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Watch out Hawaii: Veggies may harbor rare parasite
Published January 8, 2009, 4:11 pm, Scientific American
Three people in Hawaii have come down with what appears to be a rare parasitic disease called rat lungworm disease in recent weeks. Two of the victims (friends who had a meal together) told the Honolulu Star Bulletin that they experienced "agonizing pain" after eating raw vegetables – and physicians fear they may have accidentally swallowed slug larvae hidden inside folds of raw peppers. [More]
Obama's Pick to Head Health Care Reform Pledges Bipartisan Effort
Published January 8, 2009, 3:27 pm, The Online NewsHour
During a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle pledged to lead bipartisan health care reform, based on evidence and not ideology. Experts discuss the challenges he will face if confirmed.
Growth of new brain cells requires 'epigenetic' switch
Published January 8, 2009, 2:43 pm, PhysOrg
New cells are born every day in the brain's hippocampus, but what controls this birth has remained a mystery. Reporting in the January 1 issue of Science, neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that the birth of new cells, which depends on brain activity, also depends on a protein that is involved in changing epigenetic marks in the cell's genetic ...
Parkinson's patients get relief from implant
Published January 8, 2009, 2:30 pm, Blayney Chronicle
DEEP brain stimulation dramatically improves Parkinson's disease symptoms such as trembling and involuntary movement, offering hope to many with the incurable conditions, the largest study of its kind has found.
Growth of new brain cells requires 'epigenetic' switch
Published January 8, 2009, 2:03 pm, EurekAlert!
( Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ) New cells are born every day in the brain's hippocampus, but what controls this birth has remained a mystery. Reporting in the Jan. 1 issue of Science, neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that the birth of new cells, which depends on brain activity, also depends on a protein that is involved in changing ...
Shampoo alert
Published January 8, 2009, 1:56 pm, Gulf Daily News
AN alert has gone out over fears that certain shampoos on sale in Bahrain could cause cancer or damage to the nervous system. Health authorities are studying reports on eight popular brands of shampoos, following an alert from Saudi Arabia.
New Molecule In Blood-pressure Control System Discovered
Published January 8, 2009, 12:38 pm, Science Daily
Researchers have discovered that the nerve cells controlling heart rate and blood pressure synthesize a molecule known to be critically important for proper nervous system growth. The finding could someday play a significant role in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and high blood pressure.
New drug development still takes 8 years despite faster FDA review, according to Tufts CSDD
Published January 8, 2009, 11:44 am, PhysOrg
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug has quickened review and approval of new medicines, the complex nature of diseases for which new therapeutics are being developed has resulted in longer clinical development times, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development.
Teasing is good for you!
Published January 8, 2009, 11:43 am, PhysOrg
(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of insults at a young age improves social skills and helps children develop a sense of humour according to research by Dr Erin Heerey of the School of Psychology.
Nearly 400 sickened in US salmonella outbreak
Published January 8, 2009, 11:43 am, PhysOrg
An outbreak of salmonella has sickened at least 388 people across the United States, including 67 who required hospitalization, health officials said.
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