Fatigue ’could signal heart attack’ in women

Author: Katte

Published: 15/11/2008

Excessive tiredness or trouble sleeping could indicate an impending heart attack in women, researchers say. A study in the journal Circulation looked at more than 500 women who had suffered heart attacks. About 70% had experienced unusually high levels of fatigue and 48% had reported...

Systolic better than diastolic or pulse blood pressure as indicator of mortality risk

Author: Katte

Published: 15/11/2008

Contact: Tim Parsons or Kenna Brigham paffairs@jhsph.edu 410-955-6878 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Rising systolic blood pressure is the clearest indicator for increased risk of death compared to other blood pressure measurements, according to researchers at the...

Researchers define molecular basis of human ’sweet tooth’

Author: Katte

Published: 15/11/2008

Contact: Jim Keeley keeleyj@hhmi.org 301-215-8858 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Halloween turns millions of kids into candy-loving monsters with more than ample supply of confections to satisfy their ’sweet tooth.’ Now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have moved closer to...

Wild blueberries may help protect arteries

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Published: 15/11/2008

Contact: Dorothy Klimis-Zacas dorothy_klimis@umenfa.maine.edu 207-581-3124 University of Maine ORONO, Maine -- A University of Maine nutritionist has found evidence that consumption of wild blueberries can help arteries relax and reduce risks associated with cardiovascular disease. The...

Lung cancer screening motivates smokers to quit

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Published: 15/11/2008

Contact: Shelly Plutowski newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn. (USA) -- Lung cancer screening could be the impetus to help some cigarette smokers quit, according to a Mayo Clinic study to be published in the Dec. 1, 2003, issue of the journal Cancer. One year after...

Drug Improves Brain Structure in Alzheimer’s Patients

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Published: 15/11/2008

media contact: Tracey Koepke (919) 684-4148 or (919) 660-1301 koepk002@mc.duke.edu DURHAM, N.C. (USA) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have determined that a medication commonly prescribed for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) appears to cause physical...

Study Reveals Patterns of Gene Activity in the Mouse Nervous System

Author: Katte

Published: 15/11/2008

National Institutes of Health (USA) The first published data from a government-funded project provide remarkable new insights into where specific genes are active in the mouse nervous system during development and adulthood. Information from this project will advance researchers’...

Aspirin linked to pancreatic cancer

Author: Katte

Published: 15/11/2008

Regular aspirin use may raise women’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer, reported The Sun (28 October 2003). The article appears to be based on a poster presentation. It is not possible to comment on the reliability of the research findings as the poster abstract and press release provide...

Melanoma vaccine shows promise

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Published: 15/11/2008

Contact: Bob Beard reb8e@virginia.edu 434-982-4490 University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A multi-peptide vaccine to treat melanoma resulted in an immune response from 75 percent of the patients and is associated with tumor regression, according to a randomized, phase II...

The truth about MMR

Author: Katte

Published: 15/11/2008

From ’The Independent’ (UK Newspaper http://news.independent.co.uk) So is the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella safe? Yes, says the Government, now backed by one of the scientists who first raised fears. No, say campaigners who link MMR with autism. Meanwhile, parents are more...