Tagged : disease
Blocking protein may prevent smoke-induced lung damage
A new research has found that blocking a certain protein can reduce or prevent cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice. Inflammation results in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and many other smoking-related ailments. Cigarette sm.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 12:47 | Read More
A new research has found that blocking a certain protein can reduce or prevent cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice. Inflammation results in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and many other smoking-related ailments. Cigarette sm.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 12:47 | Read More
Scientists identify genes linked to ulcerative colitis
A research team led by Cedars-Sinai scientists has identified genes linked to ulcerative colitis, one of the most common types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The researchers analysed genes of about 13,000 patients to find which parts of the geno.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:23 | Read More
A research team led by Cedars-Sinai scientists has identified genes linked to ulcerative colitis, one of the most common types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The researchers analysed genes of about 13,000 patients to find which parts of the geno.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:23 | Read More
Women with gum disease likely to have premature babies
It's important to take care of the teeth and if you are pregnant, you should be doubly careful. A new study says pregnant women with gum disease are more likely to have premature babies........
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 14:58 | Read More
It's important to take care of the teeth and if you are pregnant, you should be doubly careful. A new study says pregnant women with gum disease are more likely to have premature babies........
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 14:58 | Read More
Calls for melancholia to be listed as 'mental illness'
Psychiatrists are urging authorities to list melancholia as a distinct disease of the mind in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Gordon Parker, a professor of psychiatry at the University of NSW and director.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 14:08 | Read More
Psychiatrists are urging authorities to list melancholia as a distinct disease of the mind in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Gordon Parker, a professor of psychiatry at the University of NSW and director.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 14:08 | Read More
Glaucoma starts in the brain, not the eye
Washington, Mar 17 - ANI: Blindness from glaucoma starts with an injury in the brain, not the eye, researchers have claimed. According to a team, headed by David Calkins, director of research at Vanderbilt University's Eye Institute, the disease the .......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 10:36 | Read More
Washington, Mar 17 - ANI: Blindness from glaucoma starts with an injury in the brain, not the eye, researchers have claimed. According to a team, headed by David Calkins, director of research at Vanderbilt University's Eye Institute, the disease the .......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 10:36 | Read More
Women's car rally to create breast cancer awareness
Nearly 100 women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Jaipur April 2 to create awareness about the disease that kills over 40,000 women every year in India........
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 22:41 | Read More
Nearly 100 women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Jaipur April 2 to create awareness about the disease that kills over 40,000 women every year in India........
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 22:41 | Read More
Key predictor of mortality in heart disease patients identified
Washington, March 16 - ANI: A team of Vancouver-based researchers has identified a key predictor of mortality in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. According to researchers, the finding means that specialists can better determine how to treat and.......
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 15:49 | Read More
Washington, March 16 - ANI: A team of Vancouver-based researchers has identified a key predictor of mortality in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. According to researchers, the finding means that specialists can better determine how to treat and.......
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 15:49 | Read More
Erectile dysfunction plus heart disease ups death risk
Washington, Mar 16 - ANI: Men with cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction (ED) are at an increased risk of death, according to a new study. Reporting in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, German researchers stated that er.......
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 11:35 | Read More
Washington, Mar 16 - ANI: Men with cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction (ED) are at an increased risk of death, according to a new study. Reporting in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, German researchers stated that er.......
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 11:35 | Read More
Treating vitamin D deficiency cuts heart disease risk
Washington, Mar 16 - ANI: Treating vitamin D deficiency with supplements may help to prevent or reduce a person's risk for cardiovascular disease and a host of other chronic conditions, say researchers. According to two new studies at the Intermountai.......
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 11:38 | Read More
Washington, Mar 16 - ANI: Treating vitamin D deficiency with supplements may help to prevent or reduce a person's risk for cardiovascular disease and a host of other chronic conditions, say researchers. According to two new studies at the Intermountai.......
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 11:38 | Read More
Abdominal CT scans may help reveal patients at higher heart disease risk
Washington, Mar 15 - ANI: A new study claims that the presence of plaque on an abdominal CT scan is a strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality. Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital observed 367 patients who underwent an abdominal CT and.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 14:14 | Read More
Washington, Mar 15 - ANI: A new study claims that the presence of plaque on an abdominal CT scan is a strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality. Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital observed 367 patients who underwent an abdominal CT and.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 14:14 | Read More
Lowering BP to normal levels doesnt help diabetics
London, Mar 15 - ANI: Lowering blood pressure to normal levels does not reduce the combined risk of fatal or nonfatal cardiovascular disease events in type 2 diabetes patients prone to such events, according to new results from the landmark Action to Cont.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 12:28 | Read More
London, Mar 15 - ANI: Lowering blood pressure to normal levels does not reduce the combined risk of fatal or nonfatal cardiovascular disease events in type 2 diabetes patients prone to such events, according to new results from the landmark Action to Cont.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 12:28 | Read More
Pregnant women with gum disease more likely to give birth prematurely
London, March 15 - ANI: Pregnant women with gum disease are more likely to give birth prematurely than mothers-to-be with good oral health, according to a new US study. The research by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that success.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 9:10 | Read More
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London, March 15 - ANI: Pregnant women with gum disease are more likely to give birth prematurely than mothers-to-be with good oral health, according to a new US study. The research by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that success.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 9:10 | Read More