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Fastskin suits significantly reduced drag, decreased energy cost and increased distance per stroke in competitive swimmers, according to a study published recently in medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official scientific journal of the

Posted on: Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 03:00 CDT MJ Consulting Group Seanne Murray, 201-984-1349 smurray@mjconsultinggroup.com The Johns Hopkins University School of medicine and Institute for Johns H...

In the August 11 online edition of the Journal of Internal medicine reports discovery of the first practical laboratory test to guide the use of new-generation drugs that kill cancer cells by cutting off their blood supply. The new test, called the Microvessel Vascular (MVV) assay, was developed by Larry Weisenthal, MD, PhD., a medical oncologist who operates a cancer testing laboratory in Huntington Beach, California. The test works by measuring drug effects upon endothelial cells which make up blood vessels.read more

Researchers using positron emission tomography (PET) have validated a long-held theory that individual personality traits-particularly reward dependency-are connected to brain chemistry, a finding that has implications for better understanding and treating substance abuse and other addictive behaviors.

Gemino Healthcare Finance announced it has provided a $2 million revolving line of credit to Pacific Sleep medicine Services, Inc.

Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from Stanford University School of medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer span of active life and are half as likely as aging nonrunners to die early deaths, the research found. 'The study has a very pro-exercise message,' said James Fries, MD, an emeritus professor of medicine at the medical school and the study's senior author.

Over the age of 75 years, men should no longer be screened for prostate cancer, according to recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published on August 5, 2008 in the Annals of Internal medicine. Additionally, they indicate that younger men should discuss the potential risks and benefits of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) treatment with their doctors before performing the test.

In middle and older ages, running may be associated with reduced disability and increased survival, according to a report released on August 11, 2008 in the Archives of Internal medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The United States, largely thanks to innovations in medical technologies, has made a major shift to a generally older population.

Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of death, according to a report released on August 11, 2008 in the Archives of Internal medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Vitamin D is a group of prohormones that play important roles in calcium metabolism, bone formation, parathyroid function, and the immune system. Presently, the ideal bood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) has been suggested as 30 nanograms per milliliter or higher.

(University of Utah health Sciences) US and Swiss scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how a type of white blood cell called the eosinophil may help the body to fight bacterial infections in the digestive tract, according to research published online this week in Nature medicine.