News tagged with magic bullet
Healing hormone provides hope for brain injury
If Don Stein were the kind of man who listened to what others said, he would have shut down his lab years ago. The Emory neuroscientist spent more than two decades investigating progesterone as a treatment ...
Medical research
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Anthropologists study effects of modernization on physical activity, heart disease
Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, and a sedentary lifestyle is often cited as a major contributing factor. Among the Tsimane, an indigenous population in the lowlands of Bolivia's ...
Health
Feb 01, 2013 |
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US doctors defeat leukemia with modified HIV (Update)
US doctors say they have saved a seven-year-old girl who was close to dying from leukemia by pioneering the use of an unlikely ally: a modified form of the HIV virus.
Medical research
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Probiotics show potential to minimize C. difficile
(Medical Xpress)—New cases of C. difficile-associated diarrhea among hospitalized patients taking antibiotics can be reduced by two-thirds with the use of probiotics, according to new research published Monday in the Annals of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Soy: No effect on menopausal hot flashes
(Medical Xpress)—A team of investigators led by UC Davis found that eating soy products such as soy milk and tofu did not prevent the onset of hot flashes and night sweats as women entered menopause.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Researcher documents links between nutrients, genes and cancer spread
More than 40 plant-based compounds can turn on genes that slow the spread of cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by a Washington State University researcher.
Cancer
Aug 27, 2012 |
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HIV prevention measures must include behavioral strategies to work, says APA
A drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according ...
HIV & AIDS
May 14, 2012 |
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Consumers need simple, concise messages about benefits of phytonutrients
An expert panel at the Institute of Food Technologists' Wellness 12 meeting urged the food industry to find simple yet powerful language to tell consumers about the many benefits of a diet rich in phytonutrients.
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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Overall quality of pregnant woman's diet affects risk for two birth defects, study shows
The overall quality of a pregnant woman's diet is linked with risk for two types of serious birth defects, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has shown. In the study, women who ate better before and ...
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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