Category Archives: Health News

Team-based treatment was found to be the best method when it comes to the first episode of psychosis in a recent study. Furthermore, treatment is best when administered soon after the early signs of psychosis become present. The research team trained clinical staff around the country at real-world clinics to use a specialty treatment program ...click here to read more

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can now say, “Namaste” after research found yoga to be an effective form of pulmonary rehabilitation. Researchers at the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders and All India Institute of Medical Sciences found yoga exercises were just as effective as traditional pulmonary rehabilitation at improving pulmonary function, ...click here to read more

Boosting the immune system using interferon proteins helps fight viruses, according to new research. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine. They were able to boost the immune systems of mice by attacking a vital protein, which many illnesses utilize to replicate. The findings uncovered a previously unknown ...click here to read more

Researchers have discovered that heart aging, a heart disease risk factor, differs in men and women. The findings were revealed through MRI imaging, and the results were published in the journal Radiology. The heart pumps out blood through the left ventricle and the mass of this ventricle is a predictor of cardiovascular events. In cases ...click here to read more

Researchers have found that early insulin treatment for diabetes is as effective as 15 months of oral treatment when it comes to improving the body’s ability to produce insulin. The research was conducted on 23 adults who were newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Current treatment involves oral therapy to suppress glucose production in the ...click here to read more

Researchers at the European Society of Cardiology have found an association between childhood infections and a higher risk of early heart attack. Dr. Andriany Qanitha from the study said, “Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer worldwide, including in Indonesia where it accounts for 31.9 percent of all deaths. CVD risk factors are rising ...click here to read more

 A breakthrough has been made regarding how incurable blood cancers develop from a symptomless prior blood disorder. The findings were uncovered by scientist in the West Midlands. Myeloma is a cancer in blood-producing marrow, and researchers have found that it develops from a benign condition known as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). MGUS is commonly ...click here to read more

An early Alzheimer’s disease detection blood test for antibodies is being developed by researchers at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. Alzheimer’s disease affects roughly 5.3 million Americans and there is currently no approved blood test that can detect it early. A new study uses autoantibodies as blood-based biomarkers to detect the disease as ...click here to read more

Pacemakers speed up atrial fibrillation (AF) detection and support anticoagulants to help prevent stroke, according to recent research. Dr. Nathan Denham from the study said, “Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder and affects 1.5 to two percent of people in the developed world. AF increases the risk of stroke by five-fold. ...click here to read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put out a report that fatal allergic reactions and anaphylactic shock are rarely triggered by vaccines. The CDC reported that only 33 people have had a near life-threatening reaction from vaccines out of 25 million vaccines administered. Study author, Dr. Michael McNeil, said, “Vaccination is one of the best ways parents can protect infants, children ...click here to read more

Aging, diabetes and inflammation can be better understood with a new molecular synthetic process developed by researchers at Yale University. The new process synthesizes glucosepane, which has been found to be a critical component of aging and diabetes. Senior Author, David Spiegel, M.D., said, “Glucosepane forms in all human beings during the aging process, and ...click here to read more

Proteins that control auditory hair cells have been found, which may offer clues to reverse hearing loss. An estimated 40 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, which is currently irreversible. The new findings come from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The researchers found a new role for a group of proteins – RFX ...click here to read more

Weight discrimination of obese people leads to chronic health problems and increases mortality risk, according to the latest findings. Researchers examined data involving 18,000 people from various longitudinal studies and compared those who experienced weight discriminated to those who did not. Their findings suggest that those who experience weight discrimination had a 60 percent increased ...click here to read more

Excessive alcohol consumption continues to drain the American economy, according to findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2010 excessive drinking cost the American economy $249 billion, which is a $25.5 billion increase since 2006. Costs were related to crime, a reduction in workplace productivity and treating health-related problems associated with drinking. Drinking more than ...click here to read more