Health News for January 21, 2008

Oz wine industry pronounces 2 drinks a day limit wrong
The Australian wine industry says that new drinking guidelines, which recommend limiting liquor consumption to two standard drinks a day for women and four for men, are wrong because they do not take into account the physiological and biological differences in people. ANI

Gene suppression may make for scar-free healing of wounds
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that suppressing one of the genes, which is normally switched on in wound cells, may heal wounds faster and reduce scarring. ANI

Study calls for weighing pros and cons of prostate cancer drug before use
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say that men should weigh the potential benefits as well as side effects of a drug called finasteride before relying on it as a preventative medicine for prostate cancer. ANI

Sunday is the most sleepless night of the week
Feeling listless and sleepy on Monday? Well, the condition might be explained by the fact that Sunday happens to be the most sleepless night of the week. ANI

Mobile phone radiation disrupts sleep, causes headaches
Researchers from the US and Sweden have found in a study, funded by some of the worlds biggest phone makers, that radiations emitting from mobile phones cause headaches and interrupt vital sleep patterns. The researchers - from Wayne State University in the US and Swedens Karolinska Institute - say that participants who were exposed to mobile radiation during the study were found to experience headaches, change of moods, confusion, and trouble in sleeping. ANI

Researchers identify genetic risk factors linked to lupus
A new study has identified multiple new genetic risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease. ANI

Stem-cell transplantation prompts muscle growth in mice with muscular dystrophy
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have successfully used embryonic stem cells from mice to prompt the growth of healthy muscle cells in the rodents afflicted with a human model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ANI

Two cups of coffee, tea a day doubles miscarriage risk
Expecting women really do need to cut down their intake of caffeine - whether from coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or hot chocolate - for a new study has found newer, stronger that it increases the risk of miscarriage. ANI

Soon, sharpened X-ray imaging with multiple medical and industrial uses
Swiss researchers have devised a novel technique to produce dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths used in typical medical and industrial imaging equipment. ANI