Health Discoveries in 2010-07
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Experts say exercise is important for cancer patients
July 14, 2010
An expert panel has recommended that cancer exercise rehabilitation programs should be as common as those for cardiac patients.
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3-D models would aid patients with head and neck cancers
July 14, 2010
Patients who have been disfigured by head and neck cancer or trauma may soon gain the replacement of delicate facial bones from 3-D models devised by researchers at Ohio State University and the University of Illinois.
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New drug could target enzyme lacking in as many as 45 cancers
July 14, 2010
San Diego-based Polaris Pharmaceutical reports that a drug it has developed could become a targeted therapy for an enzyme deficiency in as many as 45 different cancers, including breast and lung cancer, mesothelioma and leukemia.
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Binge drinking by teens could lead to bone loss later in life
July 14, 2010
A study at Loyola University Health System found that binge drinking among teenagers could lead to a higher risk of osteoporosis later in life.
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Interferon may be new treatment for asthma
July 14, 2010
Researchers at the University of Texas have found that the protein interferon blocks development of immune cells that are known to cause asthma.
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Protein identified that shows outcome of some leukemias
July 12, 2010
A protein has been identified by researchers that may predict the prognosis of people with certain types of leukemia and may point the way to new treatments for the disease.
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Specific 'add on' drug works best to treat Parkinson's disease
July 12, 2010
A new study indicates that dopamine agonists, an oral "add on" drug taken by people with Parkinson's disease, is the most effective of the three such drugs commonly taken for the condition.
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New surgery method can help flat feet and ankle deformity
July 9, 2010
Severe flat feet, which can lead to ankle deformity, can be helped by a surgery method developed for adult acquired flat foot deformity, a new study has found.
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Eating disorders appear to be on the rise at colleges
July 9, 2010
Eating disorders appear to be increasing on college campuses, but many students are unwilling to find treatment or don't know they have a disorder such as bulimia or anorexia, a recent survey by the Eating Disorder Center in Denver showed.
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More infection control needed as ambulatory surgery increases
July 7, 2010
A pilot study of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found lapses in infection control at ambulatory surgery centers that indicate improved infection-control may be necessary as this area of outpatient care increases nationwide.
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