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Neurosciences
Medical Cannabis beneficial for chronic pain control
A new study by McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University researchers provides evidence that cannabis may offer relief to patients suffering from chronic neuropathic pain. The results of the groundbreaking study are published in the latest issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Aug 30, 2010 - 9:59:07 AM
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Experimental treatments for cocaine addiction may prevent relapse
Doctors have used the drug disulfiram to help patients stay sober for several decades. It interferes with the body's ability to metabolize alcohol, giving a fierce hangover to someone who consumes even a small amount of alcohol.
Aug 26, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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15 new US patents awarded this past year to NJIT researchers
NJIT researchers were awarded 15 new U.S. patents this past year, increasing the total number of issued patents for NJIT to 97. More than 150 applications are in process. With projected research expenditures greater than $90 million for 2010-11, NJIT ranks as a leader in size and growth of research programs among technological universities. The patents were awarded from July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010. Specifics follow.
Aug 23, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Proof that a gut-wrenching complaint -- irritable bowel syndrome -- is not in your head
Irritable bowel syndrome makes life miserable for those affected -- an estimated ten percent or more of the population. And what irritates many of them even more is that they often are labeled as hypochondriacs, since physical causes for irritable bowel syndrome have never been identified. Now, biologists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have shed new light on the matter: They have discovered mini-inflammations in the mucosa of the gut, which upset the sensitive balance of the bowel and are accompanied by sensitization of the enteric nervous system.
Aug 19, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Health care using telephone and telemonitoring technology benefits heart failure patients
Providing patients with chronic heart failure access to remote monitoring, for example by telephone or telemonitoring using wireless technology, reduces deaths and hospitalisations and may provide benefits on health care costs and quality of life. These are the conclusions of a new Cochrane Systematic Review by an international team of researchers.
Aug 7, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Image-processing algorithm reduces CT radiation dose by as much as 95 percent
PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 20, 2010) -- Perfusion CT scanning, an emerging imaging technology, got a bad rap last year when a machine set to incorrect radiation levels overdosed hundreds of people in Los Angeles. In the wake of this incident, researchers at the Mayo Clinic, excited by the technology's promise for diagnosing stroke, cancer, and possibly heart disease, have developed a way to reduce the amount of radiation involved in the procedure -- which, when done properly, already involves very little risk.
Jul 20, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Neurosciences
Study finds brain imaging and biomarker assessments helpful in early identification of Alzheimer’s disease
Abnormal brain images combined with examination of the composition of the fluid that surrounds the spine may offer the earliest signs identifying healthy older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, well before cognitive problems emerge, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found.
Jul 10, 2010 - 9:07:22 AM
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Virus 'explorers' probe inner workings of the brain
Imagine an exceedingly complex circuit board. Wires often split -- seemingly at random -- and connect in strange and unexpected ways.
Jun 28, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Brain Diseases
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Epilepsy
Recent - onset seizures affect white matter development
A newly published study reported that children with new/recent onset epilepsy have significantly slowed expansion of white matter volume compared to healthy children over a two year interval.
May 19, 2010 - 2:19:59 PM
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SSRIs and cardiovascular health
A class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may provide a boost to cardiovascular health by affecting the way platelets, small cells in the blood involved in clotting, clump together, say researchers at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill.
Apr 26, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Neurons growing in line
In order to be able to understand complex organs such as the brain or the nervous system, simplified model systems are required. A group of scientists led by the Frankfurt brain researcher Erin Schuman has successfully developed a novel method to grow cultured neurons in order to investigate basic mechanisms of memory. The researchers grew two separate populations of neurons in microfluidic platforms. These neurons extended their processes through tiny grooves, to meet each other and form synaptic connections. Perpendicular to the grooves, a perfusion channel was constructed that allows the researchers to manipulate very small populations of synapses with drugs or neurotransmitters. The chambers are amenable to imaging, allowing researchers to visualize the dynamics of synapses, the movement of molecules within the neurons.
Apr 15, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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New studies reveal that age-related nerve decline is associated with inflammation, differs by gender
New research investigating neurological decline in a population of super healthy elderly subjects found that the decline in neurological function of the peripheral nervous system attributed to aging may be related to metabolic factors, such as blood sugar levels, even if these factors are within the normal range.
Apr 14, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Depression associated with sustained brain signals
Depression and schizophrenia can be triggered by environmental stimuli and often occur in response to stressful life events. However, some people have a higher predisposition to develop these diseases, which highlights a role for genetics in determining a person's disease risk. A high number of people with depression have a genetic change that alters a protein that cells use to talk to each other in the brain. Imaging of people with depression also shows that they have greater activity in some areas of their brain. Unfortunately, the techniques that are currently available have not been able to determine why stress induces pathological changes for some people and how their genetics contribute to disease.
