Second breast cancer may be greater than thought for high-risk women without BRCA mutations
May 05, 2008 |
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A preliminary analysis of ongoing research suggests that high-risk women with breast cancer who do not have a BRCA1/2 mutation may face a greater chance for developing a second breast cancer than previously thought. With ...
Alcoholism is not just a 'man's disease' anymore
May 05, 2008 |
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Cross-sectional studies, which collect information at a single point in time, generally find that young Americans report having more lifetime alcohol problems than older Americans, despite having had less time to develop ...
Kidney disease worsens in a fourth of African-Americans despite therapy for hypertension
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The best available treatment for chronic kidney disease from high blood pressure did not keep the disease from substantially worsening in about a fourth of African-Americans studied, according to long-term results of a National ...
New agent strikes at respiratory syncytial virus replication
May 05, 2008 |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have achieved promising results with a potential new weapon against respiratory syncytial virus, the most common cause of infant hospitalization in the United States.
Boosting 'mussel' power: New technique for making key marine mussel protein
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May 05, 2008 |
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Researchers in Korea report development of a way to double production of a sticky protein from marine mussels destined for use as an antibacterial coating to prevent life-threatening infections in medical ...
Anxiety, mood disorders put cancer patients at risk for PTSD
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Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.
