http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Diseases"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:27:47 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 164012 | Warm-Up Reduces ACL Injury in Female Soccer Players http://en.redtram.com/go/138454903/top100/ 138454903 The ACL is an important knee ligament. Female athletes are at greater risk for ACL injuries than males doing similar sports. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:13:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138454903/top100/ 164012 | Spleen Key Player in Brain's Infection-Fighting Messages http://en.redtram.com/go/138454787/top100/ 138454787 A team at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, N.Y., identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and spleen communicate. The spleen, which manufactures immune cells, is also where important information from the nervous system reaches Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:12:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138454787/top100/ 164012 | Drug Test Cheaters Turning to Web http://en.redtram.com/go/138454779/top100/ 138454779 Researchers at the University of Texas at Houston Medical School plan to present a detailed list of drug-test cheating options, along with sophisticated counter-measure tests that can be done by laboratory scientists, at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's annual Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:12:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138454779/top100/ 164012 | Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis http://en.redtram.com/go/138454631/top100/ 138454631 The automated, wearable artificial kidney (AWAK) works better than conventional dialysis, according to a paper in the current issue of Clinical and Experimental Nephrology . Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:11:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138454631/top100/ 28557 | NIDDK Publishes Plan For Prostate Disease Research http://en.redtram.com/go/138401915/top100/ 138401915 For the first time, a strategic plan for research into benign prostate disease, based on the latest scientific knowledge, has been published by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:12:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138401915/top100/ 28557 | Genetic Mechanisms Linked To Parkinson's Disease Uncovered http://en.redtram.com/go/138401917/top100/ 138401917 A new genetic finding from a group of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), and the University of Ottawa, may help pave the way for the discovery of Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:12:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138401917/top100/ 107447 | Older Adults Encouraged To Get Flu Immunization http://en.redtram.com/go/138401921/top100/ 138401921 August is National Immunization Awareness Month and the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Aging Services (DAS) is encouraging older adults to get immunized against the flu. The flu season, which typically runs from late fall until March, is Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:12:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138401921/top100/ 275513 | Deafness in children http://en.redtram.com/go/138365006/top100/ 138365006 Deaf children are, indeed, quite unfortunate. Deafness... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:35:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138365006/top100/ 275513 | Nemours clinic delivers sounds of progress http://en.redtram.com/go/138365004/top100/ 138365004 JACKSONVILLE -- It took a while before Cecilio and Daliana Camacho could really accept the truth about their daughter: She... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:35:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138365004/top100/ 275513 | Therapist praised for progress with "profoundly deaf" boy http://en.redtram.com/go/138365003/top100/ 138365003 MIDDLEBORO - When 2-year-old Jacob MacKinnon asked for ice cream at a birthday party, his family and the guests were... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:35:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138365003/top100/ 275513 | Generous Equipment Donation from New Audiology Practice Expands the State Theater's Ability to Draw http://en.redtram.com/go/138364997/top100/ 138364997 Hearing Solutions of Northwest Michigan, an audiology practice newly formed by doctors of audiology, Sandra Leahy and Kathleen Sawhill, has... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:35:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138364997/top100/ 275513 | Loud and clear: Workplace Integra's hearing conservative helps its clients deal with workplace noise http://en.redtram.com/go/138364988/top100/ 138364988 GREENSBORO -- Self-described as one of those nuts with three Masters' degrees, Gregg Moore, a former Army captain,... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:34:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138364988/top100/ 245517 | AICR Ever Green Ever Healthy http://en.redtram.com/go/138315271/top100/ 138315271 A lot of things canpotentially spark the cancer process - cigarette smoke, alcohol,certain viruses and bacteria, UV radiation and even substances found inthe food we eat. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:01:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138315271/top100/ 191970 | Radiation And Chemo can make tumor healthier unless manage to kill most tumor cells http://en.redtram.com/go/138277287/top100/ 138277287 Because of the way solid tumors adapt the body's machinery to bring themselves more oxygen, chemotherapy and radiation may actually make these tumors stronger."In a sense, these therapies can make the tumor healthier," said Mark W. Dewhirst, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:13:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138277287/top100/ 191970 | MicroRNA may play a significant role in some human cancers http://en.redtram.com/go/138277237/top100/ 138277237 A new study demonstrates that microRNAs can modulate the expression of well known tumor-specific oncogenic translocation proteins and may play a significant role in some human cancers. The research, published by Cell Press in the June issue of the journal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138277237/top100/ 191970 | New inhalable form of gene therapy shows promise for treating lung cancer http://en.redtram.com/go/138277232/top100/ 138277232 A new inhalable form of gene therapy -- based on technology recognized in the 2006 Nobel medicine prize, shows increasing promise for treating lung cancer, infectious diseases and inflammatory lung disease, scientists have concluded after an exhaustive review of worldwide Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138277232/top100/ 191970 | The "feel good" Hormones in The Brain Can Protect Against Cancer http://en.redtram.com/go/138277229/top100/ 138277229 Scientists have been aware for many years that if cancer patients are not able to deal with the stress associated with being sick, the cancer will progress faster than in calmer patients. To counteract this phenomenon, physicians encourage treatments that Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138277229/top100/ 184960 | Soy Causing Infertility in Men? http://en.redtram.com/go/138267372/top100/ 138267372 Yes, a British study states that even small amounts of soy eaten on a regular basis can cause infertility in obese men. Experts opine that plant oestrogens present in foods like milk, soy and tofu can interfere with hormonal activity Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:15:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138267372/top100/ 163953 | Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period http://en.redtram.com/go/138206699/top100/ 138206699 Psychiatrists wrote 29% of new orders, followed by GPs and primary care docs, survey finds. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:23:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138206699/top100/ 29950 | Swaziland: Swazi Children Seek Hope in the Face of AIDS http://en.redtram.com/go/138195103/top100/ 138195103 Inter Press Service - July 24, 2008 James Hall http://www.aegis.org/news/ips/2008/IP080708.htmlMANZINI, Jul 24 (IPS) - In a narrow and still winter-brown valley ... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:35:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138195103/top100/