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Heart attack predictors different in men and women

SOURCE: MedlinePlus.gov - Reuters Health

DATE: June 29, 2006

EXCERPT: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among patients having symptoms of a heart attack, the predictors detected before hospital admission differ between men and women, according to results of a study by investigators in Sweden, published in the International Journal of Cardiology.

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Svensson L, Nordlander R, Axelsson C, Herlitz J. Are predictors for myocardial infarction the same for women and men when evaluated prior to hospital admission? Int J Cardiol. 2006 May 10;109(2):241-7. Epub 2005 Jul 21. PMID: 16039735 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Baby Girls Born To Mothers Burdened By Stress May Be At Risk For Fibromyalgia

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: June 25, 2006   

EXCERPT: Stressful or traumatic events experienced during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on the fetus, yet these effects may not become apparent until many years later, according to a study suggesting that girls born of such pregnancies may be at greater risk for developing a painful muscle condition called fibromyalgia as adults.  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Kapoor A, Dunn E, Kostaki A, Andrews MH, Matthews SG. Fetal programming of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal function: prenatal stress and glucocorticoids. J Physiol. 2006 Apr 1;572(Pt 1):31-44. Epub 2006 Feb 9. Review. PMID: 16469780 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Note: A number of studies are referred to in this news release.  PubMed links could not be found for all that were referred to.

Why men are more aggressive: What a mother should know

SOURCE: BrightSurf.com - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

DATE: June 21, 2006

EXCERPT: Aggression in men may be due to variations in one of two genes involved in the activity of the neurotransmitter serotonin, according to results of a study.  more

Gender Differences May Play a Part in the Diagnosis Of Esophageal Cancer

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: June 14, 2006

EXCERPT: Research has found that although treated similarly, four times more men than women are affected by localized, advanced-stage esophageal cancer.  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Rohatgi PR, Correa AM, Swisher SG, Wu TT, Liao Z, Komaki R, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Lee JH, Rice DC, Roth JA, Ajani JA. Gender-based analysis of esophageal cancer patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiation: differences in presentation and therapy outcome. Dis Esophagus. 2006;19(3):152-7. PMID: 16722991 [PubMed - in process]

Men and Women May Need Different Heart Transplant Assessment Criteria

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: June 3, 2006

EXCERPT: Peak oxygen consumption during an exercise test is one of the key criteria used to determine when a heart failure patient may need a heart transplant, but the standard values currently used may not accurately predict outcomes for female patients, according to a new study ... more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Elmariah S, Goldberg LR, Allen MT, Kao A. Effects of gender on peak oxygen consumption and the timing of cardiac transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jun 6;47(11):2237-42. PMID: 16750689 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

AP/Houston Chronicle Examines Gender Differences in Lung Cancer, Current Studies On Issue

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: June 1, 2006

EXCERPT: The AP/Houston Chronicle on Monday examined gender differences in the development of lung cancer and three studies that are examining whether estrogen can be linked to the differences.  more