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News-Medical.Net for Week 3/June 2005Venom of marine cone snails may provide an improved treatment for neuropathic pain associated with diabetes
//Medical Research News A cone snail toxin discovered by Melbourne researchers has proven to have great potential for easing pain and could provide an improved treatment for neuropathic pain associated with diabetes. [
BMA response to BBC research on alcohol and drug abuse among doctors
//Medical Research News
Responding to the BBC survey (published 13 June 2005), which reveals a problem of drink and drug abuse among medical staff, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, the British Medical Association's (BMA) Head of Science and Ethics, said:
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Full Medical News Story... ]Link between PKC enzyme and kidney disease in diabetes confirmed
//Medical Research News
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have investigated PKC-beta - a critical enzyme implicated in the devastating complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes - for more than two decades.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Dendritic cell vaccination can dramatically speed up the immunization process
//Medical Research News Parents often wonder why it takes a year or more and multiple shots to fully immunize their children against diseases like diphtheria and pertussis. [
Classic movies could bring back lost memories for dementia sufferers
//Medical Research News Based on an interactive multimedia computer system and a clearer understanding of how dementia sufferers respond to social situations, the aid aims to stimulate more enjoyable, rewarding conversation between sufferers and those who care for them. [
Circadian clock gene also plays pivotal role in drug addiction
//Medical Research News The gene that regulates the body's main biological clocks also may play a pivotal role in drug addiction, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. [
Genetic variations predispose Mexican Americans to insulin resistance
//Medical Research News Although numerous studies have shown that low-grade inflammation is linked to heart disease and diabetes, more recent studies have shown that inflammation plays a role in insulin resistance, a syndrome that leads to diabetes and heart disease and affects about one in four adults in the United States. [
Researchers may be on the verge of exploiting the vulnerabilities of a virus that causes cervical cancer
//Medical Research News Researchers may be on the verge of exploiting the vulnerabilities of a virus that causes cervical cancer, thanks to a newly developed technique that enables scientists to mass-produce human papillomavirus (HPV) in the laboratory. [
Perceptual learning can have a cost
//Medical Research News Our ability to learn to see things that may be new or unfamiliar to us is a plus; it allows us to adapt to changes in our surrounding environment. [
Research accelerates the search for an effective cancer vaccine
//Medical Research News By devising a novel way to package the genome of a common human tumor virus - the virus that causes common warts, genital warts and that is implicated in prevalent cancers - scientists have paved the way for making the pathogen far more accessible to biomedical science. [
Planned home births a safe otption shows finds new study
//Medical Study News Planned home births for low risk women in the United States are associated with similar safety and less medical intervention as low risk hospital births, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. [
Fish oil does not lower risk of serious heart rhythm abnormalities for patients with implantable defibrillators
Even though previous research has shown that fatty acids from fish oil reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death, patients with implantable defibrillators who took fish oil supplements did not see a reduction in serious heart rhythm abnormalities, according to a study in the June 15 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. [
Hydroxyurea may prevent complications such as organ damage and stunted growth in treatment of sickle cell disease
//Medical Study News Treating babies who have sickle cell disease (SCD) with oral liquid hydroxyurea appears to prevent the onset of long-term complications triggered by this disease, according to results of a preliminary study by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Study shows fewer Canadian retailers selling cigarettes to youth
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For the first time, the Canada's national rates of retailers refusing to sell tobacco products to youth have exceeded the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy's 10-year target objective of 80% or greater.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Service learning improves the social skills of students with mental impairments
//Medical Study News
Previous studies on the effectiveness of service learning programs on social skills of students with moderate cognitive impairments were primarily anecdotal.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Psychosocial factors and interleukin-6 among women with advanced ovarian cancer
//Medical Study News
A new study funded by the National Cancer Institute reports that social support and other behavioral factors are related to levels of a circulating protein, which at high levels is associated with a poor prognosis in advanced ovarian cancer.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Oral liquid Hydroxyurea promising for long-term use in babies with sickle cell disease
//Medical Study News
Treating babies who have sickle cell disease (SCD) with oral liquid hydroxyurea appears to prevent the onset of long-term complications triggered by this disease, according to results of a preliminary study by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Full Medical News Story... ]People with a history of epilepsy are at increased risk of developing schizophrenia
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The study involved 2.27 million people who were born in Denmark between 1950 and 1987, and were identified from national registers. Personal and family histories of epilepsy and psychosis were obtained, and individuals were monitored for up to 25 years.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Short-term use of CPAP therapy may protect against cardiovascular disease
//Medical Study News
A common sleep therapy used to treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may actually have a protective effect against death related to cardiovascular disease.
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A new study shows that the prognosis is good for people who have epilepsy surgery, even 30 years after the surgery. The study is published in the June 14 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Chase those monthly blues away with a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D
//Women's Health News
U.S. researchers say that a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D might very well help banish pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS).
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A new survey has found that one in three British women would be willing to have both breasts removed if they thought they were at high risk of breast cancer.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Many breast cancer patients experience longterm arm and hand swelling after treatment
//Women's Health News
More than 55 percent of 580 breast cancer patients in a study, experienced swelling in the arms or hands , a condition known as lymphedema, after surgical removal of either the breast or the tumor.
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Full Medical News Story... ]A diet rich in calcium and vitamin D may lower the risk of developing premenstrual syndrome
//Women's Health News
A diet rich in calcium and vitamin D may lower the risk of developing premenstrual syndrome (PMS), according to a study in the June 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Full Medical News Story... ]//Women's Health News
A major international study coordinated from Adelaide, South Australia has shown that treating pregnant women who develop mild gestational (pregnancy-related) diabetes helps their babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life without increasing the risk of caesarean section.
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Full Medical News Story... ]Overweight and obese women with breast cancer may be undertreated
//Women's Health News
Overweight and obese women with breast cancer may receive reduced doses of chemotherapy drugs, which may put them at greater risk of cancer recurrence, according to a study in the June 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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