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HIV-Infected Patients Face Higher Fracture Risk, Study Reveals

As antiviral treatment for HIV infection allows patients to live longer, many will be confronted with additional health challenges. A new study shows for the…

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n-3 PUFA’s Impact on Chronic Heart Failure: GISSI-HF Findings

The GISSI team investigated whether n-3 PUFA could improve morbidity and mortality in a large population of patients with symptomatic heart failure of any…

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World Cancer Declaration: Ambitious Targets for 2020

The plan, contained in the World Cancer Declaration, recommends a set of 11 cancer-busting targets for 2020 and outlines priority steps that need to be taken…

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Understanding Fat Tissue: Insights from Recent Diabetes Study

When our bodies don't work properly, we say we're sick. A study published in the September issue of Diabetes finds that the same could be said for fat tissue…

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Queen’s researchers provide solution to world’s worst mass poisoning case

It is estimated that over 70 million people in Eastern India and Bangladesh, experience involuntary arsenic exposure from consuming water and rice; the main…

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Research Ethics Committees Improve Cancer Trial Applications

But a new study from the University of Leicester, recently reported in The Lancet Oncology, suggests that RECs may sometimes identify important problems in…

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Java Boosts Mental Alertness for Caffeine-Naive Users

“The take-home message for women is that whether you are hooked on caffeine or not, if you need a boost coffee improves your mental alertness and can have a…

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European Cancer Centres Unite for Innovative Strategies

In a collaborative effort, the European Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance (ECCCA) strives to develop and implement innovative strategies to improve cancer…

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New Targets for Antidepressant Innovation Explored

Thus, there is a significant need for new treatment mechanisms for depression. On that front, there has been mixed news as well. One of the most exciting new…

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Chronic Stress Changes Genetic Immune Response Insights

However, we still have a relatively limited understanding of exactly how stress contributes to the risk for illness. In the August 15th issue of Biological…

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High Toxic Metal Levels Found in Herbal Medicine Online

Ayurveda is a form of medicine that originated in India more than 2,000 years ago and relies heavily on herbal products. In India, an estimated 80 percent of…

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New Tool for Cancer Detection Developed by OU Researchers

Led by Dr. Patrick McCann, a small group of internationally known researchers at the University of Oklahoma with expertise in the development of mid-infrared…

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Spanish Teens: High Sports Participation and Low Smoking Rates

The article Increase of tobacco consumption and reduction of the physical activity practice level in Spanish adolescents: AVENA Study, published in the journal…

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Medication Reduces Myopia Progression in Children’s Eyes

Led by Dr. R. Michael Stiatkowski of Dean McGee Eye Institute/University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology, the researchers evaluated the effects of…

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Caesarean Births Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk in Kids

The team, led by Dr Chris Cardwell and Dr Chris Patterson, examined 20 published studies from 16 countries including around 10,000 children with Type 1…

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Prostate Cancer Treatment: Why Common Drugs May Fail

Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. The…

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