Nov
17
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by 035901 on 17-11-2011

Norway researchers have discovered an association between sleep problems and fibromyalgia in women. Fibromyalgia is a chronic musculoskeletal pain that affects more than 5 million people over 18 in the United Stated. They found that there is a strong connection between sleep problems and Fibromyalgia and that when a women has sleep problems she is more likely to get Fibromyalgia. This may be the reason why Fibromyalgia is more common in middle aged woman than in young women. I found it interesting that sleep can effect your muscles.

Nov
16
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by 035901 on 16-11-2011

Scientists used silibin, one of the main components of milk thistle, to remove the lung cancer cells in mice. This experiment was a success! Milk thistle may turn out to be as if not more effective than ‘ best treatments. Milk thistle works by stopping chains of infected cells from gaining more cells and there are no harmful side effects. What i found most interesting about this article is that they found a new use for milk thistle. It has been used for over 2,000 years but usually for treating the liver and the gallbladder. I am very glad that they have found a potential treatment for lung cancer.

Oct
11
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by 035901 on 11-10-2011

Title: 

Scientists Determine Alternative Insecticide Dramatically Reduces Malaria Transmission

Date: Oct. 5, 2011

Summary (8-10 sentences):

Benin’s Entomologic Research Center with the effects of bug repellent in homes. They applied insecticide on the walls of 350,000 different homes. None of the residents were infected with malaria. Only a few of the mosquitoes were even carrying the disease. Their experiment showed that the spray was a success! For all of the areas that got sprayed, the infected bites went down 94% during their study. In conclusion, Benin’s Entomologic Research Center found a new way to keep malaria from entering a person’s home. This technique could be very useful and save many lives.

What you liked and why:

I liked that this experiment could save so many lives. Malaria is a very deadly disease and now there is a more effective way to prevent it. With this bug repellent spray the chances that a person will get a bite are very slim. In Africa malaria kills thousands of people each year and this spray will keep thousands from even getting malaria.