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Adenosine Kinase Deficiency (AKD) - a new inherited neurometabolic disorder
Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered a new inherited disorder that causes severe mental retardation and liver dysfunction. The disease, adenosine kinase deficiency, is caused by mutations in the ADK gene, which codes for the enzyme adenosine kinase.
Oct 1, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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New UNC Center for Diabetes seeks to reduce health disparities
Chapel Hill, NC (September 26, 2011) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a $3 million, 5-year grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to establish the UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health Disparities (CDTR). Its mission is to reduce diabetes-related disparities among poor and underserved populations by providing resources and support to foster translational research in North Carolina and beyond. The center's research will examine and compare different techniques for bringing effective preventive and therapeutic interventions into practice.
Sep 26, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Wayne State University study aims to improve diabetes management in high-risk youth
A little motivation for parents could go a long way toward improving young diabetes patients' ability to manage their own care, a Wayne State University researcher believes.
Sep 23, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Sex hormones impact career choices
Teacher, pilot, nurse or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people's interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists.
Sep 1, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Simple blood test at high street opticians could help to diagnose diabetes
A simple finger prick test during routine eye examinations at high street opticians could help to identify millions of people with previously undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
Aug 30, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Strong association between the consumption of red meat and risk of type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found a strong association between the consumption of red meat—particularly when the meat is processed—and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Aug 10, 2011 - 6:27:02 PM
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Type 2 diabetes: 'Intensive' versus 'conventional' blood glucose control -- no clear picture
Research published in The Cochrane Library found that the risk of death and cardiovascular disease, such as stroke, was unchanged whether glucose control was intense or conventional. They did find, however, that when aiming to keep blood glucose levels at the lower intensive level, the chance of damaging small blood vessels in the body, potentially leading to damage in the eyes and kidneys, is reduced. But aiming for this lower level with the more intensive glucose control substantially increased the risk that a person's blood glucose could drop too low, potentially resulting in loss of consciousness or even death if untreated.
Aug 1, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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$3 million grant to aid minorities with uncontrolled diabetes
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy and College of Medicine have received a $3 million federal grant to improve diabetes management in minority patients.
Jul 28, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Nordic study shows marginally higher but overall low risk of stillbirth in ART children
The group looked at 60,650 singletons in a common Nordic database from ART registers in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and compared these to a control group of 360,022 naturally conceived (NC) singletons. In both groups 0.4 % of singletons were stillborn, with a definition of stillbirth as a dead child after 22 weeks of gestation. After having been matched with the control group regarding mother's parity and year of birth, the overall risk of stillbirth was found to be marginally higher (1.1 fold) in ART children after adjusting for factors such as maternal age and the child's sex.
Jul 6, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Socioeconomic class and smoking linked to premature menopause
POF is not only associated with infertility but also with significantly increased morbidity and mortality, as well as a decreased quality of life equivalent to that of people with type 2 diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis, said Dr. Rumana Islam, from Imperial College, London, UK.
Jul 6, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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'Vanishing twin' explains increased risk of birth defects
Professor Michael Davies will tell the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday) that the vanishing twin phenomenon, in which only one child is born from a pregnancy that originally starts as a multiple pregnancy, is linked to a nearly two-fold increased risk in any congenital malformation and to a nearly three-fold risk of multiple malformations.
Jul 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Test for chromosome abnormalities sheds light on genetic origins of faulty eggs
At present, when a woman undergoes preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) in a fertility clinic, doctors are trying to select an egg or an embryo that is healthy and doesn't have a chromosome abnormality such as an extra copy of chromosome 21, which causes Down's syndrome. In order to establish this, they either have to biopsy a part of the egg called the polar body or remove a cell from the embryo for screening. Both procedures are expensive, invasive and can damage the egg or embryo.
Jul 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Frozen embryo transfer leads to larger and heavier babies
In the first study, French scientists looked at neonatal outcome in terms of mode of delivery, gestational age, preterm birth rate (less than 37 weeks of gestation), mean child measurements, low birth weight (less than 2,500g) and perinatal mortality. When comparing the cryo singletons to the fresh cohort, the scientists showed that mean birth weight, mean height and head circumference were lower in the fresh population. The mean birth weight of the cryo babies was 102g higher compared to the fresh cohort. Low birth weight for children born to term (more than 37 weeks) was also significantly lower in fresh babies. Low birth weight to normal birth weight ratio was twice as high in the fresh population (3.6% compared to 1.8%).
