Health revolution on the horizonJuly 12, 2007 AUSTRALIA is on the verge of a health revolution offering cancer cures, replacement body parts and hope that paraplegics will walk again. That's the view of the nation's top scientists, who have nominated seven medical advances they believe will transform our lives - with stem-cell … [Read more...]
Sports & Medicine News
Flat Feet Fix
Flat Feet FixReported September 04, 2008 NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- About 25 percent of the population has a condition called "flatfoot" -- a collapse in the arch of the foot. It can cause pain in the ankle, heel or leg and eventually the knees, hips and back. Thanks to a new procedure, doctors can relieve the pain by putting a lift back in your step. … [Read more...]
AIDS drug cheaper in Brazil
AIDS drug cheaper in Brazil July 5, 2007 Drug maker Abbott Labs of north Chicago has agreed to lower the price of an AIDS-fighting drug for the Brazilian government. The Brazilian government provides that medication for free in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly disease in Brazil. Under the agreement, Abbott will cut the price of … [Read more...]
Gravity Workout
Gravity Workout Reported November 29, 2007 (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's you versus gravity. a quick new workout is popping up in health clubs all over the country. Firefighter Tony Pittarelli is trying a new workout using machines that use gravity to build muscle. "Less weights, less plates, you don't have to have a spotter. You … [Read more...]
ACL Tears Send More Teens to OR
ACL Tears Send More Teens to OR Reported October 07, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It sends thousands of patients to the OR every year, and those patients are getting younger. New research shows ACL tears are on the rise in women and teens, and more and more often leading to re-injury and multiple surgeries. In the largest study of anterior cruciate … [Read more...]
Health Canada Gave Access To Unapproved Drugs To AIDS/HIV Patients.
Health Canada Gave Access To Unapproved Drugs To AIDS/HIV Patients. Reported July 4, 2007 In Vancouver Health Canada gives access to the usage of two drugs in a rare medical trail. These drugs were necessary to help prevent men dying of AIDS. They are anti-retroviral drugs which have been studied individually but there action together is not been reviewed. These drugs are … [Read more...]
Weight And Exercise Both Important for Long Life
Weight And Exercise Both Important for Long Life NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women, increased weight and reduced physical activity are both strongly linked to the likelihood of dying early, new research shows. Whether higher levels of physical activity can counteract the detrimental effects of carrying too much weight "is … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness
Healthy Workplaces - Get Fit While You Sit Reported July 31, 2007 DALLAS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Too much work and not enough exercise is bad for your body. But "deskercise" can keep you fit while you sit! If you're like most americans, you spend seven and half hours every day sitting at a desk. as each minute ticks by, your body is building tension, your muscles … [Read more...]
New drug may reduce heart attack damage
New drug may reduce heart attack damage Reported July 22, 2009 A novel drug that targets a master disease-causing gene can dramatically reduce heart muscle damage after a heart attack and may lead to significantly improved patient outcomes, researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have shown. The drug, known as Dz13, specifically … [Read more...]
College Athletes Suffer from Low Nutrient Intake
College Athletes Suffer from Low Nutrient Intake05 Dec 2004 Aside from the mental strain of finals and term papers that occupy the typical university student's time, college athletes face additional pressures such as maintaining their athletic physique. Pamela Hinton, assistant professor of nutritional sciences in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at … [Read more...]
Brazil in AIDS pact
Brazil in AIDS pact July 6, 2007 For more than a year the world's pharmaceutical giants have been battling to protect their patents in the face of threats by developing nations to make their own cheaper generic prescriptions if drugmakers do not cut their prices. In what appears to have averted a potentially messy dispute with Brazil, … [Read more...]
Concussion Guidelines get a Makeover
Concussion Guidelines get a Makeover Reported March 28, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Medical guidelines on the identification and treatment of sports-related concussions have been revised by an international panel of experts, and the results should help doctors, coaches, trainers and others deliver better care to … [Read more...]
H5N1 virus found in eagle’s carcass
H5N1 virus found in eagle's carcassTuesday, March 20, 2007 The highly virulent H5N1 bird-flu virus has been detected in the carcass of an endangered eagle in the village of Sagara, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Environment Ministry said Sunday. The ministry has tasked a laboratory at Tottori University with examining the bird, a female … [Read more...]
Health Canada won’t allow Bextra back on shelves
Health Canada won't allow Bextra back on shelves Reported July 2, 2007 TORONTO -- The painkiller Bextra will not be allowed back on the Canadian market, Health Canada announced Friday. In barring the return of the drug, Health Canada is following the advice of an expert panel, which after reviewing evidence and holding public hearings, concluded Bextra should not be sold in … [Read more...]
Drug Heals Broken Bones
Drug Heals Broken Bones Reported April 17, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug approved for the treatment of osteoporosis is healing broken bones with stem cells. Since 2002, teriparatide (Forteo) has been used to treat osteoporosis, but scientists have discovered a new use for the drug in helping bones repair fractures -- particularly in … [Read more...]
