TweetResearchers at Ohio State University found that exposure to the four most common air pollutants in busy cities, ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide, contribut… Read more
TweetResearchers at the Medical College of Georgia have isolated the specific compound in germinated brown rice that could reduce nerve damage in patients with diabetes. In 2007, these same… Read more
TweetDoctor’s at New York’s Presbyterian Hospital have been participating in an ongoing clinical trial to remove a woman’s gallbladder without entering the body cavity thro… Read more
TweetAn interesting study out of Tel Aviv has found that the drug used to treat ADHD, methylphenidate (the generic name for Ritalin) decreases the risk of falls in seniors. Some (the study d… Read more
TweetMRSA, or methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that causes skin infections. It is the scourge of many hospitals and retirement homes because it can be spread by touc… Read more
TweetResearchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) found that patients who concurrently suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and who were taking Angiotensin Receptor Bl… Read more
TweetResearchers from the Yale School of Medicine have recently uncovered a potential explanation for why smokers experience worse symptoms from the same flu virus than non smokers. Traditio… Read more
TweetAntidepressants are the number one outpatient prescribed drug across the United States. There are a specific class of antidepressants called SSRI’s or SRI’s: Selective Serot… Read more
TweetResearchers at Northwestern University in the United States have found that small, local hospitals check fewer lymph nodes for possible metastases of pancreatic and gastric cancer than… Read more
TweetJohn Ringman, a researcher in Neurology at UCLA has identified specific proteins in the blood and spinal fluid that can signal Alzheimer’s Disease. Many years (up to 30) before an… Read more
