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Primary graft dysfunction is risk factor for a later serious lung transplant problem
03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!Primary graft dysfunction, a common compliction that affects up to 25 percent of lung transplant patients shortly after surgery, constitutes a significant risk factor for later deadly bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS).
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12-15-2006 · EurekAlert!
Human rhinovirus (HRV), the leading cause of most common colds, struck two immunosuppressed lung transplant patients, leading to progressive respiratory failure, graft dysfunction, and death. The two were part of a group of 11 transplant patients who suffered clinically significant respiratory infection from HRV in both the upper and lower airways, overturning the long-held belief that HRV affects only upper airway tissue.
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- Preventing graft-versus-host disease disease after bone marrow transplant -- without toxicity
12-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
Most patients undergoing bone-marrow transplant must receive powerful chemotherapy drugs to suppress their immune system and prevent their bodies from rejecting the donated cells. New research shows that this chemotherapy increases the risk for graft-versus-host disease -- but also suggests that this risk can be reduced by replacing a natural antibiotic that's depleted when patients undergo chemotherapy. A multicenter study led by Children's Hospital Boston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is about to test this idea.
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- Should children be permitted to get genetic testing for BRCA 1/2 mutations?
01-15-2008 · EurekAlert!
It's an ethical dilemma with serious implications. Should children be tested for gene mutations that predispose them to developing breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer later in life? New research suggests the next generation of parents may support testing minors even when any steps to reduce that risk will be postponed until adulthood -- a finding that challenges current policies.
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- Having elevated risk factors in young adulthood raises risk of coronary calcium later on
04-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
Having above optimal levels of risk factors for heart disease between the ages of 18 and 30 can mean a two to three times greater risk of later developing coronary calcium, a strong predictor of heart disease, according to results of a new study from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
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- Multiple corticosteroid injections in pregnant women may increase cerebral palsy
09-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
In pregnant women at high risk for preterm birth, a single injection of corticosteroids has been shown to reduce the baby's chances of having serious lung problems after birth. A new study shows that repeat courses of corticosteroids are linked to an increased rate of cerebral palsy among children of these mothers.
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- JCI table of contents: Aug. 23, 2007
08-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
This release contains summaries, links to PDFs and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, Aug. 23, 2007, in the JCI, including: New weapon to fight leukemia; Inhaling helps heal liver transplant recipients; Being fat needn't be all bad news; DNA provides clues to outcome in patients with liver cancer; Risk factor for heart disease: Just say NO; Building muscle requires Foxo1; and others.
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- Cough and phlegm cause fourfold increase in COPD incidence
01-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Young adults (ages 20 to 44) with normal lung function who later develop chronic cough and phlegm have a fourfold higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- AASM encourages those student-athletes at risk for developing osa to visit a sleep clinic
08-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
More research is emerging that sheds light on a serious problem affecting student-athletes nationwide: the number of children and teens who are considered obese is rising dramatically. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, obesity raises the risk of cardiovascular disease and other health problems, and also increases the likelihood of developing obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Scripps research study links chronic methamphetamine abuse and cardiovascular disease
06-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found that chronic abuse of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine may be an unrecognized risk factor in the development of a number of potentially serious cardiovascular disorders frequently reported by methamphetamine abusers.
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- 'Bigger the baby, the better' axiom is incorrect
05-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
Contrary to popular belief and alerts by the World Health Organization, new research by the George Institute for International Health indicates that the importance of the reported relationship between birth weight and coronary heart disease has been overestimated. Although low birth weight is considered by the WHO to be a risk factor for heart disease, the findings published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, question the widely held belief that smaller babies are more susceptible to heart disease later in life.
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