A new study of 3,000 people has claimed men and women with thighs over 60cm (23.6in) in circumference have a lower risk of heart disease and early death. People with narrow thighs may not have enough muscle mass to use…
1,200 RNs Gather In San Francisco Tuesday: Take Next Step To Form Nation’s Largest Ever Union Of Nurses
Nurses to March for Employee Free Choice, Unmask Insurance Industry “Death Panels,” and Hear from RNs in Single-Payer Systems With the approaching formation of the largest union and professional association of nurses in U.S. history, 1,200 registered nurses will convene…
New Support Service Available For Stroke Survivors In Eltham, UK
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health (LATH) have received a £560,000 grant from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to set up and deliver a UK International Health Links Centre (IHLC). The IHLC…
UK Grant Facilitates Creation Of International Health Links Centre
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health (LATH) have received a £560,000 grant from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to set up and deliver a UK International Health Links Centre (IHLC). The IHLC…
American Lung Association Study To Be Designated As An Editor’s Choice Article In Next Edition Of The “Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology”
The American Lung Association’s Asthma Clinical Research Centers (ACRC) completed the largest and most comprehensive study to evaluate placebo effects in patients with asthma. This new study investigated whether it is possible to enhance the effectiveness of treatment for poorly…
Robarts Receives Million Dollar Boost To Alzheimer’s And Stroke Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced a grant totaling more than a million dollars for John F. MacDonald’s research on Alzheimer’s disease. MacDonald is the Director of the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario.…
New Type 2 Diabetes Gene Identified
Researchers have identified a gene that may promote insulin resistance, one of the key factors in the development of Type 2 diabetes. Imperial College London scientists say the IRS1 gene controls how the body responds to insulin, and that a…
Critical Molecule To Celiac Disease, Possibly Other Autoimmune Disorders, Pinpointed By UM Scientists
It was nine years ago that University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers discovered that a mysterious human protein called zonulin played a critical role in celiac disease and other autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis and diabetes. Now, scientists…
Gene Link Marks Major Breakthrough In Dementia Research
Two new genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease have been discovered in a British scientist led genome study. In a separate study French researchers revealed links between a third gene and the disease. The British study, led by Professor Julie Williams,…
Alzheimer’s disease’ by Amouyel is published in the same edition of Nature Genetics.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and Chief Executive Officer Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE issued the following statement following the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruling on September 3, 2009, upholding the reduction…