http://healthknowitall.net HealthKnowItAll.net, your ultimate source for health news. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:32:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Washington - A new virus has been identified that puts a man at increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in American men, effecting an estimated 1 in 6. The virus was thought only to be present in animals, putting them at risk of ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/09/08/new-virus-puts-men-at-increased-risk-of-prostate-cancer/ Researchers of a new study say that injecting mice with growth factor can mend their broken hearts without the use of stem cells. Stem cell therapy is very controversial because many view it as being unethical. After a heart attack, the heart muscle does not repair itself, meaning that it is often ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/07/23/growth-factor-injections-may-mend-a-broken-heart/ Chinese scientists have reported being able to make baby mice from skin cells of animals without the use of embryonic stem cells. To make this possible, the teams of scientists took regular skin cells from mice, and worked with them to coax them to turn into embryonic stem cells. They were then ... http://healthknowitall.net/curiosity/2009/07/23/chinese-scientists-develop-living-mice-from-skin-cells/ Green Tea Compound Called Polyphenon Slows Down Growth of Prostate Cancer Researchers of a new study say that green tea may actually help slow down the rate at which tumors of the prostate grow. They reached this finding following a study of men all between 40 and 70 years of age, all ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/06/20/drinking-green-tea-slows-prostate-cancer-growth/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - It is being reported that Ventures guitar player Bob Bogle has died at the age of 75. He died on Sunday after a 4 year battle with a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Bogle stopped playing with the band 4 years ago, to concentrate on fighting his ... http://healthknowitall.net/celebrity-health/2009/06/17/ventures-lead-guitarist-dies-at-75/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Results of a new study suggest that a rumored gene that was said to increase a person's risk of becoming depressed actually does not exist. Study results from 2003, suggested that a person was more likely to develop depression if they had a genetic variant and were exposed ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/06/17/study-proves-depression-gene-does-not-exist/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - People who live with the skin condition psoriasis are also at risk of suffering a heart attack, say researchers of a new study. Psoriasis is a very nasty skin condition that is characterized by plaque build up on the skin resulting in a blotchy appearance. Researchers compared medical ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/06/16/psoriasis-raises-risk-of-heart-disease-and-stroke/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Actress Farrah Fawcett is said to be in stable condition despite no longer receiving treatment for anal cancer. She stopped responding to the medication a while ago and has since been released from hospital to her home, where she is currently residing. Fawcett, 62, was diagnosed with anal ... http://healthknowitall.net/celebrity-health/2009/06/16/farrah-fawcett-in-stable-condition/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Results of a new study suggest that children diagnosed with sinus infections maybe at increased risk of developing toxic shock syndrome. Toxic shock syndrome is usually associated with tampon use, and up until now has been overlooked in children because of its rarity. Toxic shock syndrome occurs when ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/06/16/sinus-infections-linked-to-increased-risk-of-toxic-shock-syndrome-in-kids/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Health officials in the state of Florida have announced that a 9 year old boy is the first victim of swine flu to die in the state. The boy haled from Miami-Dade County and is one of 417 Floridians to have fallen ill with the virus. Since the ... http://healthknowitall.net/health-care/2009/06/16/florida-child-first-in-state-to-die-from-swine-flu/