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A new blood sugar control product regulates sugar levels by managing glucose control and stabilizing glucose levels in the body

A new blood sugar control product regulates sugar levels by managing glucose control and stabilizing glucose levels in the body

   An unfortunate fact of today’s lifestyle choices is that people struggle with the symptoms of poor blood sugar control like never before---and they don’t even realize it.

Posted : Sun, Sep 07, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health

Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health

   Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D, obtained from milk, fortified cereals and exposure to sunlight, lead to substantially increased risk of death.

Posted : Thu, Aug 14, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

First U.S. patient to receive new heart device doing well at U-M

First U.S. patient to receive new heart device doing well at U-M

   National trial aims to help heart failure patients survive until transplant, and may offer lower clot risk and less blood damage than earlier heart devices

Posted : Wed, Aug 06, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Train like an Olympian

Train like an Olympian

   The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics conjure up images of fantastically fit athletes from all over the world going for the gold.

Posted : Mon, Aug 04, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

China, UAE make big progress in ensuring safe blood donation

China, UAE make big progress in ensuring safe blood donation

   China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have made impressive strides in tackling the risk of contamination from unsafe blood by reaching close to 100% voluntary blood donation, said WHO today .

Posted : Sat, Jun 14, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Research Project for Innovative Laser Launched

Research Project for Innovative Laser Launched

   In cooperation with leading scientific institutions, Carl Zeiss Meditec is currently developing a new technology for laser treatment procedures on the retina.

Posted : Fri, Jun 13, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Study Shows Pine Bark Naturally Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetics

Study Shows Pine Bark Naturally Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetics

   The study, conducted at the University of Arizona, Tucson, indicates Pycnogenol(R) may serve as a potent adjunct to prescription medications for the 20 million people in the Unites States living with diabetes.

Posted : Wed, May 28, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Researchers Find that Mysterious Protein Protects Against Sepsis

Researchers Find that Mysterious Protein Protects Against Sepsis

   A team led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Jamey D. Marth has shown that a prominent protein on the surface of liver cells protects organisms during sepsis, one of the most common and deadly side effects of bacterial infection.

Posted : Wed, May 21, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Researchers Expand Natural Killer Cells In Cord Blood To Fight Leukemia

Researchers Expand Natural Killer Cells In Cord Blood To Fight Leukemia

   Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a therapy that effectively kills human leukemia cells in mice using natural killer (NK) cells from umbilical cord blood.

Posted : Mon, May 19, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Chocolate may be Boon to Pregnant Women, Yale Study Shows

Chocolate may be Boon to Pregnant Women, Yale Study Shows

   Women who eat chocolate are at decreased risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially dangerous complication of pregnancy, a Yale study suggests.

Posted : Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Teams unravel heparin death mystery

Teams unravel heparin death mystery

   An international team of researchers led by MIT has explained how contaminated batches of the blood-thinner heparin were able to slip past traditional safety screens and kill dozens of patients recently in the United States and Germany.

Posted : Sun, Apr 27, 2008

Category : Science / Environment News

New blood marker may predict prostate cancer spread

New blood marker may predict prostate cancer spread

   Information could lead to more accurate prediction of cancer metastasis thereby improving patient management.

Posted : Sun, Mar 02, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women

Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women

   Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that the gene ENPP1 is linked to preterm birth and low birth weight among Hispanic women.

Posted : Wed, Feb 06, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Low Vitamin E Levels Associated With Physical Decline in Elderly

Low Vitamin E Levels Associated With Physical Decline in Elderly

   Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that a low concentration of vitamin E in the blood is linked with physical decline in older persons.

Posted : Sun, Jan 27, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

CDC To Launch Study on Unexplained Illness

CDC To Launch Study on Unexplained Illness

   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research launched a study to learn about an unexplained skin condition known as Morgellons.

Posted : Fri, Jan 18, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

The missing link between belly fat and heart disease?

The missing link between belly fat and heart disease?

   In animal study, U-M researchers find inflammation could be the key - and might be reversed with medicine

Posted : Thu, Jan 03, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

FDA Issues Second Safety Warning on Fentanyl Skin Patch

FDA Issues Second Safety Warning on Fentanyl Skin Patch

   The Food and Drug Administration today issued its second safety warning about the fentanyl transdermal system, an adhesive patch that delivers a potent pain medicine through the skin.

Posted : Fri, Dec 28, 2007

Category : Science / Health News

Blood may help us think

Blood may help us think

   MIT scientists propose that blood may help us think, in addition to its well-known role as the conveyor of fuel and oxygen to brain cells.

Posted : Wed, Oct 17, 2007

Category : Science / Health News

MIT uncovers key protein in iron metabolism

MIT uncovers key protein in iron metabolism

   MIT scientists have uncovered a protein that plays a key role in the recycling of iron from blood.

Posted : Mon, Oct 15, 2007

Category : Science / Health News

FDA Clears for Marketing First Rapid Test to Screen for Bacterial Contamination in Blood Platelets

FDA Clears for Marketing First Rapid Test to Screen for Bacterial Contamination in Blood Platelets

   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for marketing the first rapid test to detect bacterial contamination in blood platelets prior to transfusion.

Posted : Thu, Sep 20, 2007

Category : Science / General-Sciences News
 
 
 
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