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Experts: Placebo power behind many natural cures

(AP) -- People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe." It's the placebo effect - the ability of a dummy pill or a faked treatment to make people feel better, ...

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FDA approves first new drug for lupus in 56 years

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first new drug to treat lupus in over 50 years, a milestone that medical experts say could prompt development of other drugs that are even more effective ...

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New lupus drug results from Scripps Research technology

Scientific advances at The Scripps Research Institute were key to laying the foundation for the new drug Benlysta (belimumab), approved today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Benlysta, which treats the most comm ...

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Preliminary new blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease uncovered

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have helped develop a novel technology to diagnose Alzheimer's disease from blood samples long before symptoms appear.

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created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research uncovers key to understanding cause of lupus

Potentially impacting future diagnosis and treatment of lupus, an immune illness affecting more than 5 million people worldwide, researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine ...

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Pandemic flu strain could point way to universal vaccine

The search for a universal flu vaccine has received a boost from a surprising source: the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu strain.

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Accurate interpretation of antinuclear antibodies test key to confirming autoimmune disease

The presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) indicates the possibility of autoimmunity and the indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) assay on HEp-2 cells is the standard blood test (ANA-HEp-2) used to detect ANA. However, studies ...

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Immune cell plays unexpected role in autoimmune disease

A new study provides fascinating insight into the underlying pathology associated with the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The research, published by Cell Press in the December issue ...

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created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hope for severe cold hands

Many people experience painful, numb cold hands as they go back and forth into wintry weather. Yet for some people cold, swollen, chapped hands may be a sign of blocked or constricted blood vessels. Most of these cases are ...

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FDA panel recommends first lupus drug in 50 years

An advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration recommended a new drug treatment Tuesday for lupus that if approved would be the first for the disease in over 50 years.

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created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Myocarditis can attack hearts without warning

James "Jimmy" Armstrong hadn't missed a "Mac" in 28 years. At 44, he's one of the youngest "goats" in the Chicago Yacht Club. Sailors receive the designation of "goat" once they've completed 20 or more "Macs", the 333-mile ...

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