Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center ( SFVAMC ) have identified the mechanism by which Minocycline ( Minocin ...
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A compound that stimulates the secretion of growth hormone can help older adults improve their physical function and lower their ...
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A therapy that combines differentiated stem cells with myelin inhibitors and a motor axon tropic factor helped paralyzed rats restore ...
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Men who have had a vasectomy reversed have a very much greater rate of chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm than ...
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Drinking coffee, especially when it is decaffeinated, may be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.
Previous studies in ...
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Women who have severe hot flashes may have more chronic sleep problems than women who do not.
As many as 85 ...
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A team led by Duke University Medical Center researchers has identified in yeast a molecular "brake" that could inhibit the ...
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Researchers at Whitehead Institute, in collaboration with colleagues at several research centers, including the University of Missouri's School of Biological ...
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A class of drug widely used in a number of gynaecological conditions can prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome ( OHSS ), ...
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Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) have discovered a process that may explain how some tumor cells ...
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People who experience abrupt withdrawal from high-dose opioids or use cocaine increase their risk of cardiac event.
The findings, published in ...
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The blood vessels of people whose parents both have type 2 diabetes do not respond as well to changes in ...
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Androgen deprivation therapy, which blocks steroid hormones called androgens, is used in around 50% of prostate cancer patients. It is ...
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A protein called HLJ1 may work as a novel tumor suppressor in non-small-cell lung carcinoma.
Jeremy J.W. Chen, of National Chung-Hsing ...
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Proton pump inhibitors ( PPIs ) are used for the treatment of acid-related diseases such as gastro esophageal reflux disease ...
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Erratic blood pressure during the first hours after a stroke dramatically lowers the chances of survival.
The study is published ...
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A prospective study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health ( HSPH ) has found that obesity and ...
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Obesity in a patient is an independent predictor of whether localized prostate cancer will progress following radiotherapy treatment.
In a study ...
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A new strategy could replace conventional smear tests as the initial screening test for cervical cancer in young women.
The New ...
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Researchers have discovered what may be a successful non-dietary therapy for celiac sprue, an inherited inflammatory disorder of the small ...
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An epilepsy drug that has been on the market for decades can ease the symptoms of adult sufferers with a ...
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Sildenafil ( Viagra ) significantly improved the cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude, mostly because ...
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Atypical antipsychotics have benefits for psychiatric illness in children and adolescents but are often accompanied by significant weight gain, possibly ...
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Patients who take Clozapine ( Clozaril ), the most effective antipsychotic drug, have significantly higher rates of metabolic syndrome, according ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Invega ( Paliperidone ) extended-release tablets for the treatment of ...
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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has begun three clinical studies looking at the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) ...
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Study found that in utero exposure to DDT is linked to lower developmental scores in children, but nursing found to ...
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Genetic variations in three enzymes that detoxify insecticides and nerve gas agents as well as metabolize cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that the acute loss of a protein called menin ...
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An analysis, conducted by researchers from Group Health Center for Health Studies, found that there is a strong link between ...
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In preliminary results, researchers have shown that a drug which mimics the effects of the nerve-signaling chemical dopamine causes new ...
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Patients with peripheral artery disease ( PAD ) who are physically active have death rates less than one third those ...
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Researchers from the UCLA ( University of California - Los Angeles ) AIDS Institute and the Institute for Stem Cell ...
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A study has shown that statins, which are typically used as anti-cholesterol medications, can inhibit the replication of the hepatitis ...
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Tim Garrow, at University of Illinois, in collaboration with Jiri Jiracek of the Czech Academy of Sciences, has developed inhibitors ...
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A study on recurring hepatitis C in patients who underwent a liver transplant found that better results were achieved when ...
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Laboratory mice infected with the agent of scrapie, a brain-wasting disease of sheep, has shown high levels of the scrapie ...
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A University of Pittsburgh study of more than 90,000 women published in the Journal of American Medical Association ( JAMA ...
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Exposure to radioactive iodine increases the risk of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents, a study of thyroid cancer prevalence ...
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Women who survive childhood cancer are more likely to suffer premature menopause. Risk factors include radiation to the ovaries and ...
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Researchers at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Toronto General Hospital ( TGH ) have discovered the SOS distress ...
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A discovery by Medical College of Wisconsin and BloodCenter of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee may be a key to a ...
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Obesity is associated with a 25 percent increase in the risk of developing mood and anxiety disorders and a 25 ...
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An analysis of 1,600 women with BRCA 1/2 mutations suggests that exposure to chest X-rays may increase the risk of ...
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In the first large-scale, prospective study to examine possible links between chronic, low-dose exposure to pesticides and Parkinson's disease ( ...
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Obese men with prostate cancer are at higher risk for treatment failure after primary radiation therapy.
The study reveals that each ...
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Alzheimer's pathology can appear in the brains of older men and women without dementia or mild cognitive impairment. The pathology ...
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Having a relatively high blood pressure level at night may increase the risk for congestive heart failure.
Congestive heart failure ( ...
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Patients with insomnia who implemented cognitive behavioral therapy interventions such as relaxation techniques had greater improvement in their sleep than ...
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During pregnancy, women with inflammatory arthritis usually experience disease improvement or even remission, while a disease flare regularly occurs within ...
