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Link Between High-Fat Diet and Prostate Cancer Risk Unveiled

Sanjay Gupta, MS, PhD, Carter Kissell associate professor & research director in the Department of Urology and associate professor in the Department of…

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New Treatment Offers Hope for Diabetic Charcot Foot Deformity

The alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.Charcot foot can make walking…

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New Vitamin D Guidelines from Osteoporosis Canada

Dr. David Hanley, professor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine, and member of Osteoporosis Canada's (OC) Scientific Advisory Council, is the lead…

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New Research Agenda for HIV-Positive Women’s Pregnancy Intentions

A report issued by the Program on International Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health proposes a new research agenda to address the…

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New Tool Estimates Local Recurrence in Noninvasive Breast Cancer

While the mortality rates for DCIS remain low, the risk of local recurrence in the breast is high. Standard treatments following surgery include radiation…

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Dengue Virus Exposure Hits 5% in Key West: New Study Insights

After three initial locally acquired cases of dengue were reported in 2009, scientists from the CDC and the Florida Department of Health conducted a study to…

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Erectile Dysfunction in Depressed Men Linked to Heart Risks

Erectile dysfunction and depressive mood are often associated, and both are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. To…

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New Diabetes Therapy Approach: Key Discovery Unveiled

The findings could offer a new approach to diabetes therapy, experts say, especially if a drug could be identified that would do the same thing, which in this…

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New Study Sheds Light on Bortezomib Mechanisms in Lymphoma

A new study by researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center sheds light on how bortezomib (VELCADE®), the first in a…

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Impact of Pain and Dry Mouth on Sleep Quality in Cancer Patients

Head and neck cancer patients who reported poor sleep quality one year after diagnosis had more symptoms of chronic pain and complaints of dry mouth related to…

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New UC Davis study finds early Alzheimer's identification method

“Our findings indicate that a distinctive pattern of imaging and biomarker deviations from typical adults may be an early warning sign of neurobiological…

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Drug study shows improvement in major orthopedic surgery care

An ultra-low-molecular-weight heparin called semuloparin has been found to reduce the incidence of venous thromboembolism in orthopedic surgery patients in a…

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Mount Sinai Researchers Uncover Disease Development Insights

Using a combined approach of structural and molecular biology, a team of researchers led by Ming-Ming Zhou, PhD, Professor and Chair, Structural and Chemical…

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New Baseline PSA Test Could Enhance Prostate Cancer Screening

Scientists say the finding, appearing early online in the journal Cancer, supports routine, early prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening among healthy men…

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Vitamin B3: A New Strategy to Combat Fungal Infections

A team of scientists from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the University of Montreal have identified vitamin B3 as a potential…

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Vet Tells Cat Owners to Watch for Tularemia During the Summer

Tularemia, which also can be a problem in spring and fall, is zoonotic, so it can be transmitted to people through bodily fluids or bites, said Brad DeBey,…

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