http://www.physorg.com/health-news/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on health, medicine, medicine technology and health sciences. (PhysOrg.com) -- Hepatitis C, a formidable virus that affects 130 million people worldwide, is nursing some pretty impressive bruises. By knocking out sections and subsections of one of its proteins, scientists reveal weak spots in the virus's armor and gain new momentum for developing drug targets for sufferers of the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news178227669.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:59 EST news178227669 Do stressful situations make your blood pressure rise? If so, your phosducin gene could be to blame according to a team of researchers, at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, that has identified a role for the protein generated by the phosducin gene in modulating blood pressure in response to stress in both mice and humans. http://www.physorg.com/news178224266.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:20:01 EST news178224266 German scientist Paul Ehrlich found what he coined the "magic bullet" in the early 20th century upon developing the world`s first effective treatment of syphilis. http://www.physorg.com/news178221774.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:50:03 EST news178221774 Like everybody, health care professionals enjoy a pay raise for a job well done. But in some instances, financial incentives for health care performance may actually backfire. http://www.physorg.com/news178223908.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:42:20 EST news178223908 (PhysOrg.com) -- Even if you never have a heart attack, abnormal blood cholesterol levels may significantly raise your risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news178219940.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:40:02 EST news178219940 (PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF scientists have shown for the first time that the rigidity of a tissue can induce cancer. The research team identified an enzyme that is crucial for regulating tissue stiffness and demonstrated that the enzyme can turn abnormal but non-malignant breast tissue into tumors, according to a study published in Cell online. http://www.physorg.com/news178221935.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:40:01 EST news178221935 (PhysOrg.com) -- From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as `runner`s knee` is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people - although until now, it has been unclear just what causes it. http://www.physorg.com/news178220812.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:03 EST news178220812 (AP) -- A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest. http://www.physorg.com/news178221863.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:29:54 EST news178221863 (PhysOrg.com) -- Smoking persists as a major risk factor for death from heart disease and cancer in adults who already have heart disease and receive good medical therapy, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news178219773.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:05 EST news178219773 Biomethylation of arsenic compounds appears to cause oxidative DNA damage and to increase their carcinogenicity, according to a new study published online November 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news178217854.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:04 EST news178217854 US Taxpayers may be on the hook for the high cost of drug advertising that does little to boost sales, according to a new study led by a University of British Columbia health policy researcher. http://www.physorg.com/news178216980.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:05 EST news178216980 Patients whose hypertension is managed by a physician-pharmacist team have lower blood pressure levels and are more likely to reach goals for blood pressure control than those treated without this collaborative approach, according to a report in the November 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news178217788.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:02 EST news178217788 Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients' ability to fully recover, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news178216873.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:02 EST news178216873 Clinical trial data indicated an association between the anti-inflammatory medication rofecoxib and cardiovascular risk as early as December 2000, before the product was taken off the market in September 2004, according to a report in the November 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news178217629.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:54:16 EST news178217629 Falls among elderly people are significantly associated with several classes of drugs, including sedatives often prescribed as sleep aids and medications used to treat mood disorders, according to a study led by a University of British Columbia expert in pharmaceutical outcomes research. http://www.physorg.com/news178216430.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:06 EST news178216430 (AP) -- For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out. http://www.physorg.com/news178216852.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:01 EST news178216852 (PhysOrg.com) -- The time it takes for our brains to search for and retrieve the word we want to say has been measured for the first time. The discovery is reported in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA today. http://www.physorg.com/news178216686.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:38:53 EST news178216686 Men who regularly take part in moderate-to-heavy intensity exercise such as jogging, tennis or swimming may be less likely to have a stroke than people who get no exercise or only light exercise, such as walking, golfing, or bowling, according to a study published in the November 24, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news178216345.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:32:40 EST news178216345 Low-income children who don't access health care from the same place or provider over the long term are significantly more likely to have unmet health care needs compared with those do, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. http://www.physorg.com/news178216052.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:28:02 EST news178216052 Research conducted by University of Minnesota scientists, in collaboration with Celladon Corporation, has led to the invention of technology to more rapidly identify compounds for the treatment of heart failure. http://www.physorg.com/news178213416.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:10:06 EST news178213416 Asthma is the commonest chronic disease in children and a major reason for admissions to hospital, yet inadequate asthma control is present in 26% to 45% of children, states a review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://www.physorg.com/news178206858.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:01 EST news178206858 The only swine vaccine available for the H1N1 virus has been sent to vaccinate a swine herd infected with the virus. The vaccination marks the first time vaccine has been sent to a swine herd diagnosed with the pandemic flu. http://www.physorg.com/news178212412.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:27:27 EST news178212412 People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing. http://www.physorg.com/news178209245.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:03 EST news178209245 University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception. http://www.physorg.com/news178210769.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:06:03 EST news178210769 Animal studies suggest that adding flaxseed oil to the diet could reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news178208985.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:01 EST news178208985 Women who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy. http://www.physorg.com/news178209036.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:50:04 EST news178209036 Influenza, particularly H1N1, has understandably captured the attention of public health officials, the media and the public. However, an analysis from Children's Hospital Boston, based on patients seen in its emergency department (ED) during several recent flu seasons, shows that another virus - respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) -- takes a substantially greater disease toll among young children than does seasonal flu. http://www.physorg.com/news178209160.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:33:27 EST news178209160 A string of recent discoveries about the multiple health benefits of vitamin D has renewed interest in this multi-purpose nutrient, increased awareness of the huge numbers of people who are deficient in it, spurred research and even led to an appreciation of it as "nature's antibiotic." http://www.physorg.com/news178207206.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:10:03 EST news178207206 University of Sourthern California biomedical engineer and cardiologist Tzung "John" Hsiai hopes to develop a new tool to help clinicians distinguish cardiac emergencies requiring immediate surgery from chronic problems manageable with drugs and lifestyle change. http://www.physorg.com/news178207430.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:04:31 EST news178207430 Finding a permanent home for children and youth who are in the care of welfare agencies should be a priority for all Canadians, write Laura Eggertson, Dr. Noni MacDonald, Cindy Baldassi and Dr. Paul Hébert in an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Governments do not make good parents and children in care need to be adopted into families who can give them stable, permanent homes. http://www.physorg.com/news178205070.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:03 EST news178205070