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| A Physician's Experience In Front-Line Field Hospital In Libya To Help In Future Humanitarian Emergencies Adam Levine, M.D., an emergency medicine physician with Rhode Island Hospital and a volunteer physician with International Medical Corps, was deployed to a field hospital near Misurata, Libya, during the conflict there. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Potential Link Between Colorectal Cancer Risk, Obesity And Alcohol Consumption A case-control study from Newfoundland/Labrador has reported that greater alcohol intake may increase the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) among obese subjects, but not among non-obese subjects. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Autism News | |
| Increased Risk Of Autism Among Certain Immigrant Groups A major register study from Karolinska Institutet shows that children born to certain groups of immigrants had an increased risk of developing autism with intellectual disability. The study includes all children in Stockholm County from 2001 to 2007, and brings the question of the heredity of autism to the fore. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| Discovery Of Inflammatory Circuit That Triggers Breast Cancer Offers New Therapeutic Target For Treatment And Prevention Although it's widely accepted that inflammation is a critical underlying factor in a range of diseases, including the progression of cancer, little is known about its role when normal cells become tumor cells. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Lower Lung Function And Airflow Obstruction Raise Heart Failure Risk A study published February 25 in the European Journal of Heart Failure, reveals that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are associated with a higher incidence of heart failure According to the researchers of the large population-based study, this link was apparent in individuals who never smoked and was still apparent after adjusting for smoking status and number of years smoking. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Colorectal Cancer News | |
| Potential Link Between Colorectal Cancer Risk, Obesity And Alcohol Consumption A case-control study from Newfoundland/Labrador has reported that greater alcohol intake may increase the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) among obese subjects, but not among non-obese subjects. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Lower Lung Function And Airflow Obstruction Raise Heart Failure Risk A study published February 25 in the European Journal of Heart Failure, reveals that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are associated with a higher incidence of heart failure According to the researchers of the large population-based study, this link was apparent in individuals who never smoked and was still apparent after adjusting for smoking status and number of years smoking. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Bisphenol A Exposure Increases Risk Of Future Onset Of Heart Disease Bisphenol A (BPA) is a controversial chemical widely used in the plastics industry. A new study followed people over a 10-year time period and shows that healthy people with higher urine concentrations of BPA were more likely to later develop heart disease. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| Discovery Of Inflammatory Circuit That Triggers Breast Cancer Offers New Therapeutic Target For Treatment And Prevention Although it's widely accepted that inflammation is a critical underlying factor in a range of diseases, including the progression of cancer, little is known about its role when normal cells become tumor cells. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| How Vitamin D Inhibits Inflammation Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered specific molecular and signaling events by which vitamin D inhibits inflammation. In their experiments, they showed that low levels of Vitamin D, comparable to levels found in millions of people, failed to inhibit the inflammatory cascade, while levels considered adequate did inhibit inflammatory signaling. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| More Gaming Leads To More Impulsivity, Attention Difficulties In Children Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Chronic Pain Can Be Quickly And Objectively Evaluated With New 'Barcode' Tool How we move is an excellent indicator of overall health. When we feel good, we move around continually. When we're in pain, we reduce our physical activity. This observation might seem trivial, but it has led to an original approach for evaluating chronic pain. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Promise For Analyzing Bladder Pain Syndrome A pilot study led by University of Kentucky researchers shows that the gene expression analysis of urine sediment could provide a noninvasive way to analyze interstitial cystitis in some patients. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| How Vitamin D Inhibits Inflammation Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered specific molecular and signaling events by which vitamin D inhibits inflammation. In their experiments, they showed that low levels of Vitamin D, comparable to levels found in millions of people, failed to inhibit the inflammatory cascade, while levels considered adequate did inhibit inflammatory signaling. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Citrus Fruits May Help Women Reduce Risk Of Stroke Eating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women's risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the UK that was published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association on Thursday. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Potential Link Between Colorectal Cancer Risk, Obesity And Alcohol Consumption A case-control study from Newfoundland/Labrador has reported that greater alcohol intake may increase the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) among obese subjects, but not among non-obese subjects. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Pain / Anesthetics News | |
