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Researchers Link Huntington's Disease To Overactive Immune Response In The Brain
15.07.2008 08:14
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The damage to brain tissue seen in Huntington's disease may be caused by an overactive immune response in the bloodstream and the brain, according to new findings from two teams of researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle and University College London. The findings were published online July 14 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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Immunology
Survival Advantage Discovered In Mutant Testis Cells Behind Genetic Disorder
15.07.2008 08:13
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In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened by fused fingers, toes and skulls, a new study has found.
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Genetics
Comment: Response To Air Traffic Controller Application Pack Article
15.07.2008 08:13
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An amusing story was covered in the press this week about how an application pack for a job as an air traffic controller was available in braille. Some view it as political correctness taken too far but it appears people have missed the point. Blind and partially sighted people have the right to read the same information as sighted people. And this includes application forms - regardless of whether they are qualified for the job.
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Eyesight Disorders
Culture And Depression - New Data May Help Doctors More Accurately Diagnose Patients
15.07.2008 08:13
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The expectation that East-Asian people emphasize physical symptoms of depression (e.g. headaches, poor appetite or aches/pains in the body) is widely acknowledged, yet the few available empirical studies report mixed data on this issue. A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) debunks this cultural myth, and offers clinicians valuable insight to into cultural context when assessing a patient, leading to more accurate diagnosis.
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Depression
Prescription For Heart Health: Positive Thinking
15.07.2008 08:13
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Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows. University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., found that men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for cardiovascular disease actually experienced a three times lower incidence of death from heart attacks and strokes. The data did not support the same conclusion among women.
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Cardiology
Link Discovered Between DNA Palindromes And Disease
15.07.2008 08:13
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Study results could provide clue to origin of genome instability leading to cancers In the past 10 years, researchers in genome stability have observed that many kinds of cancers are associated with areas where human chromosomes break. More recently, scientists have discovered that slow or altered replication causes chromosomal breaking.
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Cancer
Bone Disease In Adulthood Can Be Caused By Farming At Young Age
15.07.2008 08:13
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Although farm chores are likely to keep young boys in shape and out of trouble, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health experts caution that it could be harmful to overall bone health if done too often at a young age. A UC research team recently reported data suggesting that excessive weight-bearing activities - such as squatting, kneeling or lifting - can affect the mechanical properties of developing bone.
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Orthopedics
Buy-In Waiver For Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs Underway In New Farm Bill
15.07.2008 08:13
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USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) will allow producers who would otherwise be ineligible for the new disaster assistance programs to become eligible by paying a fee as required by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Act).
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First Aid
Smoking Cessation Therapies More Effective Than Placebos
15.07.2008 07:15
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Six treatments for smoking cessation perform better than placebos - including varenicline (Chantix®), recently approved for use in Canada - states a team of researchers from McGill University and the University of Montreal in an article published in CMAJ.
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Smoking
OFT Investigation: Yet Again British Tobacco Companies Show Contempt For Their Customers
15.07.2008 07:14
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Gallaher's agreement to pay millions of pounds in penalties to the OFT, following its admission that it engaged in unlawful price fixing demonstrates yet again that the tobacco industry can't be trusted.[1] This follows a recent study conducted for ASH showing that the tobacco industry has increased its prices way above inflation in recent years.
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Smoking
Youth Smoking Predicted By Perceived Access To Cigarettes
15.07.2008 07:14
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Kids who see cigarettes as easily accessible are more likely to end up as regular smokers, particularly if they have friends who smoke, according to a new report published in the current issue of Annals of Family Medicine. The study, funded by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, could be valuable to smoking intervention efforts by allowing health professionals to identify and target high-risk children.
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Smoking
Theravance Announces Positive Phase 2 Clinical Results In The MABA Respiratory Program For The Treatment Of COPD
15.07.2008 07:14
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Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) announced the positive results from a Phase 2 study of the lead investigational compound GSK961081 ('081) in the inhaled bifunctional muscarinic antagonist-beta2 agonist (MABA) program. The MABA program was licensed to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in 2005 under the terms of the companies' Strategic Alliance Agreement as a potential treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Asthma
Indoor Residential Air Quality Has Significant Impact On Health
15.07.2008 07:14
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Indoor air quality has a greater impact on health than outdoor air quality, as North American adults spend almost 90% of their time indoors. Exposure to chemical and biological contaminants and possible cancer-causing agents is possible, and can contribute to the risk of developing respiratory and neurologic symptoms, allergies, asthma and lung cancer.
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Asthma
Society's Health Policy Alerts Spotlight Value Of Pharmacists' Services
15.07.2008 07:14
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ASHP has launched a new e-mail service for health policy leaders that highlights research studies that demonstrate the valuable roles hospital and health-system pharmacists play in improving patient outcomes. The Society hopes that the Health Policy Alerts will influence leaders in health care as well as public policy decision-makers to engage the expertise of pharmacists on ways to improve societal medication-use.
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Pharmaceutics
Data 'Chunks' Are Easier To Remember, Even For Toddlers
15.07.2008 07:14
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Which is easier to remember: 4432879960 or 443-297-9960? The latter, of course. Adults seem to know automatically, in fact, that long strings of numbers are more easily recalled when divided into smaller "bite-sized chunks," which is why we break up our telephone and Social Security numbers in this way.
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