Archive for 2008/07


Mothers From Affluent Neighbourhoods Living Within 200 Metres Of Highways Increase Odds Of Delivering Low Weight Babies By 81 Percent

Living near city expressways is associated with adverse birth effects on expectant mothers and their newborns, according to a novel study with global implications. In the August edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, scientists from the Université de Montréal and the University of South Australia reveal that women living closest to expressways are more vulnerable to highway pollution - especially affluent mothers.
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07/31/2008 | Environment - Pregnancy / Obstetrics | Trackback | Comments Off

Cochrane Review Evaluates Herbal Medicine From Schwabe Pharmaceuticals For Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

A recent report by the internationally renowned, independent Cochrane Collaboration adds further weight to the growing international popularity of standardized Pelargonium sidoides extract EPs® 7630 (Umckaloabo®) in the treatment of acute respiratory tract infections such as acute bronchitis and the common cold.
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07/31/2008 | Complementary - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Report: Heat-related Deaths In High School Football Players Dip, But All Are Preventable

You could say two is a small number. But that's still two too many for Frederick O. Mueller, Ph.D., professor of exercise and sports science in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The figure represents the number of reported cases of heat stroke deaths among high school level football players in 2007. To Mueller, it also represents two young lives unnecessarily lost: one was 17-years-old; the other, just 16.
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07/31/2008 | Fitness - Sports Medicine / Fitness | Trackback | Comments Off

Mothers From Affluent Neighborhoods Near Highways Increase Odds Of Low Weight Babies By 81 Percent

Living near city expressways is associated with adverse birth effects on expectant mothers and their newborns, according to a novel study with global implications. In the August edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, scientists from the Universite de Montreal and the University of South Australia reveal that women living closest to expressways are more vulnerable to highway pollution - especially affluent mothers.
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07/31/2008 | Environment - Women's Health / Gynecology | Trackback | Comments Off

Unexpected Benefit Of Allergies

Long-suffering victims of allergies such as asthma and hay fever might enjoy a surprise benefit, according to research led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW). In a paper presented at an international symposium in Sydney, the researchers show that people with one of these atopic diseases are up to 25 percent less likely to get the most common type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL).
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07/31/2008 | Allergy | Trackback | Comments Off

BJOG Release: How Does Acupuncture Influence IVF Outcome?

Despite the prevalence of acupuncture as a complement to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment, a new study to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that there is little evidence of any benefits. The study, from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, was a review and meta-analysis of 13 randomised trials involving the use of acupuncture during IVF treatment and outcome assessment. In total, 2500 women were included.
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07/31/2008 | Complementary - Fertility | Trackback | Comments Off

Greater Risk Of Perennial Allergic Rhinitis Linked To Alcohol

There is a link between alcohol consumption and increased risk of perennial allergic rhinitis, according to a recent Danish study of 5,870 young adult women. The study, published in the July issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy, found that the risk increased 3% for every additional alcoholic drink per week. In contrast, the authors did not observe any increase in risk of seasonal allergic rhinitis according to alcohol intake.
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07/30/2008 | Allergy | Trackback | Comments Off

Scientists Race To Stay One Step Ahead Of The Drug-Taking And Genetic Manipulation That Threatens Sport

The race to ensure that scientists stop drug-taking athletes from damaging sport by using performance enhancing drugs or undergoing genetic manipulation is a constant challenge, according to a major four-decade review by three of the World's leading experts on doping in sport.
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07/30/2008 | Fitness - Sports Medicine / Fitness | Trackback | Comments Off

Improving Toxicity Detection

Detecting deadly fumes in subways, toxic gases in chemical spills, and hidden explosives in baggage is becoming easier and more efficient with a measurement technique called surface-enhanced Raman scattering. To further improve the technique's sensitivity, scientists must design better scattering surfaces, and more effective ways of evaluating them.
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07/30/2008 | Environment - Public Health | Trackback | Comments Off

Pre-Power-Stroke Cross-Bridges Contribute To Force During Stretch Of Skeletal Muscle Myofibrils

When muscles are stretched while activated they produce large forces that cannot be readily explained by the current models of muscle contraction. The current experiments investigated the mechanisms behind stretch forces, and its association with the molecular basis of contraction. After performing experiments with sub-cellular muscle structures (i.e. myofibrils) it was concluded that muscle stretch changes the characteristics of muscle molecules while working to produce force.
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07/30/2008 | Fitness - Sports Medicine / Fitness | Trackback | Comments Off

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