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Moderate drinking can reduce risks of Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline

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created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Moderate drinkers often have lower risks of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive loss, according to researchers who reviewed 44 studies.





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Physical activity may not be key to obesity epidemic

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 15

A recent international study fails to support the common belief that the number of calories burned in physical activity is a key factor in rising rates of obesity.


Vitamin D is the 'it' nutrient of the moment

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created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes.


Sleep apnea linked to sleepwalking, hallucinations and other 'parasomnias'

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created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly 1 in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea also experience "parasomnia" symptoms such as sleepwalking, hallucinations and acting out their dreams, a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has ...


New staging technique might save bladders in some bladder cancer patients

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Pathologists today reported encouraging results from a new technique to increase the accuracy of staging bladder cancer tumors that could reduce the need to remove bladders from some patients.


Meditate your way to better bladder health

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

After nine years of suffering in silence and living in fear of leaving the house, Anna Raisor, 53, turned to physicians at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) for alternative measures to treat the embarrassing side effects ...


Surgical gel used to stop bleeding could confuse mammograms

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dr. Kathleen Ward noticed something odd when she examined the mammogram of a patient who had recently undergone breast cancer surgery.


Minority health-care clinics separate but unequal

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created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine may shed new light on why minority Americans have poorer health outcomes from chronic conditions such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes.


What should a teenage girl do if she finds a lump in her breast?

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created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

If a lump is found in the breast of an adolescent girl, she often will undergo an excisional biopsy.


Health clinic conditions may be to blame for decrease in primary care physicians

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.


Bond Girl Draws Attention to Babies Born with Extra Fingers or Toes

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created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the Bond Girls in the new James Bond movie is drawing attention to a relatively common congenital condition called polydactyly -- extra fingers or toes.



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