Fetal programming and childhood factors have been associated with serious adult health risks, such as obesity, heart disease, and cancer.
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Researchers at UCSD ( University of California, San Diego ) found that Lafora disease, an inherited form of epilepsy that ...
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Low levels of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ), certain pesticides, and mercury can interfere with thyroid hormone levels ...
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A Phase III clinical trial of the drug Ranibizumab ( Lucentis ) met its primary efficacy endpoint of maintaining vision ...
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A Phase III clinical trial demonstrated that men taking Dapoxetine for the treatment of premature ejaculation ( PE ) ...
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A study evaluated the effects of the early use of Alprostadil ( Muse ) urethral suppository on erectile dysfunction ( ...
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Results from the COSMOS trial demonstrated that Symbicort Single Inhaler Therapy, ( Budesonide / Formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy ...
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Researchers at University of Aberdeen have made a finding that could pave the way for new drugs to treat osteoporosis ...
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a new recommendation against the routine use of Estrogen to prevent chronic conditions ...
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Obesity appears to increase the risk of prostate cancer, particularly aggressive form.
Smaller prostates also increase the risk of aggressive disease.
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A commonly prescribed incontinence drug may help patients in more than one way, according to research carried out at University ...
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A study, published in Circulation - Journal of the American Heart Association - documented that cocaine predisposes to coronary ...
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A study, carried out by researchers at University of California – Los Angeles ( UCLA ), showed that changes ...
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Results from a Phase III study indicated that Muraglitazar, an investigational compound, significantly decreased hemoglobin A1c ( HA1c ) levels ...
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Tulane University researchers demonstrated that people with insulin resistance and weight gain also have prematurely shortened white blood cell telomeres ...
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A report by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( AHRQ ) showed that one in five patients hospitalized ...
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High levels of estrogen correlated with improvement in psoriasis, whereas progesterone levels did not correlate with psoriatic change.
The study investigated ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania - School of Medicine have developed an animal model of pancreatic cancer that closely ...
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A research found that premenopausal women who were heavier than average at birth or had not been breastfed as infants ...
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Researchers at University of California San Francisco ( UCSF ) have compared
younger versus older patients' desires / needs to escalate ...
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It has long been suspected that hereditary factors are important in causing hair loss.
However, up to now it was unclear ...
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Corneal transplant patients who suffer from eye allergies are at a significantly higher risk of transplant failure than those without ...
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Researchers at University of Pittsburgh have isolated two biomarkers for interstitial cystitis ( IC ).
According to the National Institute of ...
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Scios and FDA notified HealthCare Professionals of revisions to the Adverse Reactions / Effect on Mortality section of the prescribing ...
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Public Health Agency of Canada advised Canadians to take preventative measures to protect themselves from West Nile Virus.
Despite a ...
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FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) is concerned about the abuse of Dextromethorphan ( DXM ), a synthetically ...
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Sodium Nitrite, a naturally occurring chemical and common meat preservative, is only used medically to treat cyanide poisoning. But if ...
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Infliximab is the first biologic to show efficacy in two inflammatory bowel diseases ( IBD ), Crohn's Disease and ulcerative ...
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FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Remicade ( Infliximab ) to reduce the signs and symptoms ...
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A Phase 2 study demonstrated that Panitumumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody directed against the epidermal growth factor receptor ...
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Dextromethorphan, an antitussive used to relieve a nonproductive cough caused by a cold, the flu, or other conditions, may help ...
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FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee recommended the approval of the anti-HIV drug Tipranavir ( ...
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The benefits of giving low dose Aspirin to healthy individuals older than 70 to prevent cardiovascular disease are offset by ...
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FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a new use for angiotensin receptor blocker ( ARB ) Candesartan ...
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A study evaluated the effect of vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta-carotene intake on the risk of Parkinson's disease ( ...
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Swedish study suggests that the use of a mobile phone in rural areas seems to increase the risk of developing ...
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Zelnorm ( Tegaserod ) may offer new approach in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal ( GI ) disorders, such as ...
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Gardasil is an investigational vaccine designed to prevent infection from four common human papillomavirus ( HPV ) types - 16, ...
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Asthma is an independent risk factor for invasive pneumococcal disease. The risk among persons with asthma is at least double ...
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Prothrombotic abnormalities do not appear to play an important role in the risk of a recurrent thrombotic event.
Clinical factors ...
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Transplantation of umbilical-cord blood from unrelated donors in newborns with infantile Krabbe's disease favorably altered the natural history of the ...
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Researchers found that colonoscopy is the preferred colon cancer screening method in average-risk women because other screening tools would miss ...
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Timing of introduction of gluten into the infant diet is associated with the appearance of celiac disease autoimmunity in children ...
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A clinical trial demonstrated that the chemotherapy regimen of Doxorubicin plus Docetaxel ( Taxotere ), used to treat breast cancer, ...
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Patients treated for early stage colon cancer fared significantly better if they exercised regularly at the level of an hour's ...
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Biogen Idec scientists have identified a molecule in the central nervous system ( CNS ) that may play a ...
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Preliminary results of a study showed patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, a form of primary brain cancer, experienced a significant ...
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A " smart " drug treatment for a recurrent brain cancer slowed tumor growth in more than one-third of the ...
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Research suggests that heredity and early fetal development play a causal role in autism.
An analysis conducted by researchers at the ...
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Rifaximin ( Xifaxan ), an oral, gastrointestinal-selective antibiotic, can be safely used to prevent attacks of travelers’ diarrhea caused by ...
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A open-label study carried out by physicians at New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center showed that there ...
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A survey of almost 2,000 people with gastroesophageal reflux disease ( GERD ) found that approximately half have trouble sleeping, ...
