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Decaffeinated Coffee: What You Need to Know About Caffeine

Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world. And because coffee is a major source in the supply line, people advised to avoid caffeine because of…

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Poultry Handling Linked to Antibiotic Resistance in Humans

Results of the nearly $1.4 million three-year study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, are in the November 1 issue of…

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Fortified Orange Juice Reduces Heart Disease Risk Indicators

Now, UC Davis researchers have found that twice-daily servings of a reduced-calorie orange juice beverage fortified with plant sterols also reduces levels of…

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Telemedicine Robots Enhance Healthcare at Mt Isa Hospital

Eliza, who began work at Mt Isa Hospital this week, is a creation of the University's Centre for Online Health – a world leader in telemedicine research. The…

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New Strategy Targets Deadly Bacterial Sepsis Effectively

Even the best hospital intensive care units may be helpless to save patients stricken by severe sepsis. According to a 2003 study by Emory University and the…

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Face Treatment Postcode Lottery

People suffering from the debilitating pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) face a postcode lottery over whether they can have access to a treatment that is known…

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Debiopharm Celebrates Cancer Research at Lausanne Conference

The award will be presented Wednesday, October 11, as part of the conference co-organized by EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale deLausanne) and ISREC (Swiss…

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New Techniques Enhance Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer

However, so far only 10 to 15 percent of lung cancer patients can be cured permanently. More than half of the patients with a small-cell lung carcinoma and…

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Appetite Changes and Depression Linked to Impulse Control in Parkinson’s

Compulsive gambling, hypersexuality, and excessive shopping have been linked to treatment with dopamine agonists in small numbers of patients. It is unknown…

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High BMI Linked to Cognitive Decline in Middle-Aged Adults

The study investigated the relationships between BMI and cognitive function in 2,223 healthy men and women in France through the use of four cognitive tests….

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Naltrexone: A New Hope for Women to Quit Smoking

Naltrexone helped reduce the craving for cigarettes and lessened the discomforts of withdrawal for women in the study. It also reduced the weight gain often…

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Exercise and Weight Control Cut Breast Cancer Risk in Women

The multicenter team of researchers, led by Anne McTiernan, M.D., Ph.D., of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, found that women who had the lowest…

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Cincinnati Children's researchers publish findings on potential target for leukemia treatment

The findings, along with other studies, suggest that RhoH GTPase may provide a target for therapeutic intervention in some types of leukemia. The paper is due…

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Celiac Disease Linked to Cognitive Decline: Mayo Clinic Findings

“There has been very little known about this connection between celiac disease and cognitive decline until now,” says Keith Josephs, M.D., Mayo Clinic…

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Laser Surgery: A Safer Alternative to Contact Lenses

William Mathers, M.D., professor of ophthalmology in the OHSU School of Medicine, reviewed several large, peer-reviewed studies and found a greater chance of…

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Scientists Identify E. Coli Toxin Linked to Gastro Disease

The toxin, produced by certain strains of E. coli bacteria, has been found to be responsible for an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, a dangerous…

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