Low-cal ketogenic diet slows brain cancer in mice
A calorically restricted ketogenic diet decreases the growth of malignant brain tumors in laboratory mice, according to an online report in the journal Nutrition & Metabolism.
A ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that induces excess production of ketone bodies, which are incompletely burned fat molecules. This diet has been used to control epileptic seizures that do not respond to drug treatment.
Smokers Clock Up Almost 8 Additional Days of Sick Leave Every Year
Smokers take an average of almost eight days more of sick leave every year than their non-smoking colleagues, suggested research published in Tobacco Control .
The research team analysed nationally representative registry data on sickness absence among more than 14,000 workers in Sweden between 1988 and 1991.
Airway heat therapy helps with asthma control
The removal of muscle tissue in the overly active airways of asthma sufferers by exposing the tissue to heat—a procedure called bronchial thermoplasty—can help improve the control of moderate to severe persistent asthma, new research suggests.
The so-called smooth-muscle fibers that surround the airways are what cause constriction of the airways in asthma. Bronchial thermoplasty aims to reduce smooth muscle activity by delivering thermal energy to the walls of the airways. The experimental treatment is given in a series of procedures using a bronchoscope and a device at the end for generating heat in a controlled fashion.
“Weekender” Cialis promises China marital bliss
Eli Lilly & Co., maker of impotence drug Cialis, hopes that Chinese couples who might resort to traditional aphrodisiacs or divorce court to resolve sexual problems will seek marital bliss with its own remedy.
The U.S. drugmaker launched a marketing campaign for Cialis in the world’s most populous country on Thursday with the release of a survey showing that 45 percent of middle-aged Chinese couples had experienced erectile dysfunction problems.
