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Domestic Violence During Pregnancy: A Public Health Concern

Domestic violence, especially violence against pregnant women, is still a shameful subject. This is despite the fact that it is a severe public health issue…

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Feinstein Scientists Uncover Disease Pathway in Dystonia

Now, a team of scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have figured out why and the finding could lead to ways to test novel treatments….

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Compounds Show Promise in Blocking STAT3 Signaling As Treatment for Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is aggressive and its treatment outlook has not changed significantly over the last 20 years. Treatment consists of a combination of toxic…

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Improving Breast Cancer Care: Radiation at Lumpectomy

Northwestern Medicine physicians are currently utilizing a new treatment option for breast cancer that allows women to receive a full dose of radiation therapy…

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A ‘Pacman Strategy’ to Boost the Immune System to Fight Cancer

The developers of the technology at the University of Rochester Medical Center dub it the “Pacman strategy” because it hinges upon molecular machines produced…

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Closely monitoring low-risk prostate cancer, with biopsy, does not raise risk of death

A Johns Hopkins study of 769 men from across the United States recently diagnosed with low-grade prostate cancer shows that forgoing immediate surgery to…

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Wii Balance Boards Boost Kids’ Coordination and Fun

By cleverly linking five Wii Balance Boards, a team of Rice University undergraduates has combined the appeal of a video game with the utility of a…

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New Oestrogen Treatment Shows Promise Without Side Effects

The study is presented in the respected journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). Many women are affected by osteoporosis after the…

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Understanding Recurring Genital Issues: Is It Herpes?

In her thesis Matilda Berntsson, a specialist in skin and sexually transmitted infections at the Frölunda Specialist Hospital’s skin clinic and researcher at…

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New Hope for Rare Lung Disease: OHSU Study Finds Treatment

The life-threatening disease has no cure and, until now, no known treatment.The clinical trial of the drug — called sirolimus — was the first randomized,…

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New Surgery for Neck Pain Shows Promise, UCSF Analysis Reveals

More than 200,000 Americans undergo surgery every year to alleviate pain and muscle weakness from the debilitating condition caused by herniated discs in the…

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Delhi Air Quality Regulations Boost Respiratory Health

The findings from this first systematic study quantifying the heath effects of Delhi's environmental interventions are published in the online issue of…

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New Sepsis Discovery Targets Heart Function to Save Lives

New research published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) details research in rats and mice that offers hope for stopping the devastating, and…

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Vitamin D Levels Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The paper is published in the April issue of “Archives of Ophthalmology,” one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Vitamin D status was assessed using the blood…

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Immunization Safe for Kids with Inherited Metabolic Disorders

Children with inborn errors of metabolism received vaccines on the same immunization schedule as did healthy infants, according to Kaiser Permanente Vaccine…

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Drinking During Pregnancy Linked to Premature Birth Risk

New research published in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth looked at the amounts of alcohol women drank during their early…

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