Scientists in Japan have identified a gene variant that may be linked to narcolepsy -- a condition marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired vision and muscle weakness.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have identified a gene variant that may be linked to narcolepsy -- a condition marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired vision and muscle weakness.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Up to 80 percent of cancer patients who undergo radiation treatment do not take medications to combat pain, a new study indicates.
LONDON (Reuters) - Using a mirror to create the illusion that a person's paralyzed limb moves in tandem with a healthy one appears to speed recovery from stroke, a Japanese researcher said Friday.
BOSTON (Reuters) - Doctors are given just three hours to administer the clot-busting drug alteplase to help stroke patients, but a study released on Wednesday shows the drug still does some good as long as 4-1/2 hours later.
On Wednesday, in an effort to help voters understand the differences, the New England Journal of Medicine is offering a critique of the health plans of the presidential candidates.
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Reuters - Doctors who perform colonoscopies should not be worried that they may lose business to so-called virtual colonoscopies, despite reports that both approaches work equally well at detecting colon cancer, a gastroenterology expert said on Wednesday.
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