http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have found that an experimental compound may help stem the debilitating effects of muscular dystrophy by restoring normal blood flow to muscles affected by the genetic disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-preclinical-muscular-dystrophy.html Medical research Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:06:22 EST news271591571 Researchers have discovered a previously unknown function for a protein that could add to the expanding arsenal of potential new drugs for battling inflammation and tissue fibrosis in a number of disease processes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-efforts-effective-anti-inflammatory-drugs.html Inflammatory disorders Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:00:37 EST news267965288 Workers exposed to asbestos as part of their job are at significantly greater risk of heart disease and stroke than the general population, finds research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-asbestos-workers-significantly-heart-diseasestrokes.html Cardiology Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:30:01 EST news252590763 Chronic inflammation combines with DNA methylation, a process that shuts down cancer-fighting genes, to promote development of colorectal cancer, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report today in the advance online publication of the journal Nature Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-inflammatory-colorectal-cancer-stifling-genes.html Inflammatory disorders Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:00:26 EST news246455346 In four different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC, researchers explored the effectiveness of probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea; as an anti-inflammatory agent for patients with ulcerative colitis, psoriasis and chronic fatigue syndrome; and for people with abdominal discomfort and bloating who have not been diagnosed with a functional bowel disorder, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-probiotics-effective-combating-antibiotic-associated-diarrhea.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:29:14 EST news239275735