Pathway links inflammation, angiogenesis and breast cancer
... "This is a completely new pathway for inflammation-induced cancer and may provide new targets for clinical intervention," senior author Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D., professor and chair of M. D. Anderson's Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology says of the chain of events de...NIH scientists target future pandemic strains of H5N1 avian influenza
... Led by Gary Nabel, M.D., Ph.D., director of the NIAIDs Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine R...Study suggests nonpharmaceutical interventions may be helpful in severe influenza outbreaks
... The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 is among the most deadly contagious events in human history, resulting in approximately 40 million deaths worldwide, including 550,000 in the United State...Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
... ... In a study published in the Aug. 8 Journal of the American Medical Association, a team of University of Michigan medical historians and epidemiologists from the federal Cen...Young children's taste preferences may be influenced by fast-food branding
... Food marketing to children is widespread. The food and beverage industries spend more than $10 billion per year to market to children in the United States, according to background information in the article. By age 2, children may already have beliefs about certain brands and 2- to -6-year-olds can recognize brands and ass...Don Olson and colleagues report that influenza-related morbidity in New York City from 2001 to 2006 was highly age and strain-specific and conclude that surveillance using electronic data can provide timely and representative information about the epidemiology of circulating influenza viruses.......Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
... ... Psoriasis, an autoimmune disease, causes the skin to become thicker because the growth of skin cells is out of...Experts predict Tamiflu could halve the pandemic influenza death toll versus no intervention
... The reality is that...Avian influenza on people's minds
... The results suggest that avian influenza is on the national agenda. Most Americans have heard about it and have talked about it, but dont know much about it. Most are aware of the presence of highly pathogenic...Preventing toxic side effects of inflammatory disease therapy
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that could help scientists develop better drugs to fight autoimmune and inflammatory disorders such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis....... Inflammation is a process by which the white blood cells and chemicals of the immune system rally to protect the body from infection an...Sydney scientists discover and license breakthrough anti-inflammatory treatment
Scientists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed what could be the next big blockbuster treatment for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.... ...This discovery is being commercialised by G2 Therapies Ltd, a biotechnology company founded by Garvan, which today announced the signing of an AU$135 million research, development and licensing agreement...Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
... <p...Brain inflammation may be friend, not foe, for Alzheimer's patients
... ... While many scientists have assumed that inflammation as...Veterinarians at increased risk of avian influenza virus infection
... The investigators, led by Kendall Myers, a doctoral student in occupational and environmental health, and Gregory Gray, M.D., UI professor of epidemiology, examined blood samples from a group of U.S. veterinarians for evidence of previous avian influenza virus infection. The veterinarians all had...Blood inflammation plays role in Alzheimer's disease
... The study, which is part of the larger Framingham Heart Study, involved 691 healthy people with an average age of 79. Blood tests determined whether the participants had signs of inflammation. Then the participants were followed for an average of seven years. During that time, 44 of the partic...New insights into chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis
... To shed light on the link be...The appetite-regulating peptide leptin influences alcohol craving for some alcoholics
... ... Craving is an important contributor to the development and maintenance of alcoholism. ... New findings show that appetite-regulating peptides leptin and ghrelin influence alcohol craving. ... .... ...Craving defined as a powerful urge to drink, or intense thoughts about alcohol is an important contributor to the development and maintenance of alcoholism. Recent research suggests that...New prevention, treatment methods for patients with painful bowel inflammation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 21, 2007) -- Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is an umbrella term referring to a group of disorders that cause inflammation of the intestines, including ulcerative colitis, diverticular disease and perianal fistula. Nearly one million Americans experience some form of IBD every year, which is often chronic or recurring. Research presented today at Digestive Disease Wee...Green tea may protect the bladder from becoming inflamed
... Green tea, reported to have many health benefits, is rich in powerful antioxidants t...Why predicting the next influenza pandemic is difficult and how scientists can best prepare
WHAT: In planning for a future influenza pandemic, most experts agree that two things are known for certainthere will be another pandemic someday, and nobody can predict when. In a commentary in the May 9, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, scientists at the National Institutes of Health discuss why predicting the next pandemic is so difficult and outline steps that c...Smoking influences Crohn's disease
