Prevent Wound Infections With Honey
The use of Manuka honey was found to help clear chronic wound infections and may even prevent the development of infection as well. A new study regarding honey was published in Microbiology and it provided evidence for the clinical use of Manuka honey in treating bacterial infections even when bacterium are developing antibiotic resistance. Researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University have shown that the use of Manuka honey can destroy fully formed Streptococcus pyogenes which is a normal skin bacterium that is associated with non-healing wounds. Manuka honey can also prevent ...
New findings at the McMaster University regarding the effects of brief 10 minute massages to help reduce muscular inflammation shows that massage can be a promising non-drug therapy. Massage can alleviate pain and inflammation that are related to chronic conditions like arthritis and muscular dystrophy. Justin Crane, doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University was a part of the research that discovered the deeper effect of massage. This well accepted therapy for reducing muscle tension triggers biochemical sensors that can somehow reduce ...
Risks Of Pregnancy Through Egg Donor
It was thought that only women over the age of 50 who become pregnant through egg donation are at risk for developing complications but recent study sheds a different light. A new study by the Colombia University Medical Center was published in the February 2012 issue of the American Journal of Perinatology. According to this study, younger women are also at risk after an egg donation pregnancy just like their older counterparts. There are several risks of getting pregnant after this procedure; hypertension, premature birth, gestational diabetes and placenta abnormalities are ...
More Benefits Of Smoking Cessation
A new study shows that young adults who stop smoking for at least two weeks may have fewer respiratory symptoms like coughing. A study of 18 to 24 year olds who stopped smoking was detailed in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Study authors Karen Calabro, DrPH and Alexander Prokhorov, MD, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. It compared self-reported respiratory symptoms which were gathered from two groups of college students who were active participants in smoking cessation ...
Potatoes May Lower Blood Pressure In People With Obesity
Purple potatoes, in small servings a day may help lower blood pressure up to 4% without causing any weight gain at all. Based on a report published in the ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the decrease in blood pressure may be considered insignificant but it is sufficient to reduce the risk of developing several types of heart disease. Joe Vinson and his colleagues who are authors of the study further point out that while Americans consume more potatoes than any type of vegetable, they rarely eat the purple variety. Purple-skinned potatoes are known to have high ...
DNA Test Can Also Detect Trisomy 18 And Trisomy 13
A new DNA based blood test that is administered for pregnant women to identify the incidence of Down syndrome may also work to identify two more chromosome abnormalities: trisomy 18 which is known as Edward’s syndrome and trisomy 13 or the Patau syndrome. Women who are just 10 weeks at their pregnancy can avail of this test especially when they are at high risk for developing these abnormalities. This research, which was led by Glenn Palomaki, PhD and Jacob Canick, PhD, of the Division of Medical Screening and Special Testing in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at ...
Lack Of Sleep Increases Appetite
A specific region in the human brain which contributes to a person’s appetite sensation is more activated in response to stimulation of food images when a person experiences lack of sleep. A new research at the Uppsala University has found out that this region is more active after a person has one night of sleep loss as compared to one night of normal sleep. The study further points out that if a person has poor sleeping habits in the long run can increase the risk of weight gain, obesity and of course many other diseases related to being overweight. The findings of this study were ...
Healing With The Use Of Intestinal Worms
Intestinal infections caused by intestinal worms may contribute to healing according to a new study which was published online in Nature Medicine. Researchers have found cytokines which help oust intestinal infections caused by worms which in mice test subjects that may help reduce lung infections, injury and inflammation. This study is based on the ability of some intestinal worms to take an alternate route to the lungs. Worms such as the Nippostrongylus brasiliensis is found in rodents which is comparable to the human hookworms. Hookworm infections currently affect over 700 ...
Drink Coffee To Reduce The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
According to a report published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, there is a new solution to reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes and it is found in drinking coffee. Ling Zheng, Kun Huang and colleagues explained in their study that coffee drinkers can reduce their risk in developing type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes accounts to 90-95 % of the total diabetic cases worldwide. The study showed that people who drink four or more cups of coffee daily have a 50% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes; every additional cup can lower the risk to almost 7%. The research ...
Boosting Appetite For Picky Eaters
It could be hard to feed a child who is a picky eater. But a new study from Cornell University may shed light in how to feed picky eaters with the use of colorful meals and tableware. The study has shown that colorful foods are appealing to children more than in adults. According to the study made, children were responsive to six different colors while adults tend to prefer fewer colors in their meals. This aimed to assist parents make tweaks in the meals that they serve; knowing that children may be stimulated to eat with brighter and fun colors can help feed them meals and foods that they would ...
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