Public Health

Stealth Cancer: Brain Tumors Fly Under The Body's Radar

Brain tumors avoid the body's defense forces by coating their cells with extra amounts of a specific protein- they use biological stealth technology to evade detection by the early-warning immune system that should detect and kill them. By the time t ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 6 2014 - 11:00pm

Triclosan: Fetuses Exposed To Antibacterials Face Potential Health Risks

Antibacterial compounds have obviously saved many lives but there isn't much reason worried parents are being told they need them in every bathroom in the house.  Compounds like triclosan and triclocarban have become ubiquitous, and not just among th ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2014 - 2:38pm

When Is Emergency Gallbladder Surgery Really An Emergency?

Gallstone pain is one of the most common reasons patients visit emergency rooms and how to handle gallstone patients is a cost and quality issue in health care. In the United States, 1 in 10 women and 1 in 15 men have gallstones, and more than 1 million p ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2014 - 10:30am

Hand Sanitizers In Classrooms Don't Reduce Sick Days

Installing hand sanitizers in  classrooms has not led to reductions in the rate of school absences in children, according to results of a cluster randomized trial that that randomly assigned 68 city primary schools in New Zealand to the intervention or co ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2014 - 2:36pm

Chiropractor Caution: Neck Manipulation May Be Associated With Stroke

Treatments that involve neck manipulation may be associated with strokes, according to an American Heart Association Scientific Statement written by lead author Dr. Jose Biller, chair of the Department of Neurology at Loyola University and other stroke ex ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2014 - 8:59pm

NIH Study Shows That Addicts Have Lower Mindfulness

Studies have shown the benefit of mindfulness training added to substance abuse treatment. Now a study from the National Institutes of Health shows that lack of mindfulness may be one of the causes of substance abuse, in the first place. ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Aug 14 2014 - 9:38am

Reduced Testosterone Tied To Phthalates

Men, women and children exposed to high levels of phthalates tended to have reduced levels of testosterone in their blood compared to those with lower chemical exposure, according to a new paper in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrin ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 15 2014 - 7:00am

Cystic Fibrosis Mucus Defect Present At Birth

Mucus is key to keeping our lungs clean and clear of bacteria, viruses, and other foreign particles that can cause infection and inflammation. When we inhale microbes and dust, they are trapped in the mucus and then swept up and out of the lungs via a pro ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2014 - 5:40pm

Gender Disparity In Desire For Living Donor Kidney Transplants- By Recipients

Kidney failure is a devastating condition and there are never enough donors for recipients- so it seems strange that anyone would be hesitant about getting one, but a new paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology suggest that int ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2014 - 8:23pm

Soy Protein More Effective Than Animal Protein In Preventing Heart Disease- Study

Scientists have known for years that women are protected from cardiovascular disease before menopause, but their risk increases significantly after menopause. Although estrogen is thought to be the protective factor, post-menopausal hormone replacement the ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 16 2014 - 6:52pm