Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 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 ... | |
Erectile dysfunction lower in men who have intercourse more often July 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men ... | |
Incubator electromagnetic fields alter newborns' heart rates May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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The electromagnetic fields produced by incubators alter newborns’ heart rates, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease in Childhood. | |
Grape skin compound fights the complications of diabetes March 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Research carried out by scientists at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has found that resveratrol, a compound present naturally in grape skin, can protect against the cellular damage to blood vessels ... | |
Regular marijuana use increases risk of hepatitis C-related liver damage January 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection should not use marijuana (cannabis) daily, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological ... | |
Northerners' hands up to 3 times dirtier than those living in the South October 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The further north you go, the more likely you are to have faecal bacteria on your hands, especially if you are a man, according to a preliminary study conducted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. | |
World's oldest woman had normal brain June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A 115-year-old woman who remained mentally alert throughout her life had an essentially normal brain, with little or no evidence of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the August issue of Neurobiology of Aging. | |
New and deadly viruses passed through sweet food and domestic animals April 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Nipah virus is a new and deadly brain and lung disease that emerged from Singapore and Malaysia ten years ago. It is now spreading into rural India and Bangladesh killing up to three-quarters of the people who become infected ... | |
Talcum powder stunts growth of lung tumors June 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Talcum powder has been used for generations to soothe babies’ diaper rash and freshen women’s faces. But University of Florida researchers report the household product has an additional healing power: The ability to stunt ... | |
How Washington hospitals unleashed a MRSA epidemic November 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Year after year, the number of victims climbed. But even as casualties mounted - as the germ grew stronger and spread inside hospitals - the toll remained hidden from the public, and hospitals ignored simple steps to control ... | |
A blood marker may indicate Alzheimer’s risk September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A simple blood test capable of predicting if a person might develop Alzheimer’s disease is within sight, and could eventually be used to help scientists reverse onset of the disease in those most at risk. | |
New hope for stroke patients August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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If a stroke patient doesn't get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there's not much doctors can do to limit damage to the brain. | |
Living with a partner reduces risk of Alzheimer's July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Living with a spouse or a partner decreases the risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases. This according to a study by Krister Håkansson, researcher in psychology at Växjö University and Karolinska Institutet, ... | |
Family study bolsters link between pesticides and Parkinson's March 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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For the first time, the association between Parkinson’s disease and exposure to pesticides has been shown in patients with the neurological disorder compared with their unaffected relatives, according to a study in the online ... | |
New study suggests Columbus brought syphilis to Europe from New World January 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Did Columbus and his men introduce the syphilis pathogen into Renaissance Europe after contracting it during their voyage to the New World? Or does syphilis have a much longer history in the Old World? The most comprehensive ... | |
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