FDA Approves Combination Contraceptive Containing A Folate
Medical News Today Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:18 AM PDT
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Beyaz tablets, an estrogen/progestin combined oral contraceptive that also contains a folate (levomefolate calcium 0.451 mg). Levomefolate calcium is a metabolite of folic acid, a water-soluble B-vitamin that helps produce and maintain new cells in the body. A known association of low folate levels and neural tube defects (e.g., spina bifida) has ... |
Male shot to death in Gentilly neighborhood
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:14 AM PDT
New Orleans â€" A 25-year-old male was shot to death in a Gentilly neighborhood early this morning.  The offense occurred at 2:35 a.m., in the 2200 block of Odin Street.  According to Officer Gary Flot, the victim was lying on the front lawn of a home with multiple gunshot wounds to the body when Third District officers arrived to the scene.  Emergency Medical Paramedics were summoned to the ... |
Leading Journal Turns Up The Heat On Cutting-Edge Breast Cancer Treatment
Medical News Today Sat, 25 Sep 2010 04:31 AM PDT
The International Journal of Hyperthermia is Marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month With a Timely Special Issue on the use of Hyperthermia as a Treatment for the Disease. The Journal's Publisher, Informa Healthcare, is Donating Money to Charity on Behalf of Every Free Article Download From the Special Issue. Hyperthermia, as its name suggests, involves raising body temperature and the treatment ... |
Man critically injured in SW Side stabbing
Chicago Sun-Times Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:45 AM PDT
A man was critically injured in a stabbing on the Southwest Side near Midway Airport late Friday. About 11:30 p.m., the 28-year-old victim was found on the street on the 5600 block of South Kolmar Avenue, suffering from several stab wounds to the body, according to police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro. He was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Alfaro ... |
Molecular 'Playbook' For Halting Heart Failure Risk Factor Uncovered
Medical News Today Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:31 AM PDT
Like a well-crafted football play designed to block the opposing team's offensive drive to the end zone, the body constantly executes complex 'plays' or sequences of events to initiate, or block, different actions or functions. Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center recently discovered a potential molecular playbook for blocking cardiac hypertrophy, the unwanted enlargement of ... |
Prostate health essential
Montrose Daily Press Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:29 AM PDT
MONTROSE  September is prostate health awareness month, and I am privileged to help educate our community about the prostate gland. Most men know more about the inner workings of the internal combustion engine than they do about their own reproductive system, so it is helpful to review the prostate and its role in the body. |
Stress Can Control Our Genes
redOrbit Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:14 AM PDT
Stress has become one of the major disease states in the developed world. But what is stress? It depends on from where you look. You may experience stress as something that affects your entire body and mind, the causes of which are plentiful. But if we zoom in on the building bricks of the body, our cells, stress and its causes are defined somewhat differently. Stress can arise at the cellular ... |
Moving Closer To Outdoor Recreation Not A Recipe For Being More Physically Active
redOrbit Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:13 AM PDT
Study shows BMIs increased in those who chose to move to be closer to outdoor recreation You'd think that people choosing to live near to outdoor recreation amenities would have a lower body mass index or BMI thanks to an increase in all that healthy outdoor activity right on one's doorstep. Yet a new University of Alberta study looking at the relationship between reasons for choosing a ... |
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