http://www.healthnewswire.net/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2012-02-07T17:56:45+00:00 http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1132.html 2009-09-28T16:14:00+00:00 2009-09-28T16:14:00+00:00 admin CINCINNATI—Cancer predisposition resulting from the presence of a specific gene variant shows a strong gender bias, researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have demonstrated. http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1126.html 2009-09-27T14:53:00+00:00 2009-09-27T14:53:00+00:00 admin The world's largest quality of life study of chronic angina patients attending general practice clinics has revealed that almost one in three experience frequent chest pain, which affects their daily life. http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1125.html 2009-09-27T14:52:00+00:00 2009-09-27T14:52:00+00:00 admin (CHICAGO) – Even though the incidence of atrial fibrillation is higher in men than women, a review of past studies and medical literature completed by cardiac experts at Rush University Medical Center shows that women are more likely than men to experience symptomatic attacks, a higher frequency of recurrences, and significantly higher heart rates during atrial fibrillation, which increases the risk of stroke. http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1112.html 2009-09-27T14:09:00+00:00 2009-09-27T14:09:00+00:00 admin By Debra Kain -- Major depressive disorder affects nearly 340 million people worldwide and as many as 20 percent of those patients are resistant to treatment. A team of psychiatrists at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center is studying two novel approaches – one utilizing a drug and one a procedure – to better help those affected by depression. http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1104.html 2009-09-24T15:23:00+00:00 2009-09-24T15:23:00+00:00 admin Findings present possible avenue for preventing metastasis http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1103.html 2009-09-24T15:12:00+00:00 2009-09-24T15:12:00+00:00 admin Two Genes Represent Potential Drug Targets for Both Heart and Endocrine Disease http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1094.html 2009-09-24T15:02:00+00:00 2009-09-24T15:02:00+00:00 admin Study led by Gregg Stone, M.D., published in Circulation http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1079.html 2009-09-22T05:13:00+00:00 2009-09-22T05:13:00+00:00 admin Study Evaluated Lilly's ALIMTA(R) (pemetrexed for injection) versus Placebo as Maintenance Therapy in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1067.html 2009-09-22T04:47:00+00:00 2009-09-22T04:47:00+00:00 admin HOUSTON - In a development that could lead to a novel approach to the treatment of a devastating lung disease, biochemists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston report they are the first to link the osteopontin (OPN) protein to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). http://www.healthnewswire.net/diseases_and_conditions/1065.html 2009-09-19T14:00:00+00:00 2009-09-19T14:00:00+00:00 admin Patients with severe acute respiratory failure from conditions such as swine flue should be treated with extracorporeal membrane reoxygenation (ECMO) rather than conventional ventilation to improve their chances of survival without disability.