Archive for August, 2008

Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics (HealthDay)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers a possible
alternative to heart patients and diabetics who need to keep their blood
pressure under control but who cannot tolerate the standard treatment of
ACE inhibitors.

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Health Highlights: Aug. 31, 2008 (HealthDay)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by
editors of HealthDay:

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Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility (HealthDay)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — A new study has found a
"master switch" in the brain of mice that helps control both body weight
and fertility.

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Coffee may lower risk of uterus cancer: Japan study (AFP)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

AFP - Women who drink a lot of coffee may have less risk of developing cancer of the uterus, a Japanese study said Monday.

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How Will Recent Reforms In Dentistry Affect You? Conference, UK

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Do you want to hear more about the impact of recent reforms on dentists, dental care professionals and patients? A conference exploring changes in regulation affecting dentistry will be taking place on 9 October 2008 at Woburn House in London.

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Erwin Schrodinger Prize 2008 Goes To The Max Delbrück Center In Berlin - First Map Showing Human Protein Interactions

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

A Berlin research team led by Professor Erich E. Wanker of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, has been awarded this year’s Erwin Schrodinger Prize for creating a unique “connection scheme” showing for the first time how thousands of human proteins - the building blocks and machines of life - interact with each other.

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Cracking enzyme code opens way to new cancer drugs (AFP)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

AFP - Researchers have broken the code of an enzyme that plays a key role in the growth of most cancers, opening a path that potentially leads to a new class of anti-cancer drugs, according to a study released Sunday.

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New gene clues emerge for leukaemia, obesity, bowel disease (AFP)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

AFP - Teams of doctors on Sunday said they had uncovered genetic flaws that separately boost the risk of a common form of leukaemia and bowel disease in children and may also influence obesity and fertility.

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New nerve cells needed for smelling, memory: study (Reuters)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Reuters - Mature brains need a continuous
supply of new nerve cells to sustain functions like smelling
and memory, an experiment with mice in Japan has shown.

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In SIDS, Smoking During Pregnancy A ‘Double-Edged Sword’

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Premature infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may be at even higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than preemies whose mothers did not smoke, according to new research out of the University of Calgary.

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