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Coxibs and NSAIDs: New Insights for Osteoarthritis Treatment

The Editorial summarizes the outcomes of an international workshop organized by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) and the International…

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MRI Advances in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Prevention

Professor Christiane Kuhl, Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Germany and colleagues studied 7319 women over a five-year period who had been referred…

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Bioengineering Solutions to Combat Iron Deficiency

Dr Michael Zimmerman, Laboratory for Human Nutrition, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, and colleagues have reviewed published literature…

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Woman Overcomes Speech Impairments After Bicycle Accident

It was in August 2006 that the 63-year-old woman, with no previous medical history, was brought to the hospital after falling from her bicycle and hitting her…

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Not all 'drug-related deaths' are 'drug-related'

DRDs are currently used to help evaluate the success of Drug and Alcohol Action Teams in England and Wales, but the term's exact meaning varies according to…

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Edible Fish Feast: Nile Tilapia Tackles Malaria Risks

Annabel Howard and Francois Omlin from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi, Kenya, introduced Nile tilapia (Oreochromis…

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Better Mobility Enhances Seniors’ Health: Key Research Insights

In a paper published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, researchers closely examined the factors…

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High-Intensity Ultrasound Boosts Immune Attack on Cancer

The new findings from animal experiments suggest that once activated by the ultrasound, the immune system might even seek and destroy cancer cells, including…

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Miniature Devices Show Promise for Epilepsy and Glaucoma

Findings will be detailed in three research papers being presented at the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society's Sciences and Technologies for Health…

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Trial stops after stroke and mortality significantly reduced by blood pressure-lowering treatment for those aged 80 and over

The 3,845 patient Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) is the largest ever clinical trial to look at the effects of lowering blood pressure solely in…

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UT Southwestern Researchers Update Facial Aging Theories

The findings, published in a recent issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, challenge previously held theories regarding aging and may offer new ways to…

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Oestrogen’s Role in Pain: Insights from Karolinska Study

These are the conclusions of a study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the American scientific journal PNAS.”This may mark the beginning of the…

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Cooling Innovations for Athletes: Beat the Heat in Beijing

In Beijing, the first preparations are being made to cool athletes down to the right operating temperature. That such measures are actually working, was proved…

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Staffordshire Screening Hits Milestone for 35,000 Diabetes Patients

The county-wide screening programme was one of the first in the country to be launched in March 2006 and screened over 28,000 diabetes patients across…

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Arsenic’s Impact: Insights from Europe and Bangladesh Studies

The studies included two different populations: one from Central Europe (Hungary, Rumania and Slovakia) and one from Bangladesh (the Matlab area). The results…

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UCSD Researchers Uncover Cause of Rosacea Breakthrough

A team of researchers, led by Richard L. Gallo, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Dermatology at the University of California,…

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