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Rare disease provides clues about enzyme role in arrhythmias

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created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A University of Iowa study provides insight into a calcium-sensing enzyme already known to play a role in irregular heartbeats and other critical functions. The researchers showed that the enzyme, calmodulin kinase II (CaM ...





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No test needed for hand-foot genital syndrome in women without HOXA13 gene mutation

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale, and colleagues have found that women without mutations of the HOXA13 gene do not need to be subjected to x-rays ...


Can strep throat cause OCD, Tourette syndrome?

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published in the September 30, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the me ...


Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person's healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per year. For each additional risk factor ...


Advances in screening have offset an increase in Down syndrome

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The number of diagnoses of Down's syndrome has increased by almost three quarters (71%) from 1989/90 to 2007/08, largely due to the considerable increase in the number of older mothers over this period. However, the number ...


Metabolic syndrome linked to liver disease in obese teenaged boys

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created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers studying a large sample of adolescent American boys have found an association between metabolic syndrome, which is a complication of obesity, and elevated liver enzymes that mark potentially serious liver disease.


Researchers identify the 3 killer indicators that are even worse than high cholesterol

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Warwick have identified a particular combination of health problems that can double the risk of heart attack and cause a three-fold increase in the risk of mortality.


Deep brain stimulation may be effective treatment for Tourette's syndrome

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette syndrome, according to research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology.


Actigraphy is a useful way to assess and manage sleep disorders

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created Apr 23, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Actigraphy, the use of a portable device that records movement over extended periods of time, and has been used extensively in the study of sleep and circadian rhythms, provides an acceptably accurate estimate of sleep patterns ...


Physician urges changes in diagnosis for sore throat in young adults

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New analysis from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) suggests that physicians need to re-think their diagnosis and treatment of sore throat, or pharyngitis, in adolescents and young adults to consider a more newly ...


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Down Syndrome becoming more prevalent in the U.S.

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study, aimed at estimating the prevalence of Down Syndrome in newborns, children and teenagers in 10 areas of the U.S., has found an increase in prevalence of more than 30 percent over ...



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