... "In patients who smoke, Crohns disease tends to appear more frequently in the small intestine, rather than the colon," says study author Dr. Marian Aldhous. "Our data shows that when Crohns disease is located here, it tends to cause more penetrating or obstructive dama...Inflammatory system genes linked to cognitive decline after heart surgery
... ... Six years ago, the Duke researchers demonstrated that 42 percent of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass sur...Extended family ties influenced evacuation decisions during Hurricane Katrina
... IMPACT: Disaster pla...Depression among retired NFL players: Rates mirror the general public, but pain compounds symptoms
... ... "We found that retired professional football players experience levels of depressive s...Drug company sales visits influenced doctors, study finds
... ... At the time of the visits, gabapentin was approved only for secondary treatment of a c...Drug reps use friendship to influence doctors
... ... The specific strategy used by a drug rep to manipulat...Clinical trial coordinators need more financial conflict-of-interest training
... That is one of the main conclusions of a new survey by researchers from Duke University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University. Their study found that 41 percent of the clinical trial coordinators surveyed had experience disclosing financial aspects of the trial to potential participants, and 28 percent of the coordinators had been asked by participants about potential financial...Novel anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent shows effectiveness on key endpoints in trial
New Orleans, LA (March 27, 2007) -- Heart attacks are caused by a build-up and instability of plaque in the coronary arteries, which is often a result of chronic inflammation of the blood vessel walls. A study presented today at the American College of Cardiologys 56th Annual Scientific Session assessed whether adding a novel agent with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to optimal med...Nevada scientist authors influential AIDS/HIV paper
RENO, Nev. The decade-long research that University of Nevada, Reno College of Science Chemistry Professor Thomas Bell has invested in the development of an extremely effective HIV/AIDS-fighting compound received an important boost recently when one of Bell's articles made the list of the 100 most influential publications in the HIV/AIDS research field for 2006.... Out of more than 10,000 HIV/A...The influence of the menstrual cycle on the female brain
What influence does the variation in estrogen level have on the activation of the female brain? Using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Jean-Claude Dreher, a researcher at the Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNRS/Universit Lyon 1), in collaboration with an American team from the National Institute of Mental Health (Bethesda, Maryland) directed by Karen Berman, has identified, for the first t...Erectile dysfunction influenced by race and ethnicity
... White men age 70 years and older, as well as those suffering from diabetes, were shown to be at greater risk for developing ED. Severe lower urinary tract...Psychosocial factors associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers
... A number of studies have linked psychosocial characteristics with cardiovascular disease and death, according to background information in the article. However, the mechanisms by which they are related are unclear. "Research has hig...Drug resistance in an influenza pandemic
Stockpiling large amounts of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and related antiviral drugs with the intent to treat a large fraction of the population is a key part of pandemic preparedness of many countries. However, it is known that influenza viruses can develop resistance to these drugs. New research by Marc Lipsitch and colleagues (Harvard University) suggests that wide-spread use of antiviral drugs dur...Model language unveiled to help clinical researchers disclose financial conflicts
... "...End-of-Life Care: Bioethical Perspectives and Conflict Resolution
... END-OF-LIFE CARE: BIOETHICAL PERSPECTIVES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION...A David G. Trager Public Policy Symposium Sponsored by the Center for Health, Science and Public Policy ... Thursday, February 8, 2007, 9:00 am 5:00 pm, 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201...RSVP: ... End-of-life care is vitally important to patients, their families, medical providers, and the public. Yet no...NIAID DNA vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza enters human trial
... Unlike conventional flu vaccines, which are developed by growing the influenza virus i...New details on how the immune system recognizes influenza
... The study should help scientist...Prediction markets accurately forecast influenza activity
... ... In a prediction market, people with information about a future event...Pandemic influenza may cause an extra 62 million deaths a year
... The threat of an avian influenza pandemic is causing widespread public concern. Estimates of potential mortality from a major influenza pandemic have varied from 2 million to 360 million and even up to 1 billion. However, these estimates have been based on historical accounts rather than quantitative da...Inflammatory bowel disease doubles risk of pregnancy complications
... ... ... In all, the dozen studies, drawn from an extensive search of published material, involved almost 4000 women with IBD and more than 320, 000 people without the condi...