Day: December 22, 2016

Discrimination interacts with certain genetic variants to negatively impact health

It’s no secret that discrimination is stressful for those who experience it, but turns out the issue is more than skin deep – these stressors can interact with our genetics to negatively impact our health, a new University of Florida study shows. Study researchers developed a novel measure of unfair treatment to study the effects of discrimination on health, particularly with respect to racial disparities in complex diseases, which are illnesses resulting from both genetic and environmental factors.

High BMI leads to epigenetic changes, study shows

The extra pounds you gain during the holidays will not only show up on your hips but will also affect your DNA. This is the result of a large-scale international study coordinated by Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, a partner in the German Center for Diabetes Research, which has now been published in ‘Nature’.

Patients are suffering because of ‘fragmented’ care services, watchdogs warn

Patients, including the elderly, are being hit by a lack of co-ordination in health and social care, watchdogs have warned The “fragmented” nature of health and social care services can cause problems for patients with providers sometimes arguing over who has responsibility for giving care, watchdogs have found. The division of labour and “poor communication” among providers often leads to complaints from family members about care services, a joint report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and the Local Government Ombudsman has found.

Bioworx Is North Florida’s New Sterile Compounding Pharmacy

“We want to build decade-long relationships with our customers, so we have developed operations that will be compliant – not just this year – but for years to come” – Meg Salituro, Bioworx managing partner Bioworx Compounding Pharmacy is a new full-service retail compounding pharmacy in Green Cove Springs. The pharmacy offers Florida residents pharmaceuticals produced in a state-of-the-art sterile facility.

Knead Some Imagination

A jar of white gooey paste with the label Bavarian Black Death occupies place in the collection of similar jars in home baker Sujit Sumitran’s home. It is a culture of yeast and bacteria, he says, that came from Bavaria during the Black Plague of 1633.

North Coast Rep Heralds New Year with Critically Acclaimed Hit,…

North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its highly successful Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of Marjorie Prime, hailed as “an elegant, thoughtful, quietly unsettling drama” by The New York Times. Written by Jordan Harrison, the play enjoyed triumphant runs in Los Angeles and New York and was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for drama and won the 2016 Horton Foote Prize, which honors excellence in American theatre.

Pipeline Review of Protein Kinase C Epsilon Type (nPKC Epsilon or…

Pipeline Review of Protein Kinase C Epsilon Type Examined in Latest Report, H2 2016 Global Markets Direct’s, “Protein Kinase C Epsilon Type – Pipeline Review, H2 2016,” provides in depth analysis on Protein Kinase C Epsilon Type targeted pipeline therapeutics. Albany, NY, December 22, 2016 — — A latest report by Global Market Direct has been added to the broad database of Market Research Hub, titled “Protein Kinase C Epsilon Type Pipeline Review, H2 2016”.

Multiple sclerosis drug a a landmarka

A drug that alters the immune system has been described as “big news” and a “landmark” in treating multiple sclerosis, doctors and charities say. Trials, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest the drug can slow damage to the brain in two forms of MS.

Ogbeh puts poultry farmers on alert over bird flu outbreak

THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, yesterday, put poultry farmers across the country on alert over the recent outbreak of bird flu in Kano State. Ogbeh said poultry farmers should apply preventive measures to curtail any penetration in their farms by migratory birds from Europe and other parts of the world believed to be carriers of the virus.

Holidays can also rekindle feelings of grief

The Christmas season can pose some challenges for those grieving the loss of a loved one. Lynett Getz, social worker, grief companion, facilitator, counsellor and life celebrant, talks to an audience at Strathcona Centre on Wednesday about strategies to cope.–NEWS PHOTO GILLIAN SLADE If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, this time of year can be particularly difficult, but there are some strategies you can employ to help, an audience was told Wednesday at a workshop at Strathcona Centre.

Jim Carrey slams STD claims

The 54-year-old actor has been caught in an ongoing legal battle since Brigid Sweetman – the mother of his late ex-girlfriend Cathriona White – filed a lawsuit claiming that her daughter took her own life after she realized the star had given her three sexually transmitted diseases . Now, the ‘Bruce Almighty’ star has filed his own response, claiming that because the STDs were reported to have happened two years prior to Cathriona’s death, they had no impact on her eventual suicide and should therefore be thrown out of court.

On the Frontlines of the Unhoused

… Disability Services (SDS). Joe is 66, and suffered a back injury that has made one leg useless. He has several other health issues and was banned from riding the bus due to his unpleasant smell. SDS was close to getting him housed and said that he …

.com | 13-year-old gets a second chance at life

Thirteen-year-old Emlynn Singh will spend her Christmas celebrating like any other child after undergoing the first children’s heart transplant ever performed at the Maboneng Heart Institute. “We had become desperately concerned about Emlynn’s well-being and constantly feared that her heart would fail during that time.

City firefighter dies of cancer related to the line of duty

Funeral services as set for this Friday for the Lethbridge Fire Department Captain John Wagontall who died on Sunday after a battle with cancer related to the work of firefighting. Herald file photo by Ian Martens @IMartensHerald In 2006, he rode nearly 8,000 kilometres across Canada during a Cycle For Life campaign, raising awareness about prostate cancer and the importance of early detection – and raising almost $25,000.

We’re all in this together

… for planning permission. Another organisation to benefit was the Male Bag Foundation, known for promoting men’s health via road trips on old postman motorbikes. The donated funds went towards a prostate cancer biopsy machine probe, which would …