http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Diseases"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 233830 | Swine Flu: When to Head to the Hospital, When to Stay Home http://en.redtram.com/go/229212074/top100/ 229212074 Have a fever, a sore throat, and flulike symptoms? It could be H1N1, as 46 states now report widespread H1N1 infection, and the president has declared the virus a national emergency. And now, the Journal of the American Medical Association Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212074/top100/ 233830 | Psoriatic arthritis common in people with psoriasis http://en.redtram.com/go/229212073/top100/ 229212073 As many as 14 percent of people with psoriasis may also have psoriatic arthritis, research shows.Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that combines symptoms of psoriasis, such as dry, scaly skin, with arthritis symptoms such as joint pain and inflammation."People Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212073/top100/ 233830 | Tai Chi has major benefits for arthritic knees http://en.redtram.com/go/229212071/top100/ 229212071 People suffering from creaky knees may want to give Tai Chi a try.In a study, researchers found that practicing the Chinese mind-body exercise led to improvements in pain, function and even mental health for people with osteoarthritis of the knee. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212071/top100/ 233830 | Breast feeding may not alter older kids' health http://en.redtram.com/go/229212069/top100/ 229212069 Exclusive breast feeding for up to 6 months, though beneficial for an infants' immunity and mothers' weight, may not alter children's health risks over the long term, study findings hint.Dr. Michael S. Kramer, at The Montreal Children's Hospital in Quebec, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212069/top100/ 233830 | Asthma Not Determined by Genetics Alone http://en.redtram.com/go/229212067/top100/ 229212067 While progress has been made in identifying genes associated with asthma, the disease is complex, and its development is likely dependent upon both genetics and environmental exposures, according to a leading expert presenting at the annual meeting of the American Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212067/top100/ 233830 | Loyola to Host Symposium on H1N1 Flu, Seasonal Flu http://en.redtram.com/go/229212066/top100/ 229212066 With the looming threat of both the H1N1 flu (also known as "swine flu") and the regular seasonal flu, area health officials fear that the worst may be in store this coming flu season.To help prepare for the worst, Loyola Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212066/top100/ 233830 | Restless legs more common than previously thought http://en.redtram.com/go/229212064/top100/ 229212064 New research suggests that 23 percent of people have restless leg syndrome, or RLS, which is much higher than previously reported rates of 3 percent to 10 percent.RLS causes unpleasant sensations in the legs when a person is at rest, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212064/top100/ 233830 | Want to quit? Don't go to light smokes http://en.redtram.com/go/229212063/top100/ 229212063 Smokers who switch to a low-tar, light or mild brand of cigarette will not find it easier to quit and in fact may find it harder, researchers reported on Tuesday.They found that smokers who traded to light cigarettes were 50 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212063/top100/ 233830 | A third of Americans die in hospitals, study finds http://en.redtram.com/go/229212062/top100/ 229212062 Nearly a third of Americans who die are in the hospital at the time and their last treatments cost the U.S. economy $20 billion, according to a report released on Wednesday.The single biggest cause of hospital death was septicemia, an Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212062/top100/ 233830 | Study Suggests Dentists Can Identify Patients at Risk for Fatal Cardiovascular Event http://en.redtram.com/go/229212061/top100/ 229212061 A new study indicates dentists can play a potentially life-saving role in health care by identifying patients at risk of fatal heart attacks and referring them to physicians for further evaluation.Published in the November issue of the Journal of the Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212061/top100/ 233830 | New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating http://en.redtram.com/go/229212060/top100/ 229212060 According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212060/top100/ 233830 | Most who OD on prescription opiates took methadone http://en.redtram.com/go/229212059/top100/ 229212059 A new study of overdose deaths in Washington State due to prescription opiate drugs shows that most of these deaths involved methadone, and that these overdoses were much more common among people on Medicaid.Washington State has a particularly high rate Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212059/top100/ 233830 | What is unique in the brain of an Arabic speaker? http://en.redtram.com/go/229212058/top100/ 229212058 Literary Arabic is expressed in the brain of an Arabic speaker as a second language and not as a mother tongue. This has been shown in a new study by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim of the Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212058/top100/ 233830 | Researchers find yoga may be effective for chronic low back pain in minority populations http://en.redtram.com/go/229212057/top100/ 229212057 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations. This study appears in the November issue of Alternative Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212057/top100/ 233830 | Powerful pumpkins, super squash http://en.redtram.com/go/229212056/top100/ 229212056 Carotenoids, the family of yellow to red pigments responsible for the striking orange hues of pumpkins and the familiar red color of vine-ripe tomatoes, play an important role in human health by acting as sources of provitamin A or as Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229212056/top100/ 38459 | Society of Interventional Radiology hosts oncology therapies Webinar, offers resources http://en.redtram.com/go/229195494/top100/ 229195494 Society of Interventional Radiology) Registration is now open for the Society of Interventional Radiology's "Image-guided Interventional Oncology Therapies" Webinar, which will provide the latest updates on percutaneous and transcatheter treatment of liver tumors, kidney tumor ablation and lung tumor ablation. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229195494/top100/ 38459 | PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer http://en.redtram.com/go/229195493/top100/ 229195493 Thomas Jefferson University) A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229195493/top100/ 38459 | New finding suggests prostate biopsy is not always necessary http://en.redtram.com/go/229195490/top100/ 229195490 Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229195490/top100/ 38459 | 1930s drug slows tumor growth http://en.redtram.com/go/229195489/top100/ 229195489 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease. The newest surprise discovered by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229195489/top100/ 38459 | New synthetic molecules trigger immune response to HIV and prostate cancer http://en.redtram.com/go/229195488/top100/ 229195488 Yale University) Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229195488/top100/