Health (General) – Newsletter for February 28, 2011

Chris Christie defends Michelle Obama’s obesity campaign

NEW YORK – Even though US First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign against obesity was mocked by Sarah Palin and some conservatives, Republicans Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee have sided with her.

During separate morning news programs, Christie, 48, who is the Governor of New Jersey, and Huckabee, 55, who is the former Governor of Arkansas, defended …. Read the original article  : Chris Christie defends Michelle Obama’s obesity campaign.

Fish oil fights weight loss from chemotherapy

TORONTO – Supplementing diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy.

The process can cause cancer patients to lose muscle mass and become malnourished, leading to fatigue, a decreased quality of life and shorter survival.
Researchers believe that supplementing the diet with … Read more : Fish oil fights weight loss from chemotherapy.

Genetic fault that causes rare self-healing skin cancer identified

LONDON – Researchers have identified a key genetic fault that causes a rare skin cancer to spread and then spontaneously heal itself.

The identification of this rare cancer, known as multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE) or Ferguson-Smith disease, could pave the way for new drugs to treat other types of the disease, scientists have claimed.

According to …. Original source  : Genetic fault that causes rare self-healing skin cancer identified.

Scientists isolate gene in self-healing skin cancer

LONDON – Scientists have isolated a gene involved in a rare, self-healing skin cancer, which could open the way to newer treatments for other types of cancers.

The multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE) skin cancer grows rapidly but then a few weeks later, heals on its own.
Faults in the gene TGFBR1 is … Original source on Gaea Times at : Scientists isolate gene in self-healing skin cancer.

Obesity adds at least 5 yrs to your joints’ age: Survey

LONDON – A new UK survey has claimed that some people have joints that look like they are more than a decade older than they are.

The study found overweight as being a major factor and suggested that obese people add at least five years to their joint age, reports the Daily Express.

Yet one in five, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Obesity adds at least 5 yrs to your joints’ age: Survey.

Placebos can work both ways

LONDON – Poor expectations of treatment can override all the effect of a potent pain-relieving drug, a brain imaging study has shown.

Conversely, positive expectations of treatment doubles the natural physiological or biochemical effect of the opioid (world’s oldest known) drugs among healthy volunteers.
The study of the placebo effect and its opposite — the [..] Read the original article: here.

Mother’s sweet tooth bad for girls, not for boys

LONDON – A mother’s sweet tooth affect girls more than boys, especially when the baby is in the womb.

Excess sugar can block nutrients from reaching female foetuses and affecting them. But male foetuses seem to be be least affected, say researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Tests on … Original article on : Mother’s sweet tooth bad for girls, not for boys.

Yoga retreats becoming popular world over

NEVADA – Yoga retreats, some charging as much as 4495 dollars, are becoming popular world over.

Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat in Queensland (Australia) is said to be a destination to soothe your soul and may cost up to 4265 dollars for seven days. Semperviva Yoga Holidays in Kythira (Greece), besides twice-a-day yoga, also offer sunrise meditation. Krista … Original article on : Yoga retreats becoming popular world over.