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Autophagy may Lead to Heart Disease

... of it is occurring and whether it participates in disease pathogenesis is unknown, said the studys senior author, Dr. Joseph Hill, chief of cardiology, reporting in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. In our study, we found that autophagy can become harmful and lead to cellular damag...

Kids With Crohn's Disease are at Ease Now

...iot Drieband explains what its like to have Crohns disease − a type of inflammatory bowel disease − in the same matter-of-fact way she describes preparing for an advanced placement exam, work...

Flu Outbreak Among Children Feared in Western Australia

...lness. The department's director of communicable disease control, Dr Paul Van Buynder, said the speed at wh..., it is important for parents to be aware that the disease can cause serious illness within 24 hours," he said. A Gold Coast Hospital spokeswoman admitted w...

Mira Nair Launches AIDS Awareness Project

...ject called 'Jaago' to highlight the spread of the disease and its danger to society . The project, which i...ve the showing of short films on the impact of the disease during movie screenings. The internationally acclaimed filmmaker said that she had proposed the id...

The Hospital Superbugs

...vating the toxins and other factors that cause the disease and can begin the search for new therapies to prev... University of Nottingham in healthcare associated disease will feature on BBC Radio 4 at 9pm on Wednesday 4th July and 11th July when presenter Dr Mark Porter...

Now, Fibre-enriched Tasty Snacks in the Making

...ty and how it can lead to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other ailments. "That's where there's a big push for whole grains and fiber," he said. "There's interest in making healthier foods." Funded by a one-year, 30,000 dollars grant from the Kansas Wheat Commission, Alavi and researchers created ...

Organically Grown Food More Healthier

...ve your blood pressure and lower the risk of heart disease and stroke. A ten-year study comparing organic...ce high blood pressure, lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke. Alyson Mitchell, a food chemist, who led the research at the University of California...

Inaccuracies in Cardiac PET-CT Scanning

...f the heart are falsely indicating coronary artery disease in as many as 40 percent of patients . Lead auth... bypass surgery and to monitor the reversal of the disease in his patients who follow his program of diet, exercise and medication. Adding the CT component to ...

Deep Insights into Type2 Diabetes by Wesley Researchers

...h problems including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and blindness . New Wesley Research Institute proj...lder I know the risks of harmful outcomes from the disease increase. I believe that having my local pharmacist help monitor my blood glucose levels would enabl...

High-risk Patients Need Better Guidance on What is and Isnt a Heart Attack

...At least 70% of people who die from coronary heart disease have had previous heart problems. Yet recent dat...articular, high-risk patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD) - which causes a reduction in the blood supply to the heart, usually felt as angina - are give...

New Heart Disease Risk Score Will Help Minimise Health Inequalities

A new score for predicting the risk of heart disease gives a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing the disease and which adults are most likely to benefit from treatment . The study published on bmj.com today,...

Aussie Comedian Apologises for Pam Anderson Hepatitis Joke

...poking fun at Pamela Anderson, who is battling the disease . Peter Helliar had cracked a joke about Anderson during his weekly talk show called Rove. Officials at Hepatitis Australia were annoyed at Helliar's 'cheap, cruel' joke, wherein he said hepatitis C would be the best present for Anderson on her...

Gadrasil Could Prove Effective in Men too

...thing is done. In Canada, about 400 die from the disease each year and another 1,350 or so are diagnosed with it. Health Canada is following the U.S. decision and approving Gardasil for use on girls and women aged nine to 26 - or before they become sexually active. Health Canada gave the approval on July 1...

Exercise Reduces Inflammation

... Certainly, thats being done in the cardiovascular disease realm, but I think (it may be effectively used as a monitor) for other diseases, such as Alzheimers, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, he said. Woods said the main question motivating the current research was, What factors are related to CRP in the ...

Rapid Response Teams Formed in Madhya Pradesh to Fight Diseases

...tagious diseases in the state under the integrated disease surveillance project (IDSP)," Madhya Pradesh health minister Ajay Vishnoi told IANS. He said the five-year project was started in 2004 with an objective to compile survey work and immediate control of natural calamities. "The regular monitoring...

Gene Expression in Blood may Hold Clues About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Researchers have linked gene expression with the disease process that lies behind chronic fatigue syndrome ...y. These genes might point to the nature of the disease process that underlies CFS, which is currently unknown, Professor Lloyd said. The findings of the ...

New Conditions That Will Increase the Risk of Alzheimers Identified

...ognitive functions may be vulnerable to Alzheimers disease if they exhibit atrophy of their temporal lobe or ...ditions are seven-times more likely to develop the disease than their peers. Alzheimers disease, a highly debilitating and ultimately fatal neurological dis...

Dengue Fever Cases Up 36 Percent in Thailand: Report

...orted Sunday, as an epidemic of the mosquito-borne disease swept the region. The outbreak has killed 17 people in Thailand and affected more than 21,000 since the beginning of the year, the English-language Nation newspaper reported, quoting figures from the health ministry. It said that the number infe...

Bagpipe Cured Scot Teen of His Asthma

...Fifteen-year-old David Armours sufferings from the disease were such that he had to give up sports and physical education lessons at school. His mother Janet, a community matron, had read somewhere about the benefits of playing wind instruments to people with breathing problems, and she recommended David ...

Indian and Pakistani-origin Scots More Likely to Suffer Heart Attacks

...to hospitals quickly. Increased awareness of heart disease amongst Asian populations might also be a factor. The findings of the study appear in the online journal BMC Public Health....

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