http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/health-blog.html Health blog from networlddirectory, the place for information. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:00:54 GMT en-us http://www.networlddirectory.com/images/blogs/health-blog.jpg http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/health-blog.html 95 78 http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2008/nano-vaccine-for-hepatitis-b-shows-promise.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2008/nano-vaccine-for-hepatitis-b-shows-promise.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:00:54 GMT Chronic hepatitis B infects 400 million people worldwide, a number of of them children. Even with three effective vaccines available, hepatitis B remains a stubborn, unrelenting health problem, particularly in Africa and other developing areas. The disease and its complications cause an estimated 1 million deaths globally each year........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2008/best-treatment-for-ms.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2008/best-treatment-for-ms.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:00:54 GMT ANN ARBOR, Mich. Animal studies by University of Michigan researchers suggest that people who experience the same clinical signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have different forms of the disease that require different kinds of therapy. The results, if borne out in further studies, point to a time when doctors will be able to target specific inflammatory processes in the body and more effectively help MS patients, using available drugs and new ones in the pipeline........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2008/google-health-your-personal-online-health-record.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2008/google-health-your-personal-online-health-record.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:00:54 GMT I'm not really jumping for joy that Google now has Google Health - offering your personal health record on the web. ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2008/use-of-genomics-to-control-dandruff.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2008/use-of-genomics-to-control-dandruff.html Sat, 24 May 2008 22:18:26 GMT The article Dandruff Genomics in a recent issue of The Scientist featured Procter & Gamble scientist Thomas Dawson and the role of genomics in the development of anti-dandruff shampoo Head & ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/gene-therapy-may-treat-cocaine-addiction.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/gene-therapy-may-treat-cocaine-addiction.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:59:17 GMT Using gene therapy, researchers have demonstrated in rats that increasing the levels of dopamine D2 receptors in the brain can reduce use of cocaine by 75 ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/sense-of-smell-and-parkinsons-disease.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/sense-of-smell-and-parkinsons-disease.html Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:28:07 GMT In the earliest stage of Parkinson's disease, impaired sense of smell can occur. So that this means that an impaired sense of smell indicate the development of Parkinson's ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/retired-nfl-players-heart-problems.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/retired-nfl-players-heart-problems.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:57:37 GMT Screening for cardiovascular problems in elite-level football players should begin in high school and continue throughout the lives of college and professional players. Mayo Clinic physicians based that conclusion on the results of their new study of the cardiovascular health of 233 retired National Football League (NFL) players........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/extra-curricular-activities-to-prevent.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/extra-curricular-activities-to-prevent.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:57:37 GMT The study, conducted by Northeastern University researchers, looked separately at delinquency and risky behaviors for both young men and young women in a suburban high school and how involvement in outside activities influenced those behaviors. The findings provided interesting, and, in some cases, surprising results........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/jeremiah-wrights-god-damn-america.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/jeremiah-wrights-god-damn-america.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:57:37 GMT The study, conducted by Northeastern University researchers, looked separately at delinquency and risky behaviors for both young men and young women in a suburban high school and how involvement in outside activities influenced those behaviors. The findings provided interesting, and, in some cases, surprising results. ....... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/controversial-shoulder-surgery-effective-long-term.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/controversial-shoulder-surgery-effective-long-term.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:57:37 GMT Young, athletic, first-time shoulder dislocation patients benefit from arthroscopic surgery long term, as per a research studyreleased recently at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day at The Moscone Center. The study observed that for highly active patients, surgery, rather than conservative methods, yielded excellent results........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/drosophila-drug-screen-for-fragile-x-syndrome.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/drosophila-drug-screen-for-fragile-x-syndrome.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:57:37 GMT Researchers using a new drug screening method in Drosophila (fruit flies), have identified several drugs and small molecules that reverse the features of fragile X syndrome -- a frequent form of mental retardation and one of the leading known causes of autism. The discovery sets the stage for developing new therapys for fragile X syndrome........