Reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity
Obesity in children is increasing and many cardiovascular diseases that are manifested in adulthood may actually begin in childhood.
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Fewer Strokes For Focused Folks
A video game developed by a McGill University psychologist has already been shown to reduce stress and improve performance among telemarketers by training the mind to ignore negative social responses.
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Finds Arthritis A Barrier For Adults Seeking To Manage Diabetes
More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis, a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity-an important health strategy for managing diabetes.
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Blood Pressure Monitoring Made Easy For Women
Heart disease is the number one cause of death for women over the age of 25, more than all cancers combined.
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Carotid Bruit Warns Of Heart Attack Risk
Noise from brain artery called carotid bruit could be a warning sign of heart attack or stroke risk.
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Novel Oral Compound Has Potential For Gaucher Disease
Genzyme reported that a preliminary analysis of data from an ongoing open-label Phase 2 clinical trial of its investigational oral therapy Genz-112638 showed that the compound produced a meaningful impact on key clinical manifestations of Gaucher disease.
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Trubion Initiates Study Of TRU-015 For Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has commenced patient dosing in the next Phase 2b clinical trial of TRU-015 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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Exhaustion Of HIV T Cells Caused By Exposure To Virus
The "exhaustion" of immune cells that target HIV appears to result from chronic exposure to the virus, specifically exposure to the particular protein segments targeted by the pathogen-killing HIV-specific CD8 T cells.
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Ibuprofen Linked To Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer's
Long-term use of ibuprofen and other drugs commonly used for aches and pains was associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Botulinum Toxin Effective In Many Neurological Disorders
Drug botulinum toxin is safe and effective for treating cervical dystonia, a condition of involuntary head tilt or neck movement, spasticity and other forms of muscle overactivity that interfere with movement in adults and children with an upper motor neuron syndrome, and excessive sweating of the armpits and hands.
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Expert Says UN HIV, AIDS Program Ineffective
The exclusive focus on HIV promoted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is damaging health systems and distorting health financing, and UNAIDS should be closed down immediately.
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Arthritis Is a Barrier To Activity For Diabetic Patients
Physical Activity is Vital for Successful Management of Both Arthritis and Diabetes.
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China will send more medical experts to Anhui to control HFMD
More medical experts will be sent to China's east Anhui Province to assist with local hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) relief work, according to Minister of Health Chen Zhu on Tuesday.
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Death toll of HFMD rises to 28
Contagious hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) has led to 28 deaths in China by Wednesday morning, according to Xinhua's tally based on confirmed death reports from provincial-level health bureaus.
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Exercise Helps Fight Heart Disease Among Women
PCE Health and Fitness is teaming up with The Heart Truth to encourage women to exercise and live in good health to lower their risk of heart disease.
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Obesity may raise dementia risk by up to 80%
Dementia risk increases in obese people, but those who are underweight also face an elevated risk or dementia.
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Superbugs In British Hospitals Worse Than MRSA
Panorama, covering hospital infections in UK, ran a terrifying story about the problem for hospitals posed by the c-diff superbug which is now killing about 6,000 patients a year in British hospitals - worse than MRSA.
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Heart Enzyme Discovery Has Implications For Heart Disease Treatment
A study reveals a new dimension for a key heart enzyme and sheds light on an important biological pathway involved in cell death in heart disease.
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May Is Arthritis Awareness Month
Today, one in five Americans suffers from the pain of arthritis.
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Teens Think they Have asthma Under Control
Teens benefit from new approach to Asthma treatment show researchers in 2 asthma studies at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
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Protein plays vital role in meningitis treatment
How a protein in the blood - linked to defence against meningitis - plays a more vital role than previously understood in the body's immune defence system.
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NSAIDs Have Protective Effects On Alzheimer Disease
Results of a study show that long-term nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use was protective against Alzheimer disease.
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Eating At Friends And Family's Puts Kids At Risk For Obesity
More time spent eating away from home could put kids at higher risk for obesity.
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Stroke Is The Third Leading Cause Of Death In US
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and a leading cause of serious long-term disability.
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Understanding Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance
Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance has been increasing globally for a number of years.
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Overcoming 'I'm In Control Syndrome'
Two studies offer new insights to help adolescents and younger children improve their asthma control.
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Incubators Affect Babies' Heart Rates
Incubators are negatively affecting young babies' heart rate, urging the importance of checking the safety of this life saving devices.
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Fatal intestinal virus spreads in China
A potentially fatal intestinal virus is spreading rapidly in China, with 766 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, national media said on Sunday.
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Alzheimer's Risk Factors Vary For Genders
Factors increasing risk for developing Alzheimer's disease are different for men and women.
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Call to make ketogenic diet treatment for epilepsy more available
Study confirms that the ketogenic diet can be effective in reducing seizures in children with drug resistant epilepsy.
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Ketogenic Diet Efficient For Epileptic Seizures
A randomised controlled trial has confirmed the efficacy of the ketogenic diet in helping control and prevent epileptic seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy.
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Antiretroviral Therapy Effects Vary Based On Race, Gender
Although the overall rate of adverse events among HIV-positive people initiating antiretroviral treatment does not differ significantly among different races and genders, there are significant differences for specific adverse events.
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NYC Residents Urged To Pass Hepatitis C Testing
At least one in 50 New York City adults is infected with hepatitis C.
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Protect Yourself Against Disease
State and Wisconsin health officials are reminding people to ensure their immunizations are up-to-date.
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Trees Reduce Childhood Asthma Risk
Children living in tree-lined streets have lower risk for developing asthma and its symptoms.
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Obesity worsens impact of asthma
Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests, according to researchers in New Zealand, who studied lung function in asthmatic women with a range of body mass indexes (BMIs).
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Cell-Based Therapy Shows Promise In Parkinson's Patients
A novel cell therapy using retinal pigment epithelial cells attached to tiny gelatin bead microcarriers implanted in the brain can improve the symptoms of patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson's disease.
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Doctors Should Consider Alternatives To Antibiotics For Sinusitis
When suffering through a sinus infection, many people ask for an antibiotic to speed their recovery.
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Coronary Artery Plaque Imaging Device Cleared By FDA
FDA has cleared for marketing a device that a doctor can use to see inside a blood vessel to assess the fat content of the plaque which builds up on the wall of the coronary arteries.
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Findings Open New Front In Fight Against AIDS Virus
A research group has uncovered a new route for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that may offer a way to circumvent problems with drug resistance.
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