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The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Nancy Kerrigan's father's death late last month has been ruled a homicide, according to the Middlesex County (Mass.) Chief Medical Examiner. According to the findings, Daniel Kerrigan died from cardiac dysrhythmia after suffering a neck injury during a physical altercation at his home. The Coroner reports that the 70-year-old Daniel suffered a cartilage fracture to the larynx area, which was exacerbated...
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Bitten and Bound (Free subscription) | yesterday
Actor Louis Gossett Jr. has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and has started an intensive treatment program to battle the disease. Gossett, best known for his Oscar-winning role in the 1982 movie “An Officer and a Gentleman”, said his cancer was detected in the early stages and he is going public to encourage African-Americans to seek preventative exams and early [...]
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Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
“BUT DON’T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE MYRRH NEXT TIME:” Frankincense may cure cancer.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
A senior U.S. envoy says Iran is risking hundreds of thousands of lives by rejecting an offer meant to fuel reactor delivering medical isotopes for cancer treatment.
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Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
There's a strong overlap between the fetophiles screaming about the lives of babies and the teabaggers standing on street corners screaming about "Obamacare". Now, it's well known that I do NOT favor an insurance system that requires everyone to buy insurance from the shakedown artists known as insurance companies whose business model is to charge extortionate premiums and deny claims as...
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Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Second Only to Cigarette Smoking in Large Population Study : While lower intelligence scores -- as reflected by low results on written or oral tests of IQ -- have been associated with a raised risk of cardiovascular disease, no study has so far compared the relative strength of this association with other established risk factors such as obesity, smoking and high blood pressure. Now, a large study...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Intelligence comes second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work. Heart disease - Public health - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Cardiovascular Disorders
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Physorg (Free subscription) | yesterday
Early life stress could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, researchers report.
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 45 minutes ago
Statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels, have been successfully fighting heart disease for years. A new study from Tel Aviv University has now found that the same drugs cut the risks of cataracts in men by almost 40%.
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The Volokh Conspiracy (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Massachusetts woman is suing her real estate broker over exposure to second-hand smoke in her condo, which the broker helped her purchase: Alyssa Burrage says she was smoked out of her new $405,000 condominium. Burrage, a 32-year-old advertising company employee with a history of asthma, had smelled cigarettes when she first visited the bright, parlor-level condo [...]
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 30 minutes ago
Racial gaps exist in women's heart-health awareness, women's knowledge of heart attack warning signs requires attention and nearly half of women report they would not call 9-1-1 if they were having heart attack symptoms, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association.
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
A new study from The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro - at McGill University is the first to discover a molecular link between Parkinson's disease and defects in the ability of nerve cells to communicate. The study, published in the prestigious journal Molecular Cell and selected as Editor's Choice in the prominent journal Science, provides new insight into the mechanisms underlying...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study that suggests ways to tailor treatment for cancer patients. Cancer - Lung cancer - United States - Health - Conditions and Diseases
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Newswise (Free subscription) | yesterday
Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized target, a protein called STAT3, at which they can aim new drugs for the treatment of cancer in neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1), a genetic condition that causes increased risk of benign and malignant brain tumors.
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Eurekalert (Free subscription) | yesterday
Minority women's awareness remains behind that of white women. Only about half of women were aware of heart attack warning signs or said they would dial 9-1-1 if they thought they were having heart attack symptoms. Most women surveyed listed therapies to prevent cardiovascular disease that are not evidence based.
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odessa4ck1g | 02/08/2010
PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) –The Lord's ways are mysterious if not downright perverse in "Sympathy for Delicious," an unusual tale of miracles and self-doubt that marks the feature-directing debut of Mark Ruffalo. Although not aimed at the conventional religious audience (its profanity and occasional images of debauchery rule that out), it is straight-faced enough about its metaphor-ready...
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exhalednitricoxide | 02/08/2010
Background International guidelines for the treatment of asthma recommend adjusting the dose of inhaled corticosteroids on the basis of symptoms, bronchodilator requirements, and the results of pulmonary-function tests. Measurements of the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FE NO ) constitute a noninvasive marker that may be a useful alternative for the adjustment of inhaled-corticosteroid treatment....
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bharatbook | 02/08/2010
Bharatbook.com added a new report on "U.S. Market for Orthopedic Soft Tissue and Sports Medicine 2010" which gives comprehensive analysis on Orthopedic Soft Tissue and Sports Medicine Market in US. U.S. Market for Orthopedic Soft Tissue and Sports Medicine 2010 In 2009, the combined orthopedic soft tissue repair market was valued at nearly $920 million. Combined annual revenues are estimated to reach
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