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New CU Study Shows Acupressure Effective in Helping to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury

By Guest PostMarch 1, 20111 commentHealthacupressure, acupuncture treatments, afghanistan, complementary medicine, digit span test, effective, energy pathways, enhanced cognitive function, fingertips, Iraq, jin shin, jin shin treatments, kristina mcfadden, meridian, mild traumatic brain injury, military veterans, neuropsychological tests, placebo treatments, stimulate, stroop task, tbi, theresa hernandez, traumatic brain injury, treatment, u s war veterans

A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications for some U.S. war veterans returning home.

The study involved a treatment known as acupressure in which one’s fingertips are used to stimulate particular points on a person’s body — points similar to those stimulated with needles in standard acupuncture treatments, said CU-Boulder Professor Theresa Hernandez, lead study author. The results indicate a link between the acupressure treatments and enhanced cognitive function in study subjects with mild traumatic brain injury, or TBI. (more…)

Study Shows UMD Designed Fungi Can Combat Malaria, Lyme Disease & Other Bug-Borne Illnesses

By Guest PostFebruary 28, 20111 commentHealthanopheles mosquitoes, anti malarial toxin, bug borne diseases, genetically engineered fungus, malaria causing parasite, malaria mosquitoes, metarhizium anisopliae

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – New findings by a University of Maryland-led team of scientists indicate that a genetically engineered fungus carrying genes for a human anti-malarial antibody or a scorpion anti-malarial toxin could be a highly effective, specific and environmentally friendly tool for combating malaria, at a time when the effectiveness of current pesticides against malaria mosquitoes is declining. (more…)

‘National Anti-drug Campaign Succeeds in Lowering Marijuana Use’

By Guest PostFebruary 28, 2011Healthabove the influence, anti drug campaign, anti drug effects, marijuana use, substance use

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The federal anti-drug campaign “Above the Influence” appears to have effectively reduced marijuana use by teenagers, new research shows. (more…)

Cubans Say Lots of Sex and Tobacco is Why They Live Longer

By PravdaFebruary 24, 2011Culture, Health120 years club, centenarians, coffee, cubans, Fidel Castro, food habits, havana, Japan, life expectancy, lisa karpova, little salt, longevity, lucid state of mind, methodical life, nancy nepomuceno, natural spices, secret formula, sex, sexual nature, singapore, stress free environment, tobacco, varied food habit, vegetables, villa clara

Cubans are proud of their longevity, and the sharp mind of Fidel Castrol is a prime example. Certainly the totally free and complete medical care and stress free environment contribute greatly to length and quality of life, as does the the availability of community recreational, cultural and educational programs. A family doctor can be found on every block.

A methodical life with varied food habits, which does not exclude tobacco, coffee or sex, would be the “secret formula” to achieve satisfactory longevity, according to a recent study of more than 50 people over a hundred years old in Cuba. (more…)

‘Chemical Compounds in Trees Can Fight Deadly Staph Infections in Humans’

By Guest PostFebruary 23, 2011Health, Scienceacne treatment, anti bacterial, antibiotic, bacteria, brian thompson, cash crop, cedar needles, chung ho lin, evolving bacterium, farmers, george stewart, immune systems, key to fighting a deadly bacterium, little economic value, methicillin-resistant, missouri, mrsa, pneumonia, red cedar tree, resistant to most medications, skin, skin cancer, staph infections, staphylococcus aureus, superbug, toxic shock syndrome, trash tree, tree species

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Most people would never suspect that a “trash tree,” one with little economic value and often removed by farmers due to its ability to destroy farmland, could be the key to fighting a deadly bacterium. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found an antibiotic in the Eastern Red Cedar tree that is effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a “superbug” that is resistant to most medications.

“I wanted to find a use for a tree species that is considered a nuisance,” said Chung-Ho Lin, research assistant professor in the MU Center for Agroforestry at the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. “This discovery could help people fight the bacteria as well as give farmers another cash crop.” (more…)

To Increase Physical Activity, Focus on How, not Why

By Guest PostFebruary 22, 2011Healthbehavior changing strategies, behavior strategies, chronic illnesses, cognitive approaches, exercise, Health, lifestyles, manageable goals, meta analysis, obesity, pedometers, physical activity, protection, self monitoring, university of missouri, vicki conn

*Behavior strategies, such as self-monitoring and goals, motivate best, MU study finds*

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Most people know that exercise is important to maintain and improve health; however, sedentary lifestyles and obesity rates are at all-time highs and have become major national issues. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found that healthy adults who received interventions focused on behavior-changing strategies significantly increased their physical activity levels. Conversely, interventions based on cognitive approaches, which try to change knowledge and attitudes, did not improve physical activity. (more…)

Heat Therapy Could Be New Treatment for Parasitic Skin Disease

By Guest PostFebruary 20, 2011Healthabhay satoskar, antibiotic skin cream, antimonials, complex drug regimen, compromised immune system, cutaneous leishmaniasis, drug therapy, heat therapy, hiv infection, immune compromised people, immune systems, leishmania parasites, middle east, neha prasad, oral anti-inflammatory, parasitic disease, parasitic skin infection, radio-frequency-induced heat, sand flies, skin infection, skin lesions, sodium stibogluconate, tropical and subtropical regions

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists are hoping that heat therapy could eventually replace a complex drug regimen as the first-line treatment of a parasitic skin infection common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

The researchers successfully treated the skin infection with heat therapy in two patients whose immune systems were deficient, which lowered their bodies’ ability to respond to medication. Both patients have remained free of the parasitic disease, called cutaneous leishmaniasis, for more than a year since receiving the heat treatment.

That long-term effectiveness, especially in people with compromised immune systems, makes this one-time application of heat to skin lesions an appealing alternative to the conventional treatment for the infection — a series of about 20 consecutive daily drug injections that is rife with compliance problems, researchers say. (more…)

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