In comparison to cystic fibrosis patients who regularly use inhaled corticosteroid, those who did not use these drugs for six ...
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In two related studies, researchers at the University of Texas ( UT ) Southwestern Medical Center have pinpointed defective genes ...
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A study showed that Exenatide ( Byetta ) injection lowered blood glucose levels for people with type 2 diabetes who ...
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Patients with high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( LDL-C ) might not tolerate HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, also known ...
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Hampering the transport of proteins within cells may underlie several adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ...
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A study has examined the function of a protein called HBZ, which is made by the human T cell leukemia ...
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For patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation lasting many weeks, initial therapy may be anticoagulation and rate control while the long-term ...
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Results from two ongoing studies showed adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes treated with Exubera, a rapid-acting, dry ...
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A research, in animal model, at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has shown that the "apple" body shape that ...
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Although researchers have known for nearly 90 years that cancer cells commonly display altered glucose metabolism, the molecular significance of ...
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium ( SMC ) has advised NHS ( National Health Service ) Boards and Area Drug and ...
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The Appraisal Committee has prepared a Final Appraisal Determination on the use of Avastin and Erbitux in metastatic colorectal cancer ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Prezista ( Darunavir ), a new drug for adults whose infection ...
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Researchers at Biogen Idec reported in the Journal of Immunology that activation of a recently discovered inflammation pathway may play ...
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The RUTH ( Raloxifene Use for The Heart ) trial is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial designed to determine whether ...
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Canadian researchers found that certain variants of a simple sugar ameliorate Alzheimer's-like disease in mice.
The new studies show that ...
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In the year after a terrorist attack, tornado hurricane or other natural or man-made disaster, 30 to 40 percent of ...
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A study, published in the JAMA, found that adding whole-brain radiation therapy to highly-focused radiation therapy does not improve ...
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At least two thirds of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ) do not receive lung function testing ...
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A study found that taking antibiotics for three days is just as effective for community acquired pneumonia as continuing treatment ...
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Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ...
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There is a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer in Asia where people smoke heavily, which may be accounted ...
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Nerve signals relayed directly to the pancreas after eating a meal play a critical role in normal blood glucose control.
Therefore, ...
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Sibutramine ( Meridia/Reductil ) is a serotonin and norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor, approved for the management of obesity and overweight.
In ...
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Antidepressants may be associated with suicide attempts and death in severely depressed children and adolescents but not in adults.
The ...
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Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Western society. It is also a main cause of adult disability ...
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A study involving researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has concluded that treating pre-hypertension with medication and lifestyle ...
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Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have found that the active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, inhibits the formation ...
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Asthma experts at the University of Iowa have added their voices to growing concerns about the risk associated with Salmeterol, ...
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Experts have raised concerns over the drugs Salmeterol and Formoterol, calling on the EMEA ( European Agency for the Evaluation ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Humira ( Adalimumab ) for reducing signs and symptoms in ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the use of Plavix ( Clopidogrel ) for treatment of ...
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A study, published in the journal Neurology, found that the epilepsy drug Valproate ( Depacon/Depakene/Depakote ) is associated with higher ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced important new information from two recent studies that should be considered ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced important new information on possible risks associated with the combined use ...
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Statin therapy in ambulatory populations is associated with a significant reduction in adverse cardiovascular events, including death and myocardial infarction. ...
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A study, led by University of Washington, showed that bacteria like Salmonella have a complicated immune system that helps them ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a protein called Elk-1 interacts with mitochondria, suggesting that ...
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A study, led by William Cooper, at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, found infants ...
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A study by researchers at Bradley Hospital, Butler Hospital and Brown Medical School, found that adolescents with negative body image ...
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Despite advances in treatment, people with a myocardial infarction who survive the first hit and get to a hospital remain ...
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Anandamide is a lipid signal molecule that was the first endogenous agonist for cannabinoid receptors to be discovered.
Cannabinoid receptor ...
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The QUARTZ ( Quetiapine Fumarate and Risperidone in the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia ) trial found that Quetiapine ( ...
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A study suggests that Sunitinib ( Sutent ) is a promising agent for treatment of metastatic renal cell cancer, currently ...
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Two studies found that Raloxifene ( Evista ) and Tamoxifen ( Novaldex ) are both effective in reducing the risk ...
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Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals of Cleveland have found a promising, novel biomarker that may be ...
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A large clinical trial reported that supplementation with Calcium and Vitamin D did not reduce breast cancer risk in the ...
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A small pilot study from researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown that children with a rare digestive-tract cancer that ...
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Treating certain lung cancer patients with surgery followed by radiation therapy can improve their chances of long-term survival, according to ...
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health ( NHI ) have discovered that a rare tumor of the adrenal glands ...
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A study from researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that not all headache sufferers avoid sexual ...
