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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — A newly released study shows that a good old-fashioned back massage can go a long way to easing the pain and anxiety that follows major surgery.

605 veterans were part of a randomized controlled trial conducted between 2003 and 2005 by Allison R. Mitchinson, M.P.H., and N.C.T.M.B., of the Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Men’s healthcare System in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The average age of the group was 64 and each patient was undergoing major chest or abdominal surgery. They found that massage was effective in relieving both post surgical pain and anxiety.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – By the end of the year it is predicted there will be more than 12 million new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths worldwide – that’s about 20,000 cancer deaths a day.

The estimates come from a new American Cancer Society report based on data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The report also estimates 5.4 million of those cancers and 2.9 million deaths will be in economically developed countries, while 6.7 million case and 4.7 million deaths will be in economically developing countries.

The research shows the three most commonly diagnosed cancers in men in developed countries are prostate, lung, and colorectal cancer; in women they are breast, colorectal, and lung cancer. But in developing countries the three most commonly diagnosed cancers in men are lung, stomach, and liver cancer; and in women they are cancers of the breast, cervix uteri, and stomach. Cancers of the stomach, liver, and cervix are related to infection in these countries.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Getting back on track for good Men’s health could be as simple as a walk in the park. A new study done at the Duke University Medical Center shows that even a moderate amount of brisk walking can trim waistlines and cut disease risk factors.

The lead author of the study is Johanna Johnson, a clinical researcher at Duke Medical Center. “A person can lower their risk of MetS (metabolic syndrome) by walking just 30 minutes a day, 6 days per week. That’s about 11 miles per week, said Johnson. “And our study shows that you’ll benefit even if you don’t make any dietary changes.”

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – The great-grandparent of all human blood cells has been identified. And if could lead to new treatments for blood cancers and other blood diseases.

Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine isolated the cell - called the multipotent progenitor – which fills an important gap in the human blood cell family tree. It is the first offspring of the bone marrow stem cell.

The scientists isolated the human progenitor cell by grouping blood cells according to proteins on their surface. They then looked for a pool of cells that could form all the final cells of the blood but could not keep renewing their own supplies – a unique trait of stem cells. They found it and can now identify, isolate and study it in the lab.

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By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Men’s health Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Two women exchange stories about a recent vacation, a child’s college plans and their favorite new restaurant. Two old friends having coffee together? Nope! A new study finds this is what many doctor’s visits are starting to sound like.

While recent studies have shown good doctor-patient communication is beneficial for the patient’s overall (more…)

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – An ingredient in semen could be to blame for most HIV infections.

New research from Germany shows the ingredient – prostatic acidic phosphatase (PAP) – dramatically increases the ability of the HIV virus to cause infection. Scientists found when fragments of PAP are isolated from semen they form tiny fibers called amyloid fibrils. The fibrils catch particles of HIV and help them to penetrate target cells which significantly enhances the infection rate.

“We were not expecting to find an enhancer, and were even more surprised about the strength,” study author Frank Kirchhoff, University Clinic of Ulm, Germany, was quoted as saying. “Most enhancers have maybe a two- or three-fold effect, but here the effect was amazing—more than 50-fold and, under certain conditions, more than 100,000-fold. At first, I didn’t believe it, but we ran the experiment over and over, always with the same result.”

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – A neural protein may help reduce brain damage after someone has a stroke.

New research from China looked at the benefits of the neural protein, Secretoneurin (SN) in a rat model of stroke. SN plays various roles in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system such as increasing the formation of blood vessels in mouse corneas.

The study found the rats’ production of SN increased in brain cells after oxygen flow to the brain was blocked, simulating an ischemic stroke. And in lab experiments, SN improved the survival of primary brain cell cultures deprived of oxygen and glucose.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – In recent years, more women than men have developed and died from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). And the disease is still on the rise in females.

Researchers from the University of Michigan wanted to see how the disease is different in women than in men. They found manifestations of the disease differ by gender, as do risk factors, symptoms, disease, progression, and diagnosis.

COPD is made up of what used to be considered two distinct diseases – emphysema which is an abnormality in the lung tissue, and chronic bronchitis, an obstruction of the airways.

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