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Leukemia Risk Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Drug Mitoxantrone

Mitoxantrone is an immunosuppressant drug approved by the FDA for treatment of several forms of advancing MS. It is one of only two drugs that has been shown…

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Chlamydia Linked to Arthritis: Insights on Inflammatory Conditions

It includes ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel-disease-related arthritis, reactive arthritis (ReA) and undifferentiated…

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Breakthrough Drug Delivery Targets Resistant Staph Infections

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have combined their revolutionary new drug-delivery system with a powerful…

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Innovative Protein Treatment Targets Osteoarthritis Cartilage Loss

Florida Atlantic University researcher Dr. Keith Brew, Schmidt Senior Fellow and Distinguished Professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical…

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Immunotherapy Boosts Survival for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Sipuleucel-T (Provenge), an experimental immunotherapy improved survival in men with metastatic disease, according to new results to be presented April 28 at…

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New Preventative Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes Unveiled

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition, where the body attacks its own insulin producing cells. It is very serious, with a sudden and dramatic onset,…

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AUA Issues New Guidance on PSA Testing Best Practices

The American Urological Association (AUA) today issued new clinical guidance – which directly contrasts recent recommendations issued by other major groups –…

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New Drug Target for Depression Found in Brain Protein

An acid-sensitive protein in the brain may represent a new target for the treatment of depression, according to animal research in the April 29 issue of The…

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Simple Blood Test Boosts Malaria Treatment Accuracy

The RDT procedure is based on a simple blood test and, according to the results, helps to ensure that a greater number of patients receive the right treatment…

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Anti-Aging Cosmetic Cuts Wrinkles in Clinical Trial

Dermatologists at The University of Manchester carried out a clinical trial on 60 volunteers with typical signs of sun-damaged skin and found that the…

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Link Between Poor Sleep Quality and Stroke Recovery Revealed

Latha Stead, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and professor of Neurosurgery,…

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New Molecule Linked to Increased Cardiac Insufficiency Risk

The research project, published in the journal Hypertension, is part of a project of the “Red Europea de Excelencia en Hipertensión y Enfermedades…

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New Discovery Aims to Regulate Healthy Blood Pressure

The results indicate that the normal role for the type of prostaglandin studied, PGF2á, is to increase blood pressure and accelerate atherosclerosis, at least…

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Statins and Prostate Cancer: Reducing Inflammation Impact

“Previous studies have shown that men taking statins seem to have a lower incidence of advanced prostate cancer, but the mechanisms by which statins might be…

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Whiter laundry and a surprising new treatment for kids' eczema

It's best known for whitening a load of laundry. But now simple household bleach has a surprising new role: an effective treatment for kids' chronic eczema. Chronic, severe eczema can mar a childhood. The skin disorder starts with red, itchy, inflamed skin that often becomes crusty and raw from scratching. The eczema disturbs kids' sleep, alters their appearance and affects their concentration in school. The itching is so bad kids may break the skin from scratching and get chronic skin infections that are difficult to treat, especially from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)….

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Increased Orthodontic Care for Prematurely Born Children

“This is a new group of children who need to be given more attention in dental care,” says the specialist dentist Liselotte Paulsson at the Division for…

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