July 2011 - News

Shriners Hospitals for Children Selects 2011-2012 Patient Ambassadors (PRWeb July 06, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Session/PatientAmbassadors/prweb8623415.htm

As we age, we become increasingly more concerned with our health, both in mental and physical regards. Interestingly, studies indicate that learning abates the effects of the aging process; in fact,... (PRWeb July 06, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8510722.htm

BEIJING, July 7 (UPI) -- China's central bank, battling rising inflation, raised its one-year borrowing and lending rates by 0.25 percent, the third such hike this year. Read More...

EDMONTON, Alberta, July 7 (UPI) -- Higher daily doses of aspirin, as much as 325 milligrams daily, may play a role in preventing heart attacks for those with diabetes, Canadian researchers say. Read More...

ALBUQUERQUE, July 7 (UPI) -- Celecoxib, a drug used to treat arthritis, may emerge as a potent chemopreventive agent for lung cancer, U.S. researchers say. Read More...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 7 (UPI) -- Jeff Cunningham scored in the game's final seconds Wednesday to give Columbus a 1-0 victory over Vancouver. Read More...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain employees at cement plants could be at higher risk for ventilatory impairment, according to an ongoing study by Norwegian and Italian investigators.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found a molecule in the body which controls sensitivity to pain from UVB irradiation, or sunburn, and say it may help them develop new drugs to treat pain in other common conditions such as arthritis.