Super aspirin and safer arthritis supplements described
The article compares COX-2 inhibitors dubbed super aspirin with safer glucosamine and chondroitin. It cites a University of Pennsylvania study on blood clot risks and a six week trial showing symptom improvements, plus NIH research underway at the Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. It also notes a USC survey linking teen sports to healthier behavior and evidence that broccoli olive oil and lutein may reduce colon cancer risk. Brenda Adderly offers contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
National Institutes of Health
Center For Complementary and Alternative Medicine
University of South Carolina
Columbia
University of Utah Medical School
University of Oxford
Brenda Adderly
Pacbell
Researchers aim to shield fertility during cancer treatment
Researchers report that blocking the sphingomyelin pathway with sphingosine-1-phosphate protected mouse eggs from radiation damage, offering hope of preserving ovarian function during cancer therapy. Human applicability requires further testing, and experts caution timelines remain uncertain despite promising results from Nature Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nature Medicine
Richard N. Kolesnick
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York
Jonathan Tilly
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tilly
Robert F. Casper
Andrea J. Juriscova
University of Toronto
New heart guidelines favor food over percentages in diet
The American Heart Association issued revised dietary guidelines stressing common sense and food groups over fat and nutrient percentages. It recommends daily servings of fruits, vegetables, grains, and lowfat dairy, with two weekly fatty fish, and highlights obesity prevention while limiting saturated and trans fats. Doctors and dietitians praise the approach but note practical dining challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
American Heart Association
Ronald M. Krauss
Association
Krauss
Lawfal
Edith Howard Hogan
American Dietetic Association
ADA
Margo Denke
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School At
Americanheart
Eatright.org
Dopamine Storage Vesicles Key Synaptic Release Finding
Nobel prize era work from the 1950s established that dopamine is stored in vesicles within neurons. When a nerve impulse arrives, vesicles release dopamine into the synapse to transmit signals between nerve cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvid Carlsson
Sweden
Carlsson
Meningitis deaths spark concern at Detroit school
In Eastpointe Michigan a school forum after a student death raised fears of bacterial meningitis. Three Detroit area children under age 12 died since Sept 28 with one infant in critical condition. Health officials urged hygiene and hand washing while vaccines and tests proceed with CDC help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastpointe, Mich
Chad Stoll
Stoll
East Detroit High School
Detroit-area
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Michigan Department of Community Health
Geralyn Lasher
Quesae
Kevin Lokar
Macomb County
Study compares prostate cancer treatments side effects
A National Cancer Institute study finds surgical removal more often causes urinary and sexual issues, while radiation therapy more commonly affects bowel function. Data from 1,156 surgery patients and 435 radiation patients tracked two years after treatment across six regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Arnold L. Potosky
National Cancer Institute
Potosky
Potos
Timothy J. Wilt
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Center For Chronic Disease Outcomes Research
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Detroit
Debby Kozub
Walnut
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Sat. & Sun
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