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Depression Common Among Pregnant Women, but Frequently Undiagnosed

...e, and diminished libido can be confused with the changes associated with pregnancy, many women go undiagnosed and untreated. Over one-third of study participants reported sub-clinical levels of depression symptoms. This level is far above both the 12 percent annual prevalence rate for major depression an...

Anemia Drug Overused and Could Hasten Death in Some, Say Experts

...atal. While the panel did not recommend specific changes to the official instruction for the drug's use, it did ask the FDA to gather much more data on erythropoietin's safety. Setting a much higher bar for giving it, prescribing it for shorter periods, and avoiding it altogether in patients with some c...

Scientists Equip Bacteria With Custom Chemo-Navigational System

...E. coli with a 'riboswitch,' a segment of RNA that changes shape when bound to certain small target molecules, which can then turn genes on or off. Dr. Gallivan and Topp believe that the riboswitch can be used to equip other types of self-propelled bacteria with 'chemo-navigation' systems to move them toward...

Higher Gas Prices Leave Many Workers Running on Empty

... spending patterns. They also were asked how these changes affected their stress levels and willingness to participate at work. (Respondents, who worked in both blue- and white-collar occupations, reported paying an average of $2.83 a gallon during their previous visit to the gas station at the time they wer...

Scientists Recommend New Guidelines For Cholesterol Testing In Children

...are settings in the United States. "These sorts of changes to clinical practice typically take years to manifest," he says. Currently, the federal government recommends cholesterol screening for children and teens with at least one parent with high cholesterol or a family history of early heart disease. ...

Paid Maternity Leave Pushed By Australian Rights Activists

...ued entitlements such as long service leave. While changes in last week's federal budget would help offset child-care costs, he said a more comprehensive plan was needed to respond to the challenges of juggling work and home and to secure better female participation in the workplace. "The reality is, parti...

Spinal Manipulation Beneficial for Neck Pain

...o remain unchanged, and all groups showed positive changes up to 12 weeks post treatment. No trial reported any serious adverse effects. This literature review did not include studies involving patients with acute neck pain, neck and arm pain, neck pain due to whiplash, or those with headaches. In this rev...

Gene Variant Responsible for Acquiring Intellect and Memory in Humans Identified

...in that the gene expresses. Boffins say that the changes make humans' neuropsin II significantly different from the neuropsin made by other mammals. "It would be extremely exciting if the new form [of neuropsin] enhances learning and memory," the New Scientist quoted evolutionary biologist Jianzhi Zhang ...

US Drugmaker Slapped Huge Fine for Misleading Doctors Over Addictive Painkiller

...d, "during the past six years, we have implemented changes to our internal training, compliance and monitoring systems that seek to assure that similar events do not occur again." Generic firms, including Teva and Endo, had sold generic versions of Oxycontin, but have since stopped making the products and...

NIH Awards Emory $3.6 Million for Schizophrenia Gene Research

...predisposition. Despite the knowledge that genetic changes can lead to the disorder, however, few genes have ...says Dr. Warren, in combination with other genetic changes and/or environmental factors they may well contribute to one's overall risk of disease. Using cutt...

Higher Intake of Fish and Vitamin D Reduces the Risk of Age-related Macular Disease

...uld provide further information about whether diet changes or supplements could prevent the development of advanced AMD. In a related study, Niyati Parekh, Ph.D., R.D., of the University of the Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, and the University of WisconsinMadison, and colleagues analy...

List of Compounds That Causes Breast Cancer Identified

...risk of breast cancer significantly and women with changes in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have a seven-time greater risk of breast cancer, the US National Cancer Institute estimates. Genetic factors by themselves, however, cannot elucidate the outstanding disparity in cancer rates between regions. Wome...

Glucosamine-like Supplement Inhibits Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes

...hs and composition. Recent studies have shown that changes in these sugars are often associated with T-cell hyperactivity and autoimmune disease. In mouse models of both MS and type 1 diabetes, Demetriou and colleages found that GlcNAc prevented this hyperactivity and autoimmune response by increasing suga...

Female Reproductive Function Influenced by Childhood Environment

...he period before puberty as a sensitive phase when changes in environmental conditions positively impact on key developmental stages. Put very simply, the female body seems to monitor its environment throughout childhood and before puberty, to gauge when and at what rate it will be best to mature. It then se...

Talking With Families may Help Prevent Childhood Obesity

...ians can learn to help families move toward making changes in their health behaviors. For example, we teach p...ld have occurred by chance. "We encourage small changes which can lead to success," Schwartz said. "We help families find new alternatives to dining out, dr...

Patients Affected by Parkinsons may Be Benefited from Treadmill Exercise

...stem nerves in the body, the researchers looked at changes in dopamine levels. They observed that the subje...xercise on motor performance may be accompanied by changes in dopamine neurotransmission that are different in the injured subjects compared to the non-injured...

Teens Need to Eat More Fruits, Veggies to Prevent Obesity

...ity of Rochester Medical Center. Even still, small changes can completely reverse these data and adolescents ...sage across to adolescents and families that small changes can reap lifelong benefits, Foltz said. Doctors should be talking to their patients about nutrition,...

Effects on Breast Tumors of DNA Alternations in 3 Genes Described

... "In addition, it is now becoming clear that other changes in the DNA may also contribute to the development of cancer." The researchers analyzed methylation status in three genes, known as E-cadherin, p16 and retinoic acid B2 receptor (RAR-B2), using tissue samples from 887 breast cancers. The samples wer...

Investigating Coral Reefs to Help Understand Past and Future Climate Change

...s. This will enable us to decipher between natural changes and whats out of the ordinary, explained Gilbert C...w salinity range of 35-36 per ml. Any ecological changes affecting the narrow requirements of the coral reef environment will lead to changes in coral reef g...

Memory Loss Linked to Cognitive Disorders

...udy has developed the first images of the physical changes in brain cells thought to underlie memory thus lin...ries are laid down. Seeing memory-related physical changes to synapses means that we can at last use mouse models to test if the effects of retardation, aging ...

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