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The St. Augustine Air Show - A Sight to Behold

The St. Augustine Air Show - A Sight to Behold
2011-05-16
The arrival of the St. Augustine Air Show usually elicits feelings of excitement from residents all over Florida, but in St. Augustine particular. This two-day annual event is filled with thrills and entertainment for the families viewing the show. The St. Augustine Air show dates back to 1967 and is an event that is geared towards honoring Military Veterans both past and present. Flight demonstrations, static displays and other activities mark this great event. The children are not left out as activities are also arranged for them. Aerobatic, military and civilian aircrafts ...

Obesity linked to higher risk of prostate cancer progression

2011-05-16
DURHAM, N.C. – Even when treated with hormone therapy to suppress tumor growth, obese men face an elevated risk of their prostate cancer worsening, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found. The research, reported at the American Urological Association annual meeting Sunday (May 15, 2011), advances the link between obesity and prostate cancer, which has generated research interest in recent years as the incidence of both conditions remains high and often overlaps. "Over the past decades, there has been increasing prevalence of obesity in the U.S. and ...

Cell division abnormality contributes to inflammation in COPD

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER – Changes in the ability of lung cells to divide may play a role in initiating or prolonging lung tissue inflammation, a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study conducted by researchers in France. The results will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference in Denver. "We found that lung tissue cells of patients with COPD had an impaired ability to divide, or had lost their ability to divide," said lead author Valerie Amsellem, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at the National Institute of Health and Medical ...

CPAP improves daytime sleepiness even in patients with low levels of symptoms

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER – Continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, can increase alertness and even improve quality of life for sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), even if their symptoms are minimal, according to a study conducted by researchers in Europe. Patients enrolled in the study reported an improvement in daytime sleepiness within six months of beginning CPAP treatment. The study will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference in Denver. "Treatment with CPAP clearly reduces daytime sleepiness and improves quality of life in patients with very ...

Gene expression changes in nasal cells may help identify lung cancer in earliest stages

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER –A simple, minimally-invasive technique using cells from the interior of the nose could help clinicians detect lung cancer in its earliest – and most treatable – stages, according to a study conducted by researchers in Boston. The study will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference. "Our data suggests that evaluating gene expression changes in nasal cells found in the interior surface of the nose may serve as a non-invasive approach for the early detection of lung cancer in smokers," said study author Christina Anderlind, MD, Instructor ...

Vitamin D improves exercise outcomes in patients with COPD

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER – Vitamin D supplements may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) get more from their pulmonary rehabilitation programs, according to a study conducted by researchers from Belgium. The study results will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference in Denver. "Our study shows that high doses of vitamin D supplementation on top of a standard rehabilitation program improve the outcome in terms of exercise capacity and respiratory muscle strength," said Miek Hornikx, physiotherapist and doctoral student in the department ...

The Debt Alternative Center Now Offering Debt Restructuring with FDCPA Protection

2011-05-16
The Debt Alternative Center today announced that they are now including debt restructuring services with FDCPA protection as part of the services available for their debt affiliate partners to offer to prospective clients. These new services are designed to protect against creditors or collection companies who use "abusive and deceptive" strategies while trying to collect a debt. In some cases they call outside of 8am to 9pm local time or call an individual's place of employment. Worst yet, they sometimes threaten arrest or legal action or use abusive or profane ...

CPAP decreases cardiovascular mortality in elderly patients

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER – Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) effectively decreases the risk of cardiovascular death in elderly patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study conducted by researchers in Spain. The study is the first large-scale study to assess the impact of OSA and the effectiveness of CPAP treatment in cardiovascular mortality in the elderly. The findings will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference in Denver. "Our study offers two key conclusions," said Miguel Angel Martinez-Garcia, MD, study lead author ...

Gene variant linked with development of COPD in men

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER – Researchers have linked a variant in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) with the onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Caucasian men. The study population consisted of participants in the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study, a multidisciplinary study of aging that began in 1963. The VDR study will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference. "Our results show that this gene variant is associated with development of COPD in Caucasian men, and provides support for the notion that vitamin D metabolic pathways may ...

Right Casino Media Re-Launches Flagship Site LiveRoulette.co.uk

2011-05-16
UK-based online casino portal operator Right Casino Media has today re-launched their largest affiliate website LiveRoulette.co.uk. The site, which was originally launched in September 2009, has been updated with a new design and fresh reviews to support player needs further. The primary goal of LiveRoulette.co.uk has always been to aid players in finding a safe and reputable online casino to play live roulette. Whilst the foundations of the site remain the same the design has been given a fresh update and the reviews have all been rewritten in order to remain as accurate ...

Researchers move closer to identifying new class of asthma, COPD drugs

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER – Researchers in Baltimore have identified new compounds whichrelax airway muscles and may provide relief from shortness of breath for patients with COPD and asthma. The bitter-tasting compounds are at least as, if not more, effective than currently available agents used to manage these diseases, and may present new options for treatment. The study will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference in Denver. "We have identified compounds that are more potent than our previously identified set of compounds, paving the way for development of ...

