Biologically Active Artificial Enzyme Created
For the first time, biochemists have used computational design methods to transform a protein devoid of catalytic activity into a biologically active enzyme.
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Newer Form of Heparin Drug Of Choice
The convenience of a newer formulation of the blood thinner heparin, called enoxaparin, appear to make it the drug of choice for treating patients with suspected heart attacks. Heparin reduces clotting by blocking the action of thrombin.
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Same Protein Linked to Both Immune Activation and Response to Anti-Cancer Drug Gleevec
Leukemia patients who take the anti cancer drug imatinib mesylate (brand-name Gleevec) are at increased risk for developing suppressed immune systems.
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'Proteome Mining' Can Zero in on Drug Targets
Development of drugs to treat a broad array of diseases, including cancer, hypertension, diabetes, inflammation and infectious diseases, could become enormously more effective through the process of "proteome mining."
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Cognitive Function of Alcohol Abuse Patients May Influence Treatment Outcome
Alcohol abuse patients showed significant deficits in their executive functioning during the critical first weeks of abstinence. The early phases of most treatment programs for alcohol abusers commonly require working in groups.
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Sex Determining Genes of Infectious Fungus Resemble Human Y Chromosome
Regions of the genome that determine the sexual identity of the infectious fungus Cryptococcus neoformans bear striking similarities to the human Y chromosome, the sex chromosome associated with male characteristics.
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Sexual Quality of Life Lower for the Obese
Obesity significantly impairs sexual quality of life for men and women. Obese people report sexual problems such as lack of desire, lack of enjoyment, avoiding sex and performance difficulty at a much higher rate than people of normal weight.
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Within 20 Minutes of Quitting Smoking
Within 20 minutes after you smoke that last cigarette, your body begins a series of changes that continue for years. See what happens as you quit smoking.
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Quitting Smoking
Studies have shown that these five steps will help you quit smoking and quit for good. You have the best chances of quitting smoking if you use them together.
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Study Associates Alcohol Use Patterns With Body Mass Index
The body mass index (BMI) of individuals who drink alcohol may be related to how much, and how often, they drink alcohol.
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Alcohol and Public Health
Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is a psychoactive drug found in beer, wine, and hard liquor. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. Alcohol is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine, passes into the bloodstream, and is then widely distributed throughout the body.
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Quit Smoking: It Can Be Done
Most smokers will admit they'd like to quit. The problem is, smoking is an addiction, and quitting smoking is hard. The fact is that after 12 hours without a cigarette, carbon monoxide leaves your body and your lungs begin to clear.
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PET Scans Show Cigarette Smoke Affects Peripheral Organs
Smoking cigarettes can directly and often fatally damage the lungs. Cigarette smoke also decreases levels of a critical enzyme called monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) in the kidneys, heart, lungs, and spleen.
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82 Percent of U.S. Homes Have Mouse Allergens
Exposure to mouse allergen is a known cause of asthma in occupational settings. Clinicians should consider these risk factors when treating allergy and asthma patients.
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Cigarette Use Among High School Students Declining
Cigarette use among high school students is on a decline. Prevention efforts must be maintained to continue the decline of smoking.
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Tobacco Industry Undermining The Basis of Trust in Science
Tobacco Industry needs to demonstrate true corporate social responsibility. Until then, the public health community can have no confidence in the actions of the Tobacco Industry.
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IARC Monographs Program Finds Smokeless Tobacco Carcinogenic to Humans
Smokeless tobacco is an addiction for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Use by young people is increasing in many countries. Many types of smokeless tobacco are marketed for oral or nasal use. All contain nicotine and nitrosamines.
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Avoiding Winter Injury Hazards
As the snowflakes start to fall, many emergency rooms become busy with injuries specific to the winter months. Injuries related to snow removal are among the most common winter related injuries seen in the emergency room.
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IARC Declares Second Hand Smoke Carcinogenic
IARC Monographs Programme Declares Second Hand Smoke Carcinogenic to Humans. It now concluded its evaluation of the carcinogenic risks associated with involuntary smoking, with second-hand smoke also classified as carcinogenic to humans.
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New Answers for Infertility
Sometimes, infertility is simply a matter of age. A woman's fertility begins to decline in her mid to late 30's. Men can be infertile due to a low sperm count. For both men and women, there are numerous physiological conditions that can result in infertility.
