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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
One Quarter Of Teens Drive Under The Influence
http://mnt.to/a/4dc7
Nearly one in every four American teenagers drives under the influence, according to a study (survey) published by Liberty Mutual and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). The authors added that many teens who were surveyed believe driving under the influence does not affect their safety.
Research Shows Early Dialogue Between Parents And Children Most Effective In Deterring Teen Tobacco, Alcohol Use
http://mnt.to/a/4d99
Early, substantive dialogue between parents and their grade-school age children about the ills of tobacco and alcohol use can be more powerful in shaping teen behavior than advertising, marketing or peer pressure, a University of Texas at Arlington marketing researcher has shown.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Alzheimer's Gene Discovery Offers Hope For Preventive Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4d9F
Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting more than five million Americans, but currently there is no way to prevent, delay or stop its progression. A study published online by the Cell Press journal Neuron shows that a gene called CD33 contributes to Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting the ability of immune cells to remove toxic molecules in the brain.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Discovery Of Evolutionary Changes In The Brains Of Rats And Humans May Lead To Parkinson's Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4d9K
Most of us are familiar with the "winter blues," the depression-like symptoms known as "seasonal affective disorder," or SAD, that occurs when the shorter days of winter limit our exposure to natural light and make us more lethargic, irritable and anxious.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Tamoxifen And Coffee Consumption May Help Prevent Return Of Breast Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4d97
Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence, compared with their non-coffee drinking, Tamoxifen-taking counterparts.
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** GENETICS News **
Prostate Cancer Gains Powerful Advantage With Abrupt Intervals Of Complex, Large Scale DNA Reshuffling
http://mnt.to/a/4d9L
Cancer is typically thought to develop after genes gradually mutate over time, finally overwhelming the ability of a cell to control growth. But a new closer look at genomes in prostate cancer by an international team of researchers reveals that, in fact, genetic mutations occur in abrupt, periodic bursts, causing complex, large scale reshuffling of DNA driving the development of prostate cancer.
Genetically Engineered Crops May Be Necessary To Achieve Sustainable Agriculture In Europe
http://mnt.to/a/4d9H
The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). That's the conclusion of scientists who write in Trends in Plant Science, a Cell Press publication, based on case studies showing that the EU is undermining its own competitiveness in the agricultural sector to its own detriment and that of its humanitarian activities in the developing world.
Alzheimer's Gene Discovery Offers Hope For Preventive Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4d9F
Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting more than five million Americans, but currently there is no way to prevent, delay or stop its progression. A study published online by the Cell Press journal Neuron shows that a gene called CD33 contributes to Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting the ability of immune cells to remove toxic molecules in the brain.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Mitochondrial Quality Control Links Parkinson's Disease And Heart Failure
http://mnt.to/a/4d9M
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described a missing link in understanding how damage to the body's cellular power plants leads to Parkinson's disease and, perhaps surprisingly, to some forms of heart failure.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Hepatic Encephalopathy Reduced By Probiotics
http://mnt.to/a/4d9g
Probiotics could emerge as a treatment plan to manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE) therapy after a new study announced at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 found they significantly reduced development of the notoriously difficult-to-treat disease.
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
New Rewards And Penalties For Hospitals Proposed By Medicare
http://mnt.to/a/4dcw
Hospitals that take part in CMS' Inpatient Quality Reporting Program will receive 0.8% in extra payments, while those not successfully participating would have payments reduced by 2%, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed on Friday to the USA's 3,400 acute care hospitals.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Discovery Of Evolutionary Changes In The Brains Of Rats And Humans May Lead To Parkinson's Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4d9K
Most of us are familiar with the "winter blues," the depression-like symptoms known as "seasonal affective disorder," or SAD, that occurs when the shorter days of winter limit our exposure to natural light and make us more lethargic, irritable and anxious.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Mangos Help Regulate Blood Sugar Levels Among Obese People
http://mnt.to/a/4dc6
The positive health effects of Mangos have been recently explored and presented by researchers at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). They found that mangos have properties that can help regulate blood sugar levels among people suffering from obesity.
Hepatic Encephalopathy Reduced By Probiotics
http://mnt.to/a/4d9g
Probiotics could emerge as a treatment plan to manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE) therapy after a new study announced at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 found they significantly reduced development of the notoriously difficult-to-treat disease.
