Archive: 06/07/2015

Research team finds bacterial biofilms may play a role in lupus

Lupus, multiple sclerosis, and type-1 diabetes are among more than a score of diseases in which the immune system attacks the body it was designed to defend. But just why the immune system begins its misdirected assault has ...

Jul 6, 2015

Link found between autoimmune diseases, medications, and a dangerous heartbeat condition

Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD, professor of medicine, cell biology, and physiology and pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has led a study with international collaborators identifying the mechanism by which patients with ...

Jul 6, 2015

Is phosphate the next sodium?

Is phosphate the next sodium—a once seemingly benign food additive now linked to heart disease and death? It's nearly as ubiquitous as sodium in processed foods but so under the radar, it's not even listed on food labels.

Jul 6, 2015

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Anti-vaccine trend has parents shunning newborns' vitamin shot

(HealthDay)—With the recent U.S. measles outbreak, the issue of vaccine refusal has received growing scrutiny. Now doctors are calling attention to a similar problem: Some parents are shunning the vitamin K shot routinely ...

Jul 6, 2015

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Adolescent lifestyle not strongly tied to later muscular pain

(HealthDay)—Adverse health behaviors in adolescence are only moderately associated with later musculoskeletal pain in adulthood, according to a study published in the June issue of Pain Medicine.

Jul 6, 2015

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Adapted diabetes prevention program deemed effective

(HealthDay)—An adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention significantly improves cardiovascular disease-related risk factors among participants, according to a study published in the June issue of ...

Jul 6, 2015

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Extra heartbeats could be modifiable risk factor for congestive heart failure

Common extra heartbeats known as premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) may be a modifiable risk factor for congestive heart failure (CHF) and death, according to researchers at UC San Francisco.

Jul 6, 2015

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Lifestyle factors associated with less heart failure after 65

Adults who walked briskly, were moderately active in their leisure time, drank moderately, didn't smoke and avoided obesity had half the risk of heart failure as adults who did not optimize these modifiable risk factors, ...

Jul 6, 2015

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Hypertension, high cholesterol, other heart disease risk factors increasing In Asia

The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes have been decreasing in the United States and Europe, however they appear to be on the rise in Asia, particularly Japan, according ...

Jul 6, 2015

Disorganized documentation ups peri-op communication failures

(HealthDay)—Communication failures in the perioperative setting often result from inaccurate or inaccessible documentation, as well as document overload, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of ...

Jul 6, 2015

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Archive: 06/07/2015

Research team finds bacterial biofilms may play a role in lupus

Link found between autoimmune diseases, medications, and a dangerous heartbeat condition

Is phosphate the next sodium?

Anti-vaccine trend has parents shunning newborns' vitamin shot

Adolescent lifestyle not strongly tied to later muscular pain

Adapted diabetes prevention program deemed effective

Extra heartbeats could be modifiable risk factor for congestive heart failure

Lifestyle factors associated with less heart failure after 65

Hypertension, high cholesterol, other heart disease risk factors increasing In Asia

Disorganized documentation ups peri-op communication failures

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