Medical

Colorectal Cancer :: Booze boosts bowel cancer risk

Drinking a daily pint of beer or a large glass of wine increases your risk of bowel cancer by around 10 per cent ? according to a new report by Cancer Research UK.

Obesity :: Bariatric surgery patients have fewer complications at high-volume hospitals

Bariatric surgery patients had 64 percent fewer complications and a 26 percent shorter hospital stay if they went to a five-star rated hospital compared with a one-star rated hospital, according to a new study released today by HealthGrades, the healthcare ratings company.

Multiple Sclerosis :: Risk genes for multiple sclerosis uncovered

A large-scale genomic study has uncovered new genetic variations associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), findings that suggest a possible link between MS and other autoimmune diseases.

Heart Attack :: System to analyze beating heart stem cells could lead to heart attack treatments

New research at the University of Nottingham, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, is paving the way for techniques that use stem cells to repair the damage caused by heart attacks.

Arthritis :: Race plays a role in disability in older adults with arthritis

Arthritis is common among elderly Americans, and as the population ages it is expected to increase. At the same time, disability is increasing in patients with arthritis and the racial/ethnic composition of the U.S. is changing; minority populations are forecasted to increase from 30.6 percent of the population in 2000 to 49.9 percent by 2050.

Heart Disease :: Study helps explain origins of cardiac fibrosis in patients with heart disease

A report led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) helps explain the origins of cardiac fibrosis, a stiffening of the heart muscle that leads to a variety of cardiac diseases, most notably heart failure.

Multiple Sclerosis :: After a decades-long search, scientists identify new genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis

A pair of large-scale genetic studies supported by the National Institutes of Health has revealed two genes that influence the risk of getting multiple sclerosis (MS) ? data sought since the discovery of the only other known MS susceptibility gene decades ago.