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“ There has been a great deal of progress made in the development of safer, more effective obesity procedures,” said ...
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IBD ( inflammatory bowel diseases ) is a term referring to several chronic diseases that cause inflammation of the intestines, ...
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People with more copies of a gene that helps to fight HIV are less likely to become infected with the ...
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Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing colorectal and esophageal cancers.
Studies also show that losing weight ...
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Statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, are associated with a reduction in the risk of pancreatic and esophageal cancers.
Statins are commonly used ...
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A study showed that adolescents with moderate to severe acne taking Isotretinoin ( Accutane ) experience a reduction rather than ...
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A Phase III study showed that patients with moderate to severely active Crohn's disease treated with Adalimumab ( Humira ) ...
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Use of SSRI antidepressants may increase gastrointestinal ( GI ) bleeding.
A study suggests that the increase is similar to that ...
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Two separate studies found a link between hypertension and erectile dysfunction ( ED ).
One of these studies also demonstrated ...
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The results of several clinical studies of Cetuximab ( Erbitux ) have been presented at the American Society of Clinical ...
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A study carried out in Canada demonstrated that regular moderate recreational and work-related physical activity may reduce the risk of ...
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A study led by researchers at Dana-Farber found that Aspirin has a potential treatment benefit in people who have colon ...
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Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, showed that a monoclonal antibody, that binds anionic phospholipids on tumor ...
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Researchers from University of Rochester showed that total cholesterol levels in rats dropped by 42 percent, and LDL-cholesterol levels dropped ...
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Data from a study ( E4599 ) of Bevacizumab ( Avastin ) plus Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in first-line non-squamous, ...
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Sorafenib demonstrated efficacy in an ongoing Phase III trial in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma ( RCC ), or ...
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Zoledronic Acid ( Zometa ), an intravenous bisphosphonate, was shown to inhibit aromatase inhibitor-induced bone loss in postmenopausal women treated ...
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An investigational new drug Sutent/SU11248 ( Sunitinib ) more than doubled survival and significantly reduced tumor growth and spread in ...
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Treatment outcomes associated with the Bexxar therapeutic regimen ( Tositumomab and Iodine I 131 Tositumomab ) in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients ...
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An experimental vaccine, called CYT002-NicQb, to treat nicotine addiction has achieved proof of efficacy..
CYT002-NicQb is a therapeutic vaccine in development ...
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Results from two clinical trials demonstrate that Esomeprazole ( Nexium ) can reduce upper gastrointestinal ( GI ) symptoms - ...
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Cells affected by Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome ( HGPS ), a disease associated with premature aging, can be made healthy again, ...
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Researchers, led by Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., at the National Cancer Institute ( NCI ), part of the National Institutes ...
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The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) has issued the first new guidelines for managing asthma during pregnancy.
The report ...
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Two studies strongly suggest that a mutation in a recently discovered gene is the most common genetic cause of Parkinson’s ...
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In a Phase II open label study with investigational oral SuberoylAnilide Hydroxamic Acid ( SAHA ), a new class of ...
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Lower bone density appears to recover in adolescent females once they stop using the injected contraceptive depot Medroxyprogesterone acetate ( ...
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Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute ( NHGRI ), part of the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ...
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One-year data from the Phase III SENTINEL trial, presented at the 57th Annual Meeting - American Academy of Neurology ( ...
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The treatment with Letrozole ( Femara ) of postmenopausal women with early breast cancer prolonged disease-free survival by reducing the ...
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A randomized study of Erlotinib ( Tarceva ) plus Gemcitabine met its primary endpoint by demonstrating a statistically significant 23.5 ...
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Initial clinical results from Pivotal Phase III Special Protocol Assessment ( SPA ) trials using Revlimid ( Lenalidomide ) as ...
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Two-year data from the AFFIRM Phase III monotherapy trial, presented at 57th annual American Academy of Neurology ( AAN ) ...
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Physical activity seems to inhibit Alzheimer's-like brain changes in mice.
The research demonstrated that long-term physical activity enhanced the learning ability ...
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Some adults with mild persistent asthma may be able to adequately control their asthma by taking corticosteroids only when needed, ...
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A joint interim analysis of two studies of Trastuzumab ( Herceptin ) in early-stage breast cancer showed that HER2-positive breast ...
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Diuretics work better than newer therapies in treating high blood pressure and reducing risk of heart disease in both black ...
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Leprosy, also called Hansen’s diasease, likely originated in East Africa and spread to Asia and Europe before being imported ...
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A study of Bevacizumab ( Avastin ) plus Paclitaxel chemotherapy in first-line metastatic breast cancer met its primary efficacy endpoint ...
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FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Pegasys ( Peginterferon alfa-2a ) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B ...
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A research has showed that farmers who used agricultural insecticides experienced increased neurological symptoms, even when they were no longer ...
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The National Institute for Clinical Excellence ( NICE ) has issued guidelines for the NHS
on how to improve the recognition, ...
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The National Institute for Clinical Excellence ( NICE ) has issued guidance to the NHS in England and Wales on ...
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A study found that the diabetes drug Pioglitazone ( Actos ) reduced carotid artery intima-media thickness ( IMT ).
Patients taking ...
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A study showed that Minocycline, a common antibiotic, may slow or prevent diabetic retinopathy.
Researchers, from Pennsylvania State University College ...
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Serious injury or death can occur when patients with implanted neurological stimulators undergo MRI procedures.
The FDA ( Food and Drug ...
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MMR ( measles, mumps, and rubella ) vaccine does not seems to increase the risk of Crohn’s disease.
It has been ...
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Researchers at New York University ( NYU ) School of Medicine created the first active vaccine that can significantly delay ...
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