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Genetic technology moving from lab to medical practices
In January, practicing doctors and doctors-to-be entered a new class at the Medical College of Wisconsin with a futuristic name, "Translational Genetics." The idea was simpler than it sounded: We are fast approaching the ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Study finds rotavirus vaccine greatly reduces hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis in children
Vaccinating infants against rotavirus, a leading cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration among babies and young children, was associated with a dramatic decline in U.S. hospitalization rates for acute gastroenteritis. The ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 13, 2010 |
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Children living with relatives struggle with physical, mental health issues
It is well-known that children in foster care are at increased risk for physical and mental health problems. But what about kids who live with relatives other than their birth parents?
May 02, 2010 |
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As girth grows, risk of sudden cardiac death shrinks
Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. But, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that being skinny confers no advantage ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Grandfathered drug for high potassium has no proven benefit
For more than half a century, products containing ion exchange resins have been used in patients with dangerously high levels of potassium. However, there is no convincing evidence that these products are actually effective, ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Study redefines placebo effect as part of effective treatment
Researchers used the placebo effect to successfully treat psoriasis patients with one quarter to one half of their usual dose of a widely used steroid medication, according to an early study published online today in the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction
(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancestor of the AIDS virus hijacked an entire gene, perhaps from some prehistoric cat it had infected, a gene that makes it much better able to infect humans, according to a study published ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Possible help in fight against muscle-wasting disease (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease, according to researchers at the University of Oregon and the University of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Coping Style Affects Quality of Informed Consent Prior to Anesthesia
(PhysOrg.com) -- How patients cope with anxiety before undergoing anesthesia, either by demanding information or running from it, may determine whether they are equipped to make vital health decisions, according ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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MicroRNAs hold promise for treating diseases in blood vessels
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly discovered mechanism controls whether muscle cells in blood vessels hasten the development of both atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease, according to an article published online ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 05, 2009 |
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