Smoking Cessation Linked to Higher Short-Term Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Smoking Cessation Linked to Higher Short-Term Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Although cigarette smoking increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, smoking cessation predicts higher short-term risk for the development of type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a prospective cohort study reported in the January 5, 2010, issue of the Annals of Internal [...]
Genetic Map Reveals Mutations From Cancer | Smoking in Cancer
Gene Mutations Show Roles of Sunlight and Smoking in Cancer | Genetic Map Reveals Mutations From Cancer | Smoking in Cancer The first genetic maps of lung cancer and melanoma reveal the pivotal role of smoking and sunlight in triggering these two deadly forms of cancer. In two new studies, researchers have sequenced the genome [...]
Risk Of Lung Cancer | Lung Cancer | Does Smoking Cause Lung Cancer?
Risk Of Lung Cancer | Lung Cancer | Does Smoking Cause Lung Cancer? The US suggests that smoking soon after waking could increase even a light smoker’s risk of lung cancer, because the shorter the time between waking and having a first cigarette, no matter how many you smoke a day, the higher your levels [...]
Symptoms of Breast Cancer | Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment | Breast cance Treatment and Prevention | Breast Cancer Symptoms and Diagnosis
Symptoms of Breast Cancer | Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment | Breast cance Treatment and Prevention | Breast Cancer Symptoms and Diagnosis Description of Breast Cancer There are several types of breast cancer, but the common types are ductal carcinoma occurring in 85 – 90 percent of the cases and lobular carcinoma occurring in about [...]
Smoking | Smoking during pregnancy is risky For Health | Quitting smoking during pregnancy
Smoking | Smoking during pregnancy is risky For Health | Quitting smoking during pregnancy Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years. New research reported in the recent issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry shows a link between maternal tobacco use and psychotic [...]
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 [...]