Heart Screening for all Young Athletes?
Heart Screening for all Young Athletes? Reported February 7, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new report calls for every young athlete involved in organized sports to have a more extensive cardiovascular screening, which includes a rigorous physical examination, a detailed investigation … [Read more...]
One Vaccine Shot Seen as Protective for Swine Flu
One Vaccine Shot Seen as Protective for Swine Flu Reported September 10, 2009 Defying the expectations of experts, clinical trials are showing that the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine protects with only one dose instead of two, so the vaccine supplies now being made will go twice as far as had been predicted. That means it should be possible to … [Read more...]
Growing popularity of herbal paste
Growing popularity of herbal paste November 23, 2007 With winter at the doorstep, the sales of herbal paste -a kind of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)-is rising quickly among the residents of Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province. According to TCM theory, winter is the best season to consume tonics and herbal medicines for … [Read more...]
Football Injury Risk Higher At Start of Game
Football Injury Risk Higher At Start of GameReported August 14, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A fan in the stands might think kickoff is the most exciting part of the football game, but for players the start of the game may be the most dangerous. Researchers found the beginning of the game is more intense than the end. Studies show injuries occur more regularly and are more … [Read more...]
H5N1 virus found in eagle’s carcass
H5N1 virus found in eagle's carcassTuesday, March 20, 2007 The highly virulent H5N1 bird-flu virus has been detected in the carcass of an endangered eagle in the village of Sagara, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Environment Ministry said Sunday. The ministry has tasked a laboratory at Tottori University with examining the bird, a female … [Read more...]
Adventure Therapy
Adventure Therapy Reported February 24, 2009 CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We've all heard about the obesity epidemic, but it's hitting people with disabilities twice as hard. More than half of people with spinal cord injuries are overweight. There are adventurous ways to stay in shape even if walking isn't an option. It's an image Nick … [Read more...]
Is the elliptical as good as running?
Is the elliptical as good as running?Reported February 27, 2009 Alex Hutchinson draws on the latest research to answer your fitness and workout questions in this biweekly column on the science of sport. The question Do I get the same workout from the elliptical machine that I get from running? The answer More than 23 million Americans used elliptical trainers in 2007, … [Read more...]
Healthy heart, the Kalam way
Pain killers, cancer drugs set to be cheaper Reported October 5, 2006 NEW DELHI: Prices of a large number of medicines including pain-killers, anti-infectives and cancer drugs may fall 5-10%, while they would also be put under an intensive price monitoring system. This comes close on the heels of … [Read more...]
Osteoporosis drugs can aid against cancer
Osteoporosis drugs can aid against cancer Reported June 15, 2008 ALL women at high risk of breast cancer should be given drugs commonly used to treat osteoporosis, a new report says. The Cancer Institute NSW says 9000 Australian women could avoid developing breast cancer in the next five years if they took the drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene. … [Read more...]
For Big Athletes, ‘Fat and Fit’ a Myth
For Big Athletes, 'Fat and Fit' a Myth Reported October 29, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Superior size and strength can mean championships, scholarships and million-dollar paydays for today's athletes. But a comparison of professional baseball players and football players reveals that the larger professional athletes -- specifically football linemen … [Read more...]
Paraná liberates R$ 30 million for medicines
Paraná liberates R$ 30 million for medicines July 10, 2007 São Paulo, 10 of July of 2007 - the paranaense government liberated R$ 30 million for a new medicine purchase to take care of the patients of the public net of health. They will be benefited carrying of illnesses with renal insufficience, Alzheimer, transplantados, refractory … [Read more...]
H5N1 virus found in eagle’s carcass
The highly virulent H5N1 bird-flu virus has been detected in the carcass of an endangered eagle in the village of Sagara, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Environment Ministry said Sunday. The ministry has tasked a laboratory at Tottori University with examining the bird, a female mountain hawk eagle, after it was found to be ailing in the village on Jan. 4 and died shortly … [Read more...]
Taking football to heart
Alison Cope goes to the gym four times a week, and after 20 minutes on an exercise machine her heart rate reaches 135 beats per minute (bpm). But it only takes one goal from Wayne Rooney to send it skyrocketing to 160bpm. As part of a BBC experiment, Ms Cope, 37, from Derby, wore a heart monitor as she watched England's Euro 2004 game against Switzerland. It showed large … [Read more...]
Mumps vaccinations for kids resume in Calgary
Mumps vaccinations for kids resume in Calgary Reported December 24, 2007 Mumps vaccinations for children have resumed throughout the Calgary Health Region after a provincewide program was suspended earlier this month when several young adults reported serious allergic reactions. A new measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is being offered to young children, who … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness> Detecting Eating Disorders
Detecting Eating Disorders Reported October 12, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) A new method can predict psychological factors for eating disorders among high-risk female college athletes, according to new research. Approximately 8 million Americans suffer from some sort of eating disorder. While almost 20 percent of college-aged women are bulimic, athletes represent a group at … [Read more...]