An analysis of a quality measure that Medicare Advantage plans self-report to the government finds that the insurers almost always err in their own favor. More elderly receive high-risk medications than the plans acknowledge, according to the study published Sept. 30 in Annals of Internal Medicine. (more…)
Der Spitzwegerich ist „Arzneipflanze des Jahres“ 2014
Er stillt den Hustenreiz und hilft bei Entzündungen der Haut und der Schleimhaut. Der Spitzwegerich ist deshalb vom „Studienkreis Entwicklungsgeschichte der Arzneipflanzenkunde“ an der Universität Würzburg zur Arzneipflanze des Jahres 2014 gekürt worden.
Verschiedene Wegerich-Arten werden schon seit Jahrtausenden in der Heilkunde genutzt, ganz besonders der Breit- und der Spitzwegerich. „Heute wissen wir, dass der Spitzwegerich die stärkste Wirkung besitzt“, sagt Studienkreisleiter Johannes Mayer. Seine zahlreichen Inhaltsstoffe ließen positive Effekte bei Katarrhen der Atemwege und Entzündungen von Mund und Rachenschleimhaut sowie bei Wunden erwarten. Pharmakologische Laboruntersuchungen würden diese Effekte belegen. (more…)
The importance of sex conversation before sex is a very much delicate issue. The reason is that sex is a short time engagement. Therefore, you have to take some serious elements for consideration. The reason is that sex is the mental and physical engagement. Therefore, you will require the understanding of these elements well. Before doing sex, you should always converse with your partner. The reason is that it will clear any doubt about the courtship and it will make sexual ritual more serene. Actually, you should remember that once you are get into the sexual relationship, then you will have no opportunity to get away from it. Therefore, it is better to clear any doubt through the sex conversion before starting the sexual ritual as well. (more…)
In many ways, the spread of HIV has been fueled by substance abuse. Shared needles and drug users’ high-risk sexual behaviors are just some of the ways that narcotics such as cocaine have played a key role in the AIDS epidemic in much of the world.
There is, however, relatively little research into how drugs can impact the body’s defenses against the virus. But a new UCLA study published in the October issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology examines how cocaine affects a unique population of immune cells called quiescent CD4 T cells, which are resistant to the virus that causes AIDS. (more…)
Research shows a correlation between eating breakfast and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
As Americans continue to fight the obesity epidemic and try to stem the incidence of type 2 diabetes, dietary guidelines are becoming increasingly important.
Among the possible keys to better health? Eating breakfast, for starters. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — Brain drain is so severe in Ethiopia that the nation’s health minister has complained there are more Ethiopian doctors in Chicago than in his own country. (more…)
Non-physical abuse by a dating partner such as threats, controlling behavior and harassing text messages can have a serious effect on a teenager’s health and well-being, finds new research led by a Michigan State University scholar. (more…)
Initial, positive results have been reported for a therapeutic vaccine candidate for treating patients with genital herpes. This first-in-class, investigational, protein subunit vaccine, GEN-003, is under development by Genocea Biosciences Inc.
Dr. Anna Wald, University of Washington professor of medicine and laboratory medicine in the School of Medicine and professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health, is among those leading clinical studies of GEN-003. The trials are also taking place at six other centers in the United States. (more…)
