(September 4, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From London - Research published in the journal Stress uses hair to connect chronic stress to heart attacks. Researchers compared the hair samples of 56 heart attack patients to 56 controls, finding that cortisol levels corresponding to the previous three months was much higher in the heart attack patients.

From Minnesota - A new report published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology outlines new warning signs for kidney transplant failure. Researcher studied 151 kidney transplant patients, finding that patients who had fibrosis plus inflammation post-op were more likely to have a reduced long term survival rate

And finally, from North Carolina - Research published in The Lancet questions the use of oxygen in end of life care. Researchers studied 239 patients randomized to receive either oxygen or room air through nasal tubes. They found that 50% of patients found no benefit from the intervention, and that, of those who did report improvements in breathing, it did not matter whether they were receiving oxygen or room air.