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Adult Stem Cells Help Those With Immune Disorders, Heart Disease

(HealthDay News) — Treatment with adult stem cells harvested from blood or bone marrow may benefit some patients with certain kinds of cardiovascular disorders and autoimmune diseases, a new U.S. analysis shows.
There are two types of stem cells, according to background information in the study. Embryonic stem cells are harvested from embryos four to five [...]

Health Tip: Prevent Runner’s Knee

(HealthDay News) – Symptoms of runner’s knee typically include pain in and around the kneecap, particularly when running, squatting, kneeling or walking up or down stairs.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers these suggestions to help prevent runner’s knee:

Take time to get your body in good condition before performing activities that stress the knees.
Try [...]

New Hope for Depressed Teens

(HealthDay News) — If a depressed teen doesn’t respond to treatment with commonly prescribed antidepressants the first time around, new research suggests there’s still hope.
Switching medications and adding behavioral talk therapy turned out to be the most effective alternative, although just switching medications also helped many individuals.
“On average, these kids were ill for two years [...]

Health Tip: Watch For Frostbite

(HealthDay News) – Frostbite occurs when body tissue essentially freezes after exposure to extreme cold.
Children are at greater risk because their body heat escapes more easily, and because they may be less prone to coming inside when it’s downright freezing, the Nemours Foundation says.The foundation offers these suggestions aimed at warding off frostbite among kids:

Get [...]

The Danger of Cell Phone Radiation

Calling all cell phone users!
There is evidence of a new risk of cancer from your mobile device.
A study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that those who held a handset to their ear for several hours a day (an average of 22 hours per month) were 50-percent more likely to develop a tumor [...]

Health Tip: Get Enough Vitamin C

(HealthDay News) – Vitamin C is an antioxidant that’s found primarily in citrus fruits, leafy green vegetables, broccoli, potatoes and other fruits and veggies.
Significant enough vitamin C deficiency can lead to a condition called scurvy.
Here are warning signs that you’re not getting enough vitamin C, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:

Excessively dry hair [...]

Curcumin Shows Promising Signs For Reducing Hypertension & Heart Enlargement

Eating cur cumin, a natural ingredient in the Young pHourer spice hunter turmeric (Garam Masala), may dramatically reduce the chance of developing heart failure, researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Center of the Toronto General Hospital have discovered.
In a study entitled, “Cur cumin prevents and reverses murine cardiac hypertrophy,” published in the February edition of [...]

Laser Screen Detects Diseases in Breath

(HealthDay News) — A special technique that uses laser light to sample a person’s breath can detect molecules that may be markers for a number of diseases, a U.S. study says.
This approach, called cavity-enhanced direct optical frequency comb spectroscopy, may one day help doctors screen patients for diseases such as asthma, cancer, kidney failure and [...]

Hair Tells Tale of Where You’ve Been

(HealthDay News) — The water you drink stays in your hair, and it may reveal details about where you’ve been, new research suggests.
By analyzing the makeup of water molecules from human hair, University of Utah scientists were able to roughly determine the regions where people recently lived. While the approach isn’t always accurate, the researchers [...]

New Stroke Therapies Show Promise

(HealthDay News) — Several new studies point to the promise of new ways to treat different types of stroke.
The research was presented during a teleconference Friday at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in New Orleans.
The first trial found some benefit when tPA, the only approved therapy for acute ischemic stroke, was given outside [...]

Most Internet Sex Offenders Target Teens, Not Kids

(HealthDay News) — The stereotype of the middle-aged male sex offender posing online as a young person to trick adolescents into clandestine meetings where they can be abducted and raped is inaccurate, a new study finds.
Instead, Internet-initiated sex crimes most often involve adult men who do not lie about their age, are open about wanting [...]

When Worry Consumes You

(HealthDay News) — Almost everyone worries about something — credit card debt, car repair bills, an upcoming work review, whether your child will get into a good college. A little worry is natural and normal.
But when you become a 24/7 fret machine, that’s not normal. You may have what doctors call generalized anxiety disorder, or [...]

Death By Vaccine

The following is a history of virology, bacteriology, mycology and vaccination that has lead to many of the out-breaks and/or epidemics from the Spanish Flu Epidemic to Polio to HIV/AIDS to the Gulf War Syndrome and now to our latest epidemics of prostate and breast cancer, diabetes, obesity and the rise of autism in children.
Dr. [...]

Death By Vaccine

The following is a history of virology, bacteriology, mycology and vaccination that has lead to many of the out-breaks and/or epidemics from the Spanish Flu Epidemic to Polio to HIV/AIDS to the Gulf War Syndrome and now to our latest epidemics of prostate and breast cancer, diabetes, obesity and the rise of autism in children.
Dr. [...]

How to Be Heart Smart at the Supermarket

(HealthDay News) — Taking the time to investigate food labels not only can improve your heart health, but also your overall wellness.
“Reading the labels is a great way to be guided toward healthier choices for your heart, and for general reduction of all chronic diseases today,” Cathy Fitzgerald, registered dietitian with MFit, the University of [...]

BSD Medical Participates on Invitation at International Conference on Hyperthermic Oncology and Medicine in India

BSD Medical Corporation (AMEX:BSM) today announced that Richard A. White, Vice President of International Sales, along with some of the leading researchers in hyperthermia therapy, spoke and participated in a panel discussion as invited guests at the International Conference on Hyperthermic Oncology and Medicine held at the Mahavir Cancer Center in Patna, India February 16-17.
The [...]

Earlier Colon Cancer Screens Urged for Smokers

(HealthDay News) — Smokers and people with significant exposure to secondhand smoke should start getting screened for cololon cancer five to 10 years earlier than the current recommended age of 50, a new study says.
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York analyzed the cases of 3,450 colon cancer patients and found [...]

Stimulating Thymus Reactivates T-Cell Production

(HealthDay News) — It’s possible to stimulate the thymus gland to produce new immune system T-cells in adults infected with HIV, U.S. researchers say.
HIV infection destroys T-cells, which leads to the collapse of the immune system and severe infection. The thymus gland produces T-cells early in life but gradually loses function and becomes mostly inactive [...]

Health Tip: Don’t Get Burned by Hot Water

(HealthDay News) — Almost 2 million people in the United States are treated for burns every year, and about 112,000 of these burns are involve scalding water.
According to the Safe Kids Coalition, about 37,000 of burn victims are 14 or younger, and about 18,000 are age 5 or younger.
About half of hot water burns occur [...]