Exercise vital to build strong bones
..., a consortium of leading organizations and people fighting osteoporosis in the country. "This year's World Osteoporosis Day theme is the role of exercise, the first of a three-year 'lifestyle' campaign," noted IOF Chief Executive Officer Daniel Navid. "We hope that our positive message will encourage women ...Al Gore recipient of Harvard Global Environmental Citizen Award
...Gore with the award. "He has never shied away from fighting to preserve it, for the sake of our own well-being, and that of future generations." While Vice President, Gore was responsible for a number of environmental initiatives. He worked with President Clinton and the Big Three automakers to begin research...Assessing the impact of breast cancer
...radiation therapy where I felt like I was actively fighting the disease. Then suddenly nothing - I felt like I'd been dumped," she said. Dr Paleg said she would have liked access to family support initiatives and advice on telling her children about the illness. Anyone diagnosed with breast cancer in the past...Can bench pressing reduce or prevent lymphedema symptoms in breast-cancer survivors?
... regulating the balance of fluids in the limbs and fighting infections. When lymph nodes in the armpit are removed or damaged, patients can no longer appropriately regulate the fluid in their affected arm which leads to swelling that can range from mild to extensive (bordering on elephantitis) and quite di...Researcher says flu responders can learn from 1918 epidemic
...very old, and the immuno-suppressed, such as those fighting cancer, AIDS, or other devastating illnesses, to say nothing of people suffering from drug addictions and malnourishment. All of those high-risk factors are found in combination in the nation's inner cities, he said. "With the 1918 flu, though...Multilateral initiative on malaria seeks international effort
...cientists and aimed at developing better tools for fighting malaria. These would include new drugs, vaccines, diagnostic tests, treatment strategies, and mosquito control techniques. "We're not asking for a quick fix here but an investment that allows us to establish a research culture focused on malaria, on...Kidney-damaging protein offers clue to new treatment
..., thrombospondin (TSP-1), is known for its role in fighting cancer. It does this by killing off cancer cells and preventing the tumor from building a greater blood supply. Although TSP-1 causes irreversible, severe kidney damage when blood flow to mouse kidneys is disrupted, the researchers say, this only oc...TLR4 gene found to protect against tumor development
...g the innate immune system may be a useful tool in fighting a variety of human diseases, including cancer." "This mouse model provides us with the rationale to ask whether the innate immune system might be involved in lung cancer in humans," said Dr. Schwartz. "We are clearly finding that a better understa...More funding needed to fight Australia's biggest killer
... a real need for heart research groups to unite in fighting this deadly disease. "The ACBN would have brought together major medical research groups including the VCCRI and St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, the Baker Heart Research Institute and St. Vincent's Institute in Melbourne, the University of Queensland...Federal grant funds research on novel HIV therapy
...tes, researchers hope to achieve a triple benefit: fighting HIV by blocking the virus from immune cells, improving innate immune function and reducing symptoms of depression that are associated with the disease. Steven D. Douglas, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, chief of the Section of Immunology and director ...Radiotherapy advance points way to noninvasive brain cancer treatment
...search into using a new radiotherapy technique for fighting GBM with the element gadolinium. The approach might some day lead to less invasive treatment and possibly a cure of this disease. "It's the most lethal cancer there is. The only good thing about it is that, if left untreated, death is relatively qu...Medications and cough syrups may cause cavities
...ldren's medicines may cause cavities while they're fighting other health issues, according to a report in the January/February issue of General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry's (AGD) clinical, peer-reviewed journal. Antihistamine syrups are frequently purchased over-the-counter or prescribed to d...Yale study explains complex infection fighting mechanism
...earchers report in Nature Immunology how infection fighting mechanisms in the body can distinguish between a virus and the healthy body, shedding new light on auto immune disorders. The infection fighters in question, toll-like receptors (TLRs), function by recognizing viral, bacterial or fungal pathogens an...UCSD team unmasks family of immune system invaders
...ese findings may prove to be especially helpful in fighting bacterial disease in Third-World countries, in children and those with suppressed immune systems, such as HIV/AIDS patients. Contributors to the paper include Seema Mattoo, Feng Shao and Cheri S. Lazar, UCSD Departments of Pharmacology and Cellular...JCI table of contents, January 26, 2006
... IMMUNOLOGY True self-acceptance is the key to fighting multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by loss of the fatty insulation of nerve endings called myelin, a process known as "demyelination". It is thought that a specific part of the immune system, known as the innate immune syste...Infant transplant patients resist infections that kill adult AIDS patients
...ells depleted in AIDS patients that are crucial to fighting viruses and cancer tumors. The researchers found t...n estimated 1 billion different T cells capable of fighting various infections and another 1 billion of a different kind of immune system cell, the B cell, whic......strain on the marriage was evident. The couple was fighting all the time and the surveys revealed low satisfac...loud snoring, choking or gasping during sleep, and fighting sleepiness during the day. In addition to continuous positive airway pressure, treatment includes lo...Exposure to military trauma related to post-war disease and death in Civil War veterans
...pplicable to the health and well-being of soldiers fighting wars in the 21st century, as recent studies have suggested." (Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006;63:193-200. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org.) Editor's Note: This study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes on Aging,...Historic records shed light on soldiers' lifelong war scars
...pplicable to the health and well-being of soldiers fighting wars in the 21st century," said Silver. To measure the extent of each soldier's war trauma, researchers looked at the percentage of his comrades killed, a figure that represents a variety of stressors such as witnessing death or dismemberment, losi......major problems," Webb says. In order to succeed in fighting malnutrition, Webb believes that intervention programs need to target processes instead of problems and must be included in the development debate. "Programs must address all aspects of malnutrition including wasting, stunting, micronutrients, and ob...