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New Drug Candidate Lowers Blood Lipids, Study Reveals

This according to a clinical trial conducted by researchers from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, amongst other centres, published today…

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Panel questions 'VBAC bans,' advocates expanded delivery options for women

An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to…

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Gastric Bypass Surgery Linked to Higher Kidney Stone Risk

A new study, published in the March issue of The Journal of Urology, found that some of these urinary changes place weight-loss surgery patients at higher risk…

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Antibiotic Shows Promise in Reducing Movement Disorder Symptoms

Discovery of an antibiotic's capacity to improve cell function in laboratory tests is providing movement disorder researchers with leads to more desirable…

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Lower Platelet Transfusions for Cancer and Transplant Patients

Reducing platelet transfusions, and lowering the threshold on when to administer transfusions could help address frequent shortages in platelet supplies, said…

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Breakthrough Insights for Stroke Research in Germany

Someone in Germany suffers a stroke every two minutes. The cause is usually a blockage in the blood vessels that supply the brain. Anyone who survives a stroke…

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Brain Activity Predicts Emotional Resiliency After Conflict

Common wisdom tells us that for a successful relationship partners shouldn't go to bed angry. But new research from a psychologist at Harvard University…

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome: No Increased Risk of Colon Cancer

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than healthy people undergoing…

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Massage Therapy Eases Anxiety: Is Relaxation Just as Effective?

A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This…

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New method to grow arteries could lead to 'biological bypass' for heart disease

Coronary arteries can become blocked with plaque, leading to a decrease in the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart. Over time this blockage can lead to…

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Program Aims to Help Teens Manage Asthma Effectively

Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr. Dennis Ownby, chief in the MCG School of Medicine…

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Anti-Depressants Linked to Increased Cataract Risk in Seniors

The study, based on a database of more than 200,000 Quebec residents aged 65 and older, showed statistical relationships between a diagnosis of cataracts or…

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Dietary Supplements for Prostate Cancer: What to Know

Many prostate cancer patients choose to take nutritional supplements to improve or increase sexual potency and alleviate symptoms associated with poor prostate…

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New Cancer Treatments: Insights from Rare Tumor Research

New breakthrough treatments for the most common cancers could soon come from cutting-edge research into some of the world's rarest tumors.At the ESMO…

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Innovative Treatment Reduces Disability in Premature Babies

In 1998, Professor Whitelaw and Ian Pople pioneered a technique by which the inside of the brain was “washed out” to remove the toxic substances. The Bristol…

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Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Radiation May Not Be Needed After Mastectomy

Breast cancer patients with early stage disease that has spread to only one lymph node may not benefit from radiation after mastectomy, because of the low…

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