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Advances in treating hip pain to be focus of International Society for Hip Arthroscopy meeting
Recent advances in diagnostic imaging techniques and hip arthroscopy procedures are giving physicians and surgeons better tools with which to treat hip pain. The 2009 International Society for Hip Arthroscopy meeting, hosted by Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, brings together leading surgeons from all over the world to take an in-depth look at hip arthroscopy and its potential benefits.
Sep 26, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Too many ways to say 'it hurts'
CHICAGO --- There are at least 100 ways to say, It hurts! And that is the problem.
Jul 29, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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NHLBI stops study of pulmonary hypertension treatment in sickle cell patients
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial testing a drug treatment for pulmonary hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease nearly one year early due to safety concerns. In an interim review of safety data from 33 participants who completed 16 weeks of treatment, researchers found that, compared to participants on placebo (dummy pill), participants taking sildenafil (Revatio) were significantly more likely to have serious medical problems. The most common problem was episodes of severe pain called sickle cell crises, which resulted in hospitalization. No deaths have been associated with the drug in the clinical trial.
Jul 28, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Study to assess hip exercises as treatment for osteoarthritis in the knee joints
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a novel regimen of hip-muscle exercises to decrease the load on the knee joints in patients with osteoarthritis. The goal is not only to relieve pain but also, possibly, to halt progression of the disease.
Jul 15, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Study to assess hip exercises as treatment for osteoarthritis in the knee joints
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a novel regimen of hip-muscle exercises to decrease the load on the knee joints in patients with osteoarthritis. The goal is not only to relieve pain but also, possibly, to halt progression of the disease.
Jul 15, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Lap-band weight-loss surgery can reverse metabolic syndrome in obese teens
NEW YORK (June 30, 2009) -- A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery -- the Lap-Band procedure -- not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Jul 1, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Increased food intake alone explains the increase in body weight in the United States
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: New research that uses an innovative approach to study, for the first time, the relative contributions of food and exercise habits to the development of the obesity epidemic has concluded that the rise in obesity in the United States since the 1970s was virtually all due to increased energy intake.
May 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Study: Vibration plate machines may aid weight loss and trim abdominal fat
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: New research suggests that, if used properly, vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs.
May 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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NC State develops new test method to measure stored heat in firefighter suits
For decades, researchers have evaluated the thermal performance of protective clothing worn by firefighters. A particular area of current interest is how to address the burns received by firefighters when they are not directly in contact with fire - called stored heat burns. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a testing apparatus and measurement protocol that allow firefighter suits to be evaluated for their ability to prevent and minimize stored heat burns.
Apr 14, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Codeine use and accident risk
The risk of being involved in a traffic accident with personal injury is significantly higher among codeine users than non-users. However, sporadic or moderate use of codeine alone does not carry an increased risk, according to a newly published study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Mar 24, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Majority of family nurse practitioners have low awareness of influence of marketing by pharmaceutical companies
Family nurse practitioners need to be more aware of the commercial pressures they face as a result of their increased involvement in prescribing, according to a survey published in the March issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Mar 10, 2009 - 10:47:00 PM
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Mode of activity of recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) discovered
Researchers have found a way to block the ability of white blood cells to sprint toward the sites of infection when such speed worsens the damage done by sepsis, the often fatal, whole-body bacterial infection, according to a study published in the journal Blood. The results recommend existing drugs as potential new treatments against sepsis, and suggest improvements in the current treatment that would increase its effect while eliminating a treatment-related risk for internal bleeding.
Feb 25, 2009 - 12:53:29 AM
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New surgical option for wrist arthritis
NEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2009) -- Breaking a fall, such as a tumble on the sidewalk, with your hands and wrists is everyone's natural reflex. But, if you fall hard enough, you'll often fracture your radius bone, or even one of the smaller wrist bones and wrist ligaments. Left untreated, these injuries could lead to disabling wrist arthritis.
Feb 13, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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Unexplained chest pain can be due to stress
Each year, many people seek emergency treatment for unexplained chest pains. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, indicates several common factors among those affected, including stress at work, anxiety, depression and a sedentary lifestyle.
Feb 9, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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Antihypertensives
ACE 2- Potential treatment for hypertension
Huijing Xia, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Eric Lazartigues, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the lead author on a paper reporting that a recently identified enzyme in the brain plays a critically important role in the central regulation of blood pressure. The LSUHSC research team showed that Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) helps preserve the function of a key spontaneous reflex involved in blood pressure regulation and confirms its potential as a target for the prevention or treatment of High Blood Pressure.
