News tagged with respiratory disorders
Finding of long-sought drug target structure may expedite drug discovery
Researchers have solved the three-dimensional structure of a key biological receptor. The finding has the potential to speed drug discovery in many areas, from arthritis to respiratory disorders to wound healing, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 15, 2011 |
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New treatment succeeds in reducing panic and anxiety (w/ Video)
A new treatment program teaches people who suffer from panic disorder how to reduce the terrorizing symptoms by normalizing their breathing.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2010 |
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Sleep apnea linked to cognitive difficulties and deficits in gray matter
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may blame their daytime difficulties on simple sleepiness, but new research suggests that their brains may be to blame. Specifically, their cognitive challenges may be caused by ...
Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Researchers identify protein associated with sporadic ALS
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have uncovered new evidence suggesting that the SOD1 gene, which is implicated in 20 percent of inherited cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Air travel no 'significant threat' to cardiovascular health, says new guidance
Air travel poses no "significant threat" to cardiovascular health, with few conditions likely to warrant restrictions, concludes new guidance published in the journal Heart.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Hypnosis can relieve symptoms in children with respiratory diseases
Hypnosis has potential therapeutic value in children with respiratory disorders for alleviating symptoms such as habit cough or unexplained sensations of difficulty breathing and for lessening a child's discomfort during ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Combat wounds not the leading cause of evacuations
(AP) -- American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to be medically evacuated for health problems such as a bad back than for combat injuries, a new study says.
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Urine test for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea possible
Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a technique that is able to determine whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or habitual snoring by screening their urine.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Fear of anxiety linked to depression in above-average worriers
Anxiety sensitivity, or the fear of feeling anxious, may put people who are already above-average worriers at risk for depression, according to Penn State researchers. Understanding how sensitivity to anxiety is a risk factor ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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SKorea to plant trees in China to reduce 'yellow dust'
The Seoul city government will help fund a tree-planting project in a Chinese desert to reduce the amount of harmful "yellow dust" blowing over South Korea, officials said Wednesday.
Nov 04, 2009 |
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British medics let sick baby die after court ruling
A seriously ill baby boy in Britain died Saturday, the day after his parents lost a legal battle to force doctors to keep him alive.
Mar 21, 2009 |
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