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Just a Little Exercise Each Week Can Reduce Risk of Developing Kidney Stones by up to 31%
Dec 25, 2013Just a little exercise each week -- jogging for an hour or walking for about three hours -- can reduce the risk of developing kidney stones by up to 31 percent, according to a new study. Researchers looking at data on more than 84,000 ...
Tags: kidney stones, light exercise
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Women Fighting an Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer May Benefit From Adding Certain Drugs
Dec 25, 2013Women fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer may benefit from adding certain drugs to their chemotherapy regimen, and taking them prior to surgery, new research finds. This pre-surgical drug therapy boosts the likelihood that no ...
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People May Feel Better After Dropping Gluten,Even Though They Don't Have Celiac Disease
Dec 25, 2013It's not unusual for people to say they feel much better after dropping gluten from their diets, even though they don't have celiac disease, digestive experts report. What these people describe has come to be called "non-celiac gluten ...
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Exercise Can Provide Older Breast Cancer Survivors with Benefits That Keep Bones Strong
Dec 25, 2013Exercise can provide older breast cancer survivors with lasting benefits that keep their bones strong and help prevent fractures, a new study suggests. Breast cancer treatment is associated with the loss of bone density and lean body ...
Tags: exercise, Breast cancer treatment, bone density, lean body mass
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Violence Committed Against Women by Men Is Vastly Under-Reported in Many Countries
Dec 25, 2013Violence committed against women by men is vastly under-reported in many countries, a large new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 93,600 women in 24 countries who survived sexual or physical violence, often called ...
Tags: violence committed against women, gender-based violence
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First Device to Treat Migraine Pain Is Preceded by a Disturbance Called an Aura
Dec 25, 2013The first device to treat migraine pain when the headache is preceded by an often-visual disturbance called an aura has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Cerena Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator (TMS) is held to ...
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Tretten Has Been Approved by FDA to Treat a Very Rare Blood Clotting Disorder
Dec 25, 2013Tretten (coagulation factor XIII A-Subunit recombinant) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a very rare blood clotting disorder called congenital Factor XIII A-Subunit deficiency. People with the genetic ...
Tags: Tretten, blood clotting disorder
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Few Adults Know That High Blood Pressure Is a Preventable Risk Factor for Heart Attack
Dec 25, 2013High blood pressure is a preventable and treatable risk factor for heart attack and stroke, but about one-quarter of adults don't know they have it, according to a large new study. Among those who do know they have the condition, many are ...
Tags: high blood pressure, health
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in-Store Retail Sales Decreased by 3.1 Percent Last Week
Dec 25, 2013Last week was the last chance for procrastinators to finish last-minute holiday shopping, but the weather prevented many from getting to the stores. ShopperTrak, which analyzes retail shopper traffic, reported that for the week of Dec. 16 ...
Tags: retail sales
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Nutritional Supplement May Help People with Parkinson's Disease
Dec 25, 2013A common nutritional supplement called inosine safely boosts levels of an antioxidant thought to help people with Parkinson's disease, a small new study says. Inosine is a forerunner of the antioxidant known as urate. Inosine is naturally ...
Tags: Parkinson, nutritional supplement, inosine, Parkinson's patients
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Epoxy Molding Compound (EMC) lead frames have high thermal resistance
Dec 25, 2013Epoxy Molding Compound (EMC) lead frames have high thermal resistance, Ultraviolet (UV) resistance, high electric voltage conductivity, and resistance to yellowing. They offer a new choice for LED package manufactures that are continuously ...
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The Flu Vaccine Is Less Effective for Men Than Women
Dec 25, 2013The flu vaccine is less effective for men than women, and researchers at Stanford University believe they've figured out why. The male hormone testosterone causes genes in the immune system to produce fewer antibodies, or defense ...
Tags: flu vaccine, male hormone, testosterone, the immune system, men health
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Lifx Created a Wi-Fi Enabled, Multi-Color, Energy Efficient LED Light Bulb
Dec 25, 2013LIFX created a Wi-Fi enabled, multi-color, energy efficient LED light bulb that you can control with a smartphone. LIFX gives you a completely one-of-a-kind experience with your lights, up to 16+ million color options at your fingertips. ...
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Women Who Eat Nuts During Pregnancy Are Less Likely to Have Kids with Nut Allergies
Dec 25, 2013Women who eat nuts during pregnancy -- and who aren't allergic themselves -- are less likely to have kids with nut allergies, a new study suggests. Dr. Michael Young, an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical ...
Tags: pregnancy, eat nuts, nut allergies, food allergies
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OSRAM SYLVANIA and Traxon Solutions Is Demonstrating How Innovative Sylvania
Dec 25, 2013OSRAM SYLVANIA is demonstrating how innovative SYLVANIA and Traxon lighting solutions can benefit healthcare providers, patients and families in a next-generation inpatient care environment called “Patient Room 2020.” In ...
Tags: hospital lighting, LED
