Maybe you ate a big, juicy steak for dinner last night, adding a large amount of fat scientifically known as triglycerides to your system. For one in ten of us, that could be a big problem.Although we try to reduce fat in our diet, our bodies use it for energy. But patients with elevated levels of ...
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It seems that sitting up straight, something many of us are taught from a very early age, is not good for your back, say researchers from Scotland and Canada. They found that sitting up straight strains your back unnecessarily. Ideally, you should lean slightly back, at an angle of about 135 degre...
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Nuvo Research Inc. (TSX:NRI) today announced that it has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Pennsaid(R) (1.5% w/w diclofenac sodium solution), a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) developed by Nuvo for use as a treatment of osteoarthritis...
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The New York Times last week examined the debate among women, physicians and some advocates over whether breast self-exams are effective and necessary. The [click link for full article]
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Cancerbackup, the UK's largest information and support charity, has launched a comic-style book designed to help reduce the fear of cancer for children diagnosed with the condition and help them to understand the treatments in a sensitive and easily accessible way. [click link for full article]
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Physicians at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center have pioneered a new imaging technique that will greatly reduce the chances of potentially deadly complications. The innovative technique allows physicians to track the exact location of the esophagus during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of a...
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New figures published today show that the NHS could save at least£85m a year through more efficient prescribing of statins, the drugsthat lower cholesterol.The figures also show the productivity gains the NHS has deliveredduring the second quarter of the year, including reducing the lengthof time p...
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Roche announced today that a large, international Phase III study (NO16967) of 627 previously treated patients with advanced colorectal cancer met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival. Study results showed that the chemotherapy combination XELOX (oral Xeloda plus oxaliplatin) is as eff...
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Some Democratic Party strategists and nonpartisan pollsters are crediting Mara Vanderslice and her consulting firm Common Good Strategies -- which advised candidates who support abortion rights to speak about reducing demand for the procedure -- for helping some Democrats make "deep inroads" among "...
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