News tagged with damage control
CDC: Diabetes amputations falling dramatically
Foot and leg amputations were once a fairly common fate for diabetics, but new government research shows a dramatic decline in limbs lost to the disease, probably due to better treatments.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Birth cohort screening for hepatitis C is cost effective, could save thousands of lives each year
According to a new study being published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians, birth cohort screening for hepatitis C is cost effective in the primary care s ...
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Lawmakers: CDC to have student concussion protocol
(AP) -- As awareness continues to grow about sports-related concussions among student athletes, two New Jersey lawmakers say it's time for schools to start following nationwide protocols governing such injuries.
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Diabetes in pregnancy a risk for mom years later
(AP) -- A type of diabetes that strikes during pregnancy may disappear at birth, but it remains a big red flag for moms' future health - one that too many seem to be missing.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Ghrelin mitigates liver fibrosis in animal models; regulates human fibrosis
Spanish researchers determined that rats treated with recombinant ghrelin displayed a reduction in liver fibrosis. Ghrelin, a stomach hormone, reduced the amount of fibrogenic cells by 25% in the treated rodents. Research ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Too much physical activity may lead to arthritis
Middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and increasing their risk for osteoarthritis, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Researchers illuminate mechanisms that regulate DNA damage control and replication
Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have demonstrated important new roles for the protein kinase complex Cdc7/Dbf4 or Cdc7/Drf1 (Ddk) in monitoring damage control during DNA replication and reinitiating ...
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Jan 05, 2009 |
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