Jul 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Long term prognosis for life birth after RM
The researchers studied the records of 987 women with a minimum of three consecutive miscarriages, who had been referred to a specialist RM clinic between 1986 and 2008. Using data from the National Danish Birth Register they were able to see how many of the women had achieved a live birth after referral to the clinic. They also looked at the impact of maternal age at the time of referral, and the number of previous miscarriages as prognostic markers for future live births. The ages of the women at referral to the clinic ranged from 20 to 46 years.
Jul 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Women with recurrent miscarriage have a good chance of having a pregnancy and live birth
Dr. Stef Kaandorp, from the Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, said that his group's research was the first to look at time to natural conception in women with RM, and that its results would help health professionals to advise and treat patients appropriately.
Jul 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Could ovarian stimulation cause an increase in chromosome copy number abnormalities?
Researchers involved in ESHRE's polar body screening study (launched in 2009) will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday) that results from the study are leading to a new understanding about how such abnormalities are developing, and they believe that the ovarian stimulation a woman receives might be playing a part. Understanding the mechanisms involved could help older women who are trying to have a healthy baby with their own oocytes.
Jul 3, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Teens with type 2 diabetes already show possible signs of impaired heart function
Heart function may be affected in people with Type 2 diabetes as early as adolescence, according to a new study that will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 7, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Excessive pregnancy weight gain raises the risk of having a fat baby
Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy tend to have newborns with a high amount of body fat, regardless of the mother's weight before pregnancy, a new study finds. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 7, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Low vitamin D levels are related to decreased response to osteoporosis medicine
Women with low bone density are seven times more likely to benefit from a bisphosphonate drug when their vitamin D blood levels are above recent recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) as adequate for bone health. These new study results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 6, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Desserts with a low glycemic index may benefit weight-loss efforts for obese children
Overweight girls lose more weight and can better stay on a healthy diet if they eat sugar-free, low-fat desserts several times weekly, as opposed to any dessert once a week, a new study finds. The results will be reported Monday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 6, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Intravenous nutrition in critically ill patients should be delayed, study finds
Patients in the intensive care unit who do not tolerate adequate nutrition from tube feeding should wait a week before receiving intravenous (IV) feeding because, compared with early IV feeding, it enhances recovery from critical illness. Results of a new multicenter study from Belgium will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 6, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Cut down on 'carbs' to reduce body fat, study authors say
A modest reduction in consumption of carbohydrate foods may promote loss of deep belly fat, even with little or no change in weight, a new study finds. Presentation of the study results will be Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Hormone test predicts ovarian function after chemotherapy for breast cancer
A test that shows how many eggs a woman has in her ovaries may help young women with breast cancer know what their reproductive function will be after chemotherapy, a new study finds. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Calorie-burning brown fat is a potential obesity treatment, researchers say
A new study suggests that many adults have large amounts of brown fat, the good fat that burns calories to keep us warm, and that it may be possible to make even more of this tissue.
Jun 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Stem cell treatment may become option to treat nonhealing bone fractures
Stem cell therapy enriched with a bone-regenerating hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), can help mend broken bones in fractures that are not healing normally, a new animal study finds. The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting will host presentation of the results on Sunday in Boston.
