Studies show role of age, gender, race and weight on cancer risk and treatment
...lence of obesity is rising, causing an increase in heart disease and diabetes, among other conditions, but evidence has not yet been established linking obesity to precancerous lesions in the colon called polyps. This study evaluated the effect of gender and obesity on the prevalence of colorectal polyps ...Scavenger cells may have role blocking obesity, Stanford study shows
... resistance, which put a person at higher risk for heart disease and type-2 diabetes. "These results are ...c conditions that plague modern society, including heart disease, obesity and type-2 diabetes. Chawla's group investigated the opposite effect - the macrop...Erectile dysfunction -- the canary in the mineshaft?
...ogic diseases with non-urologic conditions such as heart disease and metabolic syndrome was presented durin... 4.2 times more likely to have ED than men without heart disease. The results underscore a need to consider sexual function in men with heart disease and CVD...UPMC begins study of heart support device as a bridge to transplantation
... safely and effectively in patients with end-stage heart failure. The study hopes to enroll 30 patients ...device so far, and one has successfully received a heart transplant after waiting for nearly three months on the pump, two of which were spent at home on the...Blood-thinning drugs need closer monitoring
...ons; for example, blood clots in veins, artificial heart valves, chronic heart rhythm disturbances. The dosage of these drugs must be carefully gauged to avoid causing the blood t...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2007
...rial fibrillation within 48 hours of surgery. This heart rhythm abnormality means longer hospital stays, hi...warns of this cardiac rhythm disorder from surface heart waves. The technology development is led by ORNLs Lee Hively and is based on an R&D 100 Award-winnin...To get blood pressure under control, combination of medicines may be best
...sures than others in order to reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke, but who often have a harder ti...cing blood pressure can reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, heart failure and other conditions, achieving blood pressure control in large percentages of...UCLA imaging study reveals how pure oxygen harms the brain
...gh a mouthpiece, and monitored their breathing and heart rates. After waiting eight minutes for the youngs...ctivity awakened the hypothalamus, which regulates heart rate and hormonal outflow. Activation of the hypothalamus triggered a cascade of harmful reactions ...Eating apples and fish during pregnancy may protect against childhood asthma and allergies
...ies have suggested have a protective effect on the heart and may have a protective effect in asthma. "Other studies have looked at individual nutrients effect on asthma in pregnancy, but our study looked at specific foods during pregnancy and the subsequent development of childhood asthma and allergies, wh...Sleep apnea increases risk of heart attack or death by 30 percent
...e sleep apnea increases a persons risk of having a heart attack or dying by 30% over a period of four to fi...g of the study, the greater the risk of developing heart disease or dying, the study found. While previous studies have shown an association between sleep ...Sleep apnea may increase risk of diabetes
... apnea is associated with hypertension, stroke and heart disease. The most effective treatment for sleep apnea is a treatment called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which delivers air through a mask while the patient sleeps, keeping the airway open. It is successful in treating sleep apnea and ...Statin use linked with decreased prostate cancer mortality rates, lower PSA levels
...iated with a variety of health concerns, including heart disease and, most recently, prostate cancer. As more men are prescribed statin medications to lower levels of bad cholesterol, prostate cancer growth has been shown to slow due to decreased levels of testosterone. Researchers from Duke University and...UCLA Nobel Laureate honored with membership in the American Philosophical Society
...ity, can lead to cardiovascular disease including heart attack, stroke and high cholesterol. Ignarro also discovered that nitric oxide is the neurotransmitter responsible for penile erection, which led to the development of Viagra, the first oral medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. ...Quality improvement effort pays off in diabetes care
...nhibitors, which can treat high blood pressure and heart failure, and aspirin, which can prevent heart attacks and strokes. After reviewing four years of charts for 80 patients from each of the 17 cent...SCAI highlights study using wireless technology to speed care of heart attack patients
...f arriving at the home of a person who is having a heart attack, simply by pressing a button that sends an ...n half the time it takes to begin the treatment of heart attack with catheter-based techniques such as angioplasty and stenting. "We have found a way to r...Long-term anti-clotting therapy sweetens stenting outcomes in diabetic patients
...rm anti-clotting therapy are less likely to have a heart attack or die more than a year after stenting has ...-eluting stent were less likely to have suffered a heart attack or died if they continued taking clopidogrel than if they discontinued the medication (2.2 pe...'Bigger the baby, the better' axiom is incorrect
...en birth weight and an individual's future risk of heart disease, the relationship is not as strong as earl...ggested. Any effects that birth weight may have on heart disease are dwarfed by other risk factors operating in adult life, such as smoking and obesity." ...UPMC performs first beating heart transplant procedure in the US
...d by its own nutrients and blood supply, a beating heart supported by an investigational organ preservation...ransplanted into a 47-year-old man with congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension on Sunday, April 8. The surgery was performed at UPMC by Kenneth ...Lowering body temperature could aid standard stroke treatment
...e use of hypothermia treatment for both stroke and heart attacks, little is known about how effective tPA i..."There are multiple medications and treatments for heart attacks, but not for stroke," he adds, "because stroke therapies are still in their infancy. This st...UCLA Stroke Center receives American Stroke Association's Initial Achievement Award
...till in the hospital reduce their risk of a second heart attack or stroke. Through GWTGStroke, customized patient education materials are made available at the point of discharge, based on patients' individual risk profiles. The take-away materials are written in an easy-to-understand format and are availa...