http://healthwisejournal.com Daily source for health-related news Sat, 05 May 2012 03:17:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://healthwisejournal.com/first-scorpion-antivenom-receives-fda-approval-1087/ http://healthwisejournal.com/first-scorpion-antivenom-receives-fda-approval-1087/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:56:26 +0000 Salman http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=1087 Anascorp® antivenom has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a device in the treatment of patients suffering from the effects of scorpion sting. “This is a historic event,” states Dr. Leslie Boyer, lead investigator on clinical trials of the antivenom; director of the University of Arizona’s VIPER Institute (Venom Immunochemistry, Pharmacology [...]]]> http://healthwisejournal.com/first-scorpion-antivenom-receives-fda-approval-1087/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/humor-copd-1063/ http://healthwisejournal.com/humor-copd-1063/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:03:54 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=1063 Laughter may not be the best medicine after all, at least not in all cases. It is nonetheless a proven fact that a good sense of humor is attributed to the improvement of one’s mood, particularly those afflicted with a chronic respiratory disease. However, a recent study suggests that laughing out loud can potentially affect [...]]]> http://healthwisejournal.com/humor-copd-1063/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/research-sids-depression-1032/ http://healthwisejournal.com/research-sids-depression-1032/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:12:53 +0000 Admin http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=1032 Recently, a team of scientific experts working on an NIH-funded research was able to develop a strain of mice equipped with an off switch to specifically turn off the cells that release serotonin. These cells form a nervous network that regulates many natural functions like temperature, breathing and mood. This selective switch only works for [...]]]> http://healthwisejournal.com/research-sids-depression-1032/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/improving-respiratory-function-for-newborns-with-heart-defects-1029/ http://healthwisejournal.com/improving-respiratory-function-for-newborns-with-heart-defects-1029/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:08:52 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=1029 Heart disorders are very life-threatening, and children are affected in as much as adults are. Researchers from the Georgia Health Sciences University have been studying means to utilize the natural recycling process of the body in the hopes of allowing the blood vessels to handle the cardiac workload while awaiting treatment for the heart disease. [...]]]> http://healthwisejournal.com/improving-respiratory-function-for-newborns-with-heart-defects-1029/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/lung-disease-treatment-981/ http://healthwisejournal.com/lung-disease-treatment-981/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:25:29 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=981 http://healthwisejournal.com/lung-disease-treatment-981/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/corticosteroids-pneumonia-851/ http://healthwisejournal.com/corticosteroids-pneumonia-851/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:00:54 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=851 http://healthwisejournal.com/corticosteroids-pneumonia-851/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/detrimental-effects-of-maternal-smoking-738/ http://healthwisejournal.com/detrimental-effects-of-maternal-smoking-738/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 01:34:08 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=738 http://healthwisejournal.com/detrimental-effects-of-maternal-smoking-738/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/common-heart-medications-not-effective-in-managing-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-729/ http://healthwisejournal.com/common-heart-medications-not-effective-in-managing-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-729/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 01:43:30 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=729 http://healthwisejournal.com/common-heart-medications-not-effective-in-managing-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-729/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/post-deployment-lung-problems-725/ http://healthwisejournal.com/post-deployment-lung-problems-725/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 01:39:22 +0000 Denise http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=725 http://healthwisejournal.com/post-deployment-lung-problems-725/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/copd-patients-718/ http://healthwisejournal.com/copd-patients-718/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 23:36:46 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=718 http://healthwisejournal.com/copd-patients-718/feed/ 0