http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Health Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2013 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:59:38 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 22:59:38 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chemo-Patients-Might-Benefit-From-Playing-Computer-Games-354304.shtml A new study published in the journal Clinical Breast Cancer documents the benefits chemo patients might experience as a result of their taking the time to occasionally play various computer games.

The researchers who took the time to investigate this issue explain that, quite often, breast cancer survivors who underwent chem... (read more)]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 20:41:03 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chemo-Patients-Might-Benefit-From-Playing-Computer-Games-354304.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chemo-Patients-Might-Benefit-From-Playing-Computer-Games-354304.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Poop-Present-in-Public-Swimming-Pools-CDC-Says-354030.shtml This May 17, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) went public with the news that, according to an investigation they carried out back in 2012, over 50% of the public swimming pools in the United States contain traces of poop.

The CDC reached this conclusion following their testing water samples collected from 161 public pools located... (read more)]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 06:32:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Poop-Present-in-Public-Swimming-Pools-CDC-Says-354030.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Poop-Present-in-Public-Swimming-Pools-CDC-Says-354030.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fizzy-Drinks-Up-One-s-Chances-of-Developing-Kidney-Stones-353850.shtml Those who take pleasure in sipping one daily can of fizzy drink have roughly a quarter more chances of developing a kidney stone at some point in their life than people who choose to drink coffee, tea or orange juice instead.

These claims are based on data collected by Dr. Gary Curhan and his fellow researchers, who monitor... (read more)]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 11:22:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fizzy-Drinks-Up-One-s-Chances-of-Developing-Kidney-Stones-353850.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fizzy-Drinks-Up-One-s-Chances-of-Developing-Kidney-Stones-353850.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-Live-Longer-Than-Men-Thanks-to-Their-Immune-System-353519.shtml On average, women tend to live longer than men. According to a new research, their longevity might be due to their having an immune system that ages a tad more slowly than that of men.

The claim that the average woman's immune system is what adds years to her life is based on data collected while analyzing blood samples take... (read more)]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 20:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-Live-Longer-Than-Men-Thanks-to-Their-Immune-System-353519.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-Live-Longer-Than-Men-Thanks-to-Their-Immune-System-353519.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pear-Shaped-Women-Live-Longer-than-Those-Shaped-Like-an-Apple-353541.shtml
What this study means to say is that, all things considered, pear-shaped women tend to have a higher life expectancy than women sporting some other body type.

The specialists who took the time to investigate this issue explain that, as far as they can tell, these women's increase... (read more)]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 19:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pear-Shaped-Women-Live-Longer-than-Those-Shaped-Like-an-Apple-353541.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pear-Shaped-Women-Live-Longer-than-Those-Shaped-Like-an-Apple-353541.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Marijuana-Users-Are-Better-at-Controlling-Their-Blood-Sugar-353358.shtml Individuals who either smoke or ingest marijuana on a fairly regular basis have a better blood sugar control than people who are non-users, a study recently published in The American Journal of Medicine suggests.

The findings of this study are based on data collected while looking into the medical records of 4,657 people ... (read more)]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 06:35:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Marijuana-Users-Are-Better-at-Controlling-Their-Blood-Sugar-353358.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Marijuana-Users-Are-Better-at-Controlling-Their-Blood-Sugar-353358.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gut-Bacteria-May-Constitute-a-Treatment-for-Obesity-Type-2-Diabetes-353156.shtml Obesity and type 2 diabetes are health issues currently affecting thousands of people worldwide. By the looks of it, these two conditions could one day be treated with the help of so-called good gut bacteria.

A team of researchers writing in this week's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of S... (read more)]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gut-Bacteria-May-Constitute-a-Treatment-for-Obesity-Type-2-Diabetes-353156.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gut-Bacteria-May-Constitute-a-Treatment-for-Obesity-Type-2-Diabetes-353156.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Drug-That-Slows-Alzheimer-s-Successfully-Tested-on-Mice-352994.shtml A drug said to slow the progression of Alzheimer's has successfully been tested on mice by a team of researchers working with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Thus, several older mice displaying Alzheimer's disease symptoms at an advanced stage experienced an improvement in their memory following their being adminis... (read more)]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 06:33:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Drug-That-Slows-Alzheimer-s-Successfully-Tested-on-Mice-352994.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Drug-That-Slows-Alzheimer-s-Successfully-Tested-on-Mice-352994.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Slimming-Groups-Work-Wonders-for-Dieters-Study-Finds-352843.shtml Those who for one reason or another are thinking about shaking off a few pounds would do best to join a slimming group, a study recently published by a team of researchers in Houston, Texas suggests.

