destroying toxic agents such as chemical weapons and pesticides.Recently completed testing by an independent European defence corporation has shown the researchers' method to be greater than 99 per cent effective when used on the deadly nerve agents Tabun, Soman and VX.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUse Of Information Technology Is Minimal In Nursing Homes In short-term
health care settings, sophisticated information technology (IT) systems assist in the diagnosis of patients, support care management, and enhance adherence to clinical guidelines. However, current levels of IT sophistication in U.S. nursing homes are unknown.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Data Show Revlimid(R) (lenalidomide) Offers Significant Survival Gainsfor People With Life-limiting Blood Cancer According to data presented today at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society for Haematology (BSH), patients taking Revlimid� (lenalidomide) plus high dose dexamethasone for treatment of multiple myeloma experience a significant survival gain.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDelta Dental Urges Patients To Request Oral Cancer Exams From Dentists In light of new data connecting oral cancer to the human papillomavirus (HPV) and to commemorate National Oral Cancer Awareness Week April 7-13, Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana is calling for patients to request an oral cancer exam during their regular dental check-up.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUganda Conference Addresses Antiretroviral Treatment Access Among Children World Vision Uganda recently hosted a conference to examine issues surrounding antiretroviral drug access among children in the country, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports. More than 100 children from various schools throughout the country participated in the conference in an effort to create strategies for improved treatment access among HIV-positive children.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGingrich Says Healthcare Consumerism Is A Growing Success, USA Center for
Health Transformation founder Newt Gingrich hosted an in-depth review of successful consumer-centered
health plans Tuesday for key Hill staff members. The seminar, titled "Better
Health, Lower Cost: Examples from the Real World," featured five individuals who are helping lead the way towards an improved
healthcare system.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comToo Many Gene Copies Stimulate Tumor Cell Growth 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.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIncreasing Positive Experiences Decreases Depression Symptoms In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Depression is prevalent among people living with chronic diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Although most people with MS live normal lives, they must manage symptoms and treatments that cause increased emotional and psychological stress on a daily basis.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comACOG Ethics Opinion On Referrals By Physicians Opposed To Abortion, EC The American Medical News reports that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said last month that it will re-examine a November 2007 opinion that calls on physicians to provide referrals for patients seeking abortions, emergency contraception or other procedures if they are opposed to providing the services themselves.
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