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(Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland) A new study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland shows that a century-old drug, methylene blue, may be able to slow or even cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Used at a very low concentration -- about the read more »
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(Weber Shandwick Worldwide) Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest that long-term improvements in brain blood flow could read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers from Denmark say they have "strong evidence" that diabetes is associated with a 25 percent to 75 percent increase in the relative risk of hospitalization due to pneumonia.



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U.S. federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug after deaths continue to be reported despite earlier government warnings. read more »
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(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) The Aug. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine explores the issue of organ donation after cardiac death. In the journal's Perspective Roundtable, Arthur Caplan, PhD, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania Scho read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Birth control pills may affect how appealing a woman finds a man's scent -- potentially steering her toward a mate who is genetically similar to her, according to British researchers.



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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are both obese and have diabetes are highly likely to develop heart disease during their lifetime, a new study shows.



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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Younger women who smoke have more than double the risk of stroke compared to nonsmokers, with the heaviest smokers among them having nine times the risk, according to a U.S. study published on Thursday.



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AP - Federal regulators on Friday cleared the first treatment approved in the United States for Huntington's, a rare inherited disease that causes uncontrolled movements, deterioration of mental abilities and, ultimately, death. read more »
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