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New appropriate use criteria guide treatment of patients with heart blockage

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

If you're committed to fitness, the decision to climb a couple of flights of stairs rather than take the elevator is clear. But if you develop chest pain on the way up, deciding how to treat the symptoms of clogged arteries ...





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Cholera bacteria show adaptability to changing environments

Cholera bacteria show adaptability to changing environments

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The deadly bacterium behind cholera epidemics spends only a fraction of its life infecting humans. Most of the time, Vibrio cholerae lurks in estuaries and other semisalty aquatic habitats.


Validity of cost-effectiveness models based on randomized clinical trials

Medicine & Health / Research

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Cost-effectiveness studies are widely used to guide prescribing policy in many countries, as part of health technology assessment programmes. However, a new study published this week in PLoS Medicine by Tjeerd-Pieter van St ...


Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce risk of colon cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, primarily found in fish and seafood, may have a role in colorectal cancer prevention, according to results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention ...


New technology helps scientists understand ancient fossils

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Some of the world's oldest human bones and other ancient relics are studied here using some of the world's newest technologies.


Higher risk for heart disease and diabetes associated with androgen deprivation therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Men of all ages treated for prostate cancer with androgen deprivation therapy, specifically with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH), have an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to ...


Childhood traumas linger as health risk factors for adults

Medicine & Health / Health

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Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has found that negative experiences in childhood may alter not only mental health but also physical health, into middle age and beyond.


Spices halt growth of breast stem cells, study finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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A new study finds that compounds derived from the spices turmeric and pepper could help prevent breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells, the small number of cells that fuel a tumor's growth.


HIV-related memory loss linked to Alzheimer's protein

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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More than half of HIV patients experience memory problems and other cognitive impairments as they age, and doctors know little about the underlying causes. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...


Dutch PhD develops fast method for preparing flu vaccine

Medicine & Health / Research

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A shortage of flu vaccines may soon become a thing of the past. Researcher Manon Cox has designed an alternative process for producing large quantities of safe and effective vaccines at twice to four times ...


New York autopsies show 2009 H1N1 influenza virus damages entire airway

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In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes ...



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