Apr 6, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Studies find treating vitamin D deficiency significantly reduces heart disease risk
Preventing and treating heart disease in some patients could be as simple as supplementing their diet with extra vitamin D, according to two new studies at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, Utah.
Mar 15, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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New risk score tool more accurately predicts patients' risk for cardiac disease and death
Researchers from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, have devised a better way to determine an individual's risk for problems, such as heart attack and heart failure, according to a new study.
Mar 14, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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Brain Diseases
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Epilepsy
Ethosuximide - most effective treatment for childhood absence epilepsy
One of the oldest available anti-seizure medications, ethosuximide, is the most effective treatment for childhood absence epilepsy, according to initial outcomes published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
Mar 14, 2010 - 2:08:39 AM
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Stroke
Multicenter EPIC study found that the FiberNet Embolic Protection System had a 97.5% success rate
A multicenter EPIC (FiberNet® Embolic Protection System in Carotid Artery Stenting Trial) study found that the FiberNet Embolic Protection System (EPS) had a 97.5% success rate when used in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS).
Mar 1, 2010 - 12:57:26 PM
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Blacks more likely to have undiagnosed key stroke risk factor, have higher stroke incidence
Blacks are more likely to have an undiagnosed key risk factor for stroke and are more likely to have a stroke than whites, according to two studies presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.
Feb 26, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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Total fat, trans fat linked to higher incidence of ischemic stroke
Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.
Feb 24, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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Vitamin B3 shows early promise in treatment of stroke
An early study suggests that vitamin B3 or niacin, a common water-soluble vitamin, may help improve neurological function after stroke, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers.
Feb 24, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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Changes during menopause increases risk of heart disease and stroke
CHICAGO- When women hear the word menopause, they often think about hot flashes, hormone shifts and mood swings. But what about heart disease? Studies show a woman's risk of heart disease intensifies drastically around the time of natural menopause, which for most women is around the age of 50. This news may come as a surprise, but experts explain that understanding risk factors is an important first step, and reassure women that there are ways to lower your risk.
Feb 23, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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High prevalence of AF found among cross-country skiers
Next month, in the Norwegian town of Rena, 12,000 elite cross-country skiers will line up for this year's Birkebeiner ski marathon, an annual endurance race which will take them through 54 kilometres of snow-covered countryside to the winter sports resort of Lillehammer. The race has been run almost every year since 1932, and in 1976 almost 150 participants were invited to take part in a long-term study designed to discover the extent of latent heart disease in these elite cross-country skiers. Now, after some 30 years, the results of the follow-up study have been published and suggest that long-distance competition skiers - as well as other endurance athletes - are at an unusually high risk of atrial fibrillation, the most common abnormality of the heart's beating rhythm.(1)
Feb 9, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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NHLBI funds preclinical tests on devices for infants and children with congenital heart defects
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help children born with congenital heart defects or those who develop heart failure. The four-year program is called Pumps for Kids, Infants, and Neonates (PumpKIN).
Feb 4, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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Study prompts calls for Europe-wide salt legislation
This study provides excellent ammunition both to convince patients about the benefits of reducing their individual salt intakes and also to persuade the EU of the urgent need to introduce legislation to restrict the salt content of processed foods, said ESC spokesman Professor Frank Ruschitzka, a cardiologist and hypertension specialist from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Jan 26, 2010 - 5:00:00 AM
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Neurosciences
Mental lapses signal Alzheimer's disease
Older people who have "mental lapses," or times when their thinking seems disorganized or illogical or when they stare into space, may be more likely to have Alzheimer's disease than people who do not have these lapses, according to a study published in the January 19, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Jan 18, 2010 - 1:42:59 PM
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Neurosciences
Artificial muscle to help in blinking in patients with eyelid paralysis
Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands of people each year who no longer are able to close their eyelids due to combat-related injuries, stroke, nerve injury or facial surgery.
Jan 18, 2010 - 12:44:59 PM
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Headache
New visual pathway linked to photophobia in migraines identified
Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have identified a new visual pathway that underlies sensitivity to light during migraine in both blind individuals and in individuals with normal eyesight.
