A new group of biologically active omega 3 fatty acids have the potential to cure the periodontal inflammations and restore the healthy gums, Boston University researchers said.

The new group known as “Resolvins” has two types which are made up EPA and DHA omega fatty acid. Both of these compounds control the triglyceride level in the blood and prevent the process of atherosclerosis in the body. DHA and EPA are already widely used to reduce the inflammation of Croh’s disease of rheumatoid arthritis. The use of these substances has already been established before the representation of the new findings of the International & American Association for Dental Research. …Click here to read more

According to a US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention report they have found traces of perchlorate in many infant milk formulas. Perchlorate is widely used for rocket fuel.

The traces of this component have also been found in drinking water in almost 28 territories and states and they are being reckoned as a legacy of those missile and rocket trials that were used in the Cold War.

The finding has been published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology in the March issue, but it couldn’t come into public attention until a caution from an advocacy organization Environmental Working Group.

Dr Joshua G Shier is the first author of this CDC study, he and his team didn’t name the 15 brands that they used in their tests, but they report that two out of these 15 brands account for nearly 87% powdered infant formula in the US markets. …Click here to read more

ASPS, American Society of Plastic Surgeons released a report on 25th March, 2009, regarding the increase and decrease in cosmetic procedures among different ethnic groups living in USA. According to their statistics, ethnic cosmetic procedures increased by 11 % in the year 2008, where as such procedures among Hispanics increased by 18 %. A decrease by 2 % was recorded among Caucasians.

According to the detailed statistics, a total of 12 million cosmetic plastic surgeries were performed in the year 2008 in USA. Almost 1.3 million surgeries were undergone by Hispanics, comprising 10 % of the total number.

African American covered 8 %, with approximately 910,000 procedures. Cosmetic procedures undergone by Asian patients amounted to 7 %, with 866,000 surgeries.
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Results of a large scale study indicate a considerable link between inherited depression and brain cortex thinning that occurs in the hemisphere.

Dr. Myrna Weissman led that study which published in the online journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Dr. Bradley Peterson was the first author of that study who is director of MRI Research in Psychiatry department at Columbia University Medical Center.

Peterson, Weissman and colleagues noticed the people with higher risk of becoming the victim of depression had 28% thinner brain cortex than those who didn’t have any known risk for the disease.

According to the researchers these results were quite amazing for them” “This rate of brain thinning is equal to brain loss amount that could be seen in the people with schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease,” Peterson says.

“The amount of difference was so great that we couldn’t even believe it, so we checked it again and again to find out all the alternative explanations, but the same difference occurred again and again.”

Explaining about how thinner cortex has link to depression, Peterson says that this thinness seems to affect a person’s ability to pay proper attention and make sense of emotional and social responses from other people.

In their study, Peterson and colleague also tested the levels of inattention of the participants of the study

Affordable Healthcare is one of the most critical health issues in American society today. It has been found that many American citizens are compromising on their health issues because of the economical crisis and rising prices of basic commodities of life. The situation becomes more critical when people opt to skip doses and neglecting health issues. What every American is looking forward to is an affordable healthcare solution.

In this regard many campaigns are ongoing with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA on the front line by launching its first awareness campaign all over the U.S. Whilst the U.S is going for possible healthcare reforms in 2009, Teva aims at making people understand generic drugs’ economical value. Generic drugs are quite valuable because of the savings they provide, said senior director of corporate communications, North America, Teva, Denise Bradley.

‘Year of Affordable Healthcare’ is a nationwide campaign headed by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA which is in coherence with Hatch-Waxman Act. Hatch-Waxman Act holds a turning point position in American healthcare history, as it gave birth to the today generic drug industry which has helped and is helping saving billions of dollars in health care.

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Results of a new US study show that different workout can be very helpful to improve the quality of life in postmenopausal women, although they are not effective in losing weight.

In their study, the researchers included 430 postmenopausal women (aged 57.4 on average basis) and they assigned 4 kilocalories per kg, 8 kilocalories per kg or 12 kilocalories per kg as exercise expenditure randomly for these groups. These levels show 50%, 100% and 150% of the present recommendations of public health physical activity.

Corby K. Martin, the lead author of the study, says, “It was found that 4-KKW, 8-KKW and 12-KKW groups were 95%, 88.1% and 93.7% adhere to exercise respectively and every group spent 73.9%, 138.3% and 183.6 min/week for exercise.”

It was found that control group had 2.07lbs average weight loss, 2.95 lbs in 8-KKW group 2.07 and 2.90lbs in 12-KKW group.

“Nearly on every aspect of life quality dose response was noted and it was also found that the health perception was quite improved in 4-KKW group and similarly there was a considerable boost in their mental health and vitality if compared to control group,” the researchers explained.

The study has been published in the Archives of Internal Medicine Feb. 09 issue.