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Mothers who take fish oil supplements during the last trimester of their pregnancy could be reducing the risk of their child going on to develop asthma, claims a study published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (9th July, Volume 87, Issue 7). The research, carried out by a team from Denmark as part of the EC-funded EARNEST project ,[1] traced the children born to mothers who had taken part in a trial conducted in1990.

Pfizer announced that new statin users who took Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) were significantly more likely to stay on their medication compared to those who took simvastatin, according to an observational study of more than 186,000 patients in one of the largest U.S. managed care claims databases. The results were published in the July issue of Current Medical Research and Opinion.

Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of General Virology. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)

ALIGN Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NASDAQ: CYCC, CYCCP) announced results of a double-blinded, randomized, vehicle-controlled clinical study showing that Xclair® cream (formerly MAS065D) is safe and effective in the treatment and prevention of radiation dermatitis.

The presence of a protein expressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by a researcher from the UCSD School of medicine, to be published July 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA.) Researchers led by Joachim H. Ix, M.D., M.A.S.

A study published in the July 9 issue of JAMA finds an association between higher than normal levels of the protein fetuin-A and an increased risk of developing diabetes. Fetuin-A is one of several blood proteins that is produced in the liver and secreted into the blood stream, and it is involved with the transport of various substances in the blood stream. Joachim H. Ix, M.D., M.A.S.

Keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss according to a study from Kaiser Permanente's Center for health Research. The findings, from one of the largest and longest running weight loss maintenance trials ever conducted, will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive medicine.

An intriguing new research study discovers music elicits a stronger emotional response if played by musicians rather than clever computers. The University of Sussex-led study is published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.Neuroscientists looked at the brain’s response to piano sonatas played either by a computer or a musician and found that, while [...]

Prevention efforts that include proven methods for reducing cardiovascular disease could reduce heart attacks by 36% and strokes by 20% over the next three decades, according to a report published online Monday in the journal Circulation, the Oakland Tribune reports (Bohan, Oakland Tribune, 7/7).

Girls moving through adolescence may experience unhealthy levels of weight gain, but the reasons for this are not always clear. In fact, many potential causes of weight gain are easily overlooked. A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics analyzes the effect of Internet usage, sleep, and alcohol and coffee consumption on weight gain in adolescent girls. Dr.