Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have a new theory as to why people with Alzheimer's disease have trouble performing ...
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Researchers have reported new evidence to explain why prostate cancer and other hormone-dependent cancers may become resistant to hormone therapies. ...
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Researchers at Florida State University used a gene transfer technique to block the expression of a gene associated with clinical ...
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Persistent fatigue immediately following birth may be the best signal to determine whether a woman will develop postpartum depression.
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A study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley has found that brain scans may detect neurological changes ...
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Researchers in an NIH ( National Institutes of Health ) network have found that premature infants given drugs used to ...
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A study in Japan examining the effects of combination therapy on older patients with hepatitis C found more adverse effects ...
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Liver disease is often associated with "sickness behaviors," such as malaise, listlessness, anorexia, difficulty concentrating, and fatigue. In cholestatic liver ...
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Liver transplant patients with hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) achieved significantly better long-term viral response when taking the immunosuppressive ...
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Use of a simple test, in addition to traditional screening tests, identifies more accurately individuals who might have colorectal cancer.
This ...
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Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified the precursors of cells in the skin that are part ...
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Losing a modest amount of weight through dietary changes and increased physical activity reduces the occurrence of urinary incontinence in ...
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Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine and other institutions have identified a major source of origin for ...
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University ( OHSU ) have discovered that removing a gene involved in repairing damaged ...
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Researchers have shown that a gene commonly lost during neuroblastoma tumor formation, one of the most aggressive cancers in babies ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Chantix ( Varenicline ) tablets, to help cigarette smokers ...
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GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ) has advised HealthCare Professionals of important changes to the Clinical Worsening and Suicide Risk subsection of ...
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A study has shown that saw palmetto, an herbal extract commonly taken to improve urinary symptoms in men with enlargement ...
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A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine found that interaction ...
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Use of the amino acid supplement L-arginine following a myocardial infarction does not improve certain cardiac functions and measurements and ...
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A new, noninvasive test may help determine which patients are most likely to benefit from implantable cardiac defibrillator ( ICD ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, along with colleagues at other institutions, have found that severe stenosis ...
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The National Cancer Institute ( NCI ) issued an announcement encouraging treatment with anticancer drugs via two methods, after surgery, ...
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A study published in the journal Gastroenterology found a difference in how people responded to COX-2 inhibitors and that up ...
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A study in older adults has found that regular exercise may speed up the wound-healing process by as much as ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Dacogen ( Decitabine ) injection for the treatment of ...
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The controversial practice of blood transfusions for patients suffering from cardiac episodes may lead to an increased risk of mortality, ...
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Aliskiren ( Rasilez ) is the first in a new class of orally-administered rennin inhibitors, and is under investigation for ...
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A research suggests that years of repeated exposure to loud noise increases the risk of developing a non-cancerous tumor that ...
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Myocardial infarction strikes some 865,000 Americans each year. Treating patients with scientifically proven therapies both in the hospital and at ...
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Some clinical studies have indicated that marijuana or its active cannabinoid ingredient alleviates symptoms of the inflammatory disease, multiple sclerosis.
Also, ...
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Joseph Gleeson, director of the Neurogenetics Laboratory at the UCSD School of Medicine, and his research team have developed ...
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A technique developed at the University of California, San Diego that precisely creates and images blood clots in the brain ...
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A UCLA/Veterans Affairs study has implicated defects in the machinery that creates connections between brain cells as responsible for the ...
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It has been known for some time that the bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, grows within the deadly, lung-clogging mucous found in ...
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Researchers at the Northwestern University are developing a novel gene therapy aimed at selectively turning off one of the genes ...
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that ...
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People who have elevated homocysteine in their blood, an amino acid that is a known biomarker for cardiovascular disease, may ...
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Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered an important mechanism used by the developing brain to pattern nerve connections ...
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In a study of more than 68,000 infants published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the vaccine Rotateq demonstrated ...
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A study has examined the challenges associated with the administration of intra-abdominal chemotherapy, also known as intraperitoneal ( IP ) ...
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a cell-signaling mechanism instrumental in the most common brain cancer in adults. ...
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute have identified a protein fragment in some human breast cancers that ...
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Since sleep apnea is associated with heart failure, patients who take a single dose of Acetazolamide, a mild diuretic and ...
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There is accumulating evidence that certain viruses may cause obesity, in essence making obesity contagious, according to Leah D. Whigham, ...
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ( NICE ) has conducted an appraisal of inhaled Insulin for the ...
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Preliminary results of the STAR ( Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene ) trial showed that the drug Raloxifene ( Evista ...
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A meta-analysis of previous studies has shown that the statins, cholesterol-lowering medications, do not appear to reduce the incidence of ...
