Health (General) – Newsletter for January 26, 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Shot Congresswoman Giffords may be released from ICU next week

WASHINGTON – Gabrielle Giffords, the Democrat Representative who was in critical condition after being shot in Arizona, may be released from intensive care and transferred to a brain rehabilitation hospital as early as this week.

ABC News quoted her doctors as saying that fluid accumulation in her brain that concerned them … Read more : Shot Congresswoman Giffords may be released from ICU next week.

New vaccine strategy tested in mice shows promise against TB

LONDON – A research team has found that a new vaccine strategy tested in mice provides stronger, more long-lasting protection from tuberculosis (TB) infection than the vaccine currently used in humans, known as BCG.

Caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), TB remains one of the major causes of disability and death worldwide, with an estimated …. Source article : New vaccine strategy tested in mice shows promise against TB.

Exercise may help patients with irritable bowel syndrome

WASHINGTON – A new study has suggested that exercise could benefit irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients.

The research, conducted at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg and at Alingsas Hospital, included 102 IBS patients between the ages of 18 and 65.

Half the group was randomly allocated to increase their physical activity and the other half to …. Read the original article : here.

Hot flushes tied to lower risk of breast cancer

WASHINGTON – A new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have shown that women who have experienced hot flushes and other symptoms of menopause may have a 50 percent lower risk of developing the most common forms of breast cancer than postmenopausal women who have never had such symptoms.

“In particular we found …. Original source : Hot flushes tied to lower risk of breast cancer.

Employees most invested in their jobs ‘have highest stress levels’

WASHINGTON – A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has suggested that a workplace’s key employees may be at the greatest risk of experiencing high levels of work stress.

In a survey of 2,737 workers, 18 per cent reported that their job was “highly stressful.”

The odds of having high stress were …. Read the original article : Employees most invested in their jobs ‘have highest stress levels’.

Common garden weed ‘can cure skin cancer’

LONDON – A new study conducted by scientists in Australia has revealed that a common weed can cure skin cancers.

The sap from a plant known as petty spurge or milkweed – found by roadsides and in woodland – can ‘kill’ certain types of cancer cells when applied to the skin, reports the Daily Mail.

It …. Original article : Common garden weed ‘can cure skin cancer’.

Voila! Pakistani girl is now a boy

ISLAMABAD – A 17-year-old Pakistani girl, who had been very sick for the past few months and turned into a boy after a sex-change operation, is grateful to be healthy and alive now and said post-operation: “I don’t care about whether I am a boy or a girl as long as I am alive.”

…. Original source : Voila! Pakistani girl is now a boy.