High Red Blood Cell Folate Levels Linked to Silenced Tumor-Suppressors

People with higher levels of folate in their red blood cells were more likely to have two tumor-suppressing genes shut down by methylation, a chemical off switch for genes, researchers report in the December issue of Cancer Prevention Research.

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Newborns With Low Vitamin D Levels at Increased Risk for Respiratory Infections

The vitamin D levels of newborn babies appear to predict their risk of respiratory infections during infancy and the occurrence of wheezing during early childhood, but not the risk of developing asthma. Results of a study in the January 2011 issue of Pediatrics support the theory that widespread vitamin D deficiency contributes to risk of infections.

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Influenza Virus Strains Show Increasing Drug Resistance and Ability to Spread

Two new studies raise public health concerns about increasing antiviral resistance among certain influenza viruses, their ability to spread, and a lack of alternative antiviral treatment options.

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Weightlifting Slashes Lymphedema Risk After Breast Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests

Weightlifting may play a key role in the prevention of the painful limb-swelling condition lymphedema following breast cancer treatment, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

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Season of Birth May Have Long-Term Effects on Personality, Study Suggests

The season in which babies are born can have a dramatic and persistent effect on how their biological clocks function.

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Lap-Band for lower BMI safe, FDA panel says

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Friday
voted that the new proposed Body Mass Index requirements for Lap-Band weight
loss surgery are safe, effective, and that benefits associated with the surgery
outweigh the risks.

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