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...such as Apert's syndrome, which struck Alyssa, and similar disorders. Their bones fuse together abnormally so the head and face can't grow, leaving sunken faces and misaligned jaws. It's not just a problem of appearance. Often, the malformed head causes problems with eating, breathing, hearing and vision. S...

Arthritis Drug May Cause Liver Damage

...gh thousands more people use methotrexate. Citing similar reactions abroad, the European Union last year warned patients and doctors about Arava's toxicity, Wolfe said. He wants the FDA to go further and ban Arava's sales. The FDA said it would carefully consider Wolfe's petition. A spokeswoman for Arava m...

Cathine leads to mental health disorder

...es are packed with the chemical cathine and have a similar effect to amphetamines when chewed. They say the drug, which is banned in the US and most other European countries, is causing massive mental health problems among their young men....

Alzheimer's with psychosis runs in families

...so possible that affected siblings were exposed to similar early childhood environmental factors that may play a role in Alzheimer's....

Women benefit from consuming fish

...ek, researchers say in a study that found benefits similar to those previously// seen in men. It is one of fi...weekly reduced their risk 36%. Past studies showed similar benefits for men, but this was the first to look specifically at the effect in women. A study last y...

Blood test may aid foretell Alzheimer's

...Medicine in St. Louis said it is unclear whether a similar blood test would work in people, but the findings ...a mouse antibody, Holtzman cautioned, so whether a similar human antibody exists to draw this plaque from the brain into the blood in people remains untested. ...

Tamoxifen does not adversely affect the brain

...evealed. According to researchers, tamoxifen has a similar effect on the brain to oestrogen, which has been linked with potentially neuroprotective action //against cognitive decline. The researchers used proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to determine levels of the cerebral metabolite myo-inositol, whi...

A hormone may decrease Menopause Symptoms

...s thigh and calf. Side effects of Estrasorb were similar to placebo and consistent with estrogens as a class, with the most common being endometrial disorder, breast pain, vaginal hemorrhage and infection, the Columbia, Maryland-based company said....

Chemotherapy Pill Has Fewer Side Effects Than IV

... colorectal cancer as intravenous treatment with a similar drug.Patients taking the pill capecitabine survived just as long as those on standard chemotherapy, but the pill caused fewer side effects.// Capecitabine is the oral form of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), the chemotherapy regimen most commonly used to treat...

Identifying bacteria made amiable

...cteria strain identification. DNA chips work in a similar way to microarrays. "It|s just a way of putting lots and lots of different bits of DNA onto a solid support and then subjecting that to some sort of reaction," explained Dr Giffard. They allow researchers to look at individual bases in a sample. Th...

High Altitude ‘Speeds up ageing process

...earchers looked at a control group of 160 women of similar age and ethnic origin who lived at just 150 m above sea level. //They found concentrations of the hormones DHEA and DHEAS (dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate) rose more slowly during puberty in women living at high altitudes. ...

Elevating Manganese Levels hold back HIV

...normal levels of manganese lower the activity of a similar enzyme used by a virus-like component of yeast. Further research determined increasing manganese also lowers the activity of HIV's reverse transcriptase, which could block replication of the virus and help prevent it from causing acquired immune def...

Anorexia in boys is common too

Researchers from Spain noted that, similar to girls, boys with anorexia can develop debilitat...d reduced bone mineral density. This proportion is similar to that seen in girls with the disorder, with previous studies documenting loss of bone strength in ...

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

... to spot a pattern of behavior in the IED patients similar to that found in people with injuries to the brain...mbling task. According to the researchers, this is similar to patients' everyday situations in which they react to problems with aggression, despite the possib...

Birth weight may be influenced by genes

...Ha said he has no reason to doubt that DNA plays a similar role in people. In fact, a study published earlier this year found that while women smokers were more likely to have a low birth weight baby, the odds were greatest among women with certain genetic make-ups. Environmental factors like maternal smoki...

Increase in renal problems

...that it might be possible to link the results with similar events that occur in the nervous system in other disorders, such as in Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease. “However, more studies are needed to determine if this could be useful in humans,” he said. The researchers are hopeful that antioxidants mi...

A new method to help smokers quit

...t adverse events were moderate and were considered similar to those experienced by individuals using nicotine gum. Also, in general, those who used more of the active lozenges daily were more likely to remain abstinent over time. According to researchers, the new nicotine lozenge is an effective and safe tr...

Role of Diet in Oral Cancer

...d causes of mouth cancer (tobacco and alcohol) and similar results from comparable studies done recently in the United States and elsewhere....

Developing HIV fighter

...ansky said there have been difficulties in getting similar strategies to work in clinical settings. In lab tests, the RNA reduced, but did not eliminate, the virus, and thus Mansky said it might be useful in addition to the current drugs used to combat AIDS. RNA is present in most cells, carrying genetic in...

Detering memory problems

... the retinal vessels, which may be a reflection of similar pathological changes in the brain."...

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