This is because people who belong to such groups and therefore benefit from social support in their endeavor are bound to lose abo... (read more)]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 20:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Slimming-Groups-Work-Wonders-for-Dieters-Study-Finds-352843.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Slimming-Groups-Work-Wonders-for-Dieters-Study-Finds-352843.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Novel-Coronavirus-Can-Spread-from-Person-to-Person-WHO-Says-352825.shtml On May 12, the World Health Organization (WHO, for short) issued a press release detailing the information it has thus far gathered with respect to a new coronavirus believed to have caused the death of at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe.

WHO admits that, for the time being at least, data concerning the par... (read more)]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 12:02:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Novel-Coronavirus-Can-Spread-from-Person-to-Person-WHO-Says-352825.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Novel-Coronavirus-Can-Spread-from-Person-to-Person-WHO-Says-352825.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Regular-Exercise-Slashes-Breast-Cancer-Risk-351847.shtml Women who take the time to exercise on a regular basis are less likely to develop breast cancer at some point in their lives, a study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology says.

For the time being, breast cancer is considered by specialists to be the most common type of invasive cancer to affect women in all parts of the world. read more)]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 20:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Regular-Exercise-Slashes-Breast-Cancer-Risk-351847.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Regular-Exercise-Slashes-Breast-Cancer-Risk-351847.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Social-Support-Eases-the-Pain-of-Breast-Cancer-352055.shtml Social support can alleviate some of the physical symptoms associated with breast cancer, argues a study published in today's issue of the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

More precisely, this study maintains that, when spending significant amounts of time with friends, breast cancer sufferers are likely to witness an imp... (read more)]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 13:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Social-Support-Eases-the-Pain-of-Breast-Cancer-352055.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Social-Support-Eases-the-Pain-of-Breast-Cancer-352055.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Antibiotics-Might-Be-a-Cure-for-Lower-Back-Pain-352019.shtml A study recently published in the European Spine Journal documents how, following their being given antibiotics, several volunteers found that their lower back pain ceased to bother them all that much.

The specialists who decided to give the idea of treating lower back pain with the help of antibiotics explain that they did so becaus... (read more)]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 12:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Antibiotics-Might-Be-a-Cure-for-Lower-Back-Pain-352019.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Antibiotics-Might-Be-a-Cure-for-Lower-Back-Pain-352019.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/All-People-Go-Color-Blind-as-They-Age-351987.shtml A team of University of Liverpool researchers writing in the May 8 issue of the scientific journal PLOS ONE detail how, as a person ages, they go colorblind.

The only reason why almost nobody ever notices this is because of the brain's ability to re-calibrate itself and compensate for the eyes' diminished ability to properly record information... (read more)]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 11:44:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/All-People-Go-Color-Blind-as-They-Age-351987.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/All-People-Go-Color-Blind-as-They-Age-351987.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spiraling-Esophagus-Woman-s-Esophagus-Turns-into-a-Corkscrew-Whenever-She-Eats-351814.shtml An article published in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine documents the case of a woman with a so-called spiraling esophagus.

This 87-year-old woman apparently suffered with a peculiar medical condition that caused her esophagus to change its shape and turn into a corkscrew whenev... (read more)]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 06:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spiraling-Esophagus-Woman-s-Esophagus-Turns-into-a-Corkscrew-Whenever-She-Eats-351814.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spiraling-Esophagus-Woman-s-Esophagus-Turns-into-a-Corkscrew-Whenever-She-Eats-351814.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Man-s-Nose-Keeps-Leaking-Brain-Fluid-for-Over-a-Year-and-a-Half-351439.shtml Runny noses are usually not something to worry about, hence most people's settling for using a handkerchief to solve the problem.

