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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Senior doctor raises concern over advertising of some prescription drugs in the US
http://mnt.to/l/4hvG
Drinking and genes may collide during adolescence
http://mnt.to/l/4hv3
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Statin 'combats cognitive decline after surgery'
http://mnt.to/l/4htG
A new study has found that a commonly used statin called atoravastatin reduces inflammation, protects neurons and improves memory in the brains of mice.
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** BACK PAIN News **
For spinal fractures, vertebral augmentation offers greater patient survival and overall cost savings
http://mnt.to/l/4hvs
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Rapid increase in use of novel oral anticoagulants in very elderly patients under scrutiny
http://mnt.to/l/4hvd
Is warfarin always the best choice?
http://mnt.to/l/4htM
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
5-fold increase in high cholesterol risk to offspring when mother has high cholesterol before pregnancy
http://mnt.to/l/4hvw
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** CROHN'S / IBD News **
In mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease, stem cell transplant repairs damaged gut
http://mnt.to/l/4htR
Pioneering study helps define the role of drug level monitoring to guide infliximab dosing in inflammatory bowel disease
http://mnt.to/l/4htQ
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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **
The world's first CE approved medical device standalone software hearing aid
http://mnt.to/l/4hvF
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Study finds that ghrelin, produced during stressful situations, primes the brain for post-traumatic stress disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4htV
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Software enables yoga for the blind
http://mnt.to/l/4hvc
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** FERTILITY News **
Women may be stopping IVF treatment prematurely
http://mnt.to/l/4hv6
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
Flu virus wipes out first wave of immune response
http://mnt.to/l/4hwq
Flu virus exploits the high-affinity virus-specific receptors on memory B cells to enter these immune cells, disrupt their antibody production and kill them.
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** GENETICS News **
Biological clock: breast tissue ages faster than body
http://mnt.to/l/4hwB
A new 'clock' has been created that measures biological and chronological age in tissue. Findings reveal that even healthy breast tissue in women is older than tissue in the body.
Differences in gene regulation between humans and chimpanzees more complex than thought
http://mnt.to/l/4hvp
For the first time scientists fundamentally change genetic code
http://mnt.to/l/4hv9
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** HEALTH INSURANCE / MEDICAL INSURANCE News **
Study in teens & young adults may help predict if health insurance expansion will cut ER use
http://mnt.to/l/4htS
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Cardiac rehab programs worth the cost
http://mnt.to/l/4hvB
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Soil-based bacteria discovered in humans 'may trigger MS'
http://mnt.to/l/4hvN
Researchers have discovered a type B Clostrodium bacteria for the first time in a human with multiple sclerosis, suggesting the bacteria may trigger the disease.
Increasing number of U.S. adolescents lack antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 1
http://mnt.to/l/4hvz
Difficult-to-diagnose immunodeficiency disorder CVID caused by mutation in NFKB2 gene
http://mnt.to/l/4hv2
Treating parasitic infections with statin, osteoporosis drug combo
http://mnt.to/l/4htT
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Higher rates of liver cancer in men explained by Men-only hepatitis B mutation
http://mnt.to/l/4htH
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
Surgical planning aided by 3D images generated from PET/CT scans
http://mnt.to/l/4htL
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
The brains of retired American football players show unusual activity
http://mnt.to/l/4hvr
Psychologists report new insights on human brain, consciousness
http://mnt.to/l/4hvb
Bird model used to study the neural mechanisms underlying speech and language in humans
http://mnt.to/l/4htF
Is long-term response to traumatic brain injury affected by genetic variability?
http://mnt.to/l/4htD
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Low-fiber diet tied to higher cardiometabolic risk
http://mnt.to/l/4hwk
Analysis of 1999-2010 NHANES data from 23,168 American men and non-pregnant women aged 20+ shows significant link between low dietary fiber intake and cardiometabolic risks.
'Traffic-light' labeling more effective than the standard nutritional labeling available on packaged products
http://mnt.to/l/4htX
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** OVARIAN CANCER News **
Treatment of ovarian cancer may be improved by nanotech system, cellular heating
http://mnt.to/l/4hvh
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Probiotics for protecting premature infants from common, life-threatening illness
http://mnt.to/l/4hvq
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Researchers use gesture and voice to control 3d molecular graphics
http://mnt.to/l/4htJ
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** PHARMACY / PHARMACIST News **
Wide variation found in the use of both effective and potentially harmful medications across US
http://mnt.to/l/4hvC
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Online breast milk 'bad for babies'
http://mnt.to/l/4hwD
Researchers found that around three-quarters of breast milk samples purchased online contained high levels of harmful bacteria, with some containing fecal matter and salmonella.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Comparison of male and female doctors: females better but males more productive
http://mnt.to/l/4hvf
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Learning new skills keeps aging minds sharp
http://mnt.to/l/4hwC
Challenging yourself to keep learning new skills may be the key to keeping your mind sharp as you grow older, researchers from Texas say.
Women 'attracted to low-voiced men who cheat'
http://mnt.to/l/4hvv
A study from McMaster University suggests that women are attracted to men who have low-pitched voices for short-term relationships, but believe they are more likely to cheat.
Study looks at antipsychotic prescribing in District of Columbia nursing homes
http://mnt.to/l/4htY
Economic decisions and racial bias
http://mnt.to/l/4htK
Link between death from drugs like oxycodone and disadvantaged neighborhoods, fragmented families
http://mnt.to/l/4htC
Marmosets study may illuminate what goes awry in human communication disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4htB
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Medically untrained interviewers observe subtle movements and facial features to predict your demise
http://mnt.to/l/4hvy
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
Regulatory balance for probiotics requested of the FDA
http://mnt.to/l/4htz
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Discovery could slow ravages of aging
http://mnt.to/l/4hvJ
Groundbreaking project looks at dementia, other health factors in the 'oldest old'
http://mnt.to/l/4hvn
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Reducing tobacco consumption among low-income smokers
http://mnt.to/l/4hvj
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Modest marketing could boost physical activity in parks
http://mnt.to/l/4hvm
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** STROKE News **
Assistive technology offers a brighter future for locked-in syndrome
http://mnt.to/l/4hvx
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
New anti-leishmanial drug candidate
http://mnt.to/l/4hv8
Bilharzia, its treatment during pregnancy and effect on the offspring
http://mnt.to/l/4hv5
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Women with common forms of incontinence harbor varying bladder bacteria
http://mnt.to/l/4hvg
Study finds vitamin D does not contribute to kidney stones
http://mnt.to/l/4htP
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Traffic-related air pollution a substantial public health concern
http://mnt.to/l/4htZ
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