"Acetaminophen poisoning has become the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States," report the authors of ...
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Gene mutations in the HRAS sequence are present in most patients affected with Costello syndrome.
The mutations occurred de novo in ...
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Rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the joints, which gradually erodes the ...
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Researchers led by the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute have determined that the corneal infection rate associated with the use ...
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Exposure to household endotoxin levels poses a significant risk for asthma.
The study appears in the American Journal of Respiratory and ...
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Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute ( HHMI ) have identified a gene that enables mycobacteria -- the cause of ...
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A study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, found that people at high risk for liver injury may be able to ...
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A Canadian study found that moderate physical activity, which is believed to help reduce the risk of breast cancer, may ...
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Subjects who experience moderate to severe sleep-disordered breathing are four times more likely to have a stroke during the next ...
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Over time, veins removed from the legs ( saphenous veins ) and attached to the heart to replace clogged coronary ...
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Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have identified a potential new way to stop brain cell death related ...
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A study, published in the BMJ, found that driving under the influence of Cannabis almost doubles the risk of a ...
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A study, published in the BMJ, found no evidence to claims that the new generation of anti-inflammatory drugs ( COX-2 ...
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Researchers have found evidence of resistance to Artemisinin malaria drugs in French Guiana and Senegal, reporting their findings in the ...
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An editorial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ), has informed regarding inaccuracies in data in ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has informed Health Care Professionals and patients about early results of ...
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Public Citizen, representing more than 135,000 U.S. consumers, submitted a petition to the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) ...
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a molecule that stimulates the aggressive growth of ...
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Researchers are using a new cell transplantation technique to restore the cells that produce insulin in patients with type 1 ...
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A research into the cost of using the breast cancer drug Herceptin ( Trastuzumab ) warns that healthcare authorities and ...
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Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found no effects of type II diabetes on aggressiveness of prostate cancer but found ...
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Few women with invasive breast cancer who are treated with lumpectomy, radiation and five years of Tamoxifen would benefit from ...
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Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center found that curcumin, the main ingredient of turmeric and ...
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine have announced successful completion of Phase ...
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An avian influenza virus isolated from an infected Vietnamese girl has been determined to be resistant to the drug Oseltamivir ...
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Heredity plays a major role in determining the blood lipid profile and heart rate variability of blacks and whites, two ...
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Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center may have discovered an agent that can suppress cancer ...
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Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.that patients surviving childhood Hodgkin disease suffer strokes later in life at ...
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Researchears at Yale School of Medicine and their colleagues have identified a gene called SLITRK1 that appears to contribute to ...
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A research showed that a small gene variation that increases the risk of inherited cancer can also arise during the ...
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Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered a mechanism that controls a key protein linked to the cell's ...
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Age-related macular degeneration ( AMD ) is the leading cause of blindness in older patients in the developed world.
Vascular ...
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Research by an EU-supported international team of scientists has shown that polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) - synthetic organic chemicals ...
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Abnormal cell division that yields cells with an extra set of chromosomes can initiate the development of tumors in mice, ...
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Infants born with oxygen loss who are given an innovative therapy that lowers their entire body temperature by four degrees ...
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An immature egg's internal nutrient supply is critical to its survival, an insight that offers a new route to understanding ...
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Researchers at the University of Utah found a gene that controls rhythmic events in a worm's life: swallowing food, laying ...
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FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the once-daily, broad-spectrum antibiotic Avelox ( Moxifloxacin HCl ) for ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a new, higher dose formulation of the chewable non-calcium ...
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A study led by researchers at UCLA's Semel Institute suggests the antidepressant Bupropion may help treat methamphetamine addiction.
No medications ...
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Glucosamine, a product that has been touted to help with joint and cartilage problems associated with arthritis, may also provide ...
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European Medicines Agency ( EMEA ) has approved Revatio ( Sildenafil citrate ) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension ...
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A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ) showed Revatio ( Sildenafil citrate ) to ...
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Amgen has informed Health Care Professionals that sections of the product prescribing information for Aranesp ( Darbepoetin alfa ) have ...
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A study has indicated that the nicotine vaccine NicVax, which is now being tested in humans, appears safe, well-tolerated, and ...
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The number of women prescribed Hormone Replacement Therapy ( HRT ) fell rapidly in the Netherlands after widespread media coverage ...
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Farmers, veterinarians and meat processors who routinely come into contact with pigs in their jobs have a markedly increased risk ...
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The European Society of Cardiology ( ESC ) has published in the European Heart Journal a policy statement on reperfusion ...
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Most people with a rare type of dementia called primary progressive aphasia ( PPA ) have a specific combination of ...
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In addition to traditional risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, age, and race, a particular enzyme and protein ...
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Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with an increased risk of congestive heart failure among older adults, but not with other cardiovascular ...
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Studies conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center suggest two possible mechanisms for the widely recognized link between depression ...
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Surgery is the most effective way to treat tumors that grow in the liver. But for most patients, the tumor ...
