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2/8/2010 Compound Could Completely Cure Severe Osteoporosis Compound Could Completely Cure Severe Osteoporosis A cure for brittle bones may soon be as easy as popping a once-a-day pill.  Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York have rebuilt entire bones in rodents with severe osteoporosis.  Researchers said there are a couple of chemicals that can scale back the body's production of serotonin. They picked one, tested it, and found that the mice and rats nearly crippled by Osteoporosis regained all their bone density.  The same molecule is already in safety trials in humans in a once-daily dose.  The findings are published in the journal "Nature Medicine." Read Full Story
2/5/2010 3 month Fish Oil Regimen May Stave Off Mental Illness 3 month Fish Oil Regimen May Stave Off Mental Illness A study of young people at high risk for developing serious mental illness indicates taking fish oil capsules may be as effective as anti-psychotic drugs.  The research involved about 80 young patients at a hospital in Austria who either had mild symptoms of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or a family history of those illnesses. The research team thinks the Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil, already shown to improve heart health, may have beneficial effects on the brain. Read Full Story
2/4/2010 Doctors Communicate with man in 'Vegetative' State Doctors Communicate with man in 'Vegetative' State A team of British and Belgian researchers say doctors have been able to communicate with a man in a deep coma by changing brain activity. The researchers reported on Wednesday that they had successfully used a brain-scan method to detect changes in brain waves. When doctors asked the patients 'yes' or 'no' questions the man answered correctly by changing the pattern of his brain waves. An American neurologist, labeled the development a 'game changer.' The full report was posted online by the 'New England Journal of Medicine.' Read Full Story
2/3/2010 Playmates Toys Recalls Children's Jewelry Sets Playmates Toys has launched a voluntary recall of children's jewelry sets that were made in China. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said high levels of lead were found in a metal connector on a charm sold with Tiny Tink and Friends Children's Toy Jewelry Sets which were made in China. About 252,000 of the sets were sold by retailers nationwide from Nov. 2008 through November 2009. The CPC is urging parents to immediately take the toy away from children and contact Playmates TOys for a replacement part. www.playmates.com 888-810-1133 Read Full Story
2/3/2010 Claim That Vaccine Causes Autism Retracted A dozen years after a doctor claimed the measles-mupms-rubella vaccine causes autism the report has been retracted. The claim, that turned some parents against having their children vaccinated for assorted childhood diseases, was made by British doctor Andrew Wakefield and was published in the international medical journal 'The Lancet.' Now that publication has issued a formal retraction. Read Full Story
2/2/2010 Acetaminophen Helops Prevent Kidney Failure to Quake Victims The painkiller acetaminophen can protect kidneys from crush damage injuries of the type experienced during the recent Haiti earthquake. As the body tries to heal itself by breaking down dying muscle in crushed limbs, the kidneys can be overwhelmed by damaging chemicals released by the process. Researchers believe acetaminophen, commonly known by the brand name Tylenol, could offer an inexpensive simple way to help prevent kidney failure among quake victims. The scientists at Vanderbilt University in Nashville made their discovery in tests. They believe similar kidney damage caused by a side-effect of statin drugs, commonly used to lower cholesterol levels, might also be prevented with acetaminophen. The full study is published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" Read Full Story
2/1/2010 NIH Requiring Scanners to record Patients' Radiation Exposure Federal health officials are working to address concerns about patient radiation exposure. The National Institutes of Health is implementing a new plan to keep track of how much radiation each of its patients receives through CT scans and other radiological exams. The NIH policy is being implemented amid new studies that suggest repeated exposure to radiation during CT scans and other radiological exams may raise a patient's risk of developing cancer. Read Full Story
1/29/2010 Eating Parsley, Other Greens Have Leukemia-Fighting Compound Eating Parsley and celery could help ward off leukemia. Dutch researchers say those foods contain a naturally occuring flavanoid called apigenin that has potential for fighting the deadly blood cancer. Testing has shown that apigenin halted the growth of two kinds of leukemia cells and with further research could yield ways of preventing the disease. It's also been shown to help ward off ovarian cancer. Read Full Story

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