http://diseasedatabase.org The world's most full disease database Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:12:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Obese women who drink little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warned today. View post: Obese drinkers at higher risk of liver disease (Yorkshire Evening Post) http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/obese-drinkers-at-higher-risk-of-liver-disease-yorkshire-evening-post/ DEATHS linked to Scotland's three biggest killers – cancer, heart disease and strokes – fell last year. Read more here:  Number of Scots dying from heart disease, strokes and cancer drops (The Scotsman) http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/number-of-scots-dying-from-heart-disease-strokes-and-cancer-drops-the-scotsman/ A fatal wildlife disease that affects the brain and nervous system has been found for the first time in an elk from Utah. Go here to see the original: Utah elk found with chronic wasting disease (KSL Salt Lake City) http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/utah-elk-found-with-chronic-wasting-disease-ksl-salt-lake-city/ Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their diseases. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to identify the genetic roots of major killers like heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Read the rest here: Disease ... http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/disease-cause-is-pinpointed-with-genome-free-internet-press/ Celiac disease and thyroid disease are more linked than you might think. Read the rest here: Celiac Disease | Thyroid Disease | Gluten Free Diet | Allergy http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/celiac-disease-thyroid-disease-gluten-free-diet-allergy/ Image Caption: The discovery of a novel cellular "switch" in the popular laboratory research worm, C. elegans by a University of Colorado at Boulder team may provide researchers with a new means of triggering programmed cell death in humans to treat disease Excerpt from: A New Means Of Triggering Cell Death, Treating ... http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/a-new-means-of-triggering-cell-death-treating-disease-redorbit/ A WEST Australian sheep has been found to have symptoms that are characteristic of the fatal brain disease atypical scrapie. Go here to read the rest: Sheep sick with brain disease (Perth Now) http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/sheep-sick-with-brain-disease-perth-now/ Associated Press - March 11, 2010 4:55 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Chronic wasting disease has been found for the first time in an elk from Utah. Here is the original:  Utah elk found with chronic wasting disease (KIFI Idaho Falls) http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/utah-elk-found-with-chronic-wasting-disease-kifi-idaho-falls/ Crohn's disease (also known as Crohn-Le?niowski Disease , or morbus Le?niowski-Crohn, granulomatous colitis and regional enteritis) is an inflammatory disease of the intestines that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from ... See the original post here:  What Is Crohn's Disease: » Giants Gab http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/what-is-crohns-disease-%c2%bb-giants-gab/ Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their diseases. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to identify the genetic roots of major killers like heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. View original post here:  Disease ... http://diseasedatabase.org/2010/03/disease-cause-is-pinpointed-with-genome-spartanburg-herald-journal/