Health (General) – Newsletter for December 14, 2010

High intakes of folic acid may be linked to cancer

WASHINGTON – A new study has suggested that increased consumption of folic acid can reduce birth defects including neural tube defects, congenital heart disease and oral clefts but high intakes of folic acid may be linked to adverse events such as …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Flat-dwelling kids ‘more likely to be exposed to tobacco smoke’

LONDON – A US study has shown that kids living in flats have 45pc more exposure to tobacco smoke than those in detached houses.

According to researchers from Harvard and Rochester Universities, the exposure in flats is due to the smoke seeping in through walls … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Flat-dwelling kids ‘more likely to be exposed to tobacco smoke’.

Osteoporosis drug may benefit patients with oral cancer

Washington, Dec 14 ANI): In a study of mice with oral cancer, a drug currently approved for osteoporosis treatment has been shown to reduce bone loss.

The research suggests that the drug could serve as an important supplemental therapy in patients with head and neck cancers that erode bone.

In this Ohio State …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Longer life spans scarred by more sickness

WASHINGTON – Longer life spans are scarred by more number of years of sickness than before, reveals a new study.

Indeed, a 20-year-old today can expect to live one less healthy year over his or her life span than a 20-year-old a decade ago, even though life expectancy has grown.
From 1970 to 2005, the …. Read the original article  : Longer life spans scarred by more sickness.

Compound extracted from tree ‘can help fight leukemia’

KUALA LUMPUR – A new compound is showing promise against some forms of cancer like leukemia.

The compound comes from the Aglaia foveolata tree, found in Sarawak’s highlands, and has entered pre-clinical trials.

Scientists at the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC), which owns the intellectual property rights to the plant, say that the experiments found an extracted compound …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Smoking accounts for more than a third of severe rheumatoid arthritis cases

WASHINGTON – A new research has found that smoking accounts for more than a third of cases of the most severe and common form of rheumatoid arthritis.

The study has also found that it accounts for more than half of cases in people who are genetically susceptible to development of the disease.

The researchers conducted their research …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Smoking accounts for more than a third of severe rheumatoid arthritis cases.

Pills to bust blues raise heart attack risk

LONDON – Pills to bust the blues carry fatal heart attack risks too, says a new research.

The latest study by Mark Hamer of the University College, London shows that people on older drugs, tricyclic antidepressants, are at far higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those taking the newer class of pills, selective serotonin … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Pills to bust blues raise heart attack risk.

Tax on Sodas Proved Futile to Lose Weight

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — According to a new study there will no such profound effect by imposing a tax on soda as it might not speak loud enough to help people lose weight.
In an effort to combat the growing obesity epidemic, legislators in some states have recently contemplated charging a sugar tax on sweetened … Read : Tax on Sodas Proved Futile to Lose Weight.

FDA Warns Men on Sexual Enhancement Pills

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is asking men to prevent themselves from taking Man Up Now capsules that is sexual enhancement pill for men.
According to FDA the capsule contains an active ingredient found in Viagra that can lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Though the capsule is marked as …. Source  : FDA Warns Men on Sexual Enhancement Pills.

We spend more time sick now than 10 years ago

WASHINGTON – A new study has shown that average “morbidity,” or, the period of life spend with serious disease or loss of functional mobility, has actually increased in the last few decades.

The research was carried by Eileen Crimmins, AARP Chair in Gerontology at the University of Southern California, and Hiram Beltran-Sanchez, a postdoctoral fellow at … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : We spend more time sick now than 10 years ago.