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ISU researchers' findings bring hope for possible Parkinson’s disease cure

New findings bring hope for possible Parkinson's disease cure

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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


Researchers find new way to attack inflammation in Graves' eye disease

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A small group of patients with severe Graves' eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms — and improved vision — following treatment with the drug rituximab. Inflammation around their eyes and damage to the ...


Blood test identifies women at risk from Alzheimer's

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Middle-aged women with high levels of a specific amino acid in their blood are twice as likely to suffer from Alzheimer's many years later, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. ...


Small increases in phosphorus mean higher risk of heart disease

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American So ...


Study suggests dentists can identify patients at risk for fatal cardiovascular event

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A new study indicates dentists can play a potentially life-saving role in health care by identifying patients at risk of fatal heart attacks and referring them to physicians for further evaluation.


WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide

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(AP) -- The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.


When should flu trigger a school shutdown?

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As flu season approaches, parents around the country are starting to face school closures. But how bad should an influenza outbreak be for a school to shut down? A study led by epidemiologists John Brownstein, PhD, and Anne ...


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 ...


Smokers with common autoimmune disorder at higher risk for skin damage

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As if there weren't enough reasons to stop smoking, a team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have just found another. A study led by Dr. Christian A Pineau, Co-Director ...


Flu vaccine given to women during pregnancy keeps infants out of the hospital

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Infants born to women who received influenza vaccine during pregnancy were hospitalized at a lower rate than infants born to unvaccinated mothers, according to preliminary results of an ongoing study by researchers at Yale ...


Cause of common chronic diarrhea revealed in new research

Cause of common chronic diarrhea revealed in new research

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(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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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 ...


Cataract surgery does not appear associated with worsening of age-related macular degeneration

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Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision loss worsens the other, ...


Size matters: Obesity leading risk factor of left atrial enlargement during aging

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Aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement (LAE), upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke and death, according to findings ...


Back pain permanently sidelines soldiers at war

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Military personnel evacuated out of Iraq and Afghanistan because of back pain are unlikely to return to the line of duty regardless of the treatment they receive, according to research led by a Johns Hopkins pain management ...