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A study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has shown that a human DNA-associated protein called ...
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Women who are consistently physically active in their later years function better and have fewer problems with performing basic daily ...
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A test created at UCLA ( University of California - Los Angeles ) may offer a better way to diagnose ...
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Researchers have identified an enzyme crucial to the malaria parasite's invasion of erythrocytes.
" The most exciting practical implication of this ...
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A meta-analysis has found that total lymphocyte count could be a relatively simple, inexpensive way to indicate when antiretroviral therapy ...
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A trial, published in The Lancet, found that Zinc supplements are a safe, simple, and cost-effective method of reducing illness ...
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A study reports that a loss of genes on chromosome 1 or chromosome 11 raises the risk of death from ...
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In a large prospective study of physicians followed over 14 years, Schaumberg et al. found that greater adult height and ...
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In lupus patients suffering from kidney inflammation Mycophenolate Mofetil ( CellCept ) may be more effective in inducing remission than ...
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Researchers, led by Hyun Koo, at the University of Rochester Medical Center has discovered that the same traits that make ...
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A study, published in European Heart Journal, linked exposure to chronic noise with an increased risk of heart attack.
Furthermore, ...
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The study by Edward Vogel, at the University of Oregon, is the first to demonstrate that awareness, or "visual working ...
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Robert Belshe, of Saint Louis University School of Medicine in the New England Journal of Medicine reviews recent "spectacular achievements ...
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Sweating during physical activity or in hot weather is healthy. But when individuals begin perspiring while experiencing discomfort in their ...
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Women who receive epidurals during labor report less pain than those who choose opiates or natural childbirth.
Yet epidurals bring an ...
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Researchers at the University of Florida are the first to identify a population of cells with characteristics of adult and ...
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There is evidence that stress can increase heart rate, lower the immune system's ability to fight colds and increase certain ...
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The first-ever human use of completely biologically engineered blood vessels grown from a person's own cells could be an option ...
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Combining robotically assisted coronary artery bypass surgery ( CABG ) with stented angioplasty shows promise for treating extensive coronary artery ...
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Aspirin can significantly reduce death rates for postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease ( CVD ).
" It was known before, and ...
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Women and certain other groups of patients who undergo carotid endarterectomy may have a higher risk for death or stroke ...
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In investigating the molecular mechanisms of cancer cell motility – the unique property that enables cancer to spread from its ...
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A study, published in the JAMA found that women who breastfeed longer have a lower risk of developing type 2 ...
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A study, published in the JAMA, showed that high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes ( ACS ) treated with an ...
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A study, published in the JAMA, has found that older women who received radiation therapy for cervical, rectal or anal ...
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A study by Johns Hopkins researchers has revealed that stimulating brain cell receptors for certain hormone-like chemicals in brain cells ...
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Two population-based studies, conducted at the University of Florida ( UF ), found that twins, triplets and other multiples have ...
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Over-the-counter and prescription painkillers are often used inappropriately and there is an alarming number of people who are ignorant to ...
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Methylphenidate ( Ritalin ), a medication used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ), may be effective in treating ...
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Researchers found that periodontal treatment significantly reduced the risk of having a preterm birth or a low birthweight infant.
The study ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh report a high level of effectiveness in re-opening completely blocked internal carotid arteries ( ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that an individual's educational and career paths impact Parkinson's disease risk later in life.
This ...
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Using a novel application of an fMRI ( functional magnetic resonance imaging ) technique, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania ...
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There is a wide variation in the use of laparoscopic surgery for gall bladder removal in Hong Kong hospitals, and ...
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A study, published in the Archives of Surgery, has found that patients aged 80 and older have a higher risk ...
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Investigators at the Northwestern University found that Sildenafil ( Viagra ), known for improving erectile dysfunction ( ED ), also ...
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Without intervention, between 25% and 35% of the children born to HIV-positive mothers will themselves be infected. In about 50% ...
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In contrast to previous reports, for those with autism or Asperger's syndrome, recognizing facial expressions is separate from identifying familiar ...
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Bacteria feel pressures to evolve antibiotic resistance and other new abilities in response to a changing environment, and they react ...
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Researchers have identified a fear factor – a protein the brain uses to generate one of the most powerful emotions ...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins' Institute for Cell Engineering ( ICE ) have discovered a protein that could be the best ...
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Researchers from Northwestern University have identified a possible viral cause of Kawasaki disease, the most common cause of acquired heart ...
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised a method to arrest toxic leakages of genetically engineered viruses that have plagued ...
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Drugs that reverse and prevent bone loss due to osteoporosis also significantly ward off periodontal disease.
Leena Bahl Palomo, at the ...
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In a survey of approximately 930,000 ambulatory care patients, researchers from the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention of Harvard ...
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Results from a Phase 2 rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) study assessing the safety and efficacy of Golimumab ( CNTO ...
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine have developed a series of transgenic ...
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