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Fast asleep to wide awake -- hibernating bears, predation and pregnancy
Black bears hibernate, sleeping their way through winter, and who can blame them? But science is only just beginning to understand the physiological changes that allow bears to re-emerge in spring without ...
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Diabetes becomes a disease of the young
Some people say aiming to look sleek in your swimsuit or wedding duds is the biggest motivator for losing weight. But Mike Durbin's incentive for dropping pounds beats all.
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Jun 27, 2011 |
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Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes
(AP) -- When Bob Krause turned 90 last week, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body humming after being diagnosed with diabetes as a boy.
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May 30, 2011 |
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More sensitive blood test better at identifying heart attacks
A highly sensitive blood test could help identify heart attacks in thousands of patients who would otherwise have gone undiagnosed, a study suggests.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Study shows delayed-enhancement MRI may predict, prevent strokes
Researchers at the University of Utah's Comprehensive Arrhythmia and Research Management (CARMA) Center have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) holds promise for predicting the risks of strokes, ...
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Feb 08, 2011 |
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Rural underage binge drinkers put their health at risk
Binge drinking is often considered to be a problem of towns and cities but new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that binge drinking in rural areas is more of a problem than p ...
Feb 07, 2011 |
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FDA warns of liver damage reports with Sanofi drug
(AP) -- Federal health officials are warning doctors and patients that a recently-launched heart drug from Sanofi-Aventis SA has been linked to liver damage in a handful of patients.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Diabetes drug may have killed 500 in France: authorities
French health authorities sounded an alert Tuesday to patients who took a diabetes drug believed to have killed 500 people over three decades in France before it was banned last year.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Researchers implicate wayward DNA-repair enzyme in Friedreich's ataxia
Scripps Research Institute scientists have taken a step closer to understanding the cause of Friedreich's ataxia, a debilitating neurological condition that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide, and so far has no ...
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Olive oil protects liver
Extra-virgin olive oil can protect the liver from oxidative stress. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism exposed rats to a moderately toxic herbicide known to deplete antiox ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Images shed new light on inflammation (w/ Video)
Researchers at the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine are using an innovative new imaging technique to study how white blood cells (called neutrophils) respond to inflammation, and have revealed new targets to inhibit ...
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Oct 15, 2010 |
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African-Americans with high blood pressure need treatment sooner, more aggressively
According to a consensus statement by the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB), high blood pressure in African-Americans is such a serious health problem that treatment should start sooner and be more aggressive. ...
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Oct 04, 2010 |
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FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine
(AP) -- Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.
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Aug 31, 2010 |
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Stem cells reverse blindness caused by burns
(AP) -- Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells - a stunning ...
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Jun 23, 2010 |
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New source of stem cells form heart muscle cells, repair damage
A new and non-controversial source of stem cells can form heart muscle cells and help repair heart damage, according to results of preliminary lab tests reported in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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May 28, 2010 |
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