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Tuberculosis :: Epidemiology of TB – Updates from CDC studies to be presented at ATS 2007

The latest research from two Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies looking at the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States will be presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference on Sunday, May 20, in San Francisco. The studies focus on two groups with higher-than-average rates of TB: foreign-born persons and African-Americans living in the southeastern United States.

Sleep Apnea :: Sleep apnea may increase risk of diabetes

Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine have found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea are at increased risk for developing of type II diabetes, independent of other risk factors.

Pain :: Chronic pain can impair your memory & concentration

Anyone who has experienced chronic pain knows that it affects the ability to work, sleep and perform other activities essential to leading a full life.

Liver :: New techniques redefine assessment of liver disease

Research presented at Digestive Disease Week? 2007 (DDW?) introduces unique methods for evaluating patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Tea :: Green tea may protect the bladder from becoming inflamed

Herbal agents could be used to treat inflammatory bladder diseases, according to a preliminary study that looked at the ability of green tea to protect bladder cells from inflammation.

Cancer :: Targeted nanoparticles incorporating siRNA offer promise for cancer treatment

The use of targeted nanoparticles offers promising techniques for cancer treatment. Researchers in the laboratory of Mark E. Davis at the California Institute of Technology have been using small interfering RNA (siRNA), sometimes known as silencing RNA, to “silence” specific genes that are implicated in certain malignancies.

Tuberculosis :: Epidemiology of TB – Updates from CDC studies to be presented at ATS 2007

Sleep Apnea :: Sleep apnea may increase risk of diabetes

Pain :: Chronic pain can impair your memory & concentration

Liver :: New techniques redefine assessment of liver disease

Tea :: Green tea may protect the bladder from becoming inflamed

Cancer :: Targeted nanoparticles incorporating siRNA offer promise for cancer treatment

Sleep Apnea :: Sleep apnea patients have greatly increased risk of severe car crashes

NHS :: Hospital patients rate NHS care highly

Kidney :: Diagnosis and management of kidney disease better than ever before

Embryo :: UK Minister publishes draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill