Weight Loss Promoted By Drug Combination In Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, lost significantly more weight when they took two drugs that are traditionally used to treat diabetes, rather than either drug alone, a study from Slovenia demonstrates. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. PCOS is the leading cause of infertility among women. In the United States, the disorder affects approximately 5 million women, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women's Health. This translates to 1 in 10 to 20 women, overall, who are affected...

19 Jun, 2013

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Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262139.php
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In Postmenopausal Women, Testosterone Improves Verbal Learning And Memory

Postmenopausal women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham treatment with a placebo, a new study found. Results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "This is the first large, placebo-controlled study of the effects of testosterone on mental skills in postmenopausal women who are not on estrogen therapy," said principal investigator Susan Davis, MBBS (MD), PhD, of Monash University, Melbourne, Australia...

19 Jun, 2013

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Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262130.php
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Making Bacteria Make More Antibiotics More Quickly

An antibiotic has been found to stimulate its own production. The findings, to be published in PNAS, could make it easier to scale up antibiotic production for commercialisation. Scientists Dr Emma Sherwood and Professor Mervyn Bibb from the John Innes Centre were able to use their discovery of how the antibiotic is naturally produced to markedly increase the level of production. "We have shown for the first time that an antibiotic with clinical potential can act as signalling molecule to trigger its own synthesis," said Professor Bibb...

19 Jun, 2013

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Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262110.php
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Minimally Invasive Techniques Allow Doctors To Remove Suspicious Polyps, Keep Colon Intact

Millions of people each year have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies. But when a suspicious polyp is bigger than a marble or in a hard-to-reach location, patients are referred for surgery to remove a portion of their colon - even if doctors aren't sure whether the polyp is cancerous or not. Since only 15 percent of all polyps turn out to be malignant, many patients are unnecessarily subjected to the risks of this major surgery. Now there is an alternative...

19 Jun, 2013

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Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262108.php
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Preventing Vascular Calcification May Treat One Of The Main Symptoms Of Premature Aging Disease

HGPS is a rare genetic disease that affects one in every 4-8 million births. The disease is caused by a spontaneous mutation in one of the two copies (alleles) of the gene LMNA, which codes for lamin A, a protein important for the integrity and function of the envelope surrounding the cell nucleus. The mutation causes incorrect processing of the messenger RNA for lamin proteins, resulting in the synthesis of an anomalous protein, called progerin...

19 Jun, 2013

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Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262103.php
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Whooping Cough Can Be Deadly For Infants, But 61 Percent Of Adults Don't Know Their Vaccine Status

Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise in the U.S., recently reaching their highest level in 50 years. The disease can be serious or even fatal to newborns who have not yet received vaccinations. Effective vaccines against pertussis have been available for many decades, but that vaccine protection can wear off over time. A new University of Michigan poll shows that 61 percent of adults say they don't know when they were last vaccinated against pertussis, which could mean they might be unwittingly exposing vulnerable babies to the disease...

19 Jun, 2013

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Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262112.php
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Strong Link Between Bullying And Suicide

Bullying and suicide among youth are a serious public health problem, a CDC expert panel reported in the Journal of Adolescent Health today. The authors explained that bullying can have long-lasting and damaging effects which can persist for months and even years. Several studies over the last few years have associated bullying with depression. The media has covered the theme extensively. In view of this, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) decided to gather a group of experts (Panel) to focus on bullying, its causes and consequences, and how to address it...

19 Jun, 2013

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Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/262150.php
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