Category: General
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Many doctors use wrong test to diagnose kids food allergies
If you suspect your child may be allergic to a particular food and are thinking about getting him tested, a food allergy panel administered by your pediatrician is probably not the way to go. Because according to new research, while allergists believe children should be tested for sensitization to allergens one at a time, and…
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Rising cost of diabetes care concerns patients and doctors
Two men and $3 changed the course of diabetes treatment. In 1921, Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin—a development that altered the outlook for people living with diabetes. Because this discovery could save lives, Banting, Best, and James Collip, their colleague who purified the insulin, sold the patent to the University of…
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Can breakfast help keep us thin? Nutrition science is tricky
Cereal makers have happily encouraged the belief that eating breakfast can help keep us thin and bring other benefits, partly by paying for studies that seem to support the idea. So, does that mean breakfast is bad for you? Not that either. What it does show is how difficult it can be to sort the…
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New report: Abortions in US drop to lowest level since 1974
Even as the election outcome intensifies America’s abortion debate, a comprehensive new survey finds the annual number of abortions in the U.S has dropped to well under 1 million, the lowest level since 1974. The report, which counted 926,200 abortions in 2014, was released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group which supports abortion…
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Fitness blogger says weight gain led to happier and healthier life
I was only doing cardio & I was obsessed with being as skinny as I could be. I was starving myself & was really unhealthy & unhappy. I suffered depression & had terrible body image. 2nd pic: 2016 / 60kg I now weigh 13kg more, I lift heavy weights & do a little bit of…
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Clean indoor air as important as meds in controlling asthma
To avoid asthma attacks, children with the respiratory disease shouldn’t breathe indoor air that’s contaminated by pollutants and allergens known to aggravate their symptoms, U.S. doctors advise. Reducing exposure to things like second-hand cigarette smoke, dust mites and furry pets may be as effective as medications at controlling asthma, according to a new report from…
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Biosimilars create opportunities for sustainable cancer care
“Biosimilars are an excellent opportunity to have good, valid drug options that improve the sustainability and affordability of cancer treatment in various countries,” said Professor Josep Tabernero, Chair of the ESMO Cancer Medicines Working Group, from the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. “To do that we…
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Researchers identify mechanism of oncogene action in lung cancer
Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are reporting they have discovered genetic evidence that guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) epithelial cell transforming sequence 2 (Ect2) drives lung adenocarcinoma tumor formation. The researchers note that Ect2 in the past has been associated with cancer. However, this paper demonstrates for the first time that Ect2 is…