Study Links Viruses And Vascular Diseases
by Chris Woolston Most people know that cigarettes and high-fat food can contrib... he adds. For now, viruses may be unavoidable, but people can still preventatherosclerosis by staying away from high-fat food and cigarettes, Virginexplains. ...Women Can Inherit Drinking Problem Too, Study Finds
...by families and physicians," hesaid. "Often, these people don't get treatment -- until it is too late. Despitewhat people used to believe about differences in the causes of alcoholism inwomen and men, it is the similaritie...UF Researchers Use Gene Therapy To Prevent Hypertension, Organ Damage
...d. High blood pressure kills about 40,000 people each year in the UnitedStates and contributes to t...rapy may someday offer an alternativetreatment for people genetically predisposed to high blood pressure. "We have not identified the gene that causes...USC Study On Soy's Anti-Cancer Effects
...tein will work as an effectiveanti-cancer agent in people until more research is done." Many epidemiological studies have found that Asians living in Asia have a fairlylow risk of developing cancers of the prostate, breast and colon. Yet, Asianswho immigrate to America typically see their risk go up. Resea...Condom Use In Thailand Dramatically Cuts HIV Infection
...ows how important it is to educate sexually active people on theuse of condoms," says David D. Celentano, Ph.D., professor of health policymanagement. STDs, such as syphilis and chancroid, are the leading risk factor forHIV infections, says Celentano. They create breaks in the skin in the g...Food Bacteria-Spice Survey Shows Why Some Cultures Like It Hot
...wn with perspiration -- is thatnot all spices make people sweat, Sherman says, "and there are better ways to...own -- like moving into the shade." The idea that people use spices todisguise the taste of spoiled food, he says, "ignores the health dangers ofingesting sp...Intake Of Acetaminophen Increases Risk Of Excessive Anticoagulation In Patients Taking Warfarin
...taminophenis often the pain reliever of choice for people with potential bleeding problemsbecause aspirin an...arin is a blood-thinning drug taken by millions of people with a heartcondition called atrial fibrillation to prevent the development of blood clotsthat could...GCTE/LUCC Open Science Conference:
...ic breakthroughs presented at the Conferenceto the people in your country. We extend to you, a special invitation and lookforward to seeing you in Barcelona. Sincerely, Organizing Committee GCTE-LUCC Open Science Conference BARCELONA, SPAIN 14-18 March 1998...Nitrate Reductase: A Magical Enzyme?
...innitrate acquisition and is essential for feeding people and animals. Dr. Wilbur H. Campbell, professor of biochemistry and molecular biologyand director of Michigan Tech's Phytotechnology Research Center, heads a teamof undergraduate and graduate students and a post-doctoral fellow whose aim ist...Global Warming Would Foster Spread Of Dengue Fever Into Some Temperate Regions
...st in Galveston, Texas, in 1922, when over 500,000 people were stricken. The last outbreak in Texas occurred...eratures. An estimated 2.5 billion people are currently at risk from dengueinfection, and since the late 1970s dengue has reemerged in the Ame...The Environmental Consequences Of Increasing Food Production
...uman population is growing at a rate of 90 million people per year; as aconsequence, natural ecosystems are rapidly being replaced by agriculturalsystems and existing agricultural systems are being managed more intensely inorder to keep up with the increasing demand for food. Over eight hundredscientists a...Rare Mutation Find May Offer Clues To Treating Osteoporosis
...o rare that it probably only affectsa few thousand people around the world, and we are confident that the fe... nationally as baby boomers age. "Bones of people with TDO, however, are so dense they fracture onlyrarely," he said. "Affected people are born with k...Change In HIV May Precipitate AIDS
...--what triggers the eventualdevelopment of AIDS in people who carry HIV? The finding appears in the March issue of Nature Medicine, and wasreported by scientists Svetlana Glushakova, Jean-Charles Grivel, WendyFitzgerald, Andrew Sylvester, Joshua Zimmerberg, and Leonid Margolis. The laborato......s of 20,000 samples obtained from dental plaque of people withroot caries is about to begin. Investigation of periodontal disease is alsounder way. Scientists still don't know which bacteria cause refractoryperiodontitis -- a persistent form of periodontal disease that does not respond toantibiotics or conv...Simplified Therapy To Prevent TB Proven Effective In Developing Countries
...of treatment is 12 months, making itdifficult for people to comply with treatment especially in countries w... forward infinding a way to prevent TB in a lot of people who previously would nothave been able to receive appropriate preventive measures." The resu...UD Environmental News: Pfiesteria Detectors To Be Described March 18
...ch as short-term memory loss and skin rashes among people whohad been exposed to the organism in water. Detectors show promise for minimizingsuch exposure. UD Water-Quality Experts Though harmful algal blooms have been reported for centuries, many researchersbelieve that runoff of fertilizers and other nutr......his study as important because itdemonstrates that people can reduce high blood pressure, a risk factor for heartdisease and stroke, by eating a heart-healthy diet. These results areparticularly relevant because older people, by their age alone, are already athigher risk for heart attack and stroke. "Whi...Vitamin D Deficiency Appears Common In Hospital Patients
...s were lowestand highest during these months among people in the Boston area. Theresearchers reviewed patie... vitaminD deficiency appears to be so common, more people probably should considertaking vitamin D supplements." Additional coauthors of the study are Donald...Heart and Soul: The Blood Vessels And Brain Use Common Guide
... path of cell growth? "For blood vessels, people really have not thought of it that way. Wetend to think that you throw in a growth factor and sprouting vessels go in alldirections. Now we are wondering whether there may be a guidance system forblood vessels as well," says Klagsbrun. It see...Sex Differences In Heart Disease May Be Due To Enzyme That Breaks Down Fat
...asein a person's risk of heart disease compared to people whose LDL particles tendto be the larger kind. ...the endothelium, the innerlining of blood vessels, people must first submit to an injection of the bloodthinner heparin to release hepatic lipase into the blo...