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Arthritis drugs safer than previously declared

...published earlier, proves that the previous report exaggerated the risk that two drugs// show in raising the risk of cancer in those who use them. Research done by Dr. Eric Matteson and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, New York in May 2006, dealing with the study of two drugs 'Humira' and 'Remicad...

Women in the throes of depression portray differences in brain chemistry

...men, but not others, with major depression, showed exaggerated responses in this system when undergoing an emotional challenge." That emotional challenge was the summoning of memories of a very sad event in their lives, which the researchers asked the women to recall while they were lying in the positron emiss...

"Tribbles" Protein Implicated in Leukemia

...ells in the bone marrow. In AML, the uncontrolled, exaggerated growth and accumulation of white blood cells leads to anemia and a deficiency of normal white cells in the blood. AML is the most common type of leukemia in adults, with an estimated 10,100 new cases reported each year. Pear, also a researcher in ...

Zinc – A New Key Player In Brain Circuitr

...cantly, they found the mutant mouse shows the same exaggerated response to noise as children with the genetic disorder called "startle disease," or hyperekplexia. The findings shed light on a nagging mystery in neurobiology: why the connections among certain types of neurons contain considerable pools of free ...

Indian Jailed for Defrauding Britain's NHS

...y from the local primary care trust by claiming an exaggerated number of screenings, according to the Guardian. "Changing the dates of smear tests meant screenings that may have detected cancer would have been delayed," Scotland Yard said. "Vinod Thapar's actions not only resulted in public finances being fr...

The Psyche Behind Drug Commercials

...sults about the use of a particular drug have been exaggerated from a social approval angle. This study feels that the pharma companies should exercise caution in the content of the advertisement too. Reacting to this study, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturer’s Association said that the advertisement...

Improving Body Image Key to Treating Eating Disorders

...dy dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a distorted view and exaggerated vision of their appearance. Changing that distorted image is an important part of the treatment process for patients with eating disorders. "Body image disturbance is one of the most difficult things to change when treating an eating disorder and i...

New Research Shows That Flu is a Trigger of Heart Attacks

...otic plaques undergo sudden changes, mainly due to exaggerated inflammation, leading to rupture of these vulnerable plaques and subsequent formation of clots resulting in heart attacks. "This study shows that flu is an important trigger of heart attacks because flu is a severe infection, with high incidence r...

Tamil Nadu Doctor Denies His Teenaged Son's Surgery feat; Terms It Conspiracy

...l the newspapers and television channels is a lie, exaggerated lie. There's not even a one percent truth in this. It is a total lie. Those who are jealous of my work have spread it. My son was not at all involved in any surgical procedure. My version is that I am a surgeon and I performed the surgery," he said. ...

Amy Winehouse Admits She's a 'terrible Drunk'

...inger added that she doesn't know if the media has exaggerated her problem. She added that when she is sloshed she is terribly so, and that maybe it is due to 'boredom'. "My drinking has replaced weed; I still have a problem. Well, I have had problems with booze...Do the papers exaggerate the problem? Perhap...

Clamor for Catheter-based Ablation Increasing Among Heart Patients in US

...blation cure rates, while promising, may have been exaggerated by shortcomings in the designs of the clinical trials that supplied the data. And they say many patients do not fully understand the likelihood at least 30 percent according to many studies that they will need subsequent ablations. Patients may a...

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