Enzyme May Play Unexpected Role in Asthma
• Asthma • May 29 04
In a finding that could have important implications for the millions of Americans who suffer from asthma, researchers funded by the National Institute of…
New Research Registry to Examine Rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans
• Arthritis • May 29 04
Four major academic medical centers in the southeast United States will soon be gathering data for investigators interested in the genetics of rheumatoid…
Sharp Drop In Stress Hormones May Set Stage For Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis After Pregnancy
• Arthritis • May 29 04
A sharp drop in stress hormones after giving birth to a child may predispose some women to develop certain conditions in which the immune…
New Drug Studies Show Promise for Reducing Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • May 29 04
Two new research studies in the November 30 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine reflect a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) research effort moving…
Anemia Elevates Risk of Physical Decline in Older People
• Anemia • May 29 04
Anemia doubles the risk that an older person will develop serious physical declines that can erode the ability to live independently, according to a…
Food Fortification Plan Likely to Reduce Birth Defects Risks
• Anemia • May 29 04
The U.S. Government’s plan to fortify grains with the vitamin folic acid to help prevent a devastating class of birth defects is likely…
Study Points to Role of Nitric Oxide in New Treatments for Sickle Cell Anemia
• Anemia • May 29 04
Increasing levels of nitric oxide in the blood may offer new options for treating sickle cell anemia, the most common inherited blood disorder in…
Hydroxyurea reduces symptoms, death in patients with sickle-cell anemia
• Anemia • May 29 04
Hydroxyurea treatment of sickle-cell anemia reduces risk of death by 40%, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Anticancer drug shows promise for treatment of resistant sickle cell anemia
• Anemia • May 29 04
A drug currently used to treat cancer is showing promise for treating sickle cell anemia that is resistant to standard treatment, according to the…
New sickle cell drug may reduce pain
• Anemia • May 29 04
A drug that improves blood flow in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) appears to shorten painful episodes and increase the proportion of patients…
Anemia linked to disability in elderly
• Anemia • May 29 04
About 1 in 10 older adults in Italy are anemic, a new study shows, and the condition raises the risk of disability, poor physical…
Center to offer free Tay-Sachs screening
• Anemia • May 29 04
Free screening for a deadly hereditary disorder will be available to students, employees and community members Wednesday and Thursday, said Dr. Oscar Battle, Jr.,…
Testing available for Sickle Cell
• Anemia • May 29 04
By Moses Peraza, Daily Staff Writer Six health organizations and Alpha Phi Omega fraternity worked together Wednesday to bring free sickle cell anemia screening…
Risk of certain diseases higher for blacks, health officials say
• Anemia • May 29 04
Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, HIV/AIDS as well as prostate and breast cancer are more widespread among blacks than any other ethnicity, and according to a…
Students walk the eight mile for sickle cell
• Anemia • May 29 04
Southern University students along with the Alpha Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. walked eight miles to raise money for the Baton…
Iron regulation and the immune system link
• Anemia • May 29 04
Patients with chronic inflammatory disorders, including infections, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and cancer, commonly become anemic.
The anemia can make them sicker, is sometimes…
Date pollen is not main cause of allergies
• Allergies • May 28 04
Pollen from date palm trees are not a major cause of allergies with UAE residents, a new scientific research study reports.
Investigations showed…
Antibiotics linked to allergies, studies find
• Allergies • May 28 04
Medication can kill good bacteria, affect immunity
WASHINGTON-Bugs in the gut may be causing many allergy symptoms felt in the head, from runny noses…
Allergies May All Be in the Gut
• Allergies • May 28 04
Bugs in the gut may be causing many allergy symptoms felt in the head, from runny noses to trouble breathing, researchers said. And antibiotics…
Antibiotics Might Increase Lung Sensitivity To Allergies
• Allergies • May 28 04
A new study suggests that the immune system’s reaction to antibiotics could make people more prone to allergies.
Scientists found that antibiotics changed microbes…
Oral Hygiene Linked To Pre-Term Births
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 28 04
A team of researchers - led by Yiping Han, a microbiologist from Case Western Reserve University - have discovered that a bacterium (Fusobacterium nucleatum)…
Exercise Reduces Risk Of Endometrial Cancer
• Gender: Female • May 28 04
Women have yet one more reason to become more physically active, reduction of their risk of developing the most common gynecologic malignancy, endometrial cancer.
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Exposure To Nicotine In Womb May Set Stage For Later Addictions
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 28 04
Prenatal exposure to nicotine appears to inflict lasting damage that may leave the brain vulnerable to further injury and addiction upon later use of…
Herbal Fertility Supplement Shows Positive Results In Study
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 28 04
A researcher at Stanford University says a small study shows promise for a nutritional supplement that may help boost fertility in women who have…
Dental X-Rays Linked To Low-Weight Babies
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 28 04
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Dentistry say that women who have dental X-rays during pregnancy are three times as likely to…