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Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found that a protein known for driving the growth of cancer also plays ...
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The effect of diabetes on health is equivalent to ageing 15 years, according to an article in The Lancet.
Canadian ...
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A study has found that men with advanced, often untreatable prostate cancer who received a therapeutic cancer vaccine went on ...
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Researchers at University of Utah have taken a potentially powerful new therapy for treating diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and other ...
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A new enzyme originally developed for commercial food processing turns out to also quickly and nearly-completely break down whole gluten ...
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It may be possible to protect the testes of cancer patients against the loss of fertility caused by chemotherapy, a ...
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Middle-age and older people who feel healthy, but who have early signs of atherosclerosis, are more likely to exhibit subtle ...
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Hispanic and black patients in Florida's Miami-Dade County are more likely than white patients to have a more advanced stage ...
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Examining more carefully the lymph nodes to which colorectal cancer is most likely to have spread may improve the accuracy ...
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The order in which patients with inflammatory breast cancer undergo different types of treatment does not appear to be associated ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that almost two-thirds of patients with REM sleep behavior disorder ( RBD ) develop ...
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HIV positive women are much more likely to suffer from anemia and high blood pressure in pregnancy and deliver babies ...
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A team of researchers led by Irun Cohen of the Weizmann Institute of Science Immunology Department has revealed the molecular ...
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An updated set of guidelines jointly released by the American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) and the American Heart ...
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics ( CMMT ) have provided ground-breaking evidence ...
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Ernst R. Schwarz, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and colleagues concluded a review of the medical literature, as well as their ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved revised labeling for Trasylol ( Aprotinin injection ) to strengthen ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Celebrex ( Celecoxib ) for a new use: the relief ...
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Researchers, at the Stanford University School of Medicine, have taken an important step toward resolving the debate over whether compulsive ...
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Hepatic fibrosis, the common response associated with chronic liver diseases, ultimately leads to cirrhosis.
Researchers showed that activation of hepatic cannabinoid ...
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Appropriate use of drugs to prevent thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF ) involves comparing the patient's risk of ...
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Alendronate ( Fosamax ) reduces the ability of Teriparatide ( Forteo / Forsteo ) to increase bone mineral density ( ...
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The body's decreased response to insulin beginning as early as age 13 may mean increased cardiovascular disease risk by age ...
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An analysis from the CHARM-Added trial provided evidence that the clinical benefits of Candesartan ( Atacand / Ratacand ) in ...
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Raloxifene ( Evista ) is a promising breast cancer prevention agent in postmenopausal women at increased risk for breast cancer. ...
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Patients with myocardial infarction, who have a certain pattern on an electrocardiogram, significantly reduced their risk of death and having ...
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Human papillomavirus ( HPV ) may be a risk factor in developing squamous cell carcinoma, according to research led by ...
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Researchers studied the records of patients treated between 1990 and 2003. Those records included 197 patients with advanced degrees of ...
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A team of Duke University Medical Center and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center researchers found that young women who have ...
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Two Phase III studies assessed the efficacy of Erbitux ( Cetuximab ) in metastatic colorectal cancer ( mCRC ).
In ...
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Researchers have found that a common anticonvulsant drug improved cognitive function and appeared to restore nerve cells in the brains ...
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A member of a new class of drugs increases survival in some patients with myelodysplastic syndrome ( MDS ), and ...
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found how coffee can reduce the risk of alcohol-induced pancreatitis.
Pancreatitis is a condition ...
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Researchers at University of Texas ( UT ) Southwestern Medical Center have found that people with type 2 diabetes have ...
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Researchers at University of Toronto have discovered a new mechanism for the neurodegenerative effects of amphetamines. These drugs are converted ...
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Chemicals in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, watercress, cabbage and cauliflower, appear to stop human prostate cancer cells from growing ...
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Nearly one-third of American adults have high blood pressure, a major cause of myocardial infarctions, strokes and kidney failure. But ...
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A study has shown that the proton pump inhibitor Esomeprazole ( Nexium ) maintains normal gastric acid levels in patients ...
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Cognitive impairment in people with AIDS exists in two forms,one mild, another severe, each affecting different areas of the brain.
The ...
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Studying mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified two key components in the pain ...
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A study, conducted by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, found that postmenopausal women with early-stage, hormone-sensitive breast ...
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While risk factors for breast and ovarian cancers include menopause, obesity, family history and specific genetic mutations, researchers also are ...
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Researchers are closely studying the link between inflammatory processes and tumor formation, while others are investigating anti-inflammatory drugs as a ...
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Because some studies have suggested that soy contains chemicals that may help ward off breast cancer, increasing numbers of women ...
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The painful mouth sores and ulcers that often trouble patients being treated with chemotherapy can be prevented either with ice ...
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Researchers from the Carnegie Institution and the University of Pennsylvania have found a specific gene that could be responsible for ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that ovariectomy, surgical removal of a woman's ovaries, raises her risk of developing dementia ...
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A study has identified a key player in the body's ability to respond to insulin action in the brain by ...
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Ginger is known to ease nausea and control inflammation. But researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are ...
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Thousands of statin users worldwide are suffering preventable myocardial infarction, simply because they are not complying with their treatment or ...
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