Jun 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Athletic girls more likely to have impaired bone structure if menstrual cycle stops
Young female athletes who have stopped menstruating have a weakening in the quality of their bone structure that may predispose them to breaking a bone, despite getting plenty of weight-bearing exercise, a new study finds. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Targeted cancer therapy kills prostate tumor cells
A new targeted therapy for prostate cancer halts tumor growth in animals with advanced prostate cancer that is resistant to hormone therapy, a new study finds. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Anorexic girls have increased bone density after physiological estrogen treatment
Estrogen therapy improves low bone density due to anorexia nervosa in teenage girls with the disease when given as a patch or as a low oral dose that is physiological (close to the form or amount of estrogen the body makes naturally). These results of a new study are being presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Fetal programming of disease risk to next generation depends on parental gender
Overexposure to stress hormones in the womb can program the potential for adverse health effects in those children and the next generation, but effects vary depending on whether the mother or father transmits them, a new animal study suggests. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Hormone deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may raise diabetes risk
Men with prostate cancer are at higher risk of developing diabetes or diabetes risk factors if they receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to block the production or action of male hormones that can fuel the growth of this cancer. The results of this new study on the second-most common cancer in men are being presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Fat burning increases in men with oral form of bronchodilator drug, formoterol
Formoterol, a medication used to treat asthma and other lung diseases, improves fat burning and protein metabolism in men, a new study finds. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Topiramate may have benefit as a weight-loss drug
The drug topiramate can help people lose weight as long as they can tolerate the side effects, according to authors of a new study that reviewed the medical literature. Brazilian researchers will present the results Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
Jun 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Gene therapy reverses type 1 diabetes in mice
An experimental cure for Type 1 diabetes has a nearly 80 percent success rate in curing diabetic mice. The results, to be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston, offer possible hope of curing a disease that affects 3 million Americans.
Jun 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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BUSM names Deborah Frank, M.D., inaugural professors in child health and well-being
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announces the establishment of an endowed Professorship in Child Health and Well-Being in the department of Pediatrics. This anonymously donated endowment reinforces the importance of supporting clinical practice focusing on public policies related to ending hunger and hardship in young children.
Jun 1, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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BD nano pen needle - World's smallest insulin injection needle launched
The world's smallest pen needle insulin injection for diabetics promising relief from pain was launched here Wednesday, said a statement from its manufacturer Becton, Dickinson and Company -.
May 25, 2011 - 4:47:19 PM
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CHOP partners with Vascular Magnetics, Inc. to pursue commercial potential of blood vessel research
Building on its extensive laboratory research using magnetically guided nanoparticles to deliver drugs to diseased blood vessels, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has just spun off its first startup company, Vascular Magnetics, Inc. (VMI).
May 9, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Bariatric surgery highly cost-effective treatment for type 2 diabetes in the obese
NEW YORK (March 29, 2011) -- Bariatric surgery is an especially cost-effective therapy for managing Type 2 diabetes in moderately and severely obese patients. These findings and others were presented today at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College.
Mar 29, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Johns Hopkins scientists link DNA 'end-caps' length to diabetes risk
New evidence has emerged from studies in mice that short telomeres or caps at the ends of chromosomes may predispose people to age-related diabetes, according to Johns Hopkins scientists.
Mar 24, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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New gene sites affecting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease discovered
NAFLD is a condition where fat accumulates in the liver (steatosis) and can lead to liver inflammation (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH) and permanent liver damage (fibrosis/cirrhosis). NAFLD affects anywhere from 11% to 45% of some populations and is associated with obesity, hypertension, and problems regulating serum lipids or glucose.
Mar 10, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Trial will test whether surgery is the best option for type 2 diabetes
NEW YORK (Feb. 10, 2011) -- A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study is to understand whether surgery can control diabetes, as well or even better than the best medical treatment available today. This is the first study of its kind open to patients who are overweight or mildly obese.
Feb 10, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Genes of the immune system are associated with increased risk of mental illness
Genes linked to the immune system can affect healthy people's personality traits as well as the risk of developing mental illness and suicidal behaviour, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Feb 7, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Interaction between fatty acid synthase and nitric oxide synthase key to vascular complications in diabetes mellitus
A key mechanism that appears to contribute to blood vessel damage in people with diabetes has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Jan 29, 2011 - 9:46:47 PM
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UCSF study identifies chemicals in pregnant women
The bodies of virtually all U.S. pregnant women carry multiple chemicals, including some banned since the 1970s and others used in common products such as non-stick cookware, processed foods and personal care products, according to a new study from UCSF. The study marks the first time that the number of chemicals to which pregnant women are exposed has been counted.
Jan 14, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Silencing the TLR4 gene to stop the cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients
Dec 10, 2010 - 8:11:49 AM
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Patients receiving dialysis are at a heightened risk for sudden cardiac death
Approximately 500,000 Americans require dialysis to treat kidney disease; of that population nearly half of the deaths that occur are caused by cardiovascular disease. Dialysis patients are at elevated risk for sudden cardiac death, but physicians are unclear why these deaths occur because little research has been done to examine how to best manage heart disease in this high-risk population.
