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Blood test that provides prior blood sugar average now recommended for diabetes screening, diagnosis (w/ Video)

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Dec 29, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an annual supplement to the journal Diabetes Care, published Dec. 29 by the American Diabetes Association, the A1C test is given a prominent role in the 2010 guidelines for diabetes screening, diagnosis ...

Ginkgo biloba does not appear to slow rate of cognitive decline

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Dec 29, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Older adults who used the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba for several years did not have a slower rate of cognitive decline compared to adults who received placebo, according to a study in the December 23/30 issue of JAMA.

Pharmacists improve care of diabetics while cutting costs, research shows

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Dec 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The role of pharmacists hasn't received much attention in the debate on the cost of health care. But national and regional studies show that when pharmacists directly participate in patient care, they significantly reduce ...

New tool in the fight against mosquito-borne disease: A microbial 'mosquito net'

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Dec 24, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 0

Earlier this year, researchers showed that they could cut the lives of disease-carrying mosquitoes in half by infecting them with a bacterium they took from fruit flies. Now, a new report in the December 24th issue of Cell, ...

Study: Swine flu poses a threat to new moms

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Dec 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine ...

Birds Play an Important Role in the Spread of Lyme Disease

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Dec 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The range of Lyme disease is spreading in North America and it appears that birds play a significant role by transporting the Lyme disease bacterium over long distances, a new study by the Yale School of ...

Alzheimer's disease may protect against cancer and vice versa

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Dec 23, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

People who have Alzheimer's disease may be less likely to develop cancer, and people who have cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the December 23, 2009, online issue ...

A novel gene found for childhood-onset asthma

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Dec 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Pediatric researchers have identified a novel gene involved in childhood asthma, in one of the largest gene studies to date of the common respiratory disease. Because the gene, called DENND1B, affects cells and signaling ...

New study shows rise in drug resistance of dangerous infection in US hospitals

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Dec 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

A new study in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology reports a surge in drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter, a dangerous type of bacteria that is becoming increasingly common in U.S. hospitals. This ...

Researchers find new patterns in H1N1 deaths

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Dec 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

Brazilian researchers have performed the first-ever autopsy study to examine the precise causes of death in victims of the H1N1 swine flu.

2/3 of Australians unlikely to get vaccinated against swine flu

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Dec 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Australia risks a serious swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) outbreak with two-thirds (65 per cent) of unprotected Australians stating they're unlikely to get vaccinated against the disease in the next 12 months, according ...

New, virulent strain of MRSA poses renewed antibiotic resistance concerns

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The often feared and sometimes deadly infections caused by MRSA - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - are now moving out of hospitals and emerging as an even more virulent strain in community settings and on ath ...

Is nicotinamide overload a trigger for type 2 diabetes?

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Dec 22, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Facing the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes worldwide in the past few decades, one may ask what is wrong with humans. Geneticists tell us that the human genome has not changed markedly in such a short time. Therefore, ...

Anemia drug not helpful for kidney disease patients

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

An international study authored by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has concluded that the anemia drug darbepoetin alfa works no better than a placebo in several other applications previously thought to be promising.

Deadly infection more common than realized

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Staphylococcus aureus causes far more serious infections than previously realised, with more than 3,000 Swedes affected every year, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 2

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night.

New tool for early diabetes detection in adults

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Dec 21, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple questionnaire developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College can promote early detection of diabetes in adults so they can dramatically reduce their risk.

Researchers Identify Tuberculosis Strain That Thrives on Antibiotic

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified a strain of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis that thrives in the presence of rifampin, a front-line drug in the treatment of tuberculosis. The bacterium was identified in a patient ...