Healthy Elderly Lifestyle Can Let You Live To 100
February 11, 2008
New York (dbTechno) - A new study has shown that elderly people who life a healthy lifestyle can live to be 100-years-old, even if they have developed heart disease or diabetes. The key to a long elderly life is simply being healthy.
Boston University researchers did phone interviews and health assessments on more than 500 women and 200 men who had all reached around the age of 100.
The study found that two-thirds of them managed to avoid ailments related to getting old such as heart disease, diabetes etc. Read more
Study Questions Accuracy of Breast Cancer Web Sites
February 11, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - U.S. researchers have reported in a new study on Monday that five percent of breast cancer web sites contain mistakes, causing their information to be inaccurate. The study put the accuracy and reliability of web sites with breast cancer information in question.
A team of researchers at the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston found that breast cancer information on various web sites on the internet is more accurate compared to sites on other health topics. Read more
Scientists Discover New Receptor for HIV
February 11, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Scientists have managed to discover a new receptor for the HIV virus. The hope is that this research and discovery of this new HIV receptor will allow the science community to get a better grasp and understanding of how to treat the HIV virus.
It was reported just yesterday that the new HIV receptor had been found and works to help guide the HIV virus throughout the body of a person infected with it.
Once the HIV virus enters the body, the receptor helps guide the virus to the stomach area where it can attack the immune system. Read more
Depressed Medical Residents Linked To Medication Errors
February 11, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - A new study has shown that depression in young medical residents, doctors, can cause a great many medication and other medical errors, putting the safety of patients at these hospitals in doubt.
The study was done on 123 pediatric residents and found that medical residents who are depressed were six times more likely to make medical errors compared directly to those who were not depressed. Read more
Brad Renfro, A Victim Of Heroin Addiction, Overdose
February 11, 2008
Hollywood (dbTechno) - Former child star Brad Renfro has was found dead in his Los Angeles home on January 15. The cause of death has now been revealed as a heroin overdose. The highly addictive drug apparently proved to be too much for Renfro.
The Los Angeles coroner’s office has confirmed that an accidental heroin overdose killed Brad Renfro. Read more
FDA Reviewing Chemicals Used For Tattoos
February 11, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that they are going to launch studies to review chemicals used by tattoo artists. These chemicals are injected into the skin of millions of Americans each year.
The FDA, for the first time, has began to launch studies to look into these chemicals and figure out exactly what is in the chemicals. The U.S. has thousands of tattoo shops and is a $2.3 billion a year industry.
Reports of skin problems related to tattoo chemicals, such as rashes, swelling, and blistering sparked the FDA to begin these studies. Read more
U.S. Diabetes Study Put On Hold After Deaths
February 11, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - A diabetes study taking place in the U.S. has been put on hold by American medical researchers after it was discovered that many deaths were taking place for those who had Type 2 diabetes and were receiving aggressive treatment for their blood sugar levels.
U.S. government researchers had to put a stop to a huge clinical trial on the treatment of diabetes due to an increased death risk.
The study was focused on 10,000 adults with Type 2 diabetes which is its most common form. They also all had a cardiovascular disease or two other contributing variables. Read more
Genetic Test Could Detect Prostate Cancer Early
February 11, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Scientists have come out and stated that within three years, a genetic test will be in place to help identify men at risk of prostate cancer. This could lead to early detection of prostate cancer which could up the survival rate greatly.
It is expected that doctors will be able to use this genetic test in order to help them spot the disease before it develops into its most harmful stages.
Early detection is a key thing to prostate cancer as the survival rates can greatly increase if it is spotted before it is allowed to spread throughout the body. Read more
Artificial Sweeteners Linked As Cause Of Weight Gain
February 11, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Scientists have come out and stated that food which contains artificial sweeteners can actually make you gain weight and get more fat, instead of helping you slim down and lose weight.
A study has revealed that artificial sweeteners do not help you lose weight and stay slim at all. It has revealed that it actually may help you gain weight and become more obese.
The research has been published in the February issue of Behavioral Neuroscience and looked at rats. Read more
