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Deadly E. coli Strain Decoded

By Guest PostJuly 30, 2012Health, Science2011 outbreak, achilles heel, bacterium, biofilm, chris waters, e coli o157, e coli outbreak, e coli strain, german outbreak, Germany, michigan state university, o157 infection, shannon manning, shiga toxin, toxic gene

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University.

The deadliest E. coli outbreak ever, which caused 54 deaths and sickened more than 3,800 people, was traced to a particularly virulent strain that researchers had never seen in an outbreak before. In the current issue of the academic journal PLoS ONE, a team of researchers led by Shannon Manning, MSU molecular biologist and epidemiologist, suggests a way to potentially tame the killer bacteria. (more…)

Manage Everyday Life with Type 2 Diabetes

By Guest PostJuly 26, 2012Healthblood sugar management, diabetes medications, healthy eating, managing the disease, risks of actos, type 2 diabetes

For someone who is dealing with type 2 diabetes, managing diet, exercise, medication and blood sugar levels on a regular basis is key to managing the disease. For someone with type 2 diabetes, keeping blood sugar levels on track over the long term is about more than just taking insulin or medication. This individual will also have to balance good nutrition choices with ample physical activity, and will have to make other smart health choices on a daily basis in order to achieve the best possible results. (more…)

Yoga Reduces Stress; Now It’s Known Why

By Guest PostJuly 25, 2012Healthdaily meditation, satisfaction, stress, stress levels, yoga, yogic meditation

UCLA study helps caregivers of people with dementia

Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily meditation reduced the stress levels of people who care for those stricken by Alzheimer’s and dementia. Now they know why. (more…)

Adolescent Sexual Behavior Tied to Motion Picture Sexual Content Exposure, Says MU Researcher

By Guest PostJuly 24, 2012Healthadolescent, motion picture, popular movies, sexual behavior, sexual content

Results Important to Parents/Motion Picture Industry

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Young people who watch more sexual content from movies also tend to engage in more sexual behavior and begin sexual activity at an earlier age, according to a University of Missouri researcher’s study. (more…)

6 Daily Routine Changes to Help You Lose Weight

By Guest PostJuly 23, 2012Healthdaily routine, skip the sodas, weight loss

Weight loss isn’t easy, if it was everyone would be at their healthy goal weight but there is a reason why many countries are finding themselves topping the weight charts. A lot of people don’t have the time and the money to take care of themselves. So here are 6 small changes you can make to your daily routine that will help you drop a few pounds: (more…)

With Drug-Loaded Nanogel, Yale Researchers Attack Cancerous Tumors

By Guest PostJuly 22, 2012Health, Sciencebiodegradable nanoparticle, cancer therapy, cancerous tumor, cytokine, eric stern, immune system, immunotherapeutic method, jason park, metastatic melanomas, michael look, nanogel, natural defense, richard a flavell, skin cancer, soluble protein, stephen h wrzesinski, tarek m fahmy, therapeutic agent, tumor vasculature, yale university

Yale University scientists have developed a new mechanism for attacking cancerous tumors that intensifies the body’s immune response while simultaneously weakening the tumor’s ability to resist it.

“We believe this is a paradigm-changing immunotherapeutic method for cancer therapy,” said Tarek M. Fahmy, a bioengineer at Yale and the project’s principal investigator. “In essence, it’s a one-two punch strategy that seems to work well for melanoma and may work even better with other cancers.” (more…)

Gold Nanoparticles Could Treat Prostate Cancer With Fewer Side Effects than Chemotherapy, MU Researchers Find

By Guest PostJuly 20, 2012Healthcurrent therapy, gold nanoparticles, prostate cancer, prostate tumors, treatment

In new study published in PNAS, scientists found that nanoparticles, produced from chemicals in tea, reduced tumors by 80 percent

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Currently, large doses of chemotherapy are required when treating certain forms of cancer, resulting in toxic side effects. The chemicals enter the body and work to destroy or shrink the tumor, but also harm vital organs and drastically affect bodily functions. Now, University of Missouri scientists have found a more efficient way of targeting prostate tumors by using gold nanoparticles and a compound found in tea leaves. This new treatment would require doses that are thousands of times smaller than chemotherapy and do not travel through the body inflicting damage to healthy areas. The study is being published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. (more…)

More than Matters of the Heart

By Guest PostJuly 18, 2012Healthenvironmental stress, genetics with inflammation, inflammation, mortality risk, stress, widowers, widowhood effect, Widows

A team of researchers, including Mary-Frances O’Connor at the UA, has found a genetic variability linked to stress and inflammation that may impact the health of some widows and widowers

The death of a spouse can be one of life’s most distressing events, and for many years bereavement researchers have noted increased mortality risk in some widows and widowers. This has been called the “widowhood effect.” (more…)

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