Though in clinical use for decades, a small, sweet-tasting compound is revealing a startling new face as a potential cure for epilepsy.2-deoxy-glucose, or 2DG, has long been used in radio labeling, medical scanning and cancer imaging studies in humans. But now, researchers at the University of Wisco...
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FINDINGS: Researchers report that for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure, a higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with a substantially lower in-hospital mortality rate. For every 5-unit increase in body mass, the odds of risk-adjusted mortality fell 10 percent. The finding held whe...
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While millions of Americans place fitness as one of their top New Year's resolutions to improve shape, muscle tone and overall appearance, cancer survivors have another priority - life.Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have developed a customized fitness program to ...
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New York Blood Center's supply of blood has reached an emergency level following the holiday period. As 2007 kicks off, New York Blood Center and its regional operations* have less than a 2 day supply of some blood types and urgently ask all those eligible in New York and New Jersey to donate blood...
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A significant reduction in parasite burden and pathology by a vinyl sulfone cysteine protease inhibitor suggests a new direction for chemotherapy of human schistosomiasis.Citation: Abdulla M, Lim KC, Sajid M, McKerrow JH, Caffrey CR (2007) Schistosomiasis mansoni: Novel chemotherapy using a cysteine...
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WHAT: Did you know that walking for as little as 30 minutes a day provides heart health benefits for life? In fact, regular brisk walking can lower both bad cholesterol (LDL) levels and high blood pressure, help overweight individuals achieve and maintain weight loss and reduce their risk of stroke....
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Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq and NYSE Arca: AVRX), presented a poster detailing the effect of AVN944 on a comprehensive set of genetic and biochemical biomarkers at the American Society of Hematology 48th Annual Meeting. AVN944 demonstrated a statistically meaningful impact on IMPDH and oth...
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The incidence of stroke in the U.S. over the past 50 years has declined, although the severity of stroke has not, according to a study in the December 27 issue of JAMA.Stroke continues to be a major public health concern, with more than 750,000 new strokes occurring each year in the United States. [...
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Elsevier, world-leading scientific, technical and medical publisher, is pleased to announce its new partnership with the NLA - National Lipid Association, the leading society for medical doctors and other health care professionals who work to reduce the incidence of morbidity and mortality from dysl...
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