Medicine and Scientific Research Update

Olives may be protective against colon cancer:  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108101621.htm  

Scientists find that to treat pneumonia following influenza, clindamycin and azithromycin, which kill bacteria by inhibiting their protein synthesis, are more effective than a standard first-line treatment with the "beta-lactam" antibiotic ampicillin, which causes the bacteria to lyse, or burst.  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108171636.htm

Physical activity may not be the key to the obesity epidemic  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090106091143.htm

Seven personality types identified who are most likely to help those on sick-leave to return to work http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090105091538.htm

Duke University Medical Center Researchers find that low carb diets are better at controlling Type 2 Diabetes  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090105175326.htm  

Potential chemopreventive agents in black raspberries identified by Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108082529.htm

Researchers find that restoring trust is harder when the trust is broken earlier in a relationship http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090107134533.htm

University of Calgary researcher finds that older women who are more physically fit have better cognitive function    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108111423.htm

Randomized controlled study indicates that vitamins C and E and Beta Carotene fail to reduce the risk of cancer    http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/djn438

Potted flowering plants speed post-surgical recovery, study shows  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081229104700.htm

Berry compound shown to reduce aging effect http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2008/081211.htm

The unconscious brain makes the best decisions possible http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=3295

College students find comfort in their pets during hard times http://www.osu.edu/news/newsitem2285

Older adults at greater risk for drug interactions http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/highlight25.html

U.S. doctors’ survey indicates excessive police violence evident in ER cases http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081223193110.htm

Patient consent forms should educate, not intimidate http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217124158.htm