Best health news & medical health articles: 2010
Read best health news, medical health articles and events related to Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Colorectal cancer, Cough, Depression, Diabetes, Food Allergy, Heart Attack, Heart disease, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Macular degeneration, Multiple sclerosis, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Psoriasis, Rectal cancer, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sinusitis, Skin cancer, Swine Flu etc. posted regularly daily at Health Newstrack.com -- health news articles on world health concerns.Best health news articles 2010
 | Understanding chronic myeloid leukemia Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have opened a new window into the roots of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). "We are looking under the surface of CML to understand better where the cancer is coming from. We have discovered abnormal cells in the early stem cell population in some CML patients, which don't belong to the CML clone. These are abnormal cells that are not part of the CML clone," said Thomas Bumm, M.D., OHSU Cancer Institute member. Leukemia - Oregon Health & Science University, USA |
 | Tussionex cough medicine with hydrocodone warning The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on the safe and correct use of Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension in response to numerous reports of adverse events--including death--associated with the misuse and inappropriate use of this potent cough medication. Cough - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA |
 | Protein Robo4 may reverse macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy Two major eye diseases and leading causes of blindness-age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy-can be reversed or even prevented by drugs that activate a protein found in blood vessel cells, researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine and several other institutions have announced in a new study. Macular degeneration - University of Utah Health Sciences, USA |
 | Marijuana reduces memory impairment The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation of new brain cells. Aging - Ohio State University, USA |
 | Test your memory test for Alzheimer's disease UK researchers at Addenbrooke's Hospital have created a new cognitive test (TYM) that detects Alzheimer's disease quickly and accurately. The study published online on BMJ.com. Alzheimer's Disease - British Medical Journal, UK |
 | Effient to reduce heart attack risk in angioplasty patients The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Eli Lilly's blood-thinning drug Effient tablets (prasugrel) to reduce the risk of blood clots from forming in patients who undergo angioplasty, a common procedure to unblock a clogged coronary artery. Heart Attack - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA |
 | Homeopathy Arsenic 30 preventive for H1N1 flu, says CCRH The Indian Department of AYUSH (alternative systems) has released a press note suggesting use of Arsenic alba 30 one dose for three consecutive days as preventive for Swine flu. Swine Flu - Health Newstrack, India |
 | Metformin safe for patients with heart failure and diabetes A new study has shown that metformin, a drug often used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, is safe for use in treating patients who have both diabetes and advanced heart failure. Diabetes - University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
 | Testing gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease University Hospitals Case Medical Center is one of 12 sites conducting the first Phase 2 clinical trial of a gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study uses a viral-based gene transfer system called CERE-110, which is designed to deliver nerve growth factor (NGF) into the brain. Alzheimer's Disease - University Hospitals Case Medical Center, USA |
 | Ampyra, dalfampridine approved for multiple sclerosis patients The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ampyra (dalfampridine) extended release tablets to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Multiple sclerosis - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA |
| Insulin research points way to better type 1 diabetes treatments New research that significantly improves our understanding of how insulin interacts with cells in the human body is published today. The study could have major implications for the development of treatments for Type I diabetes. Diabetes - University of York, UK |
 | Symptoms have little value to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier Use of symptoms to trigger a medical evaluation for ovarian cancer does not appear to detect early-stage ovarian cancer earlier and would likely result in diagnosis in only 1 out of 100 women in the general population with such symptoms, revealed in an article. Ovarian Cancer - Journal of the National Cancer Institute, UK |
 | Shark cartilage drug AE-941 does not improve lung cancer survival The anti-cancer drug AE-941, a shark cartilage derivative, did not improve overall survival in patients with inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study published online May_26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Lung Cancer - Journal of the National Cancer Institute, UK |
| Vitamin B6 lowers risk of lung cancer An analysis that included nearly 400,000 participants finds that those with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the essential amino acid methionine (found in most protein) had an associated lower risk of lung cancer, including participants who were current or former smokers. Lung Cancer - Journal of the American Medical Association, USA |
 | Statins lower prostate cancer recurrence after prostatectomy Men who use statins to lower their cholesterol are 30 percent less likely to see their prostate cancer come back after surgery compared to men who do not use the drugs, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Researchers also found that higher doses of the drugs were associated with lower risk of recurrence. Prostate Cancer - Duke University Medical Center, USA |
 | Depression may double risk of dementia & Alzheimer's disease A new study shows that having depression may nearly double your risk of developing dementia later in life, revealed in a research published in the July 6, 2010, issue of Neurology. Depression - American Academy of Neurology, USA |
 | Primary care doctors get little information about chronic sinusitis Facial pain. Nasal congestion. Postnasal drip. Fatigue. These are hallmark signs of chronic sinusitis, a swelling of tissue in the nasal and sinus cavity. The illness strikes millions of Americans each year and is one of the top five reasons patients visit their primary care doctor. Sinusitis - Georgetown University Medical Center, USA |
 | Rectal cancer rates rising in young individuals in US A new analysis has found that while colon cancer rates have remained steady over the past several decades among people under the age of 40, rectal cancer rates are increasing in this population across races and in both sexes. Rectal cancer - American Cancer Society, USA |
 | Chest compression approach better after cardiac arrest Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System. Heart disease - University of Michigan Health System, USA |
 | New stool test to predict colon cancer An investigational DNA methylation test could alter the screening landscape for colorectal cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research special conference on Colorectal Cancer: Biology to Therapy, held here Oct. 27-30, 2010. Colorectal cancer - American Association for Cancer Research, USA |
 | Celebrex may prevent some non melanoma skin cancers New research shows the NSAID Celebrex may help prevent some non-melanoma skin cancers from developing in patients who have pre-cancerous actinic keratoses lesions and are at high risk for having the disease. Skin cancer - University of Alabama at Birmingham, UK |
 | US food allergy guidelines recommend uniform standards for treating food allergy An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has issued comprehensive U.S. guidelines to assist health care professionals in diagnosing food allergy and managing the care of people with the disease. Food Allergy - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA |
 | Rheumatoid arthritis increases heart attack risk 60% The risk of having a heart attack is 60 per cent higher just a year after a patient has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine. Rheumatoid arthritis - Wiley-Blackwell, USA |
 | Metabolic syndrome common in psoriasis patients Individuals with psoriasis have a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, according to a report that will appear in the April_2011 print issue of Archives of Dermatology. Psoriasis - Archives of Dermatology, USA |
| Age plays too big a role in prostate cancer treatment decisions Older men with high-risk prostate cancer frequently are offered fewer – and less effective – choices of treatment than younger men, potentially resulting in earlier deaths, according to a new UCSF study. Prostate Cancer - University of California, San Francisco, USA |
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