Health News On 24 Sep 2007

Posted on Sep 24, 2007 | Comments 0

Calcium Link To Heart Attacks
Women Taking calcium supplements to cut their risk of fracturing frail and thinning bones are more likely to have heart attacks and strokes, a major new University of Auckland study has found.
Nerve Damage May Be Triggered By Cell-Surface Sugar Defects In Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Defects on cell-surface sugars may promote the short-term inflammation and long-term neurodegeneration that occurs in the central nervous system of multiple sclerosis patients, according to University of California, Irvine researchers.
Early Childbirth Linked To Poor Health In Middle Age
Women who have their first child before age 20 are at a higher risk of chronic diseases and death when they reach middle age, a new study shows.
New Discovery On Blood Doping And Anemia
A stunning discovery by German scientists may make blood doping and the treatment of severe anemia as easy as washing your hair.
Cancer May Be Prevented By Controlling Organ Size
Scientists at Johns Hopkins recently discovered that a chemical chain reaction that controls organ size in animals ranging from insects to humans could mean the difference between normal growth and cancer.