Nov 14, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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JDRF clinical panel recommends next steps for artificial pancreas clinical testing
Diabetes experts at a meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) took the next step in advancing efforts toward the development of an artificial pancreas: putting forth clinical recommendations to ensure the safe and effective testing of artificial pancreas technology in real-life situations. We are pleased at today's meeting there was a strong consensus among leading clinicians, researchers and industry leaders regarding the path toward outpatient studies for both low-glucose suspend and artificial pancreas systems.
Nov 10, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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Exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread
Amsterdam, 2 November, 2010 - An investigation conducted in the context of the Swiss National Research Programme (NRP50), Endocrine Disrupters: Relevance to Humans, Animals and Ecosystems, demonstrates for the first time that internal exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread.
Nov 2, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Gastric bypass alters sweet taste function
Gastric bypass surgery decreases the preference for sweet-tasting substances in obese rats, a study finding that could help in developing safer treatments for the morbidly obese, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Nov 2, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Liver hormone is a cause of insulin resistance
Researchers have identified a hormone produced and secreted by the liver as a previously unknown cause of insulin resistance. The findings, in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, suggest a new target for the treatment of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, the researchers say.
Nov 2, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Can Wii help control gestational diabetes?
TORONTO, Ont., Oct. 13, 2010--Many women have trouble finding time to exercise in their busy lifestyles. That's especially true for pregnant women who live in northern climates such as Canada, where the weather can limit outdoor activity during winter months every year.
Oct 13, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Best way to boost adult immunizations is through office-based action, study finds
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'Pep talk' can revive immune cells exhausted by chronic viral infection
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Burning more sugar drives super athleticism
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Research aims to prevent obesity by reaching parents, young children through child care
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AMD-like lesions delayed in mice fed lower glycemic index diet
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Low vitamin C levels may raise heart failure patients' risk
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Sugar-sweetened beverages may increase cardiovascular risk in women
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Study finds shifting disease burden following universal Hib vaccination
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UT study: Climate change affects ants and biodiversity
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Dirt prevents allergy
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Fitness club memberships help insurance plans to enrol healthier patients
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Anxiety disorders mount since credit crunch
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Doctors diagnose patients within moments of meeting
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Physician-defined patient complexity differs from current diagnosis-based measures
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Free health screening for school children Nov 14
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Systematic bias in the assessment of UK doctors
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White children far more likely to receive CT scans than Hispanic, African-American children
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Suspected brain disease kills 51 kids in Bihar
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New rules for bio-medical waste management in India
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Delhi hospitals lacking in emergency protocols
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New device performs better than old for removing blood clots
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Gene related to fat preferences in humans found
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Cardiovascular Nursing Spring Meeting
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The effect of occasional binge drinking on heart disease and mortality among moderate drinkers
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ORNL, partners earn FLC honor for cookstove technology
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Clot-busting drugs appear safe for treating 'wake-up' stroke patients
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Infections in childhood linked to high risk of ischemic stroke
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Penn State scientists elected to American Geophysical Union
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Wayne State University project aims to reduce HIV, AIDS among African-Americans
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Scientists help define structure of exoplanets
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Women delivers baby near lift in Noida hospital
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Obesity on rise in school children: Study
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Over 10,000 dengue cases in India this year
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NRI doctors demands removal of 'tainted' medical council members
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Watch out for sexually transmitted 'superbug': Expert
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Panel stresses on infection control in hospitals
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Healthcare cost up 22 times in rural areas, shows study
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Superbug exists, but nothing alarming: Walia
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No power problem at AIIMS: Official
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40 percent Indians embarrassed to ask for contraceptives
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Behold India's unfolding democratic revolution
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Chinese woman cuts open her belly to save surgery cost
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Improved Sense of Smell Produced Smarter Mammals
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Two-year-old world's first to have extra DNA strand
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172,155 kidney stones removed from one patient!
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'Primodial Soup' theory for origin of life rejected in paper
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Human species could have killed Neanderthal man
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History, geography also seem to shape our genome
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3,000 Kerala medical students to attend inter-college meet
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Tamil Nadu seeks to control deemed universities
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