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Helping Family and Friends To Be Smoke Free
Parents Are Key To Prevention of Smoking. Make your home and cars smoke free. Make sure your children understand it is NOT ok to experiment with any tobacco products
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We Want to Help You Stop Smoking
Ongoing Benefits of Quitting Smoking. Many smokers have successfully quit smoking without quitting cold Turkey, but rather by replacing smoking with new behaviors, planning a special program, or seeking professional help.
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How to Cut Down on Your Drinking
If you are alcoholic or have other medical problems, you should not just cut down on your drinking, you should stop drinking alcohol completely. Your doctor will advise you about what is right for you.
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Virtual Surgery Simulations Help Train Tomorrow's Surgeons
The rigors of medical school teach the information required to become a physician, but when it comes to surgery, the greatest teacher is experience.
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The truth about Smokers: Relaxation Ruse
Most people agree stress and relaxation make two opposite conditions? Many smokers think giving up will create more stress. They think their cigarettes are actually relieving stress. Amazingly, cigarettes actually cause the stress smokers think they are relieving. Continual craving for another cigarette; guilt, helplessness at their inability to quit; low self-esteem... Any of this sound familiar? At best, another cigarette temporarily reduces the stress caused by earlier cigarettes.
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MCAW ETHNIC LIFESTYLE: Oral health charity warning gives tobacco chewers food for thought
Britain's leading oral health charity has warned ethnic groups to reconsider their chewing habits, as tobacco, paan, gutkha and areca nut all increase a person's chances of developing mouth cancer.
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7 Proven Ways to Resist the Urge to Smoke
When you decide to stop or quit smoking the most difficult part is to resist the urges. It doesn't matter that each craving lasts only 3-5 minutes. It's still the whole 5 minutes to battle with your willpower. These 7 tips will help you to resist the urge to smoke one urge at a time.
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Quitting: A Former Smoker's Story
Every time I attempted to quit smoking was a valuable rehearsal, and every method I tried brought me that much closer to finding what ultimately worked for me. Here are some of the choices if you are looking at quitting smoking.
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"Light" Cigarettes Aren't Safe Either
You may think that "light" cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes. They're not. Light cigarettes put smokers at the same risk for smoking-related health problems as regular cigarettes. Some cigarette packs say that light cigarettes have lower tar and nicotine. Don't let these claims fool you. Tobacco companies use smoking machines to figure out the amount of tar and nicotine in the cigarettes.
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Smoking in Men
Did you know that men who smoke raise their risk of lung cancer by more than 22 times? Did you know that smoking could affect more than just your lungs? Not only does smoking cause lung diseases (such as lung cancer, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis), it can increase your risk for other health problems
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Drug Abuse
Drugs are substances that change the way your brain and body works. Drugs can be swallowed, inhaled, smoked, or injected. They can come from plants, like tobacco or marijuana, or they can be manufactured in a lab, like ecstasy.
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Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
We know that people who start drinking at an early ageâ€â€for example, at age 14 or younger--greatly increase the chance that they will develop alcohol problems at some point in their lives. Young men (and women) who abuse alcohol often take risks that endanger their health and the health of others, especially with having unsafe sex.
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Men
Alcohol and drug abuse in men oftentimes begins early in their lives. School years, especially high school and college years, are especially difficult for many boys, as they are facing concerns about body image, sexuality, and athletic performance. And at this critical time in their lives, they are more likely than women to have more opportunities to use alcohol and drugs.
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Healthy Food For Healthy Heart
Food safety is a crucially important matter for your health and for your heart. Increase food sources of Omega 3 fatty acids which target high triglycerides in the blood.
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Itching for Some Allergy Relief?
Allergies can trigger or worsen asthma and lead to other health problems such as sinusitis and ear infections in children. Once you know you have seasonal allergies, probably the most important step you can take is to avoid pollen as much as possible.
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Allergy Shots and Lifestyle Changes
"If allergy shots are working, the patient normally feels the benefit within a year, sometimes within six months," writes Stuart H. Young, M.D.
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Who Should Get Allergy Shots?
"Shots work extremely well in patients that clearly have allergic symptoms, either allergy in their nose like allergic rhinitis or bronchial asthma, where outdoor allergens like tree, weed and grass pollens seem to be a major cause," says Stanley P. Galant, M.D.
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The truth about Smokers: Concentration Con
Smokers make many excuses for not quitting. How many times have you heard a smoker say, "I would like to quit, but it helps me concentrate."
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Five Tips to Reignite Lost Sexual Desire
Temporary loss of sexual desire may occur from time to time in all relationships.
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Quit The Excuses and Quit Smoking
One of the first obstacles we have when we want to quit smoking is
our excuses for not quitting. I know I had a ton of them and I'm sure
you have some, also.
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