Posted by: Raj Sundar on: April 10, 2009
A Fat that burns Calories?
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: March 27, 2009
Relying on principles similar to those that cause Jell-O to congeal into that familiar, wiggly treat, University of Michigan researchers are devising a new method of detecting nitric oxide in exhaled breath. Because elevated concentrations of nitric oxide in breath are a telltale sign of many diseases, including lung cancer and tuberculosis, this development could [...]
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: February 24, 2009
Osteoporosis patients could benefit from a new device an MIT graduate student is designing to test balancing ability. The iShoe insole could help doctors detect balance problems before a catastrophic fall occurs, says Erez Lieberman, a graduate student in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology who developed the technology as an intern at [...]
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: January 31, 2009
Researchers from the University Hospital Reina Sofía of Córdoba, Spain have carried out a study in order to determine the influence of the micronutrients of certain fats on cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or cancer, and if their consumption might modify the inflammatory process in healthy people.
To this end, they have studied the consumption in diets [...]
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: January 30, 2009
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Parents of children diagnosed with autism-spectrum now have [...]
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: January 22, 2009
Hospital-borne infections are a serious risk of a long-term hospital stay, and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a lung infection that develops in about 15% of all people who are ventilated, is among the most dangerous. With weakened immune systems and a higher resistance to antibiotics, patients who rely on a mechanical ventilator can easily develop serious [...]
Posted by: Raj Sundar on: January 19, 2009
Researchers blame a wayward gene found almost exclusively among south asians for the development of heart diseases. In an article published in Nature Genetics, the scientists from India, Britain and the United States said 4 percent of people of South Asian descent carry the mutation and are predisposed to heart failure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7833753.stm
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/19/stories/2009011957011800.htm
Posted by: Raj Sundar on: December 29, 2008
Complications of diabetes such as kidney disease develops more commonly with South Asians, who are at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
BBC reports a new study conducted by a team from Warwick University (United Kingdom), found vitamin B1 (Thiamine) supplements reversed kidney damage on patients with early-stage kidney disease.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7796073.stm
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: December 11, 2008
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A seemingly healthy person, with a regular fitness regime, may yet succumb to a stroke, heart attack or be a victim of high blood pressure. A new non-invasive pressure monitor from Hypertension Diagnostics, [...]
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: December 9, 2008
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A new medical breakthrough may help people who suffer with seizures. Doctors in Chicago are developing a device that will detect the onset of an epileptic seizure. Researchers at the University of Chicago [...]
