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(Salk Institute) Body weight and fertility have long known to be related to each other -- women who are too thin, for example, can have trouble becoming pregnant. Now, a master switch has been found in the brain of mice that controls both, and researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studie read more »
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Reuters - Age should not preclude people
who have suffered a stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack)
from being treated with a "statin" drug to lower the risk of a
recurrence, US and European investigators report. read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The optimal method of reducing fever in children is to start with ibuprofen alone and then consider using paracetamol plus ibuprofen later, results of a new clinical trial suggest.



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Men with elevated levels of calcium in their blood may have a much higher risk of getting fatal prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. read more »
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(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Tel Aviv University replicates insulin-producing cells, providing new hope for diabetics. read more »
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Brisk walking led to slight improvements on mental tests for older people with memory problems in what is billed as the first rigorous test of exercise on the aging brain. read more »
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New research into a possible link between a cholesterol-reducing drug and cancer concluded there was no proof to establish a connection, but other doctors warned that it should be used more carefully. read more »
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(JAMA and Archives Journals) Children burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game than playing a seated game, and their heart rate is also significantly higher with the active game, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adole read more »
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