However, in the case of one man whose nose kept leaking brain fluid for over a year and a half, things turned out to be a tad more complicated.

By the looks of it, Joe Nagy fi... (read more)]]> Wed, 8 May 2013 05:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Man-s-Nose-Keeps-Leaking-Brain-Fluid-for-Over-a-Year-and-a-Half-351439.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Man-s-Nose-Keeps-Leaking-Brain-Fluid-for-Over-a-Year-and-a-Half-351439.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/San-Francisco-City-Attorney-Sues-Monster-Energy-Drink-351253.shtml Several studies have shown that energy drinks can be linked to various health problems, especially when consumed by those of certain ages and those suffering with various medical conditions.

Still, the news that San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has decided to sue Monster Beverage Corporation is bound to be a head-turn... (read more)]]> Tue, 7 May 2013 11:24:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/San-Francisco-City-Attorney-Sues-Monster-Energy-Drink-351253.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/San-Francisco-City-Attorney-Sues-Monster-Energy-Drink-351253.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gray-Hair-Cure-Allegedly-Discovered-by-European-Scientists-351089.shtml A team of European researchers writing in a recent issue of The FASEB Journal claim to have figured out why it is that some people's hair turns gray as they age.

The scientists also maintain that their findings will enable them to develop a cure for this condition.

Long story short, it appears that hair chang... (read more)]]> Tue, 7 May 2013 06:23:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gray-Hair-Cure-Allegedly-Discovered-by-European-Scientists-351089.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gray-Hair-Cure-Allegedly-Discovered-by-European-Scientists-351089.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pizza-Reduces-Cancer-Risk-Italian-Researchers-Say-350909.shtml A team of Italian researchers have just become everybody's favorite people in the whole wide world, all thanks to their announcing that pizza can sometimes be beneficial to one's health.

Not to beat about the bush, these scientists say that, according to their investigations, pizza can help reduce a person's risk of developing vari... (read more)]]> Fri, 3 May 2013 13:47:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pizza-Reduces-Cancer-Risk-Italian-Researchers-Say-350909.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pizza-Reduces-Cancer-Risk-Italian-Researchers-Say-350909.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fungus-Found-in-Capri-Sun-Juice-Drinks-350672.shtml The news that 5 types of fungus have been found in Capri Sun juice drinks is now making headlines.

According to the researchers who made this discovery, none of the 5 types of fungus they have managed to pin down in said popular kids' juice drinks constitutes a major threat to public health.

Thus, they say that the immune system... (read more)]]> Fri, 3 May 2013 06:38:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fungus-Found-in-Capri-Sun-Juice-Drinks-350672.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fungus-Found-in-Capri-Sun-Juice-Drinks-350672.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Video-Game-Now-Said-to-Slow-Mental-Decay-350522.shtml While some scientists are busy trying to turn the fountain of aging into the fountain of youth, several other specialists claim to have already figured out a way to slow the mental decay associated with old age.

Their solution is one easily accessible to pretty much anybody: a video game named Road Tour.

According to the Unive... (read more)]]> Thu, 2 May 2013 13:13:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Video-Game-Now-Said-to-Slow-Mental-Decay-350522.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Video-Game-Now-Said-to-Slow-Mental-Decay-350522.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientists-Pin-Down-Brain-Region-that-Controls-Aging-Throughout-the-Whole-Body-350308.shtml A team of researchers now say that they have managed to find the brain region responsible for controlling aging throughout the whole body.

Following their carrying out several experiments on mice, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University discovered that these animals' hypothalamus w... (read more)]]> Thu, 2 May 2013 07:20:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientists-Pin-Down-Brain-Region-that-Controls-Aging-Throughout-the-Whole-Body-350308.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientists-Pin-Down-Brain-Region-that-Controls-Aging-Throughout-the-Whole-Body-350308.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/2-Year-Old-Has-New-Windpipe-Made-from-Her-Own-Stem-Cells-350020.shtml This past April 30, doctors working with the Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria went public with the results of a surgery which consisted in fitting a young girl with a trachea made from her own stem cells.

