Health News for June 19, 2008

Minimally invasive weight loss surgery improves health in teens
Scientists from Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital of New York-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Centre have found that minimally-invasive weight loss surgery significantly improves obesity-related medical complications. ANI

Soy milk-peanut allergies link dispelled
Debunking the soy milk allergy myth, a Melbourne scientist has revealed that soy milk does not cause peanut allergies. ANI

More exercise, better diet turns off cancer causing genes
Leading a healthy lifestyle with right food and regular exercise can significantly inhibit prostate cancer progression by turning off genes that cause it, suggests a new study. ANI

New findings may help cut incidence of heart attacks, strokes
Two separate studies conducted by researchers from Harvard and Baylor have furnished significant findings on atherosclerosis - a disease affecting arterial blood vessels - which have the potential to reduce incidence of heart attacks and strokes. ANI

Scientists develop new test for faster drug-screening in sports
With Olympics round the corner, scientists from University of Utah have come up with a new anti-doping test that can help in quick and accurate detection of whether an athlete has used drugs to boost naturally occurring steroid levels. ANI

Some adult type 1 diabetics can still produce insulin
A study conducted by American scientists has shown that some adult patients with type 1 diabetes are still capable of producing insulin, and that many of them may live free of any complications like eye, kidney or nerve disease even 50 years after diagnosis. ANI

Stress events during childhood linked to greater allergy risk
Children exposed to stressful events at an early age are at an increased risk of developing allergies later on, according to a new study. ANI

Breath, phlegm tests may cut asthmatic kids steroid use
Researchers at Imperial College London have suggested that testing the breath and phlegm of children with severe asthma might spare them from potentially damaging oral steroid drugs. ANI

New non-toxic treatment has broad anti-cancer potential
Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a new non-toxic treatment that has broad anti-cancer potential. ANI

Psychosocial issues may impact HIV/AIDS treatment outcomes
Psychosocial factors such as stress, depression and trauma can have a significant impact on the treatment outcomes of people infected with HIV/AIDS, according to a researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ANI

A poor diet may be bad for your memory
A new study in mice has linked memory loss to a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol. ANI

Walking interventions do make you more active
Need a motivation to get out of the sofa and indulge in some physical activity? Well, then try out various walking interventions, for according to a new research, a variety of interventions designed to promote walking can effectively motivate individuals to initiate walking behaviors. ANI

High levels of Vitamin D may up colon cancer survival
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found that colon and rectal cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D are more likely to survive than those who are deficient in the vitamin. ANI

Scientists identify risk factors for sudden death for adult muscular dystrophy
A new multicenter study, led by the Indiana University School of Medicine, has identified the risk factors for sudden death for adult muscular dystrophy. ANI

Skin cancer patient cured using cloned cells
A team of US researchers claims to have successfully treated a skin cancer patient with cells cloned from his own immune system. ANI

Babies born by c-section at 50% increased asthma risk
A new study has found that babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 percent greater risk of developing asthma as compared to babies born naturally. ANI