Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Tai Chi Tames Chronic Health Conditions

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 02:25 PM

	THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDayNews) -- The ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi appears to improve balance, flexibility and cardiovascular health in people with such chronic health problems as heart failure, hypertension, arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Read full article: 'Tai Chi Tames Chronic Health Conditions'

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Do Solid Foods Induce Allergies in Infants?

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 02:23 PM

	THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDayNews) -- There's conflicting evidence about the concept that delaying solid foods for infants reduces the risk of childhood allergies, says research in the current issue of Archives of Disease in Childhood. Read full article: 'Do Solid Foods Induce Allergies in Infants?'

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Keep Poisons Away From Kids

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 02:17 PM

	THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDayNews) -- This week is National Poison Prevention Week, and it's a good time to take a look around your home to make sure your children won't fall victim to accidental poisonings. Each year, about 1 million children in the United States are exposed to poisonous substances and about 30 die from accidental poisonings. Read full article: 'Keep Poisons Away From Kids'

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Scientists Uncover Malaria's Genetic Workings

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 02:12 PM

THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists have discovered four proteins that affect the ability of the parasite that causes malaria to survive in mosquitoes. The finding could lead to new ways to prevent the mosquito-borne disease, which causes an estimated 2.7 million deaths worldwide each year, the researchers report. Two of the proteins protect the Plasmodium parasite from being destroyed as it multiplies in a mosquito's gut, say researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany. The other two proteins, meanwhile, help the mosquito's immune system kill the parasite

Read full article: 'Scientists Uncover Malaria's Genetic Workings'

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Mouse Model Mimics Real-World Plague Infection

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:58 PM

An experimental plague vaccine proved 100 percent effective when tested in a new mouse model for plague infection developed by scientists at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health. The scientists developed their model to mimic the natural transmission route of bubonic plague through the bites of infected fleas. The flea-to-mouse model provides a more realistic test setting than previously used methods, enabling a better assessment of a vaccine's ability to protect against a real-world challenge.

Read full article: 'Mouse Model Mimics Real-World Plague Infection'

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World TB Day — March 24, 2004

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:55 PM

	Despite global efforts at prevention and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) continues to claim more than 2 million lives each year. These deaths occur among approximately 8 million new TB cases that develop from a reservoir of an estimated 2 billion individuals infected with the TB bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Read full article: 'World TB Day — March 24, 2004'

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Chronic Stress Researcher To Speak at NCCAM's Distinguished Lecture Series

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:49 PM

WHAT: On March 31, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will host the first of two Distinguished Lectures in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for 2004. Bruce McEwen, Ph.D., of The Rockefeller University, will present "From Molecules to Mind: Stress, Individual Differences, and the Social Environment."

Read full article: 'Chronic Stress Researcher To Speak at NCCAM's Distinguished Lecture Series'

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First National Sleep Conference March 29-30 Explores Sleep's Role in Public Heal

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:47 PM

Evidence linking sleep with behavior, mood, and learning continues to grow. Now, scientists are finding that reduced or disrupted sleep appears to increase the risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The first National Sleep Conference, to be held March 29 and 30 at the National Institutes of Health (Natcher Conference Center, 45 Center Drive), Bethesda, Maryland, will address the latest evidence regarding sleep and sleep disorders, and explore ways to improve public health and safety.

Read full article: 'First National Sleep Conference March 29-30 Explores Sleep's Role in Public Heal'

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First Human Study to Show Benefits to Newborns from Federal Ban on Home Use of T

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:34 PM

A federal ban on two insecticides has resulted in a significant reduction in their impact on newborns' birth weight and length, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other private foundations.

Read full article: 'First Human Study to Show Benefits to Newborns from Federal Ban on Home Use of T'

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Menopausal Hormone Therapy Information

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:04 PM

New findings from the Women's Health Initiative and other studies offer important information about the risks and benefits of long-term menopausal hormone therapy. The links below point to information resources, including the most current from the NIH, on both long-term and short-term hormone use, and other concerns related to women's health during and after menopause.

Read full article: 'Menopausal Hormone Therapy Information'

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