Health Discoveries in Health Research News
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Targeted therapy has strong results for thyroid cancer
September 21, 2010
Mayo Clinic researchers have found a targeted therapy using the drug pazopanib significantly reduces the progression of thyroid cancer, the Lancet Oncology reports.
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Deep brain stimulation may control addictions
September 21, 2010
A case that used deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat a woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may offer some hope to those with addictions such as smoking and overeating.
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Largest U.S. children's study getting under way soon
September 20, 2010
Medical researchers will begin data collection this fall for the largest long-term study of children's health and development ever done in the U.S.
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Drug under study shows relief for bone marrow disorder
September 20, 2010
Texas researchers say an experimental oral drug now being studied has provided significant relief for those with myelofibrosis, a lethal bone marrow disorder.
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Hypertension diet may reduce kidney stones
September 20, 2010
A diet aimed at lowering blood pressure may also prevent the formation of kidney stones, according to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.
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Study finds some stroke patients not taking medications
September 17, 2010
The online edition of the Archives of Neurology recently reported that as many as 25 percent of stroke patients stopped taking some of their medications within three months after having a stroke.
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Stenting in neck artery has stroke risk for elderly patients
September 17, 2010
Using a stent to reopen a blocked neck artery is riskier than surgery to solve the problem in patients who are age 70 and older, according to a UK study.
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Parkinson's may be linked to sleep disorder
September 17, 2010
Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders may be related to a sleep disorder in which individuals aggresssively act out their dreams during the rapid eye movement cycle of sleep.
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More nurse anesthetists working without physician oversight
September 17, 2010
A study by the non-profit Research Triangle Institute reports that nurse anesthetists, increasingly working without physician oversight, present no greater risks to patients in surgery under those circumstances.
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Skin disorder helped by bone marrow transplantation
September 17, 2010
Bone marrow transplantation may offer a successful treatment for epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a debilitating and often fatal skin disorder, a new study has found.
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Bariatric surgery often rids need for diabetes medication
September 17, 2010
Obese people with Type 2 diabetes generally are able to control their diabestes without medication within a few months of undergoing bariatric surgery for weight loss.
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Smoking, weight and exercise related to headache incidence
September 16, 2010
A Norwegian study has found that lifestyle decisions such as quitting smoking, exercising and losing weight may reduce discomfort in teens who have recurring headaches.
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Mentally active show faster decline with onset of dementia
September 16, 2010
A Rush University study suggests that mentally stimulating activities such as reading and word puzzles may hold off mental decline for a time in seniors, but hasten that decline once symptoms of dementia begin to show.
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Bariatric surgery done pre-pregnancy reduces gestational diabetes
September 14, 2010
The chance of developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy is substantially less for obese women who have had bariatric surgery prior to getting pregnant, according to a Johns Hopkins study.
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Pool chemicals may pose DNA-related risk of cancer
September 14, 2010
Chemicals used in indoor clorinated pools present a host of health risks, but the fitness benefits of swimming outweigh those risks if the chemical levels are reduced, according to a study in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
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Broad look at brain imaging data tracks child development
September 13, 2010
Washington University scientists have found that taking a broader range of data from brain scans on children may help track their development as they mature to show psychological and development disorders.
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'Teleanesthesia' links Canadian and Italian medical teams
September 13, 2010
Medical teams from McGill University in Montreal and Pisa University in Italy recently conducted a long-distance "teleanesthesia" on patients by applying the drugs by remote control in an automated system.
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New compounds may reduce component of Alzheimer's
September 10, 2010
New compounds developed by a California-based research team may reduce levels of A-beta 42 peptide, a component of Alzheimer's disease believed to destroy neurons.
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Friendly reminders encourage elderly to get flu shots
September 10, 2010
When medical providers send a personalized post card or make a telephone call to remind elderly patients to get their flu shot, the rate of vaccinations go up, a Canadian study has found.
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Use of bone alternative on the rise for spinal surgery
September 10, 2010
The use of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) is becoming more common as an alternative to using a patient's own bone in many spinal surgeries.
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