'Walking distance' test an accurate indicator of disease severity in patients with COPD

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER – The six-minute walking distance test (6MWD), a test that measures a patient's ability to tolerate exercise and physical activity, is an effective tool for understanding disease severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a three-year global study of patients with COPD sponsored by drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline. The study will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference in Denver. "We found that baseline 6MWD was predictive of hospital admission with an acute COPD exacerbation, was relatively ...

Enjoy 3D Roulette at Windows Casino Canada

2011-05-16
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Pneumonia patients at risk for in-hospital cardiac arrest

2011-05-16
ATS 2011, DENVER – Hospital patients with pneumonia may be at risk of experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, often with few or no warning signs, according to research from the University of Chicago Medical Center under the auspices of the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines project. The results of the study will be presented at the American Thoracic Society's 2011 International Conference in Denver. "We found a compelling signal that some patients with pneumonia may develop cardiac arrest outside of the ICU, without apparent shock or respiratory failure," ...

'Master switch' gene for obesity and diabetes discovered

2011-05-16
A team of researchers, led by King's College London and the University of Oxford, have found that a gene linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels is in fact a 'master regulator' gene, which controls the behaviour of other genes found within fat in the body. As fat plays a key role in susceptibility to metabolic diseases such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes, this study highlights the regulatory gene as a possible target for future treatments to fight these diseases. Published today in Nature Genetics, the study was one part of a large multi-national collaboration ...

The Wisdom of Playing at King Solomons Casino Greek

2011-05-16
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'Computer synapse' analyzed at the nanoscale

2011-05-16
Researchers at Hewlett Packard and the University of California, Santa Barbara, have analysed in unprecedented detail the physical and chemical properties of an electronic device that computer engineers hope will transform computing. Memristors, short for memory resistors, are a newly understood circuit element for the development of electronics and have inspired experts to seek ways of mimicking the behaviour of our own brains' activity inside a computer. Research, published today, Monday, 16 May, in IOP Publishing's Nanotechnology, explains how the researchers ...

Scientists looking to burst the superconductivity bubble

2011-05-16
Bubbles are blocking the current path of one of the most promising high temperature superconducting materials, new research suggests. In a study published today, Monday, 16 may, in IOP Publishing's journal Superconductor Science and Technology, researchers have examined bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide (Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox, Bi2212) – one of the most promising superconducting materials capable of creating large magnetic fields way beyond the limit of existing magnets – and found that its capabilities are limited by the formation of bubbles during its fabrication process. ...

Malaria against malaria: A pre-existing malaria infection can prevent a second infection

2011-05-16
A team of researchers have found that pre-existing malaria prevents secondary infection by another Plasmodium strain, the parasite responsible for malaria, by restricting iron availability in the liver of the host. This discovery will be published this Sunday, May 15, in Nature Medicine and has important implications for the management and prevention of malaria, a condition which affects millions of individuals worldwide. The study was developed by the team led by researcher Maria M. Mota at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal, in collaboration with researchers ...

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2011-05-16
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New understanding of brain chemistry could prevent brain damage after injury

2011-05-16
A protective molecule has been identified in the brain which, if used artificially, may prevent brain damage from the likes of stroke, head injury and Alzheimer's. By looking at what happens in the brain after an injury, new research has finally ended speculation over whether a key molecule, 'KCC2' causes brain cell death after an injury or prevents it. The finding, published today (16th May 2011) in The Journal of Physiology now opens the door to the development of artificial forms of the compound which could provide 'neuroprotection' to those who have suffered a brain ...

Plasticity of hormonal response permits rapid gene expression reprogramming

2011-05-16
Gene expression is the process of converting the genetic information encoded in DNA into a final gene product such as a protein or any of several types of RNA. Scientists have long thought that the gene programs regulated by different physiological processes throughout the body are robustly pre-determined and relatively fixed for every specialized cell. But a new study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reveals the unsuspected plasticity of some of these gene expression programs. Their findings, to be published in the May 15 ...

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2011-05-16
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Scientists find new class of compounds with great potential for research and drug development

2011-05-16
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a class of compounds that could be a boon to basic research and drug discovery. In a new study, published online in Nature Chemical Biology on May 15, 2011, the researchers show the new compounds powerfully and selectively block the activity of a large and diverse group of enzymes known as "serine hydrolases." Previously discovered serine hydrolase-blocking compounds have been turned into drugs to treat obesity, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease, and are currently in testing as treatments for pain, anxiety, ...

Next generation gamers: Computer games aid recovery from stroke

2011-05-16
Computer games are not just for kids. New research published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, a BioMed Central open access journal, shows that computer games can speed up and improve a patient's recovery from paralysis after a stroke. It is often difficult for stroke victims to recover hand and arm movement, and 80-90% of sufferers still have problems six months later. Scientists in America looked at a group of people who had impaired use of one arm after a stroke and found that computer simulations and cutting edge techniques, used by the film industry ...
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