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High levels of cholesterol do not predict the risk of stroke in women, according to researchers in Denmark. They did detect an increased risk in men, but only when cholesterol was at almost twice the average level. The report in Annals of Neurology recommends using a different type of fat in the blood, non-fasting triglycerides, [...]
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21.02.2011 - 04:00:52
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http://medicalnewsonline.net/latest-health-news/cholesterol-does-not-predict-str ...
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Heart disease threatens the lives of millions, but with only limited hearts available for transplant, medical science has long yearned for a definitive fix to repair or replace this most vital organ. Troy Golden, a pastor from Oklahoma, was born with a heart that would one day break. A genetic condition known as Marfan’s syndrome [...]
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14.02.2011 - 06:03:55
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http://medicalnewsonline.net/latest-health-news/the-man-with-a-plastic-heart/
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(Reuters Health) – Smoking marijuana has been linked with an increased risk of mental illness, and now researchers say that when pot smokers do become mentally ill, the disease starts earlier than it would if they didn’t smoke pot. This means that serious psychiatric diseases that might not have shown up until kids were in [...]
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08.02.2011 - 04:23:14
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http://medicalnewsonline.net/latest-health-news/smoking-pot-may-hasten-onset-of- ...
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(Reuters) – Scientists have shown how an “artificial pancreas” can help pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and say their finding could significantly reduce cases of stillbirth and death among diabetic expectant mothers. British researchers used a so-called “closed-loop insulin delivery system” or artificial pancreas, in 10 pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes and found [...]
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31.01.2011 - 03:47:55
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http://medicalnewsonline.net/uncategorized/artificial-pancreas-shows-promise-in- ...
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Steven Greggains is looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of his HGV. Just a few weeks ago, his licence was under threat because of his type 2 diabetes. He wasn’t allowed to drive while taking insulin to control his condition. As a result, he was obese, he was binge-eating and was also taking [...]
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24.01.2011 - 11:18:54
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http://medicalnewsonline.net/latest-health-news/my-type-2-diabetes-was-cured-aft ...
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(Reuters) – Britain launched a public consultation Monday to help authorities decide whether people who donate eggs and sperm to fertility clinics should be paid cash compensation, and if so how much. An online questionnaire drawn up by the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) also asks for views on donation of eggs and sperm [...]
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17.01.2011 - 03:59:46
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http://medicalnewsonline.net/latest-health-news/britain-wants-ideas-to-boost-egg ...
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Scientists have identified a way of prompting nerve system repair in multiple sclerosis (MS). Studies on rats by Cambridge and Edinburgh University researchers identified how to help stem cells in the brain regenerate myelin sheath, needed to protect nerve fibres. MS charities said the “exciting” Nature Neuroscience work offered hope of restoring physical functions. But [...]
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03.01.2011 - 03:31:30
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http://medicalnewsonline.net/latest-health-news/study-offers-hope-of-%e2%80%98re ...
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Dame Judi Dench leads fight for government action after research shows 40 per cent of youngsters are exposed to smoke By Jonathan Owen Dame Judi Dench joined calls last night for a ban on smoking in cars, citing the dangers to the health of youngsters. “Children are still being exposed to passive smoke, which is [...]
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14.12.2010 - 03:45:11
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http://medicalnewsonline.net/latest-health-news/call-to-ban-smoking-in-cars-with ...
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