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Healthcare :: FEMA fire grant to assess heat stress in firefighters awarded to University of Pittsburgh

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine?s department of emergency medicine, in collaboration with the Allegheny County Fire Academy, have received a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fire Prevention and Safety grant to conduct a study designed to develop optimal methods of reducing acute cardiovascular risk resulting from exposure to heat stress during fire suppression.

Colon Cancer :: Compounds that color fruits and veggies may protect against colon cancer

Understanding the molecular structures of compounds that give certain fruits and vegetables their rich colors may help researchers find even more powerful cancer fighters, a new study suggests.

Tumor :: Novel 3-D cell culture model shows selective tumor uptake of nanoparticles

A nanoparticle drug delivery system designed for brain tumor therapy has shown promising tumor cell selectivity in a novel cell culture model devised by University of Nottingham scientists. The project, conducted jointly in the Schools of Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences and Human Development, will be featured in the September issue of the Experimental Biology and Medicine.

Obese :: Gastric bypass reduces mortality risk in severely obese patients

Severely obese patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery significantly reduce their risk of death from coronary heart disease, diabetes and cancer, according to research published in the Aug. 23, 2007, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study was led by a team of researchers from the University of Utah School of Medicine and LDS Hospital.

Burns :: Large burns open up a can of worms

Large burns can trigger cardiac problems and enhanced inflammatory and hypermetabolic responses in patients, a study in the online open access journal Critical Care suggests. Effective treatments may need to focus on these multiple aspects.

Diabetes :: Focus on families aims to curb diabetes spread

Family lifestyles and their impact on the health of individual family members will be the focus of a new approach to preventing diabetes.

Cholesterol :: Why bad things can happen to heart when good cholesterol goes bad

It?s yet another example of how a good thing can go bad: Researchers have found evidence in laboratory studies that ?good? cholesterol, renowned for its ability to protect against heart disease, can undergo detrimental changes in protein composition that make it ?bad? for the heart.

Cancer :: Glycobiology of cancer could aid understanding of cancer risk and detection

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is funding a new $15.5 million, five-year initiative to discover, develop, and clinically validate cancer biomarkers by targeting the carbohydrate (glycan) part of a molecule.

Osteoporosis :: FDA approves Reclast injection for women with postmenopausal osteoporosis

Reclast (zoledronic acid) Injection — the first and only once-yearly medicine for postmenopausal osteoporosis — has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration FDA.

Juice :: Study found no drug interference with pomegranate juice

A study from the Tufts University School of Medicine published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology finds that pomegranate juice does not interact with oral or intravenous medication, contrary to previous information. Earlier studies suggested that, like grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice may interfere with the metabolism of drugs by inhibiting CYP3A, an enzyme that allows the body to transform and eliminate a drug.