Search results for 'inflammation'

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Diabetes linked to inflammation

Diabetes linked to inflammation BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. A systemic inflammation is characterized by high blood plasma levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP). Medical researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital now report that they have discovered a strong association between ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a117e.htm 03/02/04, 3990 bytes

Angioplasty and inflammation

Angioplasty and inflammation CLEVELAND, OHIO. Angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention) is a surgical technique used to free up blocked arteries. It is associated with a fairly significant mortality rate depending on the complexity of the blockage, the presence of unstable angina, and the use ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a118k.htm 03/02/04, 4857 bytes

Cancer and inflammation

Cancer and inflammation LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Researchers at the University of Leicester and the St. George's Hospital Medical School have reached the conclusion that most, if not all, cancers owe their initiation and progression to a chronic inflammation. They point out that bladder cancer is associated ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a119a.htm 03/02/04, 3690 bytes

International Health News Editorial – September 2001

... – SEPTEMBER 2001 Medical researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have just announced the discovery of a strong association between inflammation and the development of type 2 diabetes. This adds diabetes to a long list of other common diseases that are initiated and sustained by a chronic ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/e117.htm 03/02/04, 4930 bytes

Prostate cancer linked to inflammation

Prostate cancer linked to inflammation BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. Several cancers have been linked to inflammation or viral infection. Stomach cancer has been linked to an infection with Helicobacter pylori. Liver cancer is associated with hepatitis (inflammation of the liver), and cervical cancer with a ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a153c.htm 01/09/05, 4717 bytes

Trans-fatty acids linked to inflammation

Trans-fatty acids linked to inflammation BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. There is ample evidence that the consumption of trans-fatty acids (TFAs) is associated with an increased risk of diabetes and coronary artery disease. The major sources of TFAs are fast foods, margarine, bakery products, and packaged snacks ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a148d.htm 09/06/04, 4540 bytes

NEWSBRIEF – JULY 2001

NEWSBRIEF - Depression linked to inflammation Several studies have noted that many people on immune-boosting drugs (interferon and interleukin-2) tend to become severely depressed and even suicidal. Some researchers now believe that depression may be a chronic inflammatory disease like rheumatoid arthritis ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/n115f.htm 03/02/04, 3200 bytes

NEWSBRIEF – SEPTEMBER 2001

NEWSBRIEF - Cancer linked to inflammation. Researchers at the University of Leicester in the UK have reached the conclusion that chronic inflammation is the underlying cause of most common cancers. They believe that chronic inflammation leads to excessive oxidative stress that, in turn, induces DNA ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/n117a.htm 03/02/04, 2871 bytes

Atherosclerosis and fatty acids

... cell culture experiments, but this one was so intriguing that we decided to make an exception. LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. It is well established that an inflammation of the cells (endothelial) that line blood vessels is a precursor to atherosclerosis. Researchers at the University of Kentucky Medical Center ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a123c.htm 03/02/04, 4107 bytes

Inflammation linked to sleep apnea

Inflammation linked to sleep apnea ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA. Obstructive sleep apnea (temporary cessation of breathing while sleeping) is increasingly being linked to an elevated risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (heart disease and stroke). Researchers at the Mayo Clinic believe they ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a128l.htm 03/02/04, 4000 bytes