National Nursing Review : Nursing Study Resources & Health Tips

At times, advances in medicine seem drawn from a science fiction movie rather than a study to improve the health and welfare of humans.

With reservations that such research requires, especially when found in an early stage, a group of British scientists has managed to transform one type of cells similar to stem cells in hearts of adult mice to function as heart muscle, which represents a breakthrough for coronary patients.

The main conclusion from this study that, sure, will be talking about medicine is that in future it could develop a drug to those hearts that have been damaged by a heart to regenerate themselves. (more…)

A stem cell is a cell with the capacity to self-renew through mitotic divisions or continue the differentiation pathway for which is scheduled and therefore produce one or more mature tissues and fully differentiated according to their degree of multipotency.

The scientists discovered more than 20 years ago how to get stem cells from mouse embryos. In late 1998, after intensive experimental work, a group of researchers from the University of Wisconsin (USA) won the first culture of human embryonic stem cells. From this moment, the cell ancestors have been presented as the great therapeutic hope of the new century.

Whatever the source, stem cells face a common problem in laboratory culture. For these cells to proliferate to obtain sufficient material for therapeutic use have to be grown under very specific conditions. (more…)

Sleep an average of 6-8 hours a day is healthy. European scientists and researchers have conducted a study which shows that sleeping more than nine hours a night is damaging to health, even may be a sign of serious illness. It followed more than a million people for 25 years and there were more than 100,000 deaths around the world.

Sleeping less than 6 hours a day is not recommended, excessive hours of sleep can cause serious problems in both cases can be a cause of major diseases and in isolated cases even death. (more…)

To spare are acquaintances all the advantages that has the Mediterranean diet on our agency, since is one of the most complete and healthy of as many we can consume. Thus, we find what are the benefits of the Mediterranean diet.

Snacks, healthy, and light food: Mediterranean diet. Just by eating healthy and varied, you’re giving your body what it needs, so this is one of the great secrets of Mediterranean cuisine, typical of Italy, Spain, Greece or France. In it your fish, cereals, legumes, nuts and salads. (more…)

Several studies have shown that the implementation of the TAC annual preventive reduce 20 percent of deaths from lung cancer in populations at risk, which for the director of the department of chest medicine at the University of Navarra Hospital and principal investigator of one of them, Dr. Javier Zulueta, should serve to reopen the debate about its effectiveness in the future.

IELCAP international study, published recently and included the participation of the University Hospital of Navarra and the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, and the recent research conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and funded by the U.S. government, endorse the importance of this diagnostic test in the increased survival of patients with lung cancer. (more…)

Among the universal habits undoubtedly drinking coffee at breakfast and after dinner, is one of the most pleasurable. Not only that, but also the tool most used to get extra power offered by caffeine.

No doubt coffee has great benefits but also likely to be unhealthy for our bodies. That’s why here clarify the most frequent questions on the consumption of this rich but sometimes dangerous drinking.

Is good the coffee for our body?
Well, mainly, everything should be eaten in moderation. Even in the best interest of coffee, is that reduces the risk of Parkinson’s and diabetes. As explained above, due to its caffeine content and energy that this brings, helps overcome depression. But be careful, because all these benefits depend on the dose consumed. (more…)

Vitamin B3, is a very beneficial nutrient to prevent and combat ailments and diseases that afflict our body. Among the advantages of its use can be noted that high-dose anti-cholesterol is a nutrient that is essential to prevent cardiovascular disease.

This is the main element in the fight against pellagra, a disease whose main symptoms are diarrhea, skin diseases and signs of dementia. It is used to combat mental disorders, emotional instability, persecution complex and a feeling of insecurity.

In addition, Vitamin B3 is involved in the processes of digestion and prevent gastrointestinal disorders by a malfunction of the intestinal flora. Also participates in the synthesis of various hormones such as sex, thyroid and insulin. (more…)

A study by the Center Rehabilitation Heart of Clinic Valmont-Genolier in Glion (Switzerland) has concluded that physical exercise in a planned way can improve the flow of blood after a heart attack.

This study found that any kind of exercise was very useful to correct vascular dysfunction in patients who had suffered a heart attack, no difference was found between resistance training, aerobics or in combination.

But the improvement in blood flow observed in the 209 survivors who participated in the study, was lost after four weeks of the cessation of exercise. This shows that such patients should be kept in a program constant training to maintain vascular benefits. (more…)

We know the syndrome of menopause in women, but something less than crisis of 50 in men. However, crisis of the fifty available in both men and women. This is the time to take stock and question certain things. In fact, this crisis takes place between 45 and 55 years.

All men are equal before the crisis. Some do not change anything in his life, because after an uncompromising analysis, think their life is perfect. Others, however, feel a general malaise and everything so far had a strong importance, becomes secondary. For these men, fifty is synonymous with abrupt change in everyday life. (more…)

Two years ago, British researchers have found that beet juice helps to reduce blood pressure. In a new study, funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the journal Hypertension, they show that nitrate is an ingredient contained in the beets that helps reduce tension.

Beet juice tablets and nitrate were also effective in reducing blood pressure within 24 hours. The higher the voltage, the higher the effect of the juice and tablets was important.

This study suggests hope for a more natural approach than drugs against hypertension, the authors consider. Nitrates are also found in many vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, carrots and turnips. (more…)