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Good News on Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy

Plus, the women with MS were no more likely to have other pregnancy problems, such as preeclampsia and other high blood pressure problems and premature rupture…

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World's first delivery of intra-arterial Avastin directly into brain tumor

Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin…

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New Insights on Stroke Recovery: Brain Pathways Explored

Until recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost function. After that, patients would be forced…

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Vitamin B Niacin: No Added Benefit with Statins for Seniors

The routine prescription of extended-release niacin, a B vitamin (1,500 milligrams daily), in combination with traditional cholesterol-lowering therapy offers…

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Stanford Study Reveals New Insights on Down Syndrome Treatment

Now, findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital shed light on the neural basis of memory defects in Down…

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Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips

The researchers linked many powerful computer systems together to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data collected from all publicly available isolated…

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UCI Researchers Boost Anti-Inflammatory Fat to Combat Inflammation

UC Irvine pharmacology researchers have discovered a way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation, pointing to possible new…

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New Combination Therapy Boosts Breast Cancer Treatment Efficacy

While they are powerful killers of some breast cancer cells, new drugs called histone deacetylase inhibitors, or HDAC inhibitors, also increase self-digestion,…

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Healthy Adults’ Immune System Shows Stronger H1N1 Defense

These results suggest that healthy adults may have a level of protective immune memory that can blunt the severity of infection caused by the 2009 H1N1…

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Heart Disease Discovered in 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Mummies

Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that the factors causing heart attack and stroke are…

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Researchers find potential treatment for Huntington's disease

Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and the…

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Mammography Every Other Year: Benefits and Reduced Risks

A comprehensive analysis of various mammography screening schedules suggests that biennial (every two years) screening of average risk women between the ages…

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Experts Question Premature End of Niacin Study for Heart Health

Heart experts at Johns Hopkins are calling premature the early halt of a study by researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center…

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Migraine Linked to Increased Stroke Risk, Study Shows

Pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more…

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Chlamydia Vaccine Development: New Breakthrough Insights

This discovery could pave the way for the relatively rapid development of a vaccine against Chlamydia.”Now that we know how the body defends itself against the…

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Siemens Unveils Healthcare Lighting for Patient Comfort

Practical experience to date shows that many patients feel more comfortable and are more relaxed when the examination roomor the diagnostic device is flooded…

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