| Chronic Pain Can Be Quickly And Objectively Evaluated With New 'Barcode' Tool How we move is an excellent indicator of overall health. When we feel good, we move around continually. When we're in pain, we reduce our physical activity. This observation might seem trivial, but it has led to an original approach for evaluating chronic pain. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Promise For Analyzing Bladder Pain Syndrome A pilot study led by University of Kentucky researchers shows that the gene expression analysis of urine sediment could provide a noninvasive way to analyze interstitial cystitis in some patients. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Parkinson's Disease News | |
| Dopamine May Make Parkinson's Disease Patients More Creative Some Parkinson's Disease patients can suddenly become creative when they take dopamine therapy, producing pictures, sculptures, novels and poetry. But their new-found interests can become so overwhelming that they ignore other aspects of their everyday life, such as daily chores and social activities, according to research published in the March issue of the European Journal of Neurology. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| More Gaming Leads To More Impulsivity, Attention Difficulties In Children Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| A Physician's Experience In Front-Line Field Hospital In Libya To Help In Future Humanitarian Emergencies Adam Levine, M.D., an emergency medicine physician with Rhode Island Hospital and a volunteer physician with International Medical Corps, was deployed to a field hospital near Misurata, Libya, during the conflict there. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| The Cognitive Process Behind "Retrieval-Induced Forgetting" Researchers at the universities of Granada and Jaen, Spain, have discovered why recalling some items from memory reduces our ability to recall other related items. In the field of Psychology, this phenomenon is known as "Retrieval-Induced Forgetting" (RIF), and researchers have determined the cognitive process that causes this phenomenon and its duration. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Dopamine May Make Parkinson's Disease Patients More Creative Some Parkinson's Disease patients can suddenly become creative when they take dopamine therapy, producing pictures, sculptures, novels and poetry. But their new-found interests can become so overwhelming that they ignore other aspects of their everyday life, such as daily chores and social activities, according to research published in the March issue of the European Journal of Neurology. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| More Gaming Leads To More Impulsivity, Attention Difficulties In Children Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Public Health News | |
| A Physician's Experience In Front-Line Field Hospital In Libya To Help In Future Humanitarian Emergencies Adam Levine, M.D., an emergency medicine physician with Rhode Island Hospital and a volunteer physician with International Medical Corps, was deployed to a field hospital near Misurata, Libya, during the conflict there. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Methylene Chloride In Paint Stripper Linked To Deaths The deaths of at least 13 workers who were refinishing bathtubs have been linked to a chemical used in products to strip surfaces of paint and other finishes.An investigation started by researchers at Michigan State University in 2011 has found that 13 deaths since 2000 - including three in Michigan - involved the use of paint-stripping products containing methylene chloride, a highly volatile, colorless and toxic chemical that is widely used as a degreaser and paint stripper. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Bisphenol A Exposure Increases Risk Of Future Onset Of Heart Disease Bisphenol A (BPA) is a controversial chemical widely used in the plastics industry. A new study followed people over a 10-year time period and shows that healthy people with higher urine concentrations of BPA were more likely to later develop heart disease. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| Lower Lung Function And Airflow Obstruction Raise Heart Failure Risk A study published February 25 in the European Journal of Heart Failure, reveals that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are associated with a higher incidence of heart failure According to the researchers of the large population-based study, this link was apparent in individuals who never smoked and was still apparent after adjusting for smoking status and number of years smoking. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Stroke News | |
| Citrus Fruits May Help Women Reduce Risk Of Stroke Eating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women's risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the UK that was published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association on Thursday. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Promise For Analyzing Bladder Pain Syndrome A pilot study led by University of Kentucky researchers shows that the gene expression analysis of urine sediment could provide a noninvasive way to analyze interstitial cystitis in some patients. | 26 Feb 2012 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Citrus Fruits May Help Women Reduce Risk Of Stroke Eating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women's risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the UK that was published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association on Thursday. | 26 Feb 2012 |
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