Health News for October 19, 2007

Antibiotics unnecessarily prescribed to reduce risk following ENT infections
Antibiotics are unnecessarily being prescribed to reduce the risk of possible complications after upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat, or ear infection, a new study has found. ANI

Smurfs may help predict who will get arthritis
A new study has revealed that Smad Ubiquitination Regulatory Factors (smurfs), an enzyme which controls the response of cells to growth factors, may be the major cause of osteoarthritis. ANI

Heres why some of us can handle stress better
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center say that they have understood the brain chemistry that regulates the ability to cope with stress in mice. ANI

New report gives green signal to angioplasty for women
A new review has dismissed suggestions that angioplasty is not safe for women. ANI