Childhood Cancer Survivors Targets for Heart Disease
Childhood Cancer Survivors Targets for Heart Disease Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk for diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, all of which predispose them to heart disease, say U.S. researchers. They analyzed data on almost 8,600 survivors and close to 3,000 of their siblings who took part in the Childhood Cancer Survivor [...]
Regular Exercise Reduces the Incidence of High Blood Pressure
A sedentary lifestyle could be a risk for high blood pressure (hypertension), according to the results of both cross sectional and longitudinal studies. High blood pressure is present in epidemic proportion and is associated with a markedly increased risk of developing numerous cardiovascular complications. All current treatment guidelines emphasize the role of non-pharmacological interventions, physical [...]
5 Wild Diseases We Got From Animals
The swine flu is just one of many deadly diseases that have jumped from animals to humans. Bacteria and viruses that are deadly to one type of creature can evolve quickly to infect another. The cross-species infection can originate on farms or in markets, where conditions foster mixing of pathogens, giving them opportunities to swap [...]
Study Explains Link Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease
Researchers have shown that depression is linked with the accumulation of visceral or belly fat, the kind of fat packed between internal organs at the waistline, which has long been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Numerous studies have shown that depression is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, [...]
Eating an Egg a Day Increases the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
According to researchers, eating one egg every day substantially increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Whereas limited and inconsistent findings have been reported on the relation between dietary cholesterol or egg consumption and fasting glucose, no previous studies have examined the association between egg consumption and type 2 diabetes. This study sought to [...]
Kaiser Ordered To Pay $11.4 Million To Radiologist In Retaliation Case
A Los Angeles jury has ordered the Kaiser HMO and an affiliated physician group practice to pay $11.4 million in damages for retaliating against a staff radiologist who complained about poor patient care at one of its Los Angeles-area hospitals. The case, which led to a Dec. 11, 2008, decision favoring Dr. Michael Martinucci in [...]
DNA Duplication: A Mechanism For ‘survival Of The Fittest’
150 years after Darwin published his theory of evolution, VIB researchers connected to Ghent University have discovered that DNA duplications have given plants an evolutionary advantage. This mechanism enabled plants – in contrast to the dinosaurs – to survive the ‘Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction’ of 65 million years ago. With the aid of the latest bioinformatics [...]
Don’t Let Rabies Spoil Your Spring Vacation – Arizona Set For Record Breaking Year Of Rabid Animals
Arizona is on track for another record-breaking year for rabid animals. After last year’s astounding 176 laboratory-confirmed rabies cases, 47 animals have tested positive for rabies this year. Most of the animals came from the desert southeast area of the state and in the recreation areas near Flagstaff and Sedona. “With this great weather, people [...]
