Texas A&M, ECOR sign deal to produce health-related proteins
... and clinical trials for approval to one day treat ailments ranging from cancer to cystic fibrosis. ProCANE's chief operating officer, Joseph Jilka, said the company's current focus is on raising sufficient start-up funds and assembling a research and development staff to collaborate with Texas A&M scientist...Anemia elevates risk of physical decline in older people
...er than the WHO standard. Excluding people who had ailments associated with anemia, such as cancer, kidney disease, and infections, did not change the findings. In a previous study, using the same data, Dr. Penninx found that a decrease in physical performance is highly predictive of hospitalization, nursing ...Method to keep track of cancer comorbidities is successful; may help cancer research
...any cancer patients have other diseases, and those ailments can influence their chance of survival and response to treatment. Although physicians take a person's overall health into account when determining prognosis and making treatment recommendations, that information is not recorded in tumor registries an...Depression, trauma stress linked to physical complaints
...ess disorder are more likely to have psychosomatic ailments a year later, according to a new study. The combination of both afflictions increases the incidence of somatic complaints, although this is not the case for either condition standing alone, say Douglas F. Zatzick, M.D., and colleagues from the Univer...UCI to lead first public health study exploring link between air pollution and heart disease
...ll be measuring, which is a signal that a person's ailments are possibly worsening," said Delfino, who in another study is tracing particle effects on children with asthma. "Because of its traffic and smog levels, Southern California is a perfect place to conduct this study," Delfino added. "But it sho...Many children with autism may receive complementary or alternative treatments
... with additional diagnoses, including both medical ailments and mental retardation. Use of potentially harmful CAM was found at significant levels among those who had seen a health-care provider about the diagnosis before coming to the autism center. There was some evidence that patients who had to wa...Bacterial DNA reduces inflammation in mice
...tic bacteria might be effective against such human ailments as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Probiotics have shown promise for treating such IBDs as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, both of which cause periodic intestinal inflammation. But scientists have had many theories of how these mixtures of ...Hopkins researchers find MRI useful tool in diagnosing inflammatory bowel diseases in children
...erative colitis and Crohn's disease -- two painful ailments with similar origins and symptoms -- have two very different treatment regimens, especially if surgical treatment is contemplated, early diagnosis is critical, the researchers say. "For the most severe cases of ulcerative colitis, surgical removal o...Almost half of rural North Carolina Adults report using 'home remedies'
... Carolina use home remedies, not only for specific ailments but also to enhance their mental health and general well-being, according a report by a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher and his colleagues in the current issue of Complementary Health Practice Review. Remedies involving honey...Self-assembling proteins could help repair human tissue
...chniques to the point where they can treat medical ailments by growing replacement cartilage, bones, organs and other tissue in the lab or within a human body. The Harden lab's new hydrogel is made by mixing specially designed modular proteins in a buffered water solution. Each protein consists of a flexible ...Sedative may offer new direction in colon cancer treatment
...useful in controlling such behavioral and physical ailments as sleeplessness, anxiety, tension, high blood pressure and convulsions. Now, investigators are studying a "secondary type of nerve ending system" that has been found in the colon and in the ovaries. Both presumably use GABA neurotransmitters to regu......-2, thus inhibiting inflammation seen a variety of ailments including arthritis and even some cancers. In fact, the UCLA study confirmed that nimesulide actually inhibited angiogenesis and tumor growth in pancreatic tumors that express COX-2. "Basically, for ...UCLA study shows Medicaid costs can shrink
...en Head Start parents are trained to handle common ailments Medicaid costs for a child's trip to an emergency room or clinic can be reduced annually by at least $198 per family when Head Start parents are provided with easy-to-understand health-care guidance, according to a first-of-its kind study by the UCL...Concern about pain reliever side effects, many patients take more than recommended
...e an NSAID for quick, easy pain relief from common ailments like headaches and arthritis. Because these drugs are easily accessible and can be very effective, there is a misperception out there that they have no risks," said Byron Cryer, M.D., lead investigator on the study and an associate professor of medi...Cells from fat tissue turned into functional nerve cells
...d then be used to possibly treat a number of human ailments of the central and peripheral nervous systems. The results of the team's latest experiments were published June 1, 2004, in the journal Experimental Neurology. Using a cocktail of growth factors and induction agents, the researchers transformed cells...3D neutron-based medical imaging, 4D lung scans, and hitting a moving tumor
...based devices that help doctors diagnose and treat ailments ranging from broken bones to cancer. Modern medicine has benefited significantly from medical physics research, which thus far has led to three Nobel Prizes in Medicine/Physiology. AAPM includes more than 5,000 members dedicated to advancing medi...Physical symptoms of depression may be misdiagnosed
...ly be depression. Patients complaining of physical ailments related to depression may not receive appropriate treatment from their doctors, as compared to patients who present with psychological symptoms. Palpitations, hot flashes, chest pains, or problems with appetite, can be overlooked as signs of depressi...Healthy foods choices highlighted during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 17-23
...ral and Food Chemistry . Tea: Good for many ailments -- Evidence that tea contributes to better health continues to grow. Researcher shows that the popular brew, particularly green tea, contains compounds that fight fat, cancer, heart disease, infection and other conditions. Research on this topic was...Whooping cough makes a national comeback
...of severe coughing and often masquerades as common ailments such as a cold or the flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated that 39 percent of the reported pertussis cases in 2003 affected children between the ages 10 and 19. Recent outbreaks have prompted a grow...Heavy drinking raises the risk of early death after heart attack
... cause serious health problems, particularly heart ailments and liver damage. It has been much less clear, however, whether intermittent binge episodes have the same risks associated with them," Mukamal said. The risk associated with binge drinking appeared similar, whether the person binged on beer, wine, l...