Tamoxifen And Coffee Consumption May Help Prevent Return Of Breast Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4d97
Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence, compared with their non-coffee drinking, Tamoxifen-taking counterparts.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Mangos Help Regulate Blood Sugar Levels Among Obese People
http://mnt.to/a/4dc6
The positive health effects of Mangos have been recently explored and presented by researchers at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). They found that mangos have properties that can help regulate blood sugar levels among people suffering from obesity.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Mitochondrial Quality Control Links Parkinson's Disease And Heart Failure
http://mnt.to/a/4d9M
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described a missing link in understanding how damage to the body's cellular power plants leads to Parkinson's disease and, perhaps surprisingly, to some forms of heart failure.
Discovery Of Evolutionary Changes In The Brains Of Rats And Humans May Lead To Parkinson's Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4d9K
Most of us are familiar with the "winter blues," the depression-like symptoms known as "seasonal affective disorder," or SAD, that occurs when the shorter days of winter limit our exposure to natural light and make us more lethargic, irritable and anxious.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
One Quarter Of Teens Drive Under The Influence
http://mnt.to/a/4dc7
Nearly one in every four American teenagers drives under the influence, according to a study (survey) published by Liberty Mutual and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). The authors added that many teens who were surveyed believe driving under the influence does not affect their safety.
Childhood Bullying Risk Increased By Poor Parenting - Including Overprotection
http://mnt.to/a/4d9J
Children who are exposed to negative parenting - including abuse, neglect but also overprotection - are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children.
Research Shows Early Dialogue Between Parents And Children Most Effective In Deterring Teen Tobacco, Alcohol Use
http://mnt.to/a/4d99
Early, substantive dialogue between parents and their grade-school age children about the ills of tobacco and alcohol use can be more powerful in shaping teen behavior than advertising, marketing or peer pressure, a University of Texas at Arlington marketing researcher has shown.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Prostate Cancer Gains Powerful Advantage With Abrupt Intervals Of Complex, Large Scale DNA Reshuffling
http://mnt.to/a/4d9L
Cancer is typically thought to develop after genes gradually mutate over time, finally overwhelming the ability of a cell to control growth. But a new closer look at genomes in prostate cancer by an international team of researchers reveals that, in fact, genetic mutations occur in abrupt, periodic bursts, causing complex, large scale reshuffling of DNA driving the development of prostate cancer.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Childhood Bullying Risk Increased By Poor Parenting - Including Overprotection
http://mnt.to/a/4d9J
Children who are exposed to negative parenting - including abuse, neglect but also overprotection - are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children.
Hepatic Encephalopathy Reduced By Probiotics
http://mnt.to/a/4d9g
Probiotics could emerge as a treatment plan to manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE) therapy after a new study announced at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 found they significantly reduced development of the notoriously difficult-to-treat disease.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
One Quarter Of Teens Drive Under The Influence
http://mnt.to/a/4dc7
Nearly one in every four American teenagers drives under the influence, according to a study (survey) published by Liberty Mutual and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). The authors added that many teens who were surveyed believe driving under the influence does not affect their safety.
Childhood Bullying Risk Increased By Poor Parenting - Including Overprotection
http://mnt.to/a/4d9J
Children who are exposed to negative parenting - including abuse, neglect but also overprotection - are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children.
Genetically Engineered Crops May Be Necessary To Achieve Sustainable Agriculture In Europe
http://mnt.to/a/4d9H
The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). That's the conclusion of scientists who write in Trends in Plant Science, a Cell Press publication, based on case studies showing that the EU is undermining its own competitiveness in the agricultural sector to its own detriment and that of its humanitarian activities in the developing world.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Research Shows Early Dialogue Between Parents And Children Most Effective In Deterring Teen Tobacco, Alcohol Use
http://mnt.to/a/4d99
Early, substantive dialogue between parents and their grade-school age children about the ills of tobacco and alcohol use can be more powerful in shaping teen behavior than advertising, marketing or peer pressure, a University of Texas at Arlington marketing researcher has shown.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Genetically Engineered Crops May Be Necessary To Achieve Sustainable Agriculture In Europe
http://mnt.to/a/4d9H
The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). That's the conclusion of scientists who write in Trends in Plant Science, a Cell Press publication, based on case studies showing that the EU is undermining its own competitiveness in the agricultural sector to its own detriment and that of its humanitarian activities in the developing world.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Natural Selection Evident In Women In Rural Gambia
http://mnt.to/a/4d9G
In many places around the world, people are living longer and are having fewer children. But that's not all. A study of people living in rural Gambia, published in the Cell Press journal Current Biology, shows that this modern-day "demographic transition" may lead women to be taller and slimmer, too.
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