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...everal studies have shown autism runs in families, leading researchers to believe the disease has a genetic basis. Others have suggested a role for obstetric complications. Researchers studied the medical records for children born with autism between 1980 and 1995, comparing them with their siblings and chi...Fruits found To Be Good For Eyes
...g more fruit might help protect the eyes against a leading cause of age-related blindness , say researchers.In a large study conducted involving // men and women it was found that those who consumed at least three servings of fruit a day had a 36-percent lower risk of developing age-related maculopathy than...Obese Kids Also Prone To Heart Attacks
...o potentially have issues with reduced blood flow, leading to a heart attack. Adverse geometric changes are more prevalent and severe in young patients with extreme obesity. During the study, researchers conducted ultrasounds of more than 340 obese patients, ages 5 to 23.It was found that greater the body m...Passive Smoking A Health Hazard Unnoticed
...nt. Past studies placed that number at 30 percent, leading researchers to believe that the risks of passive smoking may have been underestimated. Thus researchers say their results show evidence, suggesting that exposure to passive smoking is a public health hazard and should be minimized ....Genetic Breakthrough in Common Eye Problem
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the developed world. New research finds a genetic defect that could be involved with this disease. The discovery also helps // researchers understand the true complexity of this disease. Researchers collected blo...Adopting Easier Methods To Screen Insulin Resistance
...nsulin resistance is a major medical problem often leading to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Being overweight greatly increases the odds // someone will be insulin resistant, but not all overweight or obese people are afflicted. The insulin suppression test used to identify insulin resistance, however,...More Research Required For COPD
...dy by the year 2020, in fact, it will be the third leading cause of death worldwide. Right now, COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in developed nations, including the United States. According to the report, COPD is c...Hormone Leptin Found To Be Effective In Treating Women With Infertility Problems
... often have a negative energy balance as a result, leading the body to revert back to a prepubescent state. The study was conducted among 14 competitive female athletes with about 40-percent less body fat than the average women. Eight of the women received the hormone, while the others served as controls. A...fMRI Offers Insight Into An Infants Brain
... study finds the brain's left hemisphere plays the leading role in processing most language functions beginning almost immediately after birth. Researchers are using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to study infant brain activity in response to speech. They say this is the first time fMRI has...Women Smokers More Prone To Lung Cancer
Currently, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States. New research shows women // have double the risk of developing lung cancer from smoking than do men. Researchers in New York studied nearly 3,000 men and women ages 40 and older with so...The Link Between Pregnancy and Restless Legs Syndrome
...d group. Symptoms after delivery rapidly improved, leading researchers to believe hormones, rather than iron deficiency, play a role in this form of RLS. Of the 606 women in the study, about 26 percent reported having RLS. Of these women, 101 reported experiencing the condition for the first time. One-fourt...The Link Between Pregnancy and Restless Legs Syndrome
...d group. Symptoms after delivery rapidly improved, leading researchers to believe hormones, rather than iron deficiency, play a role in this form of RLS. Of the 606 women in the study, about 26 percent reported having RLS. Of these women, 101 reported experiencing the condition for the first time. One-fourt...Obesity A Risk Factor For Stroke
Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability and death in Western countries. Because few efficient therapies exist, prevention // remains the best approach. Obesity in middle-aged men can have a significant impact on stroke risk, doubling its likelihood later in life, accor...Genes Linked To Cigarette Addiction
... clearance also boosts brain exposure to nicotine, leading to a greater chance of becoming addicted....Green Tea Might Help Patients With Prostate Cancer
...one of the most common male cancers and the second leading cause of cancer death in men.// Findings from a recent study suggests that green tea may help fight prostate cancer . The study, conducted in a mouse model of human prostate cancer, showed that substances called polyphenols present in the drink com...Shorter Radiation Schedules Found To Be More Effective For Patients With Breast Cancer
...e for radiation treatment is a major inconvenience leading them to choose mastectomy instead of breast conservation. Researchers studied women who received a four-week course of radiation therapy, with an incorporated boost. An incorporated boost is a higher dose of radiation that is given to the site of th...Understanding The Origin Of Tumors
Tumors of unknown origin are the eighth leading type of cancers. Researchers say a new testing method called Gene Expression Profiling // may now help identify where tumors first begin to grow. They say the testing method is about 86-percent accurate in determining a tumor’s origin. Specialists s...WHO hopes to wipe away Iodine deficiency diseases by 2005
...s with mental development, neurological impairment leading to poor school performance, reduced intellectual ability and impaired work capacity. Iodine deficiency is seen in people who live away from the sea where the soil content is low in Iodine. WHO recommends universal salt iodization, namely the use of...Effective Treatment Option For Macular Degeneration
...revalence. Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of irreversible, severe vision loss in people 50 years of age and older. // Two new studies show a therapy known as pegaptanib (Macugen) is an effective treatment for age-related, "wet" macular degeneration. The trials were conducted at 117 c......betes researchers that insufficient sleep could be leading to a cascade of disorders, few in the general medicine profession or in the lay public have yet made the connection." The authors stress the need to investigate whether intervention in sleep disorders could help reduce obesity's negative effects o...Other Tagsjust 2just 3just 4just 5just 6just 7just 8just 9just 10drink 2drink 3drink 4drink 5drink 6drink 7drink 8drink 9drink 10nicotine 2nicotine 3nicotine 4nicotine 5nicotine 6nicotine 7nicotine 8nicotine 9kick 2kick 3kick 4kick 5disclosure 2care 2care 3care 4care 5care 6care 7care 8care 9care 10geographic 2geographic 3geographic 4balance 2balance 3balance 4balance 5balance 6balance 7balance 8balance 9platform 2platform 3platform 4Other Contentsroseolacuffcuffcuffrotatorrotatorrotatorroundwormsroundwormsrubellarubellarubellarubellacementcementcementrubberrubberrubberrubberrubberrubberrubeola
(Date:12/3/2009)...io Badescu Skin Care,s cult favorite Drying Lotion...receiving a 2009 ELLE Beauty Award , ...scu Skin Care,s Drying Lotion has long been a cult...ers, and skin care divas, but its selection by ELL...siderable leap into the mainstream limelight., , ,...
(Date:12/3/2009)...nomic downturn causes demand for affordable drug a...icut cites a sharp increase in demand for its serv...is which has led to an increase in alcoholic binge... (PRWEB) December 3, 2009 -- M...sees a huge spike in demand for its services due t...
(Date:12/3/2009)...linger about whether they cause brain cancer, , ...ether cell phones cause brain cancer has been a su...previous evidence suggesting that they don,t. ,...umors in Scandinavia found no substantial change i...spread, according to the report in the Dec. 3 onli...
(Date:12/3/2009)...f., Dec. 3 The Board of...udies unanimously voted to elect three new member...red Dotzler is co-founder and Managing Director o... investing $650 million from three funds in early ...Dotzler founded Medicus Venture Partners in 1989. ...
(Date:12/3/2009)...nalysis understates key factors contributing to in...wswire/ -- A new actuarial analysis by Oliver Wyma...n the new individual market will be 54 percent hig...ation of healthcare reform under the Patient Prote...he impact of medical inflation. This would transl...
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(Date:12/3/2009)... a social snubbing? Your genetics, not your friend... that opium-like painkillers, called opioids, reli... emotional stress. Now, a new study reviewed by Fa...hat small genetic differences in the gene for the ...ple,s responses to social rejection. , In the s...
(Date:12/3/2009)...c snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austra...ive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El ...sphere Annular Mode), according to Dr. Marco Tedes...ences at The City College of New York. , Profe...at the CUNY Graduate Center, added that Antarctic ...
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