Health News for October 29, 2007

Brit health leaflet warns that ugly women look gorgeous after booze bender!
Downing some units of alcoholic beverages may make you feel that you are being accompanied by the most gorgeous partner, even though the person with you is very ugly, warns a leaflet from the National Health Service (NHS). ANI

Biological cements to repair burst fractures of the spine on the anvil
Researchers from the University of Leeds and Queens University Belfast are developing biological cements to repair burst fractures of the spine. ANI

Simple blood test for Alzheimers prediction expected in 2 years
A simple blood test to detect Alzheimers disease may be on the anvil, with two biotech companies claiming that the test developed by them has shown promising results. ANI

Study sheds new light on inflammation in osteoarthritis
A new study conducted by UK researchers has shed light on a potential novel mechanism for synovial inflammation in degenerative arthritis. ANI

Chlamydia vaccines first tests on women expected in 3 years
Australian researchers have accelerated efforts towards the development of the worlds first vaccine for chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection, by starting new tests on mice to determine how the bodys immune system responds to the disease. ANI

Walking inhibits, reverses bone loss caused from prostate cancer treatment
A recent research has revealed that walking inhibits and even reverses bone loss caused by prostate cancer treatment. ANI

Volcanic clay found to kill 99 per cent of MRSA superbugs
Dirt that originated in French volcanoes has the potential to kill up to 99 per cent of colonies of bugs like MRSA and E coli within 24 hours, say scientists. ANI

Johnny Cash themed Walk the Line voted Best Music Biopic
Walk the Line, the film about the life of singer Johnny Cash, has topped a poll for the Greatest Music Biopic. ANI

Smokers at greater risk of developing psoriasis
A new study has found that people who smoke are at a greater risk of developing psoriasis, a disease which affects the skin and joints and commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. ANI

Worlds first surgery in womb in case of premature rupture of foetal membrane
Doctors at Bonn University Clinic have performed the worlds first successful surgery in the womb in a case of premature rupture of the foetal membrane, and prevented a baby from dying as a result of it. ANI

Smoking does not result in more aggressive or advanced breast cancers
A new study has revealed that smoking cigarettes does not lead to more aggressive or advanced breast cancers. ANI