Health (General) – Newsletter for March 2, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Dead bones give clues to heal back pain

LONDON – The bones of people long dead could be the key to healing chronic back pain, says a new research.

It is combining the latest computer modelling techniques with archaeology and anthropology, developed by the Universities of Leeds and Bristol in the UK.
Researchers there are analysing spines from up to 40 … Read : Dead bones give clues to heal back pain.

Binge drinking? Blame it on your genes

WASHINGTON – Two genes that seem to trigger binge drinking have been identified, potentially paving the way to better treatments for excessive alcohol consumption.

Researchers found that manipulating two brain receptors, GABA receptor and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), “caused profound reduction” of binge drinking for two weeks in rodents that had been engineered to … Read more >>>.

Most men unaware of blood test for prostate cancer, finds charity

LONDON – A charity has found that majority of men are unaware of a blood test described as the “first line of defence” against the disease.

The Prostate Cancer Charity is worried that men are effectively being denied access to the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test.

Under current NHS guidelines, men over the age of 50 have … Original article on : Most men unaware of blood test for prostate cancer, finds charity.

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