Posts Tagged ‘disease’
Another serious eye disease, uveitis, linked to smoking
Smoking is already a known risk factor for age-related macular degeneration, cataract and thyroid eye disease. Now, the first study to specifically examine the impact of smoking on uveitis-inflammation of the eye’s middle layer of tissue-indicates that tobacco smoke likely plays a role in this serious eye disease, as well. In the United States about 10 percent of blindness is caused by uveitis.
Migraine May Be Linked To Heart Disease
People with migraine may be at an increased risk of heart attack and other risk factors for heart disease, according to a study published in the February 10, 2010, online issue of Neurology?, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology…
Tracking The Spread Of Disease, Malware And Power Outages
An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering has won a $750,000 federal grant to formulate a mathematical framework that can track the spread of pandemics among populations and malware across wireless computer networks, as well as how a blackout occurring on one major power grid can cause a cascade of additional neighboring networks to fail. Funded by the U.S…
What Is Raynaud’s Disease? What Causes Raynaud’s Phenomenon?
Raynaud’s disease (also known as Raynaud’s phenomenon and sometimes just called Raynaud’s) is a condition that causes some areas of the body to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. It mostly affects the extremities such as the fingers, toes, tip of the nose and the ears. It is a common condition of the blood vessels that supply blood to the skin…
Disease Severity In H1N1 Patients
A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) concerning the severity of H1N1 influenza has found that admissions to an intensive care unit (ICU) were associated with a longer interval between symptom onset and treatment with antivirals and with presence of an underlying medical condition…
Promising probiotic treatment for inflammatory bowel disease
Bacteria that produce compounds to reduce inflammation and strengthen host defenses could be used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Such probiotic microbes could be the most successful treatment for IBD to date, as explained in a new review.
H1N1 Swine Flu Deaths Reveal New Pattern Of The Disease, Brazilian Study
Researchers in Brazil who carried out the first autopsy study of victims who died of H1N1 swine flu to establish the precise causes of death, have discovered some new patterns of the disease. Their research appears as a paper in the 1 January 2010 print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine…
Barriers To Pain Treatment In Children With Sickle Cell Disease Revealed By New Study
A new study by researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, found a substantial variation in hydroxyurea utilization for pain and other sickle cell disease complications in children. Barriers to its use on the part of both providers and patients were also identified. The study led by Amanda M…
H1N1 more risky than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease
Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to new research. The findings warn parents and caregivers that such children are more likely to need emergency treatment and stays in an intensive-care unit.
Severe asymptomatic heart disease may accompany narrowing in leg arteries
Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial reveal that one in five patients with narrowing or blockage in arteries that supply blood to the legs and other parts of the body also have significant but silent coronary artery disease.
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