Archive: 09/22/2011
Five new genes affecting the risk of coronary artery disease identified
An international consortium of scientists reports the discovery of five new genes that affect the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart attacks in a study to be published in the open-access journal PLoS Ge ...
Genetics
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Elderly breast cancer patients risk treatment discrimination
Stockholm, Sweden: Women diagnosed with breast cancer late in life are at greater risk of dying from the disease than younger patients, assuming they survive other age-related conditions, according to a study to be presented ...
Cancer
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Time to stop giving toxic drugs to kidney transplant patients?
Patients who receive kidney transplants must take lifelong medications that, while preventing organ rejection, can also compromise other aspects of health. Immunosuppresive drugs called calcineurin inhibitors protect transplanted ...
Other
Sep 22, 2011 |
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New targets for the control of HIV predicted using a novel computational analysis
A new computational approach has predicted numerous human proteins that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) requires to replicate itself. These discoveries "constitute a powerful resource for experimentalists who desire ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Virus discovery helps scientists predict emerging diseases
Fresh insight into how viruses such as SARS and flu can jump from one species to another may help scientists predict the emergence of diseases in future.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Early research shows dietary supplement may lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes
UCLA researchers demonstrated that an over-the-counter dietary supplement may help inhibit development of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, conditions that are involved in the development of Type 2 diabetes and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Cancer drug may also work for scleroderma
A drug used to treat cancer may also be effective in diseases that cause scarring of the internal organs or skin, such as pulmonary fibrosis or scleroderma.
Medications
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Rotavirus vaccination leads to large decreases in health care costs, doctor visits
(Medical Xpress) -- Vaccinating infants against rotavirus has resulted in dramatic decreases in health care use and treatment costs for diarrhea-related illness in U.S. infants and young children, according to a new study ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Opioids linked to higher risk of pneumonia in older adults
Opioids -- a class of medicines commonly given for pain -- were associated with a higher risk of pneumonia in a study of 3,061 adults, aged 65 to 94, e-published in advance of publication in the Journal of the American Ge ...
Medications
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Cardiac rehabilitation programs benefit patients after mini or mild stroke
Cardiac rehabilitation, traditionally used after heart attack to prevent future heart problems, seems similarly effective for people who have a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mild stroke, according to new research published ...
Cardiology
Sep 22, 2011 |
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More doubt on virus, chronic fatigue connection
A study supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not validate or confirm previous research findings that suggested the presence of one of several viruses in blood samples of people living with chronic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 22, 2011 |
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One million more children living in poverty since 2009, new census data released today shows
Between 2009 and 2010, one million more children in America joined the ranks of those living in poverty, bringing the total to an estimated 15.7 million poor children in 2010, an increase of 2.6 million since the recession ...
Health
Sep 22, 2011 |
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New study proposes public health guidelines to reduce the harms from cannabis use
A new research study conducted by an international team of experts recommends a public health approach to cannabis - including evidence-based guidelines for lower-risk use - to reduce the health harms that result from the ...
Health
Sep 22, 2011 |
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First ever multi-cellular model of Zellweger's syndrome developed
Research groups worldwide have tried to develop a simple model of a rare, fatal disease called Zellweger's syndrome but none has succeeded, until researchers at the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta ...
Genetics
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Scores got sick, 1 died trying to kill bedbugs
(AP) -- Worried about bedbugs? Maybe you should be more concerned about the insecticides used to get rid of them.
Health
Sep 22, 2011 |
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