Morning News Run
January 16, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Depression a Risk Factor for ED Among Diabetic Men – Reuters
Among men with type 2 diabetes, depressive symptoms represent the most important factor contributing to the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED), according to investigators in Italy and in California. Other modifiable risk factors also play a part, they report.
Researchers First To Map Gene That Regulates Adult Stem Cell Growth – Science Daily
The researchers genetically mapped a stem cell gene and its protein product, Laxetin, and building on that effort, carried the investigation all the way through to the identification of the gene itself. This is the first time such a complete study on a stem cell gene has been carried out. This particular gene is important because it helps regulate the number of adult stem cells in the body, particularly in bone marrow.
Model Dies of Anorexia Two Years After Being Warned She Was Too Fat – Guardian Unlimited
When Ana Carolina Reston arrived for her first foreign fashion shoot, the 8st model was warned she was too fat. Two years later, and two stone lighter, she died from complications arising from anorexia. Tom Phillips reports from Sao Paulo on the tragic waste of a woman whose childhood dreams of being a cover girl came true – but for all the wrong reasons
U.S. House Passes Plan to Negotiate Drug Prices – NPR
The House passes a bill that would require the secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with drug makers for lower prices for Medicare patients. The vote was 255-170 in favor of the bill, including some two dozen Republicans. Those supporting the measure ignored a veto threat from President Bush.
Child Abuse Sufferers More Likely to Have Physical Health problems in Adulthood – BBC
Researchers at King’s College London followed 1,000 people in New Zealand from birth to the age of 32. A third of those who were maltreated had high levels of inflammation – an early indicator of conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Preventing abuse in childhood could help to reduce the burden of illness in adults, experts said.
Uterus Transplant Faces Technical and Ethical Hurdles – ABC news
For some, it might seem like a dream come true. For others, it is simply another step toward an ethically disquieting “brave new world.” Little surprise, then, that one Manhattan hospital’s move to perform a uterus transplant has reignited the controversy over this prospective procedure.
