What the news and the movies leave out: Behind the scenes of disaster aid
...ng and delivering global aid which is inextricably linked to the media, international trade and political agendas. In a related article from British Medical Journal, Walker and his colleagues elaborate on deficiencies and challenges of disaster funding. "The headlines rightly applaud the compassionate out...High exposure to motor oil increases chances of developing arthritis
...RF-) rheumatoid arthritis. Exposure to oil is also linked to a 60% increased risk of developing 'anti-citrulline positive' (anti-CP+) rheumatoid arthritis, another type of the disease. This study confirms results found in animals - exposure to mineral oil had been shown to induce arthritis in rats and rai...Johns Hopkins researchers discover key protein linked to transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis
...erstanding all of these disorders and how they are linked together. The benefit is, therefore, not only to those who are paralyzed by TM, but to those who have disabilities due to a variety of autoimmune disorders. We are actively using these findings to aid in developing future diagnostic, prognostic and t...Left handedness may be linked to increased risk of breast cancer
Left handedness may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, finds new research published online by the BMJ today (26 September 2005). Researchers in the Netherlands examined the relation between handedness and incidence of breast cancer in over 12,000 healthy, middle age...Poor health literacy associated with poorer physical and mental health
... have suggested that inadequate health literacy is linked to worse knowledge of proper health behaviors and lower adherence to medical instructions; that despite access to health care the quality of medical encounters may be compromised when health care providers do not communicate at a level that is unders...Loss of body mass linked to development of Alzheimer's disease
Loss of body mass over time appears to be strongly linked to older adults' risk of developing Alzheimer's di...line BMI and the annual rate of change in BMI were linked to the risk of developing AD. People who lost approximately one unit of BMI per year had a 35 perc...Family history alone can imply cancer mutation risk
... 10 percent of breast or ovarian cancers have been linked to heritable gene mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, women with these mutations have up to an 80 percent lifetime risk of breast cancer and up to a 40 percent lifetime risk of ovarian cancer. Identification for prevention, early diagnosis and treatment ar...Higher consumption of some soy products, grains and vegetables linked to reduced risk of lung cancer
...plant-derived compounds known as phytoestrogens is linked with a lower lung cancer risk, according to a study in the September 28 issue of JAMA. Phytoestrogens are plant-derived nonsteroidal compounds found in soy products, grains, carrots, spinach, broccoli, and other fruits and vegetables, according to ba...Newly discovered gene may predict aggressive ovarian cancer
...ohns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers have linked alterations in a gene, called Rsf-1, to the most deadly ovarian cancers. The scientists say the discovery is the first to establish a role for the gene in ovarian cancer and may lead to a test that can predict, early on, which patients will develop...Intermittent prophylaxis prevents malaria in infants
...ver, intermittent preventive treatment in infants, linked to the expanded programme of immunisation schedule, has the potential to reduce the burden of malaria even in areas with high seasonal transmission, they conclude....New immune cell found to be a key to inflammatory diseases
...), a potent cytokine that researchers have already linked to an immune system gone awry. "We suspected that ...ctor T helper cells had been known - type I (TH1), linked to the body's response to microbial infection, and type 2 (TH2), which plays a crucial function in p...Obesity, history of weight gain could help predict prostate cancer progression
...ion, although leading theories suggest it could be linked to changes in a number of different hormones (such as androgen and growth factors) and/or lifestyle behaviors (such as poor diet and inadequate physical activity). But she adds that "understanding the mechanisms by which weight gain contributes to pr...Fellowship funds major research project on medulloblastoma
...known as the sonic hedgehog signalling protein, is linked to the development of both child and adult brain tumours; To identify the target genes, including the oncogene MYCN, that may contribute to the formation of brain tumours; To improve the treatment of medulloblastoma by developing new therapeut...Amoxicillin use during infancy may be linked to tooth enamel defects
...ntibiotic amoxicillin during infancy appears to be linked to tooth enamel defects in permanent teeth, accord...t amoxicillin use during early infancy seems to be linked to dental fluorosis on both permanent first molars and maxillary central incisors," the authors repo...Brain protein linked to alcoholism and anxiety
...d that a protein found in the brain is genetically linked to alcoholism and anxiety. Results of the study are published in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The researchers studied rats selectively bred for high alcohol preference (P rats), which were found to have high anxiety l...Low-cost alternative drugs can help patients with problems controlling blood pressure
...nd to retain more sodium in their bodies, which is linked to high blood pressure. Amiloride and spironolactone are diuretics, or "water pills," that have been available for many years but no longer get much attention from prescribing physicians. In the study of 98 patients, some were given one of the two dr...US cancer mortality continues decline but incidence rises slightly for women
...ogy, and End Results (SEER) program, SEER-Medicare linked databases, and NCI Patterns of Care/Quality of Care studies. Among men, cancer incidence remained stable from 1995 through 2002, and the overall rate of cancer death decreased by 1.5% per year from 1993 through 2002. Incidence of melanoma and cancers...Mechanism controlling DNA damage response has potential novel medical applications
...unrecognized mechanism that controls a key protein linked to the cell's response to stress - a finding that holds promise for new ways to enhance cancer therapies or protect cells from dying after exposure to damaging chemicals or radiation. The gene for this protein, called p53, is the most commonly muta...UCL conference to launch global health institute
...r rich countries and another for poor but diseases linked to economic and social conditions that vary within...global health problems." The new Institute will be linked with a WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, and aims to conduct research and develop...AIDS inflicts specific pattern of brain damage, reveals UCLA/Pittsburgh imaging study
...affect people with early AIDS." The UCLA team also linked thinning of the language cortex and reasoning center to depletion of T-cells from the immune system. The finding may shed light on why AIDS is often accompanied by mild vocabulary loss, judgment problems and difficulty planning. As the disease adva...