Smokers at Increased Risk of Aneurysm
Recurrence
FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers with a brain
aneurysm who are treated with coil embolization are more likely
than other patients to develop another aneurysm, according to a
U.S. study.
Key Protein Limits Damage of Heart Attack
FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- A signaling protein called
Gi plays a critical role in protecting the heart during a heart
attack, say researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in
Philadelphia.
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to
Quit
FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Men typically continue to
smoke and drink while their female partner is pregnant and after
she's given birth, which can make it difficult for women to stop
smoking and drinking during pregnancy and more likely to resume
such habits after their child is born, a University of Washington
study says.
Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers at Temple
University think they may have found a blood marker that denotes
the progression of the virus that causes AIDS.
Lung Capacity Declines Faster With Diabetes
FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes, the leading cause
of heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and
non-traumatic amputations, can also cause the lungs to deteriorate
quicker than they normally do with age, a new study shows.
Once-Daily Insulin Shot Proves Effective in
Study
THURSDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that a
once-daily shot of insulin appears to control blood sugar levels in
people with type 2 diabetes just as well as injecting insulin three
times a day.
Breech Birth May Be Determined by Genes
FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- If one or both parents were
born bottom first or feet first -- called a breech delivery --
their children are twice as likely to be born the same way,
Norwegian researchers report.
