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If It’s Summer, It’s Also Scorpion Season

By Guest PostJuly 11, 2011Healtharizona poison and drug information center, aspirin, keith boesen, maricopa, mazda shirazi, natural defenses, natural fluorescence, nervous system, painkiller, poison specialists, scorpion, scorpion antivenom, scorpion species, scorpion stings, scorpion venom, sting season, summer in southern arizona, symptoms, the university of arizona, tylenol, ultraviolet light

When stung by a scorpion, call 1-800-222-1222 and tell UA poison specialists about your symptoms.

Summer in Southern Arizona brings out the shiny auto sunshades, the supersized water bottles – and the scorpions.

The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, located at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in Tucson, reminds citizens of the desert that venomous scorpions share our habitat, and that sometimes we come closer to one another than we want. Since Jan. 1, the poison center has recorded more than 1,000 scorpion stings in its service area, which includes all counties in the state except Maricopa. (more…)

‘Combining Therapies Appears Safe, May Benefit Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer’

By Guest PostJuly 9, 2011Healthadvanced primary liver cancer, bayer healthcare, cancer, chronic hepatitis c infection, cirrhosis, diarrhea, drugs, epidemics of obesity and diabetes, fatigue, hcc, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatologists, inflammation, james caridi, liver cancer, metabolic syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, onyx pharmaceuticals, paul martin, roniel cabrera, side effects, skin reactions, sorafenib, transarterial chemoembolization, tumor feeding blood vessels, tumors, type of liver cancer, unexpected toxic effects, united states, university of florida, university of miami, viable treatment options, world health organization

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Few treatments exist for patients with advanced primary liver cancer, but University of Florida researchers have found a new way to broaden the range of options and potentially improve health outcomes by combining two treatments.

In the first study of its kind, the researchers combined sorafenib, the only Food and Drug Administration-approved pill for treating advanced liver cancer, with another routinely used therapy known as transarterial chemoembolization, which works by cutting off the blood supply to tumors. No unexpected toxic effects were seen, and the combo appears to have the potential to improve survival for certain groups of patients. (more…)

Children Who Seldom Smile, Laugh or Hug a Parent Might be at Risk for Depression

By Guest PostJuly 8, 2011Healthamy gentzler, charles george, children, daniel shaw, history of depression, hugging a parent, laboratory assessment, maria kovacs, negative emotions, negative moods, nestor lopez duran, positive displays, positive emotions, smiling and laughing, thomas olino, university of michigan, university of pittsburgh, vulnerability to depressive disorders

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A new study from the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh shows that even if a child isn’t crying, frowning or displaying other negative emotions on a consistent basis, another warning sign is when a child shows fewer positive displays, like hugging a parent or smiling and laughing.

“Surprisingly, it seems that it is low levels of happiness, as opposed to high levels of sadness, what may help explain why these kids too often develop depressive disorders,” said Nestor Lopez-Duran, an assistant professor of psychology at U-M and one of the study’s authors. (more…)

Preventing Diabetes Damage: Zinc’s Effects on a Kinky, two-faced Cohort

By Guest PostJuly 2, 2011Healthabout how zinc performs, ayyalusamy ramamoorthy, clump formation and amylin toxicity, fibril formation, fibrils, harmful clumps similar to those found in alzheimer's, huntington's, journal of molecular biology, manage blood sugar levels in diabetics, normal levels of zinc, parkinson's, preventing amylin from misbehaving, preventing diabetes damage, security guard, shut down insulin-producing cells, two-faced cohort, university of michigan, wreaking havoc, zinc's effects on a kinky, zinc-starved cellular environment

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In type 2 diabetes, a protein called amylin forms dense clumps that shut down insulin-producing cells, wreaking havoc on the control of blood sugar. But zinc has a knack for preventing amylin from misbehaving.

Recent research at the University of Michigan offers new details about how zinc performs this “security guard” function. The findings appear in the July 8 issue of the Journal of Molecular Biology. (more…)

Research Reveals New Secret Weapon For Le Tour

By Guest PostJuly 1, 2011Health, Sportsaerodynamic carbon fibre bikes, andrew jones, athlete performance, athletes, beetroot juice, blood pressure, cardio vascular system, cyclists, james white drinks, muscles, nitrate, nitrate levels, physiological effects, professor, saddle, simulated competition environment, sports nutrition, tour de france, triallists, university of exeter, vo2 levels, widens blood vessels

Winning margins in the Tour de France can be tight. In 2010 just 39 seconds separated the top two after more than 90 hours in the saddle. When every second counts, riders do all they can to gain competitive advantage, from aerodynamic carbon fibre bikes to the latest sports nutrition.

Now there could be a new, completely legal and rather surprising weapon for riders aiming to shave vital seconds off their time – beetroot juice. (more…)

Death Rate From Heart Attack Higher in U.S. Territories Than on Mainland

By Guest PostJune 28, 2011Healthheart attack, mainland, marcella nunez-smith, medicare reimbursement rates, u.s. territory, u.s. virgin islands, yale school of medicine

There is a 17% greater risk of dying after a heart attack if you are treated in a hospital located in a U.S. territory-i.e. the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands-rather than in a hospital in the mainland United States, according to new findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

The study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows that many U.S. citizens who call the U.S. territories home, are at a major healthcare disadvantage. (more…)

Walking, Sex and Spicy Food are Favored Unprescribed Methods to Bring on Labor

By Guest PostJune 28, 2011Healthlabor initiation, nipple stimulation, pregnancy, sex, spicy food, walking during pregnancy

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than half of the women in a recently published survey reported that near the end of their pregnancies, they took it upon themselves to try to induce labor, mostly by walking, having sex, eating spicy food or stimulating their nipples. (more…)

Brain Rhythm Associated With Learning Also linked to Running Speed, UCLA Study Shows

By Guest PostJune 27, 2011Health, Sciencealzheimer's disease, brain as a large orchestra, brain oscillations, brain rhythm, concentration and learning, critical for learning and memory, from outer to inner space, gamma rhythm, hippocampus, keck center, language of the brain, mayank mehta, microelectrodes, microwires 20 times thinner than a human hair, neurophysics, physics and astronomy, plos one, post-traumatic stress, rhythms, running speed, syllables, ucla neurophysicists, university of california, zhiping chen

Rhythms in the brain that are associated with learning become stronger as the body moves faster, UCLA neurophysicists report in a new study.

The research team, led by professor Mayank Mehta, used specialized microelectrodes to monitor an electrical signal known as the gamma rhythm in the brains of mice. This signal is typically produced in a brain region called the hippocampus, which is critical for learning and memory, during periods of concentration and learning. (more…)

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