Archives mensuelles : février 2013

Pomegranate juice: Tart, trendy, and targeted on prostate cancer cells Researchers in California are reporting new evidence explaining pomegranate juice’s mysterious beneficial effects in fighting prostate cancer. In a study in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly … Lire la suite →

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Naren Vyavahare, Hunter Endowed Chair and professor of bioengineering at Clemson University, more than $1.5 million over four years to develop durable bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs). Aortic valves taken from pigs are … Lire la suite →

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are hospitalized for pneumonia and treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have decreased mortality when compared to those who are not treated with ICS, according to a retrospective analysis of almost 16,000 COPD … Lire la suite →

It is important for health care providers to report health issues, such as influenza outbreaks, to public health authorities. But there is evidence of a reluctance to share patient data for public health purposes due to concerns for both patient … Lire la suite →

The United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service on Friday issued guidelines to clarify a law on intentionally or recklessly transmitting HIV, London’s Daily Mail reports. According to the guidelines, cases of intentional or reckless HIV transmission will only be brought against … Lire la suite →

Almost one-quarter of children in Zimbabwe has lost at least one parent to AIDS-related illnesses, making Zimbabwe the country with the highest proportion of AIDS orphans, UNICEF said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Although HIV prevalence in the country in 2006 … Lire la suite →

Drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria linked to a wide range of human diseases, are present in meat and poultry from U.S. grocery stores at unexpectedly high rates, according to a nationwide study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute … Lire la suite →

At any given time, trillions of tiny microbes – some helpful, some harmful – are living on and in humans, forming communities and outnumbering the body’s own cells tenfold. Using a $7.3 million federal grant that establishes a new cooperative … Lire la suite →

To date, the Ministry of Health in China has reported 206 cases of human disease associated with an outbreak of Streptococcus suis in pigs. Of these human cases, 38 have been fatal. As reported by China, 18 patients are critically … Lire la suite →

Both viruses and cancers subvert the growth-control machinery in a cell to serve their own needs. According to a new study, at least one virus uses mimicry to gain access to that machinery. A common target for both is a … Lire la suite →