Scleroderma and Autoimmune News From SCLERO.ORG by the International Scleroderma Network http://www.sclero.org/forums Fri, 24 May 2013 08:49:53 +0000 300 Working Too Hard? Physically Demanding Jobs Tied to Higher Risk of Heart Disease. http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14334-working-too-hard-physically-demanding-jobs-tied-to-higher-risk-of-heart-disease/ Working Too Hard? Physically Demanding Jobs Tied to Higher Risk of Heart Disease.

 

While physical activity can lower the risk of heart disease, two studies suggest that jobs involving hard manual labor may harm, rather than help the heart. Time Healthland. 04/19/13. (Also see: Heart Involvement)

 

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]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 08:49:53 +0000 http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14334-working-too-hard-physically-demanding-jobs-tied-to-higher-risk-of-heart-disease/ Is belief larger than fact: expectations, optimism and reality for translational stem cell research. http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14333-is-belief-larger-than-fact-expectations-optimism-and-reality-for-translational-stem-cell-research/ Is belief larger than fact: expectations, optimism and reality for translational stem cell research.

 

A more honest acknowledgement of the expected therapeutic benefits of stem cell therapies and the timelines to achieving them are necessary. PubMed BMC Med. 2012 Nov 6;10:133. (Also see: Stem Cell Transplantation)

 

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]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 08:47:46 +0000 http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14333-is-belief-larger-than-fact-expectations-optimism-and-reality-for-translational-stem-cell-research/ Skin and Mucosa Care in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14326-skin-and-mucosa-care-in-systemic-sclerosis-ssc/ Skin and Mucosa Care in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)

 

Patients and family caregivers benefited from the individualized and SSc-specific education on skin and mucosa care. Pub Med Musculoskeletal Care. 2013 Mar 27. (Also see: Caregiving)

 

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]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 08:57:39 +0000 http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14326-skin-and-mucosa-care-in-systemic-sclerosis-ssc/ How Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking. http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14322-how-exercise-can-moderate-brain-damage-caused-by-drinking/ How Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking.

 

Aging and drinking result in similar changes in the brain, and if aerobic exercise can alleviate the age-based damage, could it do the same for alcohol-related harm? Time Healthland. 04/18/13. (Also see: Food Guide for Autoimmune Diseases: Alcohol)

 

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:47 +0000 http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14322-how-exercise-can-moderate-brain-damage-caused-by-drinking/ Cancer incidence in systemic sclerosis (SSc): Meta-analysis of population-based cohort studies. http://www.sclero.org/forums/topic/14319-cancer-incidence-in-systemic-sclerosis-ssc-meta-analysis-of-population-based-cohort-studies/ Cancer incidence in systemic sclerosis (SSc): Meta-analysis of population-based cohort studies.

 

Systemic sclerosis is associated with an increased risk of cancer, particularly lung, liver, hematological and bladder cancer, though absolute risk is relatively low. Men with SSc are at higher cancer risk than women. Pub Med Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Apr 10. (Also see: Cancer and Scleroderma)

 

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