Study Confirms Parkinson's-Pesticides Link
It's also worth noting, they say, that "the strongest associations between Parkinson's disease and pesticides were obtained in families with no history of Parkinson's. "This finding suggests that sporadic Parkinson's cases may be particularly .. ... [... more]
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Gator Blood May Be New Source Of Antibiotics
But study lead author Lancia Darville, a doctoral student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., said scientists might be able to create drugs that copy the blood proteins once they figure out their structure. The idea would be to ... [... more]
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Biannual Antibiotics May Cut Major Cause Of Blindness In ...
Biannual coverage of a large portion of the community may be necessary to eliminate infection from a severely affected community or at least to do so in a timely manner. Although programs may be reluctant to devote their scarce resources to more ... [... more]
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Brain Disease Causes More Vision Loss In Blacks
"The racial difference does not appear to be based on differences in diagnosis, treatment or access to care," study author Dr. Beau Bruce said in a prepared statement. "The disease affects black people more aggressively. Doctors may need ... [... more]
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Restricting Tv And Computer Time Helps Kids Lose Weight
Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale University School of Medicine Prevention Research Center, said the study, "shows the upside to this ominous mix -- reducing screen time can help prevent childhood obesity by several mechanisms. Less screen ... [... more]
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Patient Navigators Boost Colon Screens In Urban Minorities
"Because the rationale and required steps for completing colonoscopy are complex, individual intervention with patient navigators -- non-clinical individuals who are specially trained to navigate the health-care system -- may be particularly ... [... more]
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Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
"How exactly can they establish the safety of rosiglitazone in a short-term study with less than 100 patients receiving the drug?" asked Dr. Steven Nissen, chairman of the department of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, ... [... more]
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Obesity Raises Cancer Risk
Although the main message is still to maintain a healthy weight, this research might indicate earlier screening for certain cancers, said Dr. Greg Cooper, interim chief of the gastroenterology division at Ireland Cancer Center of University ... [... more]
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Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates
"Neonatal incubators are designed to shield fragile babies from external foes and to preserve their temperature, and they are good for this. Yet we showed that most of them produce relevant electromagnetic fields, and this study is the first to ... [... more]
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Scientists Show Stem Cells Don't Cause Cancer
"The one thing we can't say yet is that whether these stem cells generated in this way will have the full potential that embryonic stem cells have," Taylor said. "They probably won't. But exactly where that line will be drawn isn't known. ... [... more]
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Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early
He and his colleagues "are aware that trials stopped early because they are showing benefit may result in identification of promising new treatments for patients. However, findings obtained following this strategy should be considered to be ... [... more]
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New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
The current study, led by Dr. Christian Meier of University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, looked at links between thiazolidinediones and fracture. It was designed to ascertain whether only women were affected and where fractures were most likely ... [... more]
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