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Infection linked with heart attack

... from heart attack. It is long been suspected that infection plays a role in the development of heart disease./...nced atherosclerosis. The study does not show that infection causes heart disease. But it shows that the infection and heart disease link is worthy of further in...

Link Between Infection And Heart Disease

...en a lot of research on the potential link between infection and heart disease. Now, a new study shows that the...ia and viruses to see if they had evidence of past infection or exposure. They found that the number of infections was directly related to dying from heart dise...

Plague creates panic in India

...s collectively confirmed that the cases related to infection with yersinia pestis, commonly known as pneumonic plague," Federal Health Minister C.P. Thakur said. "The good news is that the disease has not spread to any other area and there have been no new cases in the last one week. We don't feel the need to ...

WBC linked with periodontitis

...ecreased ability of the white blood cells to reach infection sites permits overgrowth of all bacteria, including harmful types," said Dr. Niederman. "Bone loss may be initiated when the amount of harmful bacteria rises above a certain level." The current research supports on earlier work by the Forsyth team ...

Fresh approach to TB treatment

... being developed against fungi as the incidence of infection has increased dramatically in recent years.The potential value of these drugs against mycobacteria had not received attention because were not thought to contain this drug target which is associated with the sterol bio-synthesis pathway. Laboratory ...

Safeguarding anti-inflammatory users from ulcers

... study strongly suggests that clearing up H.pylori infection will make NSAID use a safer option for those who can benefit from these drugs....

Heavy Drinking Raises Risk of Liver Cancer

... (liver cancer) in subjects with a viral hepatitis infection approximately doubles if he or she also drinks alcohol regularly," Donato noted. "Prudently, they should totally abstain from drinking alcohol."...

Diet irregularities lead to stomach cancer

... generates salicylates which in turn localises the infection and ensures that it does not affect the rest of the plant.The researchers believe that modern farming methods mean that plants with "infections" do not get through the food chain and, as a result, human levels of salicylates can be quite low....

Tongue piercing leads to bacterial infection

...omplications. Of piercing complications, bacterial infection was the most reported complication, followed by bleeding and injury or tearing at the site."If our prevalence and complication rates are representative for this age group, these morbid events comprise a considerable demand on and cost to the heath ca...

Diabetics prone to periodontitis

...of pregnancy to examine the effects of periodontal infection on the control of diabetes. They found the diabetics flaunted more gingival inflammation and deeper periodontal pockets than the non-diabetics. "Many women experience periodontal problems, such as bleeding and swollen gums, during pregnancy," lead r...

Toxin connected to 'Flesh-eating' Pneumonia in Kids

...ildren and young adults.// They have so far linked infection with these toxin-carrying bugs to 30 cases of pneumonia marked by widespread tissue destruction in the respiratory tract. According to new study's authors led by Dr. Jerome Etienne of the National Reference Center for Staphylococcal Toxemia in Lyon...

Gel pares inflammatory activity throughout body

...udy examining the relationship between periodontal infection and cardiovascular disease sponsored by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research....

Blood test may aid foretell Alzheimer's

...antibody -- an immune system substance that fights infection -- called m266 -- which draws amyloid protein from the brain into the blood. Within five minutes of the m266 injection, amyloid levels increased dramatically in the blood, indicating how much amyloid protein had built up in the mouse's brain. "That'...

Measles Suppresses AIDS Virus

...s AIDS. Levels of HIV are suppressed while measles infection rages, the team found. "We were surprised by these...IV and activates the immune system. The only other infection that has been found to suppress HIV is scrub typhus, caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium....

Sharing injection equipment spreads Hepatitis C

...ew report, the risks injection drug users face for infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from sharing comm...ction drug users are the group at highest risk for infection with HCV, with experts attributing more than 60% of new HCV cases to people who inject illicit drugs...

Lyme disease is a persistent problem

...trols, regarding fatigue levels - but the level of infection and cognitive problems remained. What's more, seven per cent of the patients on ceftriaxone were also hospitalised with adverse effects. The findings suggest that more research is now needed to improve the outlook for those with Lyme disease....

Elevating Manganese Levels hold back HIV

... they can determine if they are protected from HIV infection or have a slower progression of disease....

Grapes, Melons Implicated in Outbreaks

... grow, she said. She said people who want to avoid infection from fruits should wash them first and eat them soon after preparation. "We are seeing more of these types of outbreaks in the past couple of years," said Jenny Lay, an epidemiologist with the Foodborne and Diarrheal Disease Branch of the CDC's Nati...

FDA panel refuses anti-viral cold remedy

...not life-threatening. // Pleconaril prevents the infection of cells by a group of germs called picornaviruses, which are the most common cause of the common cold. In clinical studies, the drug eased symptoms and cut the duration of colds by about a day. One concern is that pleconaril tablets must be taken wi...

Dementia linked to HIV

...S dementia complex. Most of them have advanced HIV infection and severe immunosuppression. About 20 percent to 30 percent of all people with AIDS are expected to eventually develop some form of cognitive damage. In a recent study, researchers compared cognitive test results for 200 people. 80 HIV patients wer...

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