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"Smart Bomb" Nanoparticle Strategy Impacts Metastasis
08.07.2008 05:12
medicalnewstoday.com
A new treatment strategy using molecular "smart bombs" to target metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to surrounding tissue, according to a collaborative team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego. By designing a "nanoparticle" drug delivery system, the UC San Diego team, led by Moores UCSD Cancer Center Director of Translational Research David Cheresh, Ph.D.
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Cancer
Peyronie's Disease: Characteristics & Treatments
08.07.2008 04:16
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Peyronie's disease is characterized by a plaque, or hard lump, that develops on the upper or lower side of the penis in layers containing erectile tissue. It starts with an inflammation and can develop into a hardened scar. Symptoms may develop slowly or appear overnight and they consist of reduced flexibility, pain, curved and shortened penis during erection. The curvature of the penis generally leads to lowered self-esteem and makes sexual intercourse difficult, almost impossible.
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Urology
Nutrition In Early Life Associated With Intellectual Function As Adult
08.07.2008 04:16
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Improved nutrition in early childhood may be linked to higher scores on intellectual tests, and this association is irrespective of the number of years of school attended, according to a report released on July 7, 2008 in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal.
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Psychiatry
More Than 25 Percent Of Chinese Adults Are Overweight Or Obese; Absent Changes, Rate Expected To Double In 20 Years
08.07.2008 04:16
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Like the United States, China is grappling with a serious obesity epidemic, with more than 25 percent of its adults considered overweight or obese and the rate of overweight adults in the country growing remarkably fast, reports a new study in the journal Health Affairs.
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Weight Correction
Heightened Neonatal Glucocorticoid Exposure Produces Selective And Rapid Cerebellar Neural Progenitor Cell Apoptotic Death
08.07.2008 04:15
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In this article, published in the journal Cell Death and Differentiation, we describe for the first time how the neonatal administration of glucocorticoids during a selective window of vulnerability produces brain degeneration and permanent neuropathology in the cerebellum of the developing rodent brain.
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Neurology
National Vaccine Advisory Committee Recommends Increased Adolescent Immunization
08.07.2008 04:15
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Vaccinating infants and toddlers is an almost universal practice in the United States. Vaccines to prevent flu are a regular part of medical care for senior citizens and at-risk patients. But, according to a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the US healthcare system is not very effective in getting vaccines to the adolescent population.
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SARS
Women Who Use Fake Tan Are Twice As Likely To Stay Safe In The Sun - 36% Of British Teens Class Themselves As Sun Worshippers
08.07.2008 04:15
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They may look like they would do anything for a perma-tan, but new research from iVillage.co.uk has found that women who use fake tan are twice as likely to use sun protection than those who don't. Despite their desire for a sun-kissed look, 44% of women who wear fake tan say they always use sunscreen, whereas just 21% of women who prefer pale actually protect their skin from the sun.
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Dermatology
New Therapies And Medications For Crohn's Disease
08.07.2008 04:15
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A New Drug Class article released on July 4, 2008 in The Lancet seeks to highlight a new group of drugs intended to treat Crohn's disease. Most current drugs seek to control the autoimmune response via the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), but many new classes attempt to control other aspects of the immune response or even to reinforce the intestinal barrier itself.
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Crohn's Disease
Boehringer Ingelheim Launches New Powerful Blood Pressure Treatment, MicardisPlus 80/25mg (telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide), In The UK
08.07.2008 04:15
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Boehringer Ingelheim announced that a new formulation of its powerful blood pressure lowering drug, telmisartan (Micardis®) with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), is now available in the UK. The fixed dose combination of 80mg telmisartan and 25mg HCTZ, which will be marketed as MicardisPlus® 80/25mg, is licensed for the treatment of essential hypertension in people whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled on 80mg telmisartan/12.
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Cardiology
Relationship Violence In And Before College
08.07.2008 04:14
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Violence is common between partners, friends, and acquaintances both before and during college, according to a study released on July 7, 2008 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Several life chances occur in the transition from living at home to the college environment, including a significant decrease in parental monitoring, a modified social support system, relative isolation.
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Depression
Apprentice-Style Challenge For Property Professionals, UK
08.07.2008 04:14
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An apprentice style challenge will take the property world by storm as North London takes on South London to drum up funds for people with dementia and their carers on Tuesday 8 July. Jones Lang LaSalle staff at Clapham Junction and Finsbury Park tube stations will compete to get public support for the Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Awareness Week (6-12 July). Jones Lang LaSalle, the global real estate firm, voted the Alzheimer's Society to be its charity of the year.
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Alzheimer's Disease
Schizophrenia Linked To Dysfunction In Molecular Brain Pathway Activated By Marijuana
08.07.2008 04:14
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Alterations in a molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana may contribute to the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Expression of the cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R), the site of action of the main chemical ingredient of marijuana, is significantly reduced in the brains of individuals with schizophrenia.
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Harmful Habits
£3.3 Million Boost For African Science
08.07.2008 04:14
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African science received a boost with the announcement of a £3.3 million partnership between the Leverhulme Trust and the Royal Society to fund collaborations between scientists in Ghana, Tanzania and the UK. The funding will be allocated though new 'Leverhulme Royal Society Africa Awards' - which will provide up to £150,000 over three years for 18 research projects.
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First Aid
Make Abortion Available In The Community Says fpa, UK
08.07.2008 04:14
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As part of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HFE) national sexual health charity fpa is launching a parliamentary offensive to modernise British abortion law and make the procedure widely available in different places in the community. The HFE Bill will be debated in parliament on the 14 July. Procedures that govern how abortions are carried out today, are based on legal requirements instituted when the Abortion Bill was first put in place back in 1967.
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Gynecology
Study shows value of food diary in losing weight
08.07.2008 04:01
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Keeping a food diary -- a detailed account of what you eat and drink and the calories it packs -- is a powerful tool in helping people lose weight, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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