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A Vaccine For Drug and Nicotine Addiction?
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Do you have a monkey on your back that you can’t quite shake? Yesterday, there might have been some painful rehab in store for you, but today it’s different and the future looks at least a little bit bright.Believe it or not, the United States government is now pushing drug companies to develop vaccines for [...]6 days ago -
Antagonistic genes control rice growth
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Palo Alto, CA -- Scientists at the Carnegie Institution, with colleagues,* have found that a plant steroid prompts two genes to battle each other -- one suppresses the other to ensure that leaves grow normally in rice and the experimental plant Arabidopsis thaliana , a relative of mustard. ...1 week ago -
New findings show how human movement may have brought Chagas disease to urban Peru
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New research shows how the migration and settlement patterns associated with the rapid urbanization of Peru may link to Chagas disease transmission. Link: http://www.plos.org1 week ago -
Why People Get Depressed at Christmas
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We are told that Christmas, for Christians, should be the happiest time of year, an opportunity to be joyful and grateful with family, friends and colleagues. Yet, according to the National Institute of Health, Christmas is the time of year that people experience the highest incidence of depression. Hospitals and ...1 week ago -
Stimulus Checkup – 100 Ridiculous Projects Funded by the American Recovery Act
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Inquiring minds are interested in projects that Put America To Work . Please consider this Stimulus Checkup courtesy of Senator John McCain and Senator Tom Coburn. Good jobs for millions of Americans. Investments in priorities that create sustainable economic growth for the future. Those were the promises made to ...1 week ago -
Researchers finds hidden sensory system in the skin
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December 15, 2009 -- (Albany, N.Y., USA) The human sensory experience is far more complex and nuanced than previously thought, according to a groundbreaking new study published in the December 15 issue of the journal Pain ( http://www.painjournalonline.com/article/S0304-3 ...2 weeks ago -
New study finds barriers to pain treatment in children with sickle cell disease
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A new study by researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, found a substantial variation in hydroxyurea utilization for pain and other sickle cell disease complications in children. Barriers to its use on the part of both providers and patients were also identified. The study led by Amanda M. ...2 weeks ago -
Are stroke survivors taking their medicine?
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People who have had an ischemic stroke are at higher lifetime risk for another stroke, but several types of medication can reduce that risk. One of the simplest regimens involves antithrombotic medications, otherwise known as blood thinners, of which the most common is aspirin. ...2 weeks ago -
Embryonic Stem Cell Experiments Get Go Signal From NIH
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Washington, D.C. (AHN) – The National Institute of Health (NIH) approved Wednesday the use of 11 lines of human embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally funded scientists. A government policy shift allowed the experiments for stem cells obtained from infertility patients by scientists at the Children’s ...2 weeks ago -
Team approach results in dramatic improvement in timely heart attack care
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Healthcare professionals using new time-saving strategies to coordinate care for patients having a heart attack saw dramatic improvement in "door-to-balloon" (D2B) times -- the time from when a patient enters the hospital to the time blood flow is restored to the heart by opening a blockage with angioplasty. The ...2 weeks ago -
US approves use of human embryonic stem cells
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Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) The National Institute of Health (NIH) in the US has approved the use of first 13 human embryonic stem cells in the country.The NIH-funded research for this purpose had started in July 2009. Children’s hospital, Boston has developed 11 of these stem cell lines and Rockefeller University, New ...2 weeks ago -
Treatments for asthma and pre-term labor may increase risk of autism in developing fetus
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New York, NY, December 2, 2009 -- Commonly prescribed beta 2 adrenergic agonist drugs for the treatment of asthma in pregnant women as well as pre-term labor may increase the incidence of autism-spectrum disorders, psychiatric pathology, cognitive problems and poor school performance in their children, according to a ...2 weeks ago -
Study shows pine bark improves circulation, swelling and visual ...
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(MWW Group) According to the National Institute of Health, 40 percent to 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes already have some stage of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy, damage to the retina caused by leaky blood vessels, is a major cause of blindness in people with diabetes and is one of the ...3 weeks ago -
Now, mobile phones can diagnose acute appendicitis
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Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Radiologists can diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location with the use of a mobile phone equipped with special software.“The goal is to improve the speed and accuracy of medical diagnoses, as well as to improve communications among different consulting physicians,” said Asim F. ...3 weeks ago -
The Myth Of Holiday Weight Gain
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Everyone always thinks they pack on a lot of weight during the holiday season. In fact, yesterday after Thanksgiving dinner, my dad was complaining about the five extra pounds he swears he’ll put on thanks in no small part to the incredibly delicious meal put together by my aunt and uncle. He’s not the only ...3 weeks ago -
Nano-labels allow stem cell imaging
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Iron-laden nanoparticles make non-toxic stem cell labels for magnetic resonance imaging. Imaging agents are used to enhance the resolution in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which allows internal structure of the body to be visualised. Xiaoyuan Chen at the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, has modified ...3 weeks ago -
Diabetes surgery summit consensus lays foundation for new field of medicine
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NEW YORK (Nov. 23, 2009) -- A first-of-its-kind consensus statement on diabetes surgery is published online today in the Annals of Surgery.4 weeks ago -
High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease
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Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension -- even during doctors office visits -- increasing a childs risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Childrens Center and other institutions. A report of the findings appears ...4 weeks ago
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