Archive for lipiec 21st, 2010

Rehab-first promising for amateur athlete ACL tear (AP)
AP - Attention, weekend athletes: Don’t be too quick to agree to surgery for a common type of knee ligament tear. See original here:  Rehab-first promising for amateur athlete ACL tear (AP)
Benefit confirmed in "bubble boy" treatment (Reuters)
Reuters - A 10-year study of nine boys born without the ability to ward off germs has found that gene therapy is an effective long-term treatment, but it carries a price: four of them developed leukemia. Read the original:  Benefit confirmed in "bubble boy" treatment (Reuters)
FDA issues hold on much-debated Avandia study (AP)
AP - Federal health officials are barring new patients from enrolling in a safety study of GlaxoSmithKline’s controversial diabetes pill Avandia, a week after a panel of experts ruled that the drug increases heart risks. Continued here: FDA issues hold on much-debated Avandia study (AP)
Depression May Increase Chances of Getting Alzheimer’s (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - As if depression wasn’t bad enough on its own, new research suggests older adults with depressive symptoms are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. See the rest here:  Depression May Increase Chances of Getting Alzheimer’s (LiveScience.com)
Experts identify three culprits for gluten allergy (Reuters)
Reuters - Researchers have identified three fragments in gluten that appear to trigger a disorder in people who are allergic to the wheat protein. Original post:  Experts identify three culprits for gluten allergy (Reuters)
Overweight want more at a meal, but don’t eat more (Reuters)
Reuters - Overweight people may respond more to a piping hot pizza, but they don’t necessarily eat more of it in a single sitting, according to a new study. Read more from the original source:  Overweight want more at a meal, but don’t eat more (Reuters)
UN taps big names for HIV prevention panel (AP)
AP - The U.N. Here is the original:  UN taps big names for HIV prevention panel (AP)
After a Disaster, Kids Suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Too (Time.com)
Time.com - Popular wisdom has long held that young children survive traumatic events better than adults do, in part because they’re too young to suffer. But new research suggests otherwise. More here:  After a Disaster, Kids Suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Too (Time.com)
Jim Neu, Playwright on Downtown Scene, Dies at 66
Mr. The rest is here:  Jim Neu, Playwright on Downtown Scene, Dies at 66
Cuts in Home Care Worry Elderly and Disabled
States facing deficits have cut home-care services, even though they save by keeping people out of nursing homes. Read more from the original source:  Cuts in Home Care Worry Elderly and Disabled