Latest Health research news from the around the globe: Alternative Medicine Acupuncture Good For Lower Back Pain - Ulster Research ================================================================================ admin on 25 August, 2009 12:27:00 A pilot study suggests that the treatment, when combined with exercise, is good for pain in the lower back. Tumors feel the deadly sting of nanobees ================================================================================ admin on 12 August, 2009 03:38:00 By Gwen Ericson -- When bees sting, they pump poison into their victims. Now the toxin in bee venom has been harnessed to kill tumor cells by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers attached the major component of bee venom to nano-sized spheres that they call nanobees. University of Minnesota researchers identify new function for protein missing in Duchenne muscular dystrophy ================================================================================ admin on 11 August, 2009 02:50:00 Findings will hopefully lead to therapies to combat the disease Climbing the ladder to longevity: critical enzyme pair identified ================================================================================ admin on 25 June, 2009 01:29:00 LA JOLLA, CA-Experiment after experiment confirms that a diet on the brink of starvation expands lifespan in mice and many other species. But the molecular mechanism that links nutrition and survival is still poorly understood. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a pivotal role for two enzymes that work together to determine the health benefits of diet restriction. Stroke Survivors Improve Balance with Tai Chi ================================================================================ admin on 18 June, 2009 01:18:00 Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of tai chi. The healing game: How Nintendo's Wii is making the hard work of physical therapy into child's play ================================================================================ admin on 12 June, 2009 02:24:00 MADISON - The 17-year-old with cystic fibrosis had been hospitalized repeatedly during his short life, and he was angry. Angry at his disease, which confined him to a room at American Family Children's Hospital even though he was a young man. Angry with the nurses and therapists who swept in busily at all hours, pushing breathing treatments he hated and exercises he found silly. Grapefruit juice boosts drug's anti-cancer effects ================================================================================ admin on 09 June, 2009 03:46:00 In a small, early clinical trial, researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center have found that combining eight ounces of grapefruit juice with the drug rapamycin can increase drug levels, allowing lower doses of the drug to be given. They also showed that the combination can be effective in treating various types of cancer. Results of Phase I Trial of Novel Herbal Therapy for Men at High Risk of Prostate Cancer ================================================================================ admin on 04 June, 2009 04:01:00 Novel Herbal Therapy for Men at High Risk of Prostate Cancer – Phase 1 Results Green Tea Extract Shows Promise in Leukemia Trials ================================================================================ admin on 28 May, 2009 02:44:00 ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting positive results in early leukemia clinical trials using the chemical epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), an active ingredient in green tea. Scientists discover how smallpox may derail human immune system ================================================================================ admin on 28 May, 2009 02:34:00 John Pastor -- University of Florida researchers have learned more about how smallpox conducts its deadly business — discoveries that may reveal as much about the human immune system as they do about one of the world's most feared pathogens. Adaptive Immunity Linked to Lifespan Genes in C. Elegans ================================================================================ admin on 28 May, 2009 02:30:00 "Vaccinating" roundworms can teach humans about connections between immunity, longevity and the nervous system, scientists say. Of body and mind, and deep meditation ================================================================================ admin on 20 May, 2009 02:04:00 Chinese data unraveled at University of Oregon show a training technique has brain, physiological linkage Ginger Quells Cancer Patients' Nausea From Chemotherapy ================================================================================ admin on 20 May, 2009 01:29:00 People with cancer can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 percent by using ginger supplements, along with standard anti-vomiting drugs, before undergoing treatment, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center.