News tagged with lung disease
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No increased risk of cancer for people with shingles
Herpes zoster, or shingles, does not increase the risk of cancer in the general population, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Cancer
Sep 17, 2012 |
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New research paper says we are still at risk of the plague
Today archaeologists unearthed a 'Black Death' grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died from the plague. The victims are thought to have died during the 14th century and ar ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 15, 2013 |
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Certain steroids may raise risk of dangerous blood clots
(HealthDay)—People who use drugs called glucocorticoids—a class of steroids—are at increased risk for blood clots in their veins, according to a new study.
Cardiology
Apr 01, 2013 |
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Lung cancer patients live longer if they use beta-blockers while receiving radiotherapy
Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer survive longer if they are taking beta-blockers while receiving radiotherapy, according to a study of 722 patients published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology today.
Cancer
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Tweaking gene expression to repair lungs
A healthy lung has some capacity to regenerate itself like the liver. In COPD, these reparative mechanisms fail. HDAC therapies may be useful for COPD, as well as other airway diseases. The levels of HDAC2 ...
Medical research
Feb 25, 2013 |
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India reports new TB strain resistant to all drugs
Indian doctors have reported the country's first cases of "totally drug-resistant tuberculosis," a long-feared and virtually untreatable form of the killer lung disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Novel therapeutic targets identified for small cell lung cancer
Newly discovered molecular differences between small cell lung cancer and nonsmall cell lung cancer have revealed PARP1 and EZH2 as potential therapeutic targets for patients with small cell lung cancer, according to the ...
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Breakthrough could help sufferers of fatal lung disease
Pioneering research conducted by the University of Sheffield is paving the way for new treatments which could benefit patients suffering from the fatal lung disease pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Medical research
Oct 15, 2012 |
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RNA promotes metastasis in lung cancer
The vast majority – approximately 80 percent – of our DNA does not code for proteins, yet it gets transcribed into RNA. These RNA molecules are called non-coding and fulfill multiple tasks in the cell. Alongside a well-studied ...
Cancer
Feb 05, 2013 |
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Exposure to snot-nosed kids ups severity of cold infections
Exposure to school-age children raises the odds that a person with lung disease who catches a cold will actually suffer symptoms like a runny nose, sore throat and cough, according to a study just published ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 26, 2012 |
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How gene profiling in emphysema is helping to find a cure
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States and is thought to affect almost three million people in the UK. New research published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Genetics
Aug 31, 2012 |
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Stopping smoking reduces risk of bacterial pneumonia in people with HIV
Bacterial pneumonia is one of the commonest and most serious infections occurring in people infected with HIV. A metanalysis of cohort and case control studies published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine finds ...
HIV & AIDS
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Scientists discover potential new target in fight against 'superbug'
University of Cambridge researchers have discovered how an antibiotic-resistant superbug exploits oxygen-limited conditions in the lungs of patients with severe respiratory disease to thrive.
Medical research
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Research identifies the beginnings of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The third most deadly disease in the U.S., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), appears to be partly driven by the action of immune cells circulating in the blood entering into the tissues of the lungs. UC Davis ...
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Mar 21, 2012 |
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Marine compound discovery shows promise of improved drug treatment for COPD patients
(Medical Xpress)—Pharmacy researchers at the University of Florida have isolated a new marine compound they believe may lead to improved drug therapies for pulmonary diseases by inhibiting their progression rather than ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 28, 2013 |
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