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Researchers at the National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, ( Taiwan ) assessed the risk of acute myocardial infarction, angina, stroke and ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have clarified the mechanism by which drugs like Celebrex and Vioxx ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, along with colleagues at other institutions, found that, among patients who ...
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Losing a modest amount of weight through dietary changes and increased physical activity reduces the occurrence of urinary incontinence ( ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has changed labelling for Tracleer ( Bosentan ). The notification underscored ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has changed labeling for Tequin ( Gatifloxacin ), an antibiotic ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has been informed of two additional deaths following medical abortion with ...
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Rare cases of anaphylaxis/anaphylactoid reactions, including angioedema, have been
reported in the post-marketing experience following the Macugen ( Pegaptanib sodium injection ...
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The FDA ( U.S: Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a monthly injectable formulation of Vivitrol ( Naltrexone for ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) approved Emsam ( Selegiline ), the first transdermal patch for ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) approved Erbitux ( Cetuximab ) for use in combination with radiation ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) approved the use of Relenza ( Zanamivir for inhalation ) for ...
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FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) approved Prograf ( Tacrolimus ), a drug for the prevention of graft ...
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FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) approved Daytrana, the first transdermal patch, for treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ...
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Women diagnosed with Lynch syndrome, a condition often associated with colon cancer, also are at high risk for endometrial and ...
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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers are studying whether delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to breast "plumbing" might make treatment of ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a key receptor protein is a critical component of ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a second molecular pathway that promotes cell survival in ...
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A research by an international team of scientists, led by Rockefeller University researchers in Paul Greengard's laboratory of Molecular and ...
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In a study, researchers presented astonishing new evidence that the dog may have the capacity to contribute to the process ...
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A study suggests that antibody-based cancer drugs might help patients more if they are given with substances that stimulate the ...
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The DNA in the cells is constantly being bombarded by environmental, chemical and cellular insults. Fortunately, the cells contain ...
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Carbonated soft drink consumption was previously suggested to be linked to the 350 percent increase of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus ...
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Researchers from Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have shown that the combination of Paclitaxel and Carboplatin appears to be effective for ...
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Three case reports of liver problems after taking the antibiotic Telithromycin ( Ketek ) are reported in Annals of Internal ...
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A three-year multi-center study of kidney-pancreas transplant recipients has identified a new risk factor for impaired kidney function, which may ...
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Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and a Canadian research institute fpund that drugs that treat depression by manipulating the ...
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Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a novel orally administered compound specifically targeted to suppress brain cell inflammation and neuron ...
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Mobile phones are not associated with an increased risk of the most common type of brain tumour, found the first ...
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Two teams of medical researchers have identified what they believe is a simple, effective and inexpensive treatment to reduce lung ...
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Researchers have identified a new and unusual tumor suppressor gene that may be important in cancers of the lung and ...
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Researchers at the University of Florida ( UF ) have that growth hormone treatment can worsen a dangerous nighttime breathing ...
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Researchers have identified a new area of the brain that responds to the fat hormone leptin in regulating body weight ...
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Researchers have identified a new compound called CDDO-Im that protects against the development of liver cancer in laboratory animals.
Experiments, ...
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Estrogen-progestin menopausal hormone therapy is associated with a more than two-fold higher relative risk of developing lobular cancer or tubular ...
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Use of the weight-loss medication Rimonabant ( Acomplia ) produced modest yet sustained weight loss after 2 years, and improved ...
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A study led by Northwestern University researchers has demonstrated that a protein called alphaB-crystallin, which normally protects cells from stress ...
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Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder found that the health of mice carrying a genetic mutation for a ...
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Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ), found that people who lack a cell ...
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A study found that vertebroplasty, a procedure used to treat painful compression fractures in the spinal vertebrae due to osteoporosis, ...
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In a small study, most patients receiving prolonged oral corticosteroids for chronic skin diseases were not receiving therapies to prevent ...
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign report that experiments involving mice indicate that the transcription factor protein C/EBPb ...
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Older adults who exercised at least three times a week were much less likely to develop dementia than those who ...
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Viagra ( Sildenafil ) and Cialis ( Tadalafil ), the drugs used to treat impotency, may be associated with an ...
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Patient enrolment into TROICA, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical study of the single-bolus thrombolytic Metalyse ( Tenecteplase ) ...
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Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center reported vitamin D can inhibit the spread of prostate cancer cells by ...
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have challenged the accepted theory on the cause of sepsis -- a condition in which ...
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A study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin has found that women who most need bone density testing ...
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The researchers replaced a single atom from the molecular structure of Vancomycin aglycon, a glycopeptide antibiotic that attacks the bacteria ...
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A University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine collaborative study with Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center ...
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Adopting a low-fat diet in later life and following such a regimen for nearly a decade does not appear to ...
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered a new actor in the mammalian reproductive system, a hormone that ...
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