♦ Group Therapy May Help Memory

Researchers have long suspected that socioeconomic factors like education level and income also might affect survival rates following heart attack. Researchers present new data suggesting that people with lower incomes and education levels are more likely to die after heart attack than more affluent...	1 vote

♦ Discovery Of A New Signaling Mechanism May Lead To Novel Anti-inflammatory Therapy

ScienceDaily (July 18, 2008) A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has uncovered a new signaling mechanism used to activate protein kinases that are critical for the body's inflammatory response. Their work will be published in the July 18 online edition of Science.	1 vote

♦ Stem cells 'halt nerve disease'

The therapy which helped repair faulty nerve wiring raises hopes of treatments for children with rare and deadly nervous leukodystrophy disorders. A UK expert said human treatments were still some way off but potentially the technique could be used to treat conditions such as multiple sclerosis.	1 vote

♦ Eva Mendes recommends councelling for Latinos

Washington (ANI): Eva Mendes is so impressed with therapy that she is recommending it to the people of the Latin community. The Cuban-American actress claims that while counselling was frowned upon when she grew up, it has actually enriched her life. The 2 Fast 2 Furious actress insists that it is now that she has discovered the benefits of sharing her problems.	1 vote

♦ Childhood lead exposure associated with criminal behavior in adulthood

(JAMA and Archives Journals) In the year following a stroke, patients who received the medication escitalopram or participated in a problem-solving therapy group had a lower risk of depression compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the May 28 issue of JAMA.	1 vote

♦ Light Sciences Oncology Raises $40.1 Million in Series C Financing

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. (LSO), a privately held company developing Light Infusion Therapy(TM) (Litx(TM)) to treat cancer and other conditions, today announced that it has raised $40.1 million in a Series C round of financing.	1 vote

♦ Fish Oil, Yeast Rice Lower Bad Cholesterol

During the study involving 74 patients with high blood cholesterol, researchers found that alternative therapy with fish oils and yeast rice supplements significantly lowered bad cholesterol level by 42 percent. The patients were randomly assigned to either the alternative treatment group or the statin group and followed for three months.	1 vote

♦ 'Tiny Radio Antennas' Under Skin Could Act As Remote Sensors Of Humans' Emotional, Physiological Sta

Postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy appear to have an increased risk of stroke regardless of when they started treatment, according to a new report. Compared to women who had never used hormones...	1 vote

♦ After Visit to Knee Specialist, Bynum Not Cleared for Lakers Practice

"This should not be seen as a setback in any way,'' said Dr. David Altcheck, who examined Bynum on Wednesday. "Andrew will continue his therapy program and workouts with the Lakers' training staff and will continue to be monitored until he can return to playing status.''Bynum has been out since Jan. 13...	1 vote

♦ Northstar cuts jobs, narrows focus

Under pressure from several major shareholders, Northstar Neuroscience said Thursday it would lay off 20 more employees and focus solely on advancing its cortical stimulation therapy for depression.	1 vote

♦ New Oral Angiogenesis Inhibitor Offers Potential Nontoxic Therapy For A Wide Range Of Cancers

ScienceDaily (June 30, 2008) — The first oral, broad-spectrum angiogenesis inhibitor, specially formulated through nanotechnology, shows promising anticancer results in mice, report researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston. Findings were published online on June 29 by the journal Nature Biotechnology. Because it is nontoxic and can be taken orally, the drug, called Lodamin...	1 vote

♦ Stem Cells Correct Defect In Child’s Fatal Skin Disease

ScienceDaily (June 23, 2008) — Researchers and clinicians have paved the way toward a cure for a young boy’s genetic and fatal skin disease, recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), by using a cord blood and bone marrow transplant. Nate Liao, 25 months old from Clarksburg, N.J., underwent the experimental therapy in October 2007...	1 vote

♦ Hi-tech is turning us all into time-wasters

Time-wasting is not just an irritating habit. It is an affliction that ruins millions of lives and often requires therapy and other treatment for sufferers, psychologists have warned. According to new research, one person in five now suffers from the problem so badly that their careers, relationships and health are threatened.	1 vote

♦ Allergies: Specific Immunotherapy Works For Many People, Research Suggests

ScienceDaily (Jun. 11, 2008) — The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has assessed recent evidence on allergies. It found that the once controversial immune therapy against allergy symptoms can definitely help many people with allergies. When it is green and the flowers have returned, the allergy season has hit its peak. And the number of people affected is still rising.	1 vote

♦ Home Oxygen Care Leaders Praise Congress for Protecting Home Oxygen Beneficiaries in Just-Passed Med

WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC), an alliance of the nation's 11 leading home oxygen therapy providers and manufacturers representing nearly one half of Medicare's home oxygen beneficiaries, today applauded members of the U.S.	1 vote

♦ Car Exhaust Therapy For Cardiopulmonary Bypass? A Poison As Protector

ScienceDaily (May 29, 2008) — A study featured in this month’s Anesthesiology could represent an important step toward the eventual use of carbon monoxide (CO) to promote cell survival and reduce lung inflammation in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery. Torsten Loop, M.D., and his group from the Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany...	1 vote

♦ High-dose HBO2 Therapy Extends Survival Window After Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (July 15, 2008) A ground-breaking study by researchers at the School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans published in the August 2008 issue of Resuscitation has major implications for the #1 cause of death of Americans -sudden cardiac arrest. The researchers stopped the heart of laboratory swine kept at room temperature, declared them dead from cardiac arrest...	1 vote

♦ Simple model cell is key to understanding cell complexity

In an effort to better define and ultimately address fatigue more effectively, a qualitative study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified three primary themes loss of strength or energy, major effects of fatigue and associated sensations among patients being treated with standard radiation therapy.	1 vote

♦ Dietary Cocktail Therapy Treats Alzheimer's

The combination of supplements, which contains three compounds normally found in the bloodstream, is now being tested in Alzheimer's patients. Previously, the cocktail has been shown to promote growth of new brain connections in rodents. "It may be possible to use this treatment to partially restore brain function in people with diseases that decrease the number of brain neurons, including...	1 vote

♦ Antidepressant Found To Alleviate Symptoms Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome In Adolescents

ScienceDaily (May 2, 2008) — Researchers at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA have found that low-dose antidepressant therapy can significantly improve the overall quality of life for adolescents suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. The syndrome affects 6 percent of middle school students and 14 percent of high school kids in the United States. The study...	1 vote