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A study involving the University of Nebraska Medical Center ( UNMC ), the National Cancer Institute ( NCI ) ...
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Rimonabant ( Acomplia ) is an oral selective cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist. It is licensed as an adjunct to diet ...
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The new concept for treating coronary artery disease is to induce hearts to grow their own new blood vessels to ...
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A new study, involving more than 1,000 patients with healed erosive esophagitis, has shown that Esomeprazole ( Nexium ) is ...
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Sibutramine ( Meridia/Reductil ) is a noradrenaline and serotonin reuptake inhibitor indicated for weight loss. It has been available in ...
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Researchers evaluate the effectiveness of a new antitumoral therapy by looking at how tumors respond to it. But in the ...
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Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston found that the addition of Docetaxel ( Taxotere ) to an initial chemotherapy ...
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Problems with memory which do not meet the diagnostic criteria for dementia, usually called mild cognitive impairment ( MCI ), ...
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A research, published in the journal Thorax, found that breathing techniques can cut the use of reliever inhalers by more ...
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This alert highlights some of the key health care conclusions and their implications for practice as published in The Cochrane ...
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A research, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, suggests preterm or low birthweight infants are up to three ...
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A study released by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, found that ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have uncovered a new cellular secret that may explain how certain cancers spread.
If the mechanism that ...
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For people with type 2 diabetes, the death rate from a first myocardial infaction is two to three times the ...
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This alert highlights some of the key health care conclusions and their implications for practice as published in The Cochrane ...
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Mutations in a gene already known to play a role in causing an inherited form of Parkinson disease may also ...
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Studies suggest that testing blood for prostate specific antigen ( PSA ) alone does not produce an ideal predictor of ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully used gene therapy to accelerate muscle regeneration in experimental ...
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Sunitinib ( Sutent ) is more effective than the current standard cytokine treatment given as an initial therapy for patients ...
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The women diagnosed with breast cancer who carry a certain genetic mutation can have breast-sparing surgery but should consider hormonal ...
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A multicenter study is the first to suggest that the prophylactic removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes may provide ...
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Until now, researchers didn't know exactly where to find blood-forming stem cells – the only cells capable of forming all ...
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A common virus that causes meningitis and heart inflammation takes a "back door" approach to evade natural barriers, then exploits ...
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Researchers have developed a successful strategy for interfering with Ebola virus infection that protected 75 percent of nonhuman primates exposed ...
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One in five patients taking diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood pressure or heart conditions end up with reduced sodium ...
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine reported in Nature Immunology how infection fighting mechanisms in the body can distinguish between ...
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Experts believe that chronic fatigue syndrome ( CFS ) is a complex disorder caused by many different factors.
Chronic fatigue syndrome ...
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Sibutramine ( Meridia/Reductil ) added to a behavior therapy program reduced BMI ( body mass index ) and body weight ...
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a protein that triggers death in mammalian cells ...
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Age-related macular degeneration ( AMD ), one of the leading causes of vision loss in older adults and a person's ...
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A study of the Oregon Health & Science University ( OHSU ) Cancer Institute has shown that the overall survival ...
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A team of Howard Hughes Medical Institute ( HHMI ) researchers has peeled back some of the mystery of how ...
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Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital ( MGH ) Center for Regenerative Medicine and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute ( ...
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Reporting in the journal Genes and Development, investigators at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have developed ...
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Researchers have discovered that a wide variety of different cancers actually share something in common, a molecular "signature" made up ...
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Damage to articular cartilage frequently occurs due to injury or illness, and can lead to degenerative disease.
Treatments and experimental ...
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A study found that statins have beneficial effect on rheumatoid arthritis cells in vitro.
Statins, a class of drugs widely used ...
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A study suggests that there is an association between direct contact with dead or sick poultry and flu-like illness in ...
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Brain imaging can predict whether or not cognitive behavior therapy ( CBT ) will help a patient recover from depression, ...
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Johns Hopkins researchers found that a protein found only in cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) that they say might be ...
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The statins are associated with a lower incidence of nuclear cataract, the most common type of age-related cataract.
Statins are widely ...
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The NICE ( National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ) and the National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions, in ...
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Black cohosh ( Cimicifuga racemosa ) has a long history of traditional use in North American Indian medicine and has ...
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In 10 years from 1995 to 2004, ADRAC ( Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee ) received 31 reports of a ...
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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital ( MGH ) have found the first evidence of a physical abnormality underlying the chronic ...
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Research in monkeys suggests that the natural plant estrogens found in soy do not increase markers of breast cancer risk ...
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The women who are taking antidepressants known as SSRI ( selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ), and who are pregnant or ...
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In healthy volunteers, the equivalent of two cups of coffee reduced the body's ability to boost blood flow to the ...
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Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered that a protein called cryopyrin responds to invading bacteria by ...
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