Identification Of Genes Linked To Spinal Disc Degeneration Lumbar disc degeneration is an uncomfortable condition that affects millions of people, but two University of Alberta researchers have identified some of the genes that are causing problems. Michele Crites-Battie and Tapio Videman, in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, have discovered eight genes that are directly related to disc degeneration. "We found more genes associated with disc degeneration than was discovered in 30 prior studies," said Videman.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSevere Obesity Shortens Life As Much As Lifelong Smoking Researchers analyzing results from nearly 60 long term studies covering almost a million people worldwide concluded that moderate obesity, which is now common, shortens life expectancy by up to 4 years and severe obesity, which is still uncommon, shortens it by up to 10 years, which is comparable with the effects of lifelong smoking.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDelaying Prostate Cancer Treatment Is A Safe Option For Some Patients If Carefully Monitored Say Researchers New research from Canada and the US suggests that for certain prostate cancer patients, delaying treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy is a safe option as long as they are carefully monitored through "active surveillance" of biomarkers and biopsy samples.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOnly Exercise Prevents Low-Back Problems: Clinical Trials' Review Low-back pain continues to impose a huge burden on industrialized societies, in terms of symptoms, medical costs, productivity, and work absence. Annual costs related to back pain in the United States alone may run as high as $100 billion per year.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comColleague Single and Triple Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps by Baxter Class 1 Recall issued because software and battery usage failures were identified that result in a delay in or interruption of infusion that may cause serious injury and/or death.
Source: www.fda.govDiabetes Risk In Aboriginal Canadians Can Be Detected With Help Of Metabolic Syndrome A study in CMAJ establishes that metabolic syndrome can assist in detecting Aboriginal Canadians at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This information can be particularly helpful in remote communities where two-hour oral glucose tolerance tests are not easily administered. http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg617.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com100 Steps A Minute Qualifies As Moderate Exercise, Study Researchers in the US investigating what is meant when studies suggest that moderate physical activity is beneficial to health and wellbeing concluded that moderate intensity means walking at a speed of at least 100 steps per minute on level ground; they came to this view after observing men and women completing a range of exercises.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMetoclopramide-Containing Drugs Chronic use of metoclopramide has been linked to tardive dyskinesia, which may include involuntary and repetitive movements of the body, even after the drugs are no longer taken.
Source: www.fda.govCinryzeTM Replacement Therapy Prevents Hereditary Angioedema In Pregnancy WASHINGTON DC - Cinryze (C1 inhibitor-nf) replacement therapy should be considered a routine component of the management of pregnant women with hereditary angioedema (HAE), researchers said here at the 2009 Annual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI). James W.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPersistent Low-Back Pain Reduced By Motor Control Exercises Motor control exercises, when performed in conjunction with other forms of therapy, can significantly reduce pain and disability in patients with persistent low back pain, according to a new systematic review published in the January issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
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