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Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air linked to heart attacks and angina

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air is strongly linked to heart attacks and angina, and this association persists at levels of exposure below the current European limits, suggests research conducted at the Department of Epidemiology in Rome, Italy and published on bmj.com today.

21 Jan 2014

Testing for HPV allows for longer time between screening tests

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden finds that testing for human papilloma virus (HPV) allows for longer time between screening tests when compared to cytology-based testing. The study is published in the scientific journal British Medical Journal (BMJ).

21 Jan 2014

LUMC receives grant for research into influence of 'the family' on child mortality, fertility and life expectancy

Radboud University historians and ageing researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) will be receiving a grant of over 800,000 euros for research into the influence of 'the family' on child mortality, fertility and life expectancy over the last two hundred years.

21 Jan 2014

Patients with MS could stave off disease symptoms by increasing vitamin D intake

For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its progression, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) investigators in collaboration with Bayer HealthCare.

20 Jan 2014

EBCC-9: Most exciting breast cancer conference in Europe

The most exciting breast cancer conference in Europe, it is the only one that involves all the major players in breast cancer. The conference encourages interaction and collaboration between clinicians, scientists and patients in a partnership of equals to talk not just about scientific advances, but also the ethical, social, political, and practical issues associated with caring for patients with breast cancer. EBCC-9 is expected to attract around 5000 delegates from around 90 countries worldwide.

20 Jan 2014

Higher levels of physical activity reduces risk of prostate cancer recurrence, mortality

Men who walked at a fast pace prior to a prostate cancer diagnosis had more regularly shaped blood vessels in their prostate tumors compared with men who walked slowly, providing a potential explanation for why exercise is linked to improved outcomes for men with prostate cancer, according to results presented here at the AACR-Prostate Cancer Foundation Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research, held Jan. 18-21.

20 Jan 2014

Higher levels of melatonin may lower risk for developing advanced prostate cancer

Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented here at the AACR-Prostate Cancer Foundation Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research, held Jan. 18-21.

19 Jan 2014

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation selects UofL for newly established Care Center Network

The University of Louisville is one of nine pilot sites selected by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation for its newly established Care Center Network and the PFF Patient Registry program. Rafael Perez, M.D., director of the UofL Interstitial Lung Disease program in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine, will lead the UofL site.

17 Jan 2014

Urban police officers working night shift more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries

Police officers working the night shift are significantly more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries than officers on day and afternoon shifts, according to new research conducted at the University at Buffalo.

17 Jan 2014

Researchers receive $8M grant to expand research in arsenic toxicity in children, pregnant women

The Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center at Dartmouth and its partner universities have received an $8 million grant to expand their research into arsenic toxicity in children and pregnant women.

17 Jan 2014

Higher socioeconomic status associated with more satisfying sex life

An analysis based on the first Spanish National Sexual Health Survey, carried out in 2009, confirms that socioeconomic factors affect sexual satisfaction. People with a lower economic status claim to be less sexually satisfied, particularly women.

16 Jan 2014

New study examines factors that may lead to end stage renal disease

About 33 percent of people with type 2 diabetes suffer kidney damage that progresses to end stage renal disease, at which point they require either dialysis or kidney transplantation. Scientists have thought that this kidney disease is driven by damage to the glomeruli, blood vessels in the kidney, which spill the protein albumin into the urine. Current treatments targeting the resulting "albuminuria" do not prevent kidney failure.

15 Jan 2014

Hepatitis C infection varies widely among different Hispanic groups in the U.S.

The first study of hepatitis C infection among different Hispanic groups in the U.S. has found that infection with the virus varies widely, with Puerto Rican Hispanics much more likely than other groups to be infected. The study, led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, highlights which Hispanic populations would benefit most from increased hepatitis C testing and treatment.

15 Jan 2014

Study highlights the importance of screening women over 50 for cervical cancer

New research from Queen Mary University of London reveals women over the age of 50 who don't attend cervical screening are four times more likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer in later life.

15 Jan 2014

Smoking and cancer: an interview with Dr. Lewis Foxhall, VP of Health Policy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General, identified tobacco as the predominant cause of lung cancer in men. This was the first widely disseminated report based on scientific studies showing the clear link between smoking tobacco and serious health conditions including cancer, chronic lung diseases and heart disease.

13 Jan 2014

Lung cancer incidence rates decrease more rapidly among U.S. men and women

Tobacco control efforts are having a major impact on Americans' health, a new analysis of lung-cancer data suggests. The rate of new lung cancer cases decreased among men and women in the United States from 2005 to 2009, according to a report in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

10 Jan 2014

Remission from depression is delayed in adults who experienced physical abuse in childhood

Remission from depression is delayed in adults who have experienced childhood physical abuse or parental addictions, a new study by University of Toronto researchers has found.

10 Jan 2014

ILiAD, Inserm and IPL sign worldwide license agreement for Bordetella pertussis vaccine technology

ILiAD Biotechnologies, LLC, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research subsidiary, Inserm Transfert SA, and Institut Pasteur de Lille today announced the signing of scientific collaboration and worldwide license agreements for live attenuated Bordetella pertussis vaccine technology, including BPZE1, developed by the laboratory of Professor Camille Locht. This license agreement covers patent rights from Institut Pasteur de Lille, Inserm, National University of Singapore and National University of Ireland Maynooth.

9 Jan 2014

Poor people more likely to become frail after a heart attack

As people get older, their bodies wear down and become less resilient. In old age, it's common for people to become "clinically frail," and this "frailty syndrome" is emerging in the field of public health as a powerful predictor of healthcare use and death.

9 Jan 2014

Older firefighters exposed to heat stress on job could be more resilient over time

Older firefighters who are chronically exposed to heat stress on the job could be more heat resilient over time. A recent study published in the December issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) found that older firefighters may be able to tolerate more challenging or arduous work environments before they feel affected by the heat, compared to non-heat-exposed workers who would need to stop work prematurely.

9 Jan 2014

Epidemiology News and Research

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air linked to heart attacks and angina

Testing for HPV allows for longer time between screening tests

LUMC receives grant for research into influence of 'the family' on child mortality, fertility and life expectancy

Patients with MS could stave off disease symptoms by increasing vitamin D intake

EBCC-9: Most exciting breast cancer conference in Europe

Higher levels of physical activity reduces risk of prostate cancer recurrence, mortality

Higher levels of melatonin may lower risk for developing advanced prostate cancer

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation selects UofL for newly established Care Center Network

Urban police officers working night shift more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries

Researchers receive $8M grant to expand research in arsenic toxicity in children, pregnant women

Higher socioeconomic status associated with more satisfying sex life

New study examines factors that may lead to end stage renal disease

Hepatitis C infection varies widely among different Hispanic groups in the U.S.

Study highlights the importance of screening women over 50 for cervical cancer

Smoking and cancer: an interview with Dr. Lewis Foxhall, VP of Health Policy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Lung cancer incidence rates decrease more rapidly among U.S. men and women

Remission from depression is delayed in adults who experienced physical abuse in childhood

ILiAD, Inserm and IPL sign worldwide license agreement for Bordetella pertussis vaccine technology

Poor people more likely to become frail after a heart attack

Older firefighters exposed to heat stress on job could be more resilient over time

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