Jan 10, 2010 - 2:42:07 PM
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Neurosciences
Dystroglycan- potential therapy to treat congenital muscular dystrophies
With the discovery of a new type of chemical modification on an important muscle protein, a University of Iowa study improves understanding of certain muscular dystrophies and could potentially lead to new treatments for the conditions. The findings, which appear in the Jan. 1, 2010, issue of the journal Science, may also have implications for detecting metastasizing cancer cells.
Jan 1, 2010 - 11:15:13 AM
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Members of the European Parliament discuss achieving heart health in Europe
Brussels, 9 December 2009 - Members of the European Parliament Heart Group (MEP HG) meet today, in Brussels, with the Cardiology profession and representatives of national Heart Foundations to evaluate the achievements at EU level in combating Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and to reveal the need for further action.
Dec 9, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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UC Berkeley social scientists build case for 'survival of the kindest'
Researchers at UC Berkeley are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing a growing body of evidence to show we are evolving to become more compassionate and collaborative in our quest to survive and thrive.
Dec 8, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Migraine raises risk of most common form of stroke
Pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most common kind of stroke: those occurring when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by the buildup of plaque or a blood clot.
Nov 16, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Women and cardiovascular health conference to highlight need for gender-specific research
The 'Red Alert for Women's Hearts' conference, taking place on 5 November 2009, at the European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis, France, will address the subject of Women and CVD. The conference is jointly organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Heart Network (EHN), as part of Work Package 6 of the EuroHeart project (1).
Oct 30, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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NHLBI to convene symposium on cardiovascular regenerative medicine
With advancements in the field of stem cell research accelerating, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold its third Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine to review the latest findings in the field and examine future directions. The symposium will include a discussion on ways to move promising findings in the laboratory into clinical trials, in hopes of speeding stem cell-related treatments to patients.
Oct 8, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Life and death in the living brain
Like clockwork, brain regions in many songbird species expand and shrink seasonally in response to hormones. Now, for the first time, University of Washington neurobiologists have interrupted this natural annual remodeling of the brain and have shown that there is a direct link between the death of old neurons and their replacement by newly born ones in a living vertebrate.
Aug 10, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Regeneration
Salamanders can regenerate damaged lungs
The salamander is a super hero of regeneration, able to replace lost limbs, damaged lungs, sliced spinal cord - even bits of lopped-off brain.
Aug 8, 2009 - 2:19:39 PM
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Demyelinating Diseases
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Multiple Sclerosis
Smoking associated with rapid progression of multiple sclerosis
Patients with multiple sclerosis who smoke appear to experience a more rapid progression of their disease, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Jul 13, 2009 - 3:32:03 PM
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New research to reduce drug side-effects
They are a group of drugs which millions of people rely on to keep pain at bay but they can have unwanted side-effects which are sometimes more serious than the original health problem. Now scientists at The University of Nottingham are taking part in the largest-ever study on the safety of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) that has ever been performed.
Jul 10, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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New research to reduce drug side-effects
They are a group of drugs which millions of people rely on to keep pain at bay but they can have unwanted side-effects which are sometimes more serious than the original health problem. Now scientists at The University of Nottingham are taking part in the largest-ever study on the safety of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) that has ever been performed.
Jul 10, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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EUROPACE raises remote monitoring profile
Moving to a more continuous follow-up approach would have the tremendous advantages of enhancing patient safety, decreasing physician and nurse work load, and allowing health staff to focus on medical emergencies, urged Professor Angelo Auricchio, from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and official spokesperson of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), adding that such systems may have the additional advantage of being more cost effective for health care providers.
Jun 21, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Neurosciences
Brain protein BDNF might get you hooked on drugs, alcohol
A brain protein can practically hook you on to drugs and alcohol by hijacking the normal functioning of its reward circuitry.
Jun 17, 2009 - 2:23:59 PM
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Neurosciences
Nerve cells permit brain to regenerate itself with Activin A
Nerve cells in the brain produce an anti-inflammatory molecule that allows the brain to repair itself, according to a new study.
Jun 9, 2009 - 3:19:57 PM
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Neurosciences
Patients with primary insomnia compensate with higher brain activation
According to a research abstract that will be presented on Tuesday, June 9, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, patients suffering from chronic primary insomnia (PIs) have higher levels of brain activation compared to normal sleepers during a working memory test.
Jun 9, 2009 - 6:11:41 AM
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ESC Congress 2009: World's biggest cardiology meeting to be held in Barcelona
The European Society of Cardiology Congress 2009, the world's biggest international meeting in Cardiology will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from 29 August to 2 September.
