Best health news articles 03 2009

	Beetroot juice can beat high blood pressure Drinking just 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, revealed by researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine in a new study. Beetroot juice could have major implications for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Hypertension - Queen Mary, University of London, UK
	ANMUM Materna prenatal milk recalled from China Fonterra China today announced a voluntary recall of one batch of prenatal milk sold in China under the ANMUM Materna brand name. Pregnancy - Fonterra, China
	Effects of a first miscarriage on future pregnancies Miscarriage (or spontaneous pregnancy loss) is defined as pregnancy loss before 24 completed weeks of gestation. There is a 20% (one in five) risk of pregnancies ending in a miscarriage in the first three months and one in 100 women have recurrent miscarriages (three or more successive miscarriages). Abortion - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK
	Latisse approved for hypotrichosis of eyelashes Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LATISSE(TM) (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03% as a novel treatment for hypotrichosis of the eyelashes. Eyes - Allergan, USA
	Stem cells to repair the body Scientists have tricked bone marrow into releasing extra adult stem cells into the bloodstream, a technique that they hope could one day be used to repair heart damage or mend a broken bone, in a new study published today in the journal Cell Stem Cell. Stem cell therapy - Imperial College London, UK
	CyberKnife cancer robot in Harley Street Clinic and Apollo Hospitals London's Harley Street Clinic, one of the UK's foremost centres for cancer medicine, has now taken delivery of the revolutionary CyberKnife cancer treatment machine – the first one of it kind in Britain. Healthcare - Harley Street Clinic, UK
	Private hospitals more safer for pregnant women For women delivering a single baby at term in Australia, the prevalence of adverse perinatal outcomes is higher in public hospitals than in private hospitals. Pregnancy - Medical Journal of Australia, Australia
	Brain cancer malignant glioma linked to gene mutations Scientists at Duke University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University have discovered mutations in two genes that could become therapeutic targets in malignant glioma, a dangerous class of brain tumors. Brain Tumor - Duke University Medical Center, USA
	Enteroviral infection of pancreas causes type 1 diabetes A common family of viruses (enteroviruses) may play an important role in triggering the development of diabetes, particularly in children, revealed by researchers. Diabetes - Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, UK
	Vitamin C lowers gout risk in men Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Gout - Archives of Internal Medicine, USA
	Helium and exercise help COPD patients breathe easier New research published in the international journal Chest, by Neil Eves, PhD, finds that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who breathed a mix of 60% helium and 40% oxygen during a rehabilitation program were able to exercise longer and harder than those who breathed normal air. COPD - University of Calgary, Canada
	Child marriage in India fuels fertility risks Despite India's economic and educational reform efforts in the last decade, the prevalence of child marriage remains high, fueling the risks of multiple unwanted pregnancies, pregnancy terminations and female sterilizations. Health - Boston University, USA
	Heavier alcohol use predicts prostate cancer An international research team from Australia, Canada and the United States found that men who drank two or more standard drinks of alcohol a day are more likely to develop prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer - National Drug Research Institute, Australia
	10 genes identified in connection with sudden cardiac death Irregular heart rhythms are a common cause of sudden cardiac death or SCD, a condition that accounts for 450,000 deaths annually in the United States. Heart Attack - University of Michigan, USA

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