esophageal

Smoking damages key regulatory enzyme in the lung

...creases one's chances of developing lung, bladder, esophageal and throat cancers; chronic lung diseases; and coronary heart and cardiovascular diseases. Fowler and her colleagues have been studying MAO for more than 30 years. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Biological and Environmental Research a...

Learning to love bacteria: Stanford scientist highlights bugs' benefits

...lcers. On the other, there has been an increase in esophageal cancer. H. pylori appear to protect against cancer of the esophagus. "So that says that there might be something about persistent infection that might be protective," said Falkow. This raises the conundrum: By messing with the microbes, are we just ...

Scientists look to the Bahamas as a model for coral reef conservation

...lcers. On the other, there has been an increase in esophageal cancer. H. pylori appear to protect against cancer of the esophagus. "So that says that there might be something about persistent infection that might be protective," said Falkow. This raises the conundrum: By messing with the microbes, are we just ...

Basic research leads to a novel cancer therapy

...cer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, head and neck tumours, liver cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer. The studies are in various stages of clinical trials (phases I through III), and most of them are being car...

Chocolate, wine, spicy foods may be OK for heartburn, Stanford study finds

... beverages) can reduce the pressure exerted by the esophageal sphincter, the control valve that keeps the food y...elong. Heartburn is most commonly caused when the esophageal sphincter relaxes more often than it is supposed to, allowing stomach acid to flow up into the esoph...

Montreal researchers identify defects of immune cells

... 1st issue of The Journal of Immunology. Oral and esophageal Candida albicans infections, which often affect individuals infected with HIV, may limit food consumption and lead to weight loss, threatening patients' general health and well-being. Of added concern, treatment of candidiasis in these patients is of...

Minorities, uninsured less likely to receive care at high-volume hospitals

...ry artery bypass grafting, carotid endarterectomy, esophageal cancer resection, hip fracture repair, lung cancer resection, cardiac valve replacement, coronary angioplasty, pancreatic cancer resection, and total knee replacement. According to this database, a total of 719,608 patients received 1 of the 10 ope...

8 plants from South Africa may hold potential for treating high blood pressure

...can medicine to treat fever, asthma, constipation, esophageal cancer and hypertension, scientific analyses of the purported benefits of many plants is still scant. A team of researchers has now examined the effectiveness of 16 plants growing in the country's Kwa-Zulu Natal region and concluded that eight plant ...