SCIENTISTS UNCOVER POSSIBLE CAUSE OF COLITIS
In experiments with laboratory mice, a team of American, Canadian and Italian researchers have discovered a cause and potential treatment for painful colitis and other forms of inflammatory bowel disease.
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POOR HEALTH IS A MAJOR FACTOR FOR EARLY RETIREMENT, ACCORDING TO UCSF RESEARCHERS
Findings from a UC San Francisco survey of older Californians ages 45-70, show one in five retired early (before age 50) and almost half of those early retirees left their jobs for health reasons.
CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES CAN REDUCE RECURRENT HEART PROBLEMS
Current cholesterol guidelines can prevent a significant proportion of deaths and recurrent heart attacks in people with existing heart disease, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
FIRST GENE DEFECT IDENTIFIED FOR PRECURSOR TO ADULT DIABETES
Scientists have identified the first genetic defect linked to insulin resistance, a precursor to most of the 15 million cases of adult diabetes in the United States...
INFLAMMATORY PAIN MAY HELP DETER INFLAMMATORY DISEASES LIKE ARTHRITIS
Pain alerts the body to danger, but UC San Francisco researchers report that it may play another crucial role - helping to prevent the body from slipping into the chronic inflammation associated with such diseases as arthritis, colitis and asthma.
UNPROTECTED ANAL SEX INCREASING IN SAN FRANCISCO
The number of gay men having unprotected anal sex is increasing dramatically, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
PAIN, ITSELF, ELICITS PAIN RELIEF, AND DOES SO THROUGH "REWARD" PATHWAY
Researchers have long known that the body can activate its own form of pain relief in response to painful stimuli. Now, UC San Francisco investigators have determined that, in rats, this long-lasting relief is produced by the brain's "reward" pathway...
UCSF Researchers Report New Risk Factors for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
In a large population-based study conducted on non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco found that exposure to certain environmental factors that affect the immune system could decrease a person's risk of developing the disease.
HEALTH PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN CALIFORNIA LABOR MARKET, ACCORDING TO UCSF RESEARCHERS
People who lose jobs often experience a worsening of health by the following year and those with poor health are more likely to lose jobs by the next year, according to results of the second California Work and Health Survey (CWHS) led by UCSF researchers.
SCREENING AND INTERVENTION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAGS BEHIND NEED
Hundreds of women in California who experience domestic violence are not getting the attention they need from their primary care physicians, according to a study released by the University of California, San Francisco.
ONE IN SEVEN ADOLESCENTS STILL DOESN'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE
One in seven U.S. children aged 10 to 18 is not covered by health insurance. That figure has not changed in more than a decade, even though government-funded health plans now cover more children and teens.
SURGICAL PAIN INCREASES RISK OF INFECTION, STUDY SHOWS
Medical scientists have uncovered a probable link between pain from surgery and the likelihood of infection...
DRUG USERS, NATIVE AMERICANS SUSCEPTIBLE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES
A virus found primarily in injection drug users and a small number of Native Americans may increase the incidence of infectious diseases, according to a multi-center, longitudinal study headed by the University of California, San Francisco.
HORMONE INVOLVED IN REPRODUCTION MAY HAVE ROLE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS
The hormone best known for its role in inducing labor may influence our ability to bond with others, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
CHANGES IN ALLIED AND AUXILIARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS' TRAINING NEEDED FOR QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, AC
To maintain quality of patient care in the future, changes need to be made in the training and use of allied and auxiliary health care workers -- hospital support staff such as physical therapists, technicians, aides, and assistants...