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2008/connection-between-job-loss-and-poor-health.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2008/connection-between-job-loss-and-poor-health.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:57:37 GMT Employees who lose their jobs because of their health suffer more significant depression and detrimental health outcomes than people who lose their jobs for non-health reasons, new research shows. The study also suggests that people who are reemployed quickly have better health outcomes than those who remain unemployed........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/china-starts-drug-recall-system.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/china-starts-drug-recall-system.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:57:37 GMT Just one day after signing a deal to improve the safety of some Chinese-made drugs commonly used in the U.S., China has announced the the creation of a nationwide recall system for drugs, according to the Associated ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2007/growth-of-ct-scan-use-significant.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2007/growth-of-ct-scan-use-significant.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:09:53 GMT Computed Tomography (CT) scans are an increasingly used X-ray-based tool for providing a three-dimensional view of a particular organ or tissue. The value of Computerized axial tomography scanning to diagnose injury, cancer and other health problems is undisputed. But are these scans being used too frequently, in some cases unnecessarily" What are the health consequences of having too a number of Computerized axial tomography scans over the course of a persons life"........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2007/supplements-even-confuse-athletes.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2007/supplements-even-confuse-athletes.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:09:53 GMT As winter approaches a number of of us reach for over-the-counter vitamins and herbal remedies, such as Vitamin C and Echinacea, in a bid to ward off illnesses and improve health. But the vast array of supplements available and lack of industry regulation make it difficult for the average person to make an informed choice about taking supplements. Now a report reported in the online open access publication, Nutrition Journal suggests that even athletes, who should be well informed as to how to stay in peak physical condition, frequently take supplements without realising the potential benefits or side effects........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2007/higher-levels-of-pollutants-found-in-fish.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2007/higher-levels-of-pollutants-found-in-fish.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:09:53 GMT Emissions from coal-fired power plants may be an important source of water pollution and fish contamination, say scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in a study being presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washington, D.C. The study, abstract number 157770, found higher-than-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-recommended levels of mercury and elevated levels of selenium in channel catfish caught in a rural area upstream of Pittsburgh and downwind from a coal-fired power plant. Both mercury and selenium are well-known contaminants of coal burning for power generation. The results will be presented at a special session on Contaminants in Freshwater Fish: Toxicity, Sources and Risk Communication, at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/demand-for-spanish-language-cancer-web.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/demand-for-spanish-language-cancer-web.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:09:53 GMT Eventhough Spanish-speaking cancer patients are rapidly increasing their search for patient education resources on the Internet, there are very few Spanish-language Web sites available to provide this information, as per a research studypresented October 28, 2007, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncologys 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/how-lasers-cut-flesh.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/how-lasers-cut-flesh.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:09:53 GMT Lasers are at the cutting edge of surgery. From cosmetic to brain surgery, intense beams of coherent light are gradually replacing the steel scalpel for a number of procedures. Despite this increasing popularity, there is still a lot that researchers do not know about the ways in which laser light interacts with living tissue. Now, some of these basic questions have been answered in the first investigation of how ultraviolet lasers similar to those used in LASIK eye surgery cut living tissues. It was published online in Physical Review Letters on October 10........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/adult-stem-cells-lack-key-regulator.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/adult-stem-cells-lack-key-regulator.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:09:53 GMT The protein Oct4 plays a major role in embryonic stem cells, acting as a master regulator of the genes that keep the cells in an undifferentiated state. Unsurprisingly, scientists studying adult stem cells have long suspected that Oct4 also is critical in allowing these cells to remain undifferentiated. Indeed, more than 50 studies have reported finding Oct4 activity in adult stem cells........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2007/peanut-butter-program-for-starving-children.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2007/peanut-butter-program-for-starving-children.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:09:53 GMT An enriched peanut-butter mixture given at home is successfully promoting recovery in large numbers of starving children in Malawi, as per a group of scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Malnutrition affects 70 percent of all Malawian children with an estimated 13 percent of children dying from it before the age of five........ ]]>