SKorea cat had bird flu: officials July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A cat found dead in a South Korean city was infected with a virulent strain of bird flu, the first mammal in the country known to have had the H5N1 virus, health officials said on Tuesday. | |
Protein plays Jekyll and Hyde role in Lou Gehrig's disease July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movements from walking ... | |
New study finds healthy children of Alzheimer patients show early brain changes July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee have reported that children of Alzheimer's patients who are carriers of a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease have neurological changes that are detectable long ... | |
Study shows sharp national rise in skin infections, MRSA suspected July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A national analysis of physician office and emergency department records shows that the types of skin infections caused by community-acquired MRSA doubled in the eight-year study period, with the highest rates seen among ... | |
Study examines prevalence of hearing loss in the US July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Hearing loss may be more prevalent in American adults than previously reported, according to a study in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. | |
Study links soft drinks and fruit drinks with risk for diabetes in African-American women July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Boston, MA—Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that regular consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fruit drinks is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in African-American ... | |
Dietary factors appear to be associated with diabetes risk July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Drinking more sugar-sweetened beverages or eating fewer fruits and vegetables both may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, whereas eating a low-fat diet does not appear to be associated with any change ... | |
Study: 'Pre-dementia' is rising, especially in men July 28, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- New research shows that a milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is much more common than thought. | |
Putting the squeeze on produce to kill germs July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Could food producers literally squeeze the salmonella out of a jalapeno? Or zap the E. coli from lettuce without it going limp? | |
Daily walk can help control diabetes July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Just an extra 45 minute walk a day can help people control Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study at Newcastle University. Dr Michael Trenell and Prof Roy Taylor, who led the research, showed that people ... | |
Hypnosis shown to reduce symptoms of dementia July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition. | |
Inheritance of hormonal disorder marked by excessive insulin in daughters July 28, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Elevated levels of insulin could be an early sign that girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome -- or PCOS -- may also be susceptible to the disease, according to gynecologists who have found evidence of ... | |
Pre-eclampsia may be autoimmune disease July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say they are the first to provide pre-clinical evidence that pregnancy-induced high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia may be an autoimmune disease. Their research ... | |
Prevalence of dementia in the developing world underestimated July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Previous estimates of levels of dementia in the developing world may have substantially underestimated the problem, according to research published today. The findings suggest that policymakers in low-income and middle-income ... | |
Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)—a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines—are associated with a striking decrease ... | |
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