Archive for August, 2006

Stress Linked to Asthma and Allergies

Monday, August 21st, 2006
New research confirms what many have learned the hard way. Mental stress can reduce the effectiveness of the immune system influencing how we cope with allergies and asthma. The investigation, performed on Russian medical students ...
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Does Schizophrenia Increase Risk for Diabetes?

Monday, August 21st, 2006
An innovative study in an upper-middle-class community in Spain seeks to answer the question of whether the mental illness increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. The research is important because researchers already know that ...
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Some Childhood Cancer Survivors at Risk

Monday, August 21st, 2006
Researchers discover that some adult survivors of childhood cancers have a dangerous incidence of suicidal thoughts or attempts. Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that the suicidal symptoms were reported by more than 12 percent ...
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Snail Toxin for New Brain Meds

Monday, August 21st, 2006
University of Utah researchers believe an unusual nerve toxin found in a saltwater snail may foster a new type of drug for treatment of a variety of psychiatric and brain diseases. Tthe toxin's ability to ...
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Generic Venlafaxine Approved

Friday, August 18th, 2006
The announcement last week that the Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of Effexor (venlafaxine), is good news for individuals prescribed the depression medication. Despite the cost difference between brand names and ...
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Slow Prostate Cancer by Stress Reduction and Diet

Friday, August 18th, 2006
Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer among American men, ranking only behind skin cancer. A recent study found that diet changes, reinforced by stress management training, appeared to be effective in ...
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Aggressive Behavior Quelled By School Programs

Friday, August 18th, 2006
School programs can be effective for managing aggressive behavior in students, finds a new review of published literature. Researchers discovered the most effective programs are those that help students learn key social skills such as ...
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Americans Want Health System Change

Thursday, August 17th, 2006
A new survey from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System finds 42 percent of Americans experienced poorly coordinated, inefficient, or unsafe care at some time during the past two years, including ...
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Online Video Games Socially Helpful?

Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Can online video games actually have socially redeeming qualities? As many parents lament, online games often seem to be an obsession consuming free-time and appearing to limit social interaction. Now, according to experts, one form ...
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Antibiotic Resistant Staph Spreads to Community

Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a type of staph infection originating in hospitals and nursing homes in the 1960s, is now reported to be the most common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections among patients ...
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