Online education program better source of information for patients
...omatic," Pia said. "Patients literally feel these conditions more, whereas you don't feel high cholesterol. Therefore, when patients with HF and AF access the Heart Profilers, they may be ready to make more active use of the information provided than other patients. Physicians are increasingly expected to pr...JCI table of contents: May 10, 2007
...ids are widely used as drugs to treat inflammatory conditions such as arthritis or dermatitis and they act in part by suppressing T cell function. In a study appearing online on May 10 in advance of publication in the June print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Carlo Riccardo and colleagues from ...New therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases
...se ailments. That is to say, they are creating the conditions that cause the death of these cells, in order to determine what molecules intervene in the process from the moment of the lethal signal to the point where the cells collapse. In this type of experimental work a series of molecules involved in the d...Hepatitis C increases risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
...HCV could identify early stage lymphoproliferative conditions suitable for early intervention strategies, including chemoprevention trials on premalignant disease. Future epidemiological and pathophysiological studies are needed to further explore the relationship between HCV and NHL," the authors conclude....Risk of lymphoma increases with hepatitis C virus infection
...reening of HCV-infected individuals could identify conditions which may lead to cancer. It might then be possible to prevent progression to lymphoma," said investigator Eric A. Engels, M.D., from the Viral Epidemiology Branch of NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics. "More research is needed to f...For Iraq veterans, migraines may be sign of other problems
...ilar relationship between migraine and psychiatric conditions in soldiers. The precise reasons for such an assoc... association of migraine headaches and psychiatric conditions in soldiers returning from deployment," Erickson said. "We recommend that health care providers who ...Machine preservation may promote more organ sharing
...over age 60 years or those over age 50 with health conditions such as high blood pressure, stroke or elevated levels of a protein called creatinine. Levels of creatinine, which is produced by muscle, are used to determine kidney function. The current study included 120 ECD kidney transplants -- 95 kidneys we...Stroke risk nearly doubles for siblings of people who have had a stroke
...iet, physical activity and smoking habits. Medical conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes which cluster in families may also play a role." The study, a part of BASIC (Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi Project), also found a higher prevalence of strokes in siblings of Mexican American men t...Literature review shows spinal manipulation beneficial for neck pain
...hows that the use of chiropractic care for certain conditions can be more effective and less costly than traditional medical care. ...Sleep deprivation can threaten competent decision-making
...eural underpinnings of risky decision making under conditions of sleep deprivation, Vinod Venkatraman and collea...when high risk-high payoff choices were made under conditions of sleep deprivation. Further, the number of high risk decisions did not increase with sleep depriv...Higher calcium and vitamin D intakes positively associated with brain lesions in older men and women
...RI scans. Age, hypertension, and other medical conditions - all factors related to the presence of brain lesions - were taken into account during statistical analysis (were controlled for) and were found not to account for the strong relationship between total lesion volume and high intake of calcium and vi...UK researchers find new class of nontoxic cancer treatments
...d about UK-101s potential in treating inflammatory conditions associated with arthritis, rheumatism and cardiovascular diseases. The researchers report success in using the compound in tests in prostate cancer cells. Importantly, Kim and Mohan point out that in test using highly sensitive vascular endothelial ...Interventional cardiologists assemble in Orlando, Fla., for SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions
...y; New findings on causes of, and treatment for, conditions such as the so-called Broken Heart Syndrome, Intestinal Angina, and holes in the heart Updates on new and rapidly evolving treatments of infants and young children with congenital heart disease; and Insights on the use of new imaging technologi...Secondhand smoke increases risk of dementia
...k factors for stroke. People with these underlying conditions and high lifetime exposure to secondhand smoke were nearly two-and-a-half times as likely to develop dementia as those with no secondhand smoke exposure and no indications of carotid artery disease. "This is one of the first studies to look at the...Infection takes high toll in young children
... and act on the serious economic disparity, living conditions and primary care. ...Your brain and hormones may conspire to make you fat
...the desire for food with physiological need. Under conditions of inadequate food or chronic stress, glucocorticoids prompt a craving for comfort foods foods high in sugar or fat. Glucocorticoids and insulin act to create abdominal fat. Thats a good way to store energy during food shortages but its also a way t...Mayo Clinic research in cardiovascular disease presented at Experimental Biology 2007
...re capable of repairing the endothelium even under conditions of extreme ischemia (inadequate supply of oxygen to an organ). But when EPCs are in insufficient supply, they are unable to protect the body from heart disease or stroke. The antioxidant mechanism Dr. Katusic and colleagues identified includes enzy...Largest ever grant for University of Copenhagenhagen
...to an advanced equipment park. This creates unique conditions for conducting world-class research while strengthening our degree programmes at the same time," says professor Wewer. The human body works with the help of an enormous number of proteins that control the bodys daily functions. Proteins build cell...Significant rise in proportion of chronically ill children dying in intensive care
...Health, published in 1997, specifies what sorts of conditions merit withdrawing of life support or active treatment. But the rising numbers of children dying in intensive care suggests that it is not being followed and that terminally ill children are still being actively treated. This might be because th...UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
...unlimited electric power on every floor of a home, conditions in rural parts of India may seem unimaginable," says Jyoti Painuly, Senior Energy Planner at the UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development. "We aren't talking about operating a toaster, kettle, computer or microwave oven just...