Smoking, Glucose Tolerance Level may Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
... important years before RA onset. Our results will pave the way for future debate and research to pinpoint its definitive causes," Bergstrom added. The findings of the study were presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain....Double Amputee Finishes Last, but Still Looks Forward to Beijing Olympics
... in able-bodied races on the grounds that it could pave the way for athletes to compete wearing jet-packs on their backs. Rocket belt, rocket pack, jet pack, and similar names, are various types of device, usually worn on the back, that use jets of escaping gases to allow the user to fly. "It would be...Researchers Develop First Mouse Model of Lung Transplantation
...n transplants. Ultimately, the mouse model could pave the way for developing new therapies to prevent lung transplant rejection a major problem that limits the long-term success of the procedure. Five years after lung transplant surgery, only about 45 percent of patients are still alive, according t...