Jan 30, 2009 - 2:47:36 PM
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Inhibition of protein HipA pevents cell dormancy and bacterial persistence
Bacteria survive antibiotic attack when a protein flips a chemical switch that throws them into a dormant state until treatment abates, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Jan.16 edition of Science.
Jan 15, 2009 - 2:31:37 PM
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Study on spread of antibiotic resistance between bacteria
Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), sheds light on how antibiotic resistance genes spread from one bacterium to another.
Jan 10, 2009 - 9:25:17 AM
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Genes for 9 health indicators
A new genome-wide study examines genetic variants associated with nine metabolic traits and is the first to draw out novel variants from a population unselected for current disease. The traits are indicators for common disease such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, inflammation and lipid levels.
Dec 7, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Delays in radiation therapy lead to increased breast cancer recurrence
A new analysis of the National Cancer Institute's cancer registry has found that as many as one in five older women experience delayed or incomplete radiation treatment following breast-conserving surgery, and that this suboptimal care can lead to worse outcomes.
Dec 1, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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New method can detect contaminants in life-saving drug
Washington, Nov 18 - A simple, inexpensive method for detecting contaminants in heparin has been devised by Michigan University researchers.
Nov 19, 2008 - 3:54:04 PM
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Novel IBS treatment developed at UB garners $8.5 million for seven-year clinical trial
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic, debilitating disorder affecting 25 million people in the U.S -- 14-24 percent of women and 5-19 percent of men.
Nov 13, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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FSU researcher's discovery leads to $1.5 million grant, potential new treatment of liver fibrosis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The discovery of a protein involved in the life-threatening mechanism of liver fibrosis has helped a researcher at the Florida State University College of Medicine attract a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Oct 17, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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'Light' cigarettes occupy most brain nicotine receptors
For decades now, cigarette makers have marketed so-called light cigarettes — which contain less nicotine than regular smokes — with the implication that they are less harmful to smokers' health. A new UCLA study shows, however, that they deliver nearly as much nicotine to the brain.
Sep 26, 2008 - 11:34:28 PM
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$4.8M NIH grant aids interstitial cystitis research
University of Iowa researchers are ready to find the causes of interstitial cystitis, thanks to a five-year, $4.8 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant is the largest ever received by the University of Iowa Department of Urology.
Sep 26, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Triclocarban and triclosan- more risk than benefit?
A new study by UC Davis researchers calls into question the widespread use of two active ingredients -- triclocarban and triclosan -- in personal hygiene products, including anti-bacterial bar and liquid soaps. Using human and animal cell lines, researchers found that triclocarban disrupts reproductive hormone activity and triclosan interferes a type of cell signaling that occurs in brain, heart and other cells.
Jul 12, 2008 - 1:39:18 AM
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Statins can provide some protection against dementia
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found. The new findings shed light on a long-debated potential role for statins in the area of dementia.
Jul 3, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Princeton University survey finds 'pain gap'
A novel study that attempts to paint the most accurate and detailed description yet of how Americans experience pain has found that a significant portion of the population -- 28 percent -- are in pain at any given moment and those with less education and lower income spend more of their time in pain. Those in pain are less likely to work or socialize with others and are more inclined to watch television than the pain-free.
May 1, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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U. Iowa study finds biological link between pain and fatigue
A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are diagnosed with chronic pain and fatigue conditions like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Apr 7, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Study: highly involved patients don't always see better health outcomes
Patients who prefer to be highly involved in their treatment don't necessarily have better luck managing chronic health conditions, a new study suggests.
Feb 22, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Intensive blood sugar treatment in trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease changed
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped one treatment within a large, ongoing North American clinical trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease 18 months early due to safety concerns after review of available data, although the study will continue.
Feb 6, 2008 - 11:39:37 PM
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Chronic pain harms the brain
CHICAGO -- People with unrelenting pain don't only suffer from the non-stop sensation of throbbing pain. They also have trouble sleeping, are often depressed, anxious and even have difficulty making simple decisions.
Feb 5, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Direct Intraclot Injection of Alteplase - effective treatment for deep vein thrombosis
A novel treatment for blood clots in the legs appears to be safe and effective, according to a pilot study published in the February issue of Radiology. The study found that injecting or “lacing” the clot with a fiber-binding thrombolytic agent effectively treats deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and reduces the risk of subsequent recurrence or bleeding.
