A balanced
diet could prevent hearing loss
Every
time you hit the dance floor to the sound of loud music, you may risk losing
your capacity to hear. But those with a substandard diet could be more
vulnerable. ‘People with healthy diets who eat adequate fruit and vegetables,
have better hearing thresholds than people with a poor diet, according to large
population databases,’ Colleen Le Prell, professor at Florida University, was
quoted as saying. Studies on animals have shown that dietary supplements such
as vitamins A, C, E and magnesium can prevent hearing loss by reducing
inflammation and swelling and increasing the blood supply to the inner
ear.
Results are now expected next month
of two recent clinical trials in humans that have studied whether dietary
supplements and a new drug can protect hearing after exposure to a loud noise.
This may mean we will be able to protect our ears by popping a vitamin pill
before going out clubbing, The Guardian reported. However, experts warned that
however effective a pill turns out to be, noise avoidance is the best strategy
to prevent hearing loss.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
04.06.2014
Contraceptive
pills for males still a bit far away
‘The
pill’ for men is still some distance away as hormonal male contraception via
testosterone is unable to stop the production and/or the release of sperm due
to specific problems with optimal dosing. Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Ph.D, and a
researcher involved in the work from the Institute of Reproductive and
Developmental Biology at the Imperial College of London said that their
research in mice explained why the efficiency of male hormonal contraception
was not as effective as expected and it provided the clues on how to improve
the method. Scientists found that that administering increasing doses of
testosterone to infertile mutant mice did allow sexual function to return at a
certain dosing threshold.
Gerald Weissmann, M.D.,
Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal said that since the pill was developed,
they had been aiming for an equivalent for men and this report suggested that
they may be finally reaching the end of administering testosterone for this purpose.
The study was published in the FASEB Journal.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
04.06.2014
The more you learn, the less you fear
Julian Barnes
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