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Minimally Invasive Surgery Alleviates Hip Impingement Pain

Arthroscopy is the technique preferred for those cases where the injury is less serious while the femoroacetabular osteoplastica after a small incision is for…

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Nottingham scientists to develop blood test for Alzheimer’s

The £200,000 study, funded by the leading charity the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, will aim to find out whether ‘biomarkers’ in blood could be used to identify…

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Triple Cocktail Combats Stroke Risk With Aspirin and Dipyridamole

Pioneering research has already shown that giving patients two medicines — aspirin and dipyridamole — can lower the risk of further stroke by thinning the…

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Stem Cells Could Unlock Breast Cancer Protection in Young Mothers

Women who have children young, at least before the age of 30, reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, said Dr. Yi Li, a professor in the Lester and Sue…

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Cutting Calories May Reduce Muscle Loss in Aging Adults

A restricted-calorie diet, when started in early adulthood, seems to stymie a mitochondrial mishap that may contribute to muscle loss in aging adults, the…

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Roman York Skeleton Reveals Possible Early TB Case

Radiocarbon dating suggests that the man died in the fourth century. He was interred in a shallow scoop in a flexed position, on his left side.The man, aged…

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Study Reveals Mixed Reactions to Health Incentives

When it comes to deciding whether paying people to make healthier lifestyle changes is a good thing, it seems patient opinion is split right down the middle.Unsurprisingly perhaps, those who smoke and are overweight are its greatest advocates. This is the finding of a study1 by Judith Long and her colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to be published in the October issue of the Springer publication, Journal of General Internal Medicine….

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Estrogen Treatments: No Improvement for Sun-Damaged Skin

Treating the skin with estrogen can stimulate collagen production—which improves the appearance of the skin—in areas not typically exposed to the sun,…

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Quebec’s Universal Program: Equal Benefits for All Babies

“This is terrific news for babies born and treated at Ste-Justine's and born at the MUHC's Royal Victoria Hospital and treated at the MUHC's Montreal…

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Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin’s Impact on Metastatic Breast Cancer

Spanish researchers led by Dr. Emilio Alba have been studying the effects of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in a group of 155 women who had already been…

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European Disparities in Access to Cancer Drugs Explained

While countries like France, Spain, Austria and Switzerland have tended to introduce the new drugs quickly, researchers say, others such as the UK and more…

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Strengthening Elderly Health Through Exercise and Nutrition

The researchers, based at the School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health in Derby, want to know what sort of exercise we can take and what food we should eat…

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New Treatment Option for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

The combination, which importantly does not include a platinum drug, challenges the current standard of treatment for women whose cancer recurs at least 6…

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New Insights Into Melanoma Treatment Mechanisms Revealed

Melanomas are known to be caused by exposure to the ultraviolet light in sunlight, but the precise mechanisms involved are complex. In a presentation at the…

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Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoids Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases

The research, published in the prestigious Journal of Biological Chemistry, aimed to study in depth the already known effects of lessening the symptoms and…

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New Drug Significantly Boosts Survival in Pancreatic Cancer

European investigators led by Prof. Matthias Löhr from the Karolinska Institute evaluated the efficacy and safety of three different doses of cationic lipid…

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