News tagged with chronic lead


Chronic lead poisoning from urban soils

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 19, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Chronic lead poisoning, caused in part by the ingestion of contaminated dirt, affects hundreds of thousands more children in the United States than the acute lead poisoning associated with imported toys or jewelry. Could ...





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Elevated lymphotoxin expression in liver leads to chronic hepatitis and causes HCC

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study maps the pathway that leads from infection with Hepatitis B and C virus (HBV and HCV) to chronic hepatitis and liver cancer and proposes a new therapeutic strategy for treating liver diseases with chronic inflammation. ...


Heart study shows many suffer poor quality of life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The world's largest quality of life study of chronic angina patients has revealed that almost one in three experience frequent chest pain, which affects their daily life.


Chronic pain found to increase risk of falls in older adults

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chronic pain is experienced by as many as two out of three older adults. Now, a new study finds that pain may be more hazardous than previously thought, contributing to an increased risk of falls in adults over age 70. The ...


Researchers develop an integrated treatment for veterans with chronic pain and posttraumatic stress

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a growing number of soldiers evacuated to the United States for comprehensive care for physical and psychological trauma. Given the number of physical injuries often experienced ...


Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease

Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis and asthma, is described for the first time ...


Is endotoxin receptor CD14 rs2569190/C-159T gene correlated with chronic hepatitis C?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It is still unknown why the natural history of chronic disease caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV), which currently infects 3% of the world's population, varies from mild in some patients to rapidly progressing in others.


Insomnia is bad for the heart

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Can't sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems. The investigation, which measur ...


Timing of surgery for knee injuries may not affect outcomes

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple-ligament knee injuries resulting from traumatic knee dislocations - such as high impact car accidents or certain sports are uncommon, and the optimal timing of surgical repair or reconstruction has not been definitively ...


Link found between depression, early stages of chronic kidney disease

Link found between depression, early stages of chronic kidney disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

One in five patients with chronic kidney disease is depressed, even before beginning long-term dialysis therapy or developing end-stage renal disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.


'Back-breaking' work beliefs contribute to health workers' pain

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Whether from heaving, twisting, bending or bad lifting postures, it's well known that caring for the sick or elderly can lead to back pain. This often results in time off work or dropping out of caring professions altogether. ...



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