Simple blood test detects early emphysema in smokers before symptoms appear

March 12, 2011

Public release date: 11-Mar-2011 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: John .edu212-821-0560New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College NEW YORK (March 11, 2011) — during a regular annual physical exam, blood is usually drawn to check the health of a person’s heart, kidneys and liver. Now, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell [...]

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KWWL.com – News & Weather for Waterloo, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City, Iowa

March 12, 2011

IOWA CITY (KWWL) – Researchers have for decades hypothesized that negative emotions lead to inflated reports of common physical symptoms, like headaches or an upset stomach. But a new University of Iowa study suggests that two negative emotions –- depression and anxiety –- influence symptom reporting in different ways. Published in the latest issue of [...]

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University of Surrey’s diagnostic urine test: a breakthrough in prostate cancer detection – News Press Release

March 12, 2011

Scientists at the University of Surrey, UK, have made a major breakthrough in the early diagnosis of prostate cancer. they have developed a new way of more reliably detecting the cancer by testing a small urine sample from men, allowing faster testing that could save lives and offer the potential for huge cost savings. the [...]

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Device could help liver failure patients, extend options for transplant

March 12, 2011

For patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH), inflammation of the liver can result in a multitude of symptoms, including jaundice, fluid accumulation in the abdomen and hepatic encephalopathy — impaired brain function leading to irritability, tremors and confusion. For some patients, it can lead to an irreversible coma and death. “There is no standard treatment [...]

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Avoid Potential Safety Concerns in Home Canning and Bottling of Seafood

March 12, 2011

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 10, 2011) – Health Canada would like to remind Canadians of the importance of food safety while home canning and home bottling seafood such as fish and shellfish. Home canning and bottling of fish and other seafood is a popular activity for many Canadians. However, improper preparation, canning or storage of [...]

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Signs and Symptoms Of Skin Allergy

March 12, 2011

A common reaction when exposed to an allergen is to have a rash of break. These symptoms of skin allergy are almost always the result of an allergic reaction so if you can treat allergy can prevent discomfort. in fact, there are a few different types of eruptions that can arise if you have an [...]

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Health Column: Keeping the beat of your heart

March 12, 2011

The heart is a pump made up of muscle tissue and, like all pumps, it requires a source of energy to function. The heart’s pumping energy comes from an indwelling electrical conduction system. An electrical stimulus is generated by the sinus node, which is a small mass of specialized tissue located in the right atrium [...]

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What are the symptoms of a weak liver?

March 12, 2011

what can we do to strengthen our liver? Liver failure occurs when the body’s liver can no longer function properly. This is often preceded by liver disease, which can have numerous symptoms. Liver failure, however, is marked by several symptoms, which taken together with blood tests and other medical exams indicate the liver’s function is [...]

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Deportees from US struggle in quake-hit Haiti

March 12, 2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – With his gold teeth, shiny earrings and a life spent mostly in Florida, Serge Michel Dorval is afraid he looks like a rich American to some of the desperate Haitians who live near him in a shantytown alongside a trash-clogged drainage ditch. It’s a fear that keeps him up at night. But [...]

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Pancreas disorders, tomors, cancer, enlargment, ect…?

March 12, 2011

I am looking for people who have had Pancreas disorders such as tumors, cancer, enlargement, or any other disorder. I would like to know what your symptoms were, diagnosis, and treatments were. I have read up on web sites but I know diseases effect different people differently also. some do not have all the same [...]

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