Despite the fact that said medical procedure was performed on April 9, the doctors chose to give things some tim... (read more)]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 20:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/2-Year-Old-Has-New-Windpipe-Made-from-Her-Own-Stem-Cells-350020.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/2-Year-Old-Has-New-Windpipe-Made-from-Her-Own-Stem-Cells-350020.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-With-Breast-Implants-More-Likely-to-Die-of-Cancer-350040.shtml Women with breast implants have a higher risk of dying of cancer, a team of researchers now say.

Their claims are based on information collected while analyzing 12 other studies carried out these past few years. These studies focused on women living in the United States, Canada and Europe.

All of them developed... (read more)]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 18:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-With-Breast-Implants-More-Likely-to-Die-of-Cancer-350040.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-With-Breast-Implants-More-Likely-to-Die-of-Cancer-350040.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Morning-After-Pill-Now-Available-Without-Prescription-to-Girls-15-and-Up-349967.shtml On April 30, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the morning-after pill was to be made available without prescription to girls 15 and up.

Prior to the FDA's issuing this ruling, only women older than or at least 17 were allowed to buy the morning-after pill without their needing to have a... (read more)]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 08:38:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Morning-After-Pill-Now-Available-Without-Prescription-to-Girls-15-and-Up-349967.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Morning-After-Pill-Now-Available-Without-Prescription-to-Girls-15-and-Up-349967.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mediterranean-Diet-Boosts-Mental-Abilities-Study-Says-349554.shtml People who have a Mediterranean diet are bound to have better thinking and memory skills than those who consume a tad too much saturated fats, meat and dairy products, a team of University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers write in a recent study.

Although it is very much true that several previous studies have pointed out t... (read more)]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:35:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mediterranean-Diet-Boosts-Mental-Abilities-Study-Says-349554.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mediterranean-Diet-Boosts-Mental-Abilities-Study-Says-349554.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Researchers-One-Step-Closer-to-HIV-Cure-349182.shtml A team of researchers working with the Aarhus University Hospital, in Aarhus, Denmark are presently conducting a series of human clinical trials which they help will translate into making a breakthrough as far as finding a HIV cure is concerned.

Should they succeed in achieving the breakthrough they are so eagerly expecting, the researchers ... (read more)]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Researchers-One-Step-Closer-to-HIV-Cure-349182.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Researchers-One-Step-Closer-to-HIV-Cure-349182.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Conjoined-Twins-Separated-in-Groundbreaking-Surgery-349013.shtml Earlier this week, surgeons at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU in Virginia performed a 14-hour long surgery and succeeded in separating a pair of conjoined twin girls.

6-month-old A'zhari and A'zhiah Jones currently find themselves in stable condition, and doctors say that they are making progress towards recovery. read more)]]> Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Conjoined-Twins-Separated-in-Groundbreaking-Surgery-349013.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Conjoined-Twins-Separated-in-Groundbreaking-Surgery-349013.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Liver-Hormone-Might-Render-Insulin-Injections-Obsolete-348772.shtml The discovery of a new liver hormone stands to revolutionize the type 2 diabetes treatment options currently available on the market. More precisely, this hormone might one day render insulin injections obsolete.

Writing in the scientific journal Cell, the researchers responsible for identifying this new liver hormone explain ... (read more)]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Liver-Hormone-Might-Render-Insulin-Injections-Obsolete-348772.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Liver-Hormone-Might-Render-Insulin-Injections-Obsolete-348772.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Autism-Study-Links-the-Condition-to-Abnormalities-in-the-Placenta-348750.shtml This April 25's issue of the scientific journal Biological Psychiatry witnessed the publication of a new study stating that abnormalities in the placenta are a fairly reliable indicator of an infant's chances of being affected by autism.

The study maintains that, by investigating a child's placenta, it might be ... (read more)]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:20:00 GMT Softpedia News - Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Autism-Study-Links-the-Condition-to-Abnormalities-in-the-Placenta-348750.shtml Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Autism-Study-Links-the-Condition-to-Abnormalities-in-the-Placenta-348750.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru)