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Here's to a healthy 2010Today's newsletters are our last medical newsletters for 2009, and we will be sending out the first of our 2010 newsletters on 11 January 2010. Until then, to all our subscribers, clients, contributors, business partners and visitors to our sites, may you all have a restful, peaceful, safe and enjoyable year-end break [add your own message to our Festive Tribute 2009 page!]. 2010 is going to be a year to remember - for all the right reasons! Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2010. The Bizcommunity.com Team https://www.bizcommunity.com Top stories
MedicalGetting a grip on diabetesBy understanding how gene works, scientists may find ways to prevent, cure diabetes Read more >>Chronic diseasesModified blood adult stem-cell transplant regimen reverses sickle cell diseaseA modified blood adult stem-cell transplant regimen has effectively reversed sickle cell disease in 9 of 10 adults who had been severely affected by the disease, according to results of a National Institutes of Health study in the Dec. 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more >>Patients' urine may provide rapid diagnosis of pneumoniaDoctors may soon be able to quickly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonia-like symptoms by examining the chemicals found in a patient's urine, suggests a new study led by UC Davis biochemist Carolyn Slupsky. Read more >>CSIGive for Life earns funds for charity, donor Give for Life, an innovative initiative that harnesses business principles for charity, provides a unique fundraising solution where participants earn returns for their efforts while charities still reap the maximum benefits. Homemaker Marie Botha has earned over R115 626.82 for charity and an income of R58 000 for herself, after just a year of owning her Give for Life business. Read more >>Ear, nose & throatThe gift of hearing for KealebogaCochlear implant recipient is able to hear beautiful noise on International Day of People with Disabilities. Read more >>Medical ResearchPancreatic necrosectomy patients' outcomes better than expectedStudy finds better than predicted outcomes for patients who undergo pancreatic necrosectomy. Read more >>Misfolding… new approach offers hope new therapiesNew approach to protein misfolding may lead to novel therapies for a number of diseases. Read more >>Mental healthResearchers discover new explanation for differences in severity of mental illness in malesResearchers have discovered a new explanation for differences in the severity of mental illness in males. The more excess copies of a certain gene, the more serious the handicap. The genetic defect is situated on the X-chromosome; and it is suspected that it is the amount of copies of the GDI1 gene that is responsible. Read more >>Cell transplants may yield new therapies for dementia patientsNerve cells transplanted into brain-damaged rats helped them to fully recover their ability to learn and remember, probably by promoting nurturing, protective growth factors, according to a new study. Read more >>NutritionEat healthy in 2010Nutritionists offer tips for families to make and keep healthier New Year's resolutions. Read more >>OncologyScientists develop new model of skin cancer based on Src kinasesScientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a new model of skin cancer based on the knowledge that a common cancer-related molecule called Src kinase is activated in human skin-cancer samples. Read more >>PaediatricsAdvice of paediatrician key motivator in baby's sleep positionThe advice of a paediatrician to place infants on their backs to sleep appears to be the single most important motivator in getting parents to follow these recommendations and a key reason that the rate of sudden death syndrome (SIDS) has plummeted since the "Back to Sleep" campaign was launched in 1994, says a UT Southwestern researcher. Read more >>New Cancer Research UK trial offers hope for childhood cancerPromising trial on immunotherapy for preventing childhood cancer recurrence. Read more >>New research finding sheds light on the genetic origins of diabetesPaediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of diabetes and may present an avenue for developing drugs to counteract the disease, which has been on the upswing in childhood and adolescence. Read more >>New technique to determine paediatric OSAResearchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a technique that is able to determine whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or habitual snoring by screening their urine. Read more >>Public healthStudy provides new insight on teens' addiction to drug abuseIt is common knowledge that smoking is a health risk but why do teens become addicted to smoking more easily than adults? In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000 Biology, Neil Grunberg looks into why adolescents are more prone to substance abuse. Read more >>Travellers' trips' health tipsTravellers may risk both health and travel insurance coverage by not getting vaccinated. Read more >>Women's healthSoy food beneficial for women with breast cancerAlthough there is a concern regarding the safety of soy food consumption among breast cancer survivors, researchers have found that women in China who had breast cancer and a higher intake of soy food had an associated lower risk of death and breast cancer recurrence, according to a study in the December 9 issue of JAMA. Read more >>Discovery may lead to new treatments for late-stage breast cancerResearchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern and Case Western University have determined how the protein Mdm2, which is elevated in late-stage cancers, disables genes that suppress the growth of tumours. The finding may lead to the development of new drugs for late stage breast cancer and other difficult to treat malignancies. Read more >>Thermography, an ideal screening tool for breast cancerThermographic Diagnostic Imaging (TDI), part of a Health & Wellness Centre in Marlton, New Jersey continues to provide superior quality infrared imaging of the breast, neuromuscular system, thyroid, dental, TMJ and sinus regions to assist in the early diagnosis of problems associated with these areas. Read more >>Print - Print any item in this newsletter. Email - Email any item in this newsletter. Comment - Comment on any item in this newsletter.  |