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Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia

Medicine & Health / Medications

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(AP) -- A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.


Heart and bone damage from low vitamin D tied to declines in sex hormones

Medicine & Health / Research

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, ...


Largest gene study of childhood IBD identifies 5 new genes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway ...


Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects, study suggests

Medicine & Health / Health

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To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns ...


Researchers find potential treatment for Huntington's disease (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

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Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and the University of California, San Diego have found that normal synaptic activity ...


Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system.


'Cross-talk' mechanism contributes to colorectal cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have identified a molecular mechanism that allows two powerful signaling pathways to interact and begin a process leading to colorectal ...


Study: Can meditation sharpen our attention?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that people can train their minds to stay focused.


No need to fast for cholesterol test

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients do not need to fast before having their cholesterol tested, a major study has found.


Government's NHS Plan linked to striking improvements in critical care

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survival among patients in intensive care units in England has improved significantly since the implementation of the NHS Plan in 2000, finds new research published in BMJ today.



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