Jun 3, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Better treatment selection and improved therapies -- key to improving prognosis in acute HF
Today, acute heart failure represents the most common reason for hospitalisation in the over-65 population. Although hospital care improves symptoms in the first 24 hours after admission in around 50% of these patients, acute heart failure events still remain associated with a more than 50% mortality and rehospitalisation rate at 6-12 months. Indeed, says Professor Marco Metra from the Cardiology Department of the University of Brescia, Italy, it is the very rapid onset of symptoms and the need for urgent therapy which characterise the condition.1,2
May 30, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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UnMASCing diseases of the brain
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered a set of brain proteins responsible for some of the most common and devastating brain diseases. The proteins underlie epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disease, mental retardation and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases.
May 19, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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The cardiovascular benefits of daily exercise in school children are evident even after one year
School children as young as 11 can benefit from a daily exercise programme in reducing their levels of several known risk factors for cardiovascular disease. An ongoing study, which began four years ago in the German city of Leipzig, shows already that children assigned to daily exercise lessons reduced their overall prevalence of obesity, improved their exercise capacity, increased their levels of HDL-cholesterol, and reduced their systolic blood pressure.
May 8, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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New therapy based on magnetic stimulation shows promise for non-drug treatment for migraine
A new UCSF study examining the mechanism of a novel therapy that uses magnetic pulses to treat chronic migraine sufferers showed the treatment to be a promising alternative to medication.
Apr 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Poor sleep quality leads to poorer prognosis after stroke
Stroke victims tend to do worse if they also have diagnosed or undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea prior to having the stroke, according to a study presented April 28, 2009, at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting in Seattle.
Apr 28, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Neurosciences
Gamunex improves quality of life in patients with CIDP
Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. announced the publication of the health-related quality of life results from the largest clinical trial ever conducted in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) in the April 14, 2009 issue of Neurology.
Apr 25, 2009 - 3:23:33 PM
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USC partners with French drug discovery company on computer modeling effort
A single neurotransmitter, the amino acid L-glutamate, regulates countless biological systems in animals ranging from worms and insects to human beings.
Apr 24, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Defensin-1 in honey can work as antibiotic
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A key mechanism links virgin olive oil to protection against breast cancer
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South Asians more prone to heart attacks than whites
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More than skin deep, tanning product of sun's rays
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FDA should adopt risk-based approach to food safety
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Obesity remains an economic issue, Seattle obesity study finds
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Food insecurity leads to adverse health consequences in pregnancy
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IOM report recommends framework to evaluate science behind health claims for foods and drugs
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Social context may be a better indicator of obesity disparities than race
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Creating new healthy ingredients by innovative milling techniques and processes for cereal grains
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Four more encephalitis deaths in Uttar Pradesh
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Medical college in Kalpana Chawla's name coming up in Karnal
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Vitamin A Supplementation Programme to Stay
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Frame policy for kidney transplants, court asks government
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NRHM completes five years, rural health still in disarray
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Azad overrules IMA's objections to rural MBBS course
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Biotech industry hails tax sops in Indian budget
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Junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh call off strike
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25000 NRI Doctors Could Return to India from UK
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AIIMS to guide 40 medical colleges on drug reaction
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Medical Cannabis beneficial for chronic pain control
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T-tubule disruption occurs before decline in heart function detectable
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Microfluidic tool for isolating neutrophils
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Asking women about reproductive coercion reduced the likelihood that the women would continue to experience such pressures
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ORNL graphite foam technology licensed to LED North America
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Southampton to conduct UK's first cochlear implant operation to give sound in both ears
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National Geographic features University of Miami's work on Bahamas 'blue holes'
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Experimental treatments for cocaine addiction may prevent relapse
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Core values unite Americans, despite divisions
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Vitamin A increases the presence of the HIV virus in breast milk
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6 dead, 1,200 sick as diarrhoea hits Doda in Jammu region
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Dengue spurs sales in mosquito repellents, launch of new products
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'Delhi dengue situation as bad as 2006'
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Two CRPF recruits collapse in training session, die
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Chandigarh man dies of swine flu
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Government denies HPV vaccine role in reported deaths
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India, China account for 45 percent multi-drug resistant TB
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Government taking steps to retain best doctors: Azad
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95 swine flu deaths in Karnataka till Aug 25
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By 2030, India's diabetes population will reach 79 mn
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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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Spiders which eat together, stay together and multiply
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Anna Hazare - the keeper of the earth and human conscience
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Indian American scientist wins top IMO prize
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Artificial human sperm could make men redundant: experts
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Will autopsy on Benazir's body become necessary?
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