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Massive Shifts Reshape the Health Landscape Worldwide
December 13, 2012 — Globally, health advances present most people with a devastating irony: avoid premature death but live longer and sicker, according to findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study ... > full story -
Blood Pressure, Smoking and Alcohol: The Health Risks With the Biggest Global Burden
December 13, 2012 — Over 9 million people died as a consequence of high blood pressure in 2010, making it the health risk factor with the greatest toll worldwide, say ... > full story -
Finding Could Help Alpha-1 Sufferers Breathe More Easily
December 13, 2012 — Scientists have identified a new mutation in the gene that causes the inherited disease known as Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1), which affects roughly one in 2,500 people of European ... > full story -
Study Paves Way to Design Drugs Aimed at Multiple Protein Targets at Once
December 12, 2012 — Pharmaceutical chemists had suggested that the objective of a drug hitting multiple targets simultaneously is impossible and unlikely to succeed. A new study shows how to efficiently and effectively ... > full story -
Fragile X Protein Linked to Nearly 100 Genes Involved in Autism
December 12, 2012 — Doctors have known for many years that patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, are often also diagnosed with autism. But little has been known ... > full story -
Light Shed on Workings of the Body's Immune Response
December 12, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that two proteins which are believed to play a key role in controlling the body's immune response are found in lower levels in T lymphocytes from patients with multiple ... > full story -
Researchers Find Clue to How Hepatitis C Virus Harms Liver
December 12, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a trigger by which the Hepatitis C virus enters liver cells -- shedding light on how this serious and potentially deadly virus can begin to damage the ... > full story -
Long-Term Public Health Support Needed to Tackle Infectious Disease Outbreaks
December 11, 2012 — Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as swine flu (H1N1) threaten global health and should be considered by funding agencies and humanitarian organizations as development issues rather than ... > full story -
Taxes on Sugary Drinks and High Fat Foods Could Improve Health, Experts Say
December 11, 2012 — Taxes on soft drinks and foods high in saturated fats and subsidies for fruit and vegetables could lead to beneficial dietary changes and potentially improve health, according to a study by experts ... > full story -
Fear of Falling May Cause Social Isolation in Older Adults With Vision Problems
December 11, 2012 — A new study found that between 40 to 50 percent of older adults with visually impairing eye disease limit their activities due to a fear of falling. Vision scientists warn that this protective ... > full story
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