HenryFordHealth.org – Electromagnetic pulses significantly reduce knee pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers. In the double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study, 34 patients used a portable battery-operated device that emits a low-intensity pulsating electromagnetic frequency and experienced more than 40 percent pain relief on their first day. “Our [...]

HopkinsMedicine.org -  Minocycline – a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne – effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) lies dormant and prevents them from reactivating and replicating, according to NIH-funded research by Johns Hopkins scientists. The drug, minocycline, likely will improve on [...]

Yale.edu – Exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine. The findings were reported in the March 2010 issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology [...]

UNC.edu – Obesity may limit the body’s ability to develop immunity to influenza viruses, particularly secondary infections, by inhibiting the immune system’s ability to “remember” how it fought off previous similar bouts of illness, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The results, published in the March 15, 2010 [...]

JHSPH.edu – Measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk for clinical outcomes than the commonly used measurement of fasting glucose, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. HbA1c levels accurately predict future diabetes, and they better predict stroke, heart disease and all-cause mortality [...]

MayoClinic.org – Orthopedic surgeons are seeing a wave of exercise-related and athletic injuries among baby boomers – a phenomenon dubbed “boomeritis.” The March 2010 issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource covers what’s behind boomeritis. Baby boomers, now in their 50s and 60s, are fitter and more athletic longer into their lives, compared with their parents’ [...]