New community health approach aims to combats chronic disease, empower patients, reduces costs
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Heart disease may be a risk factor for prostate cancer
In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes.
Early Signs Of Disease Detected By Metabolic ‘Breathalyzer’
The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New research published online in February in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that can distinguish normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a quick assay of blood ...
Preventing bacteria from falling in with the wrong crowd could help stop gum disease
Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss. The study, published in the journal Microbiology suggests that this bacterial access key could be a drug target for people who are at high risk of developing ...
First sign of coronary heart disease in men could be death
The healthy heart movement in recent years has focused largely on heart disease as the No. 1 killer of women. But the same statistic is true for men, and the reality is grim: The first sign that a man has coronary heart disease could be death, says one University of ...
Heart disease may be a risk factor for prostate cancer
(Duke University Medical Center) In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes.
New community health approach aims to combats chronic disease, empower patients, reduces costs
(Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron) A new community-wide collaboration to reduce the impact of chronic disease and empower patients is generating impressive early results, leaders of the Accountable Care Community initiative said. The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron is leading the initiative with its founding institutional members and more ...
EASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson’s disease
Geneva, Switzerland: The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published today by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) on the EASL website -- www.easl.eu .(1) Developed to assist physicians and healthcare providers in the clinical decision ...
Parkinson’s disease: Study of live human neurons reveals the disease’s genetic origins
Parkinson's disease researchers at the University at Buffalo have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease, which afflicts at least 500,000 Americans and for which there is no cure.
ED can lead to potential cardiovascular disease in men
More than 12 million men have type 2 diabetes and that number is growing at an alarming rate. A little talked about complication of this disease is erectile dysfunction (ED), which can lead to an even more serious condition.
EASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson’s disease
Geneva, Switzerland: The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published today by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) on the EASL website -- www.easl.eu.(1) Developed to assist physicians and healthcare providers in the clinical decision making process, ...
Breathalyzer can distinguish normal and disease-state glucose metabolism
The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.