Jan 29, 2008 - 1:25:41 PM
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Naked mole-rats bear chili pepper heat
Pity the tiny naked mole-rat. The buck-toothed, sausage-like rodent lives by the hundreds in packed, oxygen-starved burrows some six feet under ground. It is even cold-blooded -- which, as far as we know, is unique among mammals.
Jan 28, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Use of opioids for pain in ERs on the rise, but racial differences in use still exist
In the last 15 years, use of opioid medications to treat patients with pain-related emergency department visits has improved although white patients were more likely to receive opioids than patients of a different race/ethnicity, according to a study in the January 2 issue of JAMA.
Jan 1, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Constipation most common cause of children's abdominal pain
A new study led by a University of Iowa researcher showed that acute and chronic constipation together accounted for nearly half of all cases of acute abdominal pain in children treated at one hospital.
Dec 17, 2007 - 4:59:37 AM
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Study shows pine bark naturally reduces osteoarthritis knee pain
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Smoked cannabis proven effective in treating neuropathic pain
Smoked cannabis eased pain induced in healthy volunteers, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Center for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR.) However, the researchers found that less may be more.
Oct 24, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Role of a key enzyme in reducing heart disease identified
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified the role of a key enzyme called CEH in reducing heart disease, paving the way for new target therapies to reduce plaques in the arteries and perhaps in the future, help predict a patients susceptibility to heart disease.
Oct 24, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Watching funny shows helps children tolerate pain longer, study finds
Watching comedy shows helps children tolerate pain for longer periods of time, according to a study by UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the nonprofit organization Rx Laughter.
Oct 23, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Acupuncture reduces pain, need for opioids after surgery
DURHAM, N.C. Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials.
Oct 16, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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UI researchers seek to ease children's pain during medical procedures
A new system under development by a team of researchers at the University of Iowa will help children better cope with pain during difficult medical procedures.
Oct 15, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Virtual game helps children escape realities of burn unit
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nurses and physicians at Nationwide Childrens Hospital are using the latest technology to help young burn victims endure the extreme pain of dressing changes and wound care. Instead of traditional distraction devices, such as books and music, Nationwide Childrens Hospital Burn Center is now using virtual reality games to distract patients while nurses attend to the patients burn wounds.
Oct 8, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Cholesterol metabolism links early- and late-onset Alzheimer's disease
Oct. 4, 2007 -- Although the causes of Alzheimer's disease are not completely understood, amyloid-beta (A-beta) is widely considered a likely culprit the sticky protein clumps into plaques thought to harm brain cells.
Oct 4, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Treatment blocks pain without disrupting other functions
A combination of two drugs can selectively block pain-sensing neurons in rats without impairing movement or other sensations such as touch, according to a new study by National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported investigators. The finding suggests an improved way to treat pain from childbirth and surgical procedures. It may also lead to new treatments to help the millions of Americans who suffer from chronic pain.
Oct 3, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Women with severe PMS perceive their sleep quality to be poor
WESTCHESTER, Ill. Women with severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) perceive their sleep quality to be poorer in association with their symptoms in the late luteal (premenstrual) phase, despite there being no specific alterations in sleep structure associated with premenstrual symptoms, according to a study published in the October 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.
Oct 1, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Low maternal cholesterol tied to premature birth
Pregnant women who have very low cholesterol may face a greater risk of delivering their babies prematurely than women with more moderate cholesterol levels, a team led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported today.
Oct 1, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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New test could help consumers avoid surprise headaches from chocolate, wine
Researchers in California are reporting development of a fast, inexpensive test suitable for home use that could help millions of people avoid those out of the blue headaches that may follow consumption of certain red wines, cheese, chocolate, and other aged or fermented foods.
Oct 1, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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ACP and APS issue comprehensive guidelines for treating low-back pain
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2, 2007 - The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Pain Society (APS) today released joint guidelines on diagnosing and treating low back pain.
Oct 1, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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Treating obstructive sleep apnea, preventing heart attacks and strokes
Researchers in Brazil have found that treating patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) dramatically reduces early indications of atherosclerosis in just months, linking OSA directly to the hardening or narrowing of the arteries. Until now, no study has demonstrated such a direct relationship between the two.
Sep 28, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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'Bad carbs' not the enemy, University of Virginia professor finds
The latest common wisdom on carbohydrates claims that eating so-called bad carbohydrates will make you fat, but University of Virginia professor Glenn Gaesser says, thats just nonsense. Eating sandwiches with white bread, or an occasional doughnut, isn't going to kill you, or necessarily even lead to obesity, he said.
Sep 28, 2007 - 3:59:37 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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