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New findings bring hope for possible Parkinson's disease cure

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4 hours ago | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Researchers at Iowa State University have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson's disease and are looking for others.

New Mount Sinai research finds 9/11 responders twice as likely to have asthma

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First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population, according ...

Statins may worsen symptoms in some cardiac patients

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Although statins are widely used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disorders, new research shows that the class of drugs may actually have negative effects on some cardiac patients. A new study presented ...

Survey: Awareness of COPD is rising, but understanding is still low

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Awareness of COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—continues to grow in the United States, according to national survey results released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National ...

The cost of improving dialysis care

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

Improving survival among dialysis patients may increase treatment costs significantly, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, ...

Cause of common chronic diarrhea revealed in new research

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A common type of chronic diarrhoea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The author ...

Poorly cleaned public cruise ship restrooms may predict norovirus outbreaks

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A team of researchers from Boston University School (BUSM), Carney Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance and Tufts University School of Medicine, have found that widespread poor compliance with regular cleaning of public restrooms ...

Race is strong predictor for restless legs syndrome

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

New research shows that Caucasian women may suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS), a sleep disorder characterized by the strong urge to move the legs, up to four times more than African-American women. The study, presented ...

Nation's hip fracture rate could drop 25 percent with aggressive osteoporosis prevention

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & ...

Can charcoal fight heart disease in kidney patients?

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Charcoal may provide a new approach to managing the high rate of heart disease in patients with advanced kidney disease, according to preliminary research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual ...

Help your kidneys: Pass on salt and diet soda

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Nov 01, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (13) | 2

Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual ...

Ukraine calls for help fighting swine flue

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Nov 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Ukraine made an urgent appeal to world powers for help battling swine flu on Sunday, after 60 people died from respiratory problems in a week.

MRSA strain linked to high death rates

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Nov 01, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

A strain of MRSA that causes bloodstream infections is five times more lethal than other strains and has shown to have some resistance to the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin used to treat MRSA, according to a Henry Ford ...

Extending treatment after liver transplant may benefit patients with hepatitis C recurrence

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Nov 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Extending hepatitis C treatment for liver transplant patients beyond current practice results in high rates of clearance of the hepatitis C virus from the blood, as well as a low rate of relapse, according to a Henry Ford ...

Women with chronic kidney disease more likely than men to go undiagnosed

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Nov 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Woman are at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific ...

Side effects not always due to swine flu shot

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Oct 31, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a ...

Swine flu deaths jump by 700 in a week: WHO

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Oct 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The number of swine flu deaths jumped by 700 in a week, reaching more than 5,700 worldwide since the virus was first uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data indicated Friday.

Travel may be hazardous to dialysis patients

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Oct 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

If you're sick, traveling to a foreign land may boost your spirits, but jeopardize your health, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in ...