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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Study Finds Treatment With Anti-TNFs Reduces The Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Rheumatoid Arthritis
http://mnt.to/a/46Cb
Results from a retrospective analysis of contemporary data presented at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, predict, based on estimates from a multivariate regression model, that the cumulative use of anti-tumour necrosis factor drugs (anti-TNFs) for one, two, or three years is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events by 24%, 42% and 56% in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) respectively, compared to not using anti-TNF therapies (adjusting for background use of methotrexate or other disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs [DMARDs]).
Anti-TNFs For Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Can Increase The Risk Of Shingles By Up To 75 Percent
http://mnt.to/a/46C9
Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor medications (anti-TNFs) have a 75% greater risk of developing herpes zoster, or shingles, than patients treated with traditional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to a meta-analysis presented at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
The Extreme Elderly Suffer Nearly Two-Thirds Of American Osteoporotic Hip Fractures
http://mnt.to/a/46Cc
A new American study presented at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, calls for more aggressive management of osteoporosis in the extreme elderly as the true impact of osteoporotic hip fractures in those aged 80 years or older is unveiled.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
How Cancers Spread At Cellular Level - Scientists Find Clues
http://mnt.to/a/46D2
The fact that different types of tumors only spread to particular, select organs has been known to cancer researchers for longer than a century. However, so far scientists have been unable to determine the 'soil and seed' theory of 1889, which is the underlying mechanism behind organ-specific metastasis.
Some Fetal Cells Can Migrate Into Maternal Organs During Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/46BS
A pregnant woman's blood stream contains not only her own cells, but a small number of her child's, as well, and some of them remain in her internal organs long after the baby is born. Understanding the origin and identity of these cells is vital to understanding their potential effects on a mother's long-term health.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Study Finds Treatment With Anti-TNFs Reduces The Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Rheumatoid Arthritis
http://mnt.to/a/46Cb
Results from a retrospective analysis of contemporary data presented at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, predict, based on estimates from a multivariate regression model, that the cumulative use of anti-tumour necrosis factor drugs (anti-TNFs) for one, two, or three years is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events by 24%, 42% and 56% in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) respectively, compared to not using anti-TNF therapies (adjusting for background use of methotrexate or other disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs [DMARDs]).
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** COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE News **
Risk For Cardiovascular Disease In Teens May Decreased With Meditation
http://mnt.to/a/46Cf
Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.In a study of 62 black teens with high blood pressure, those who meditated twice a day for 15 minutes had lower left ventricular mass, an indicator of future cardiovascular disease, than a control group, said Dr.
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** EPILEPSY News **
68 Percent Of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Patients Achieve Seizure-Freedom In
http://mnt.to/a/46BT
A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), report that the occurrence of generalized tonic-clonic seizures preceded by bilateral myoclonic seizures, and AED polytherapy significantly predicted poor long-term seizure outcome.
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Fish Oil Prevents Age-Related Loss Of Vision
http://mnt.to/a/46CZ
Loss of vision due to age can potentially be prevented by DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish. The study, which was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science demonstrated that lab models fed with DHA did not accumulate the toxic molecule that usually builds up in the retina with age and therefore preventing age-related loss of vision.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Ulcerative Colitis Patients Can Improve Remission Rates By Adding VSL#3 Probiotic To Traditional Therapies
http://mnt.to/a/46C8
As one of the few probiotics with medical food designation for specific illnesses, VSL#3® has been the subject of a collection of more than 80 studies that have demonstrated its use in the dietary management of IBS, ulcerative colitis, and an ileal pouch.
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** GENETICS News **
Discovery Alters Traditional View Of How Prostate Cancer Develops
http://mnt.to/a/46BW
A team of UC Davis investigators has found that a genetic mutation may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer. The mutation of the so-called p53 (or Tp53) gene was previously implicated in late disease progression, but until now has never been shown to act as an initiating factor.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Scientists Discover A Stem Cell That Causes Heart Disease
http://mnt.to/a/46CW
UC Berkeley scientists published a report this week in the journal Nature Communications saying that they have isolated a type of stem cell that causes heart disease in later life. The research is profound because it contradicts much of the generally accepted theories of what causes arterial hardening, and the concept may also relate to many other diseases could the associated stem cells be pinpointed.
Risk For Cardiovascular Disease In Teens May Decreased With Meditation
http://mnt.to/a/46Cf
Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.In a study of 62 black teens with high blood pressure, those who meditated twice a day for 15 minutes had lower left ventricular mass, an indicator of future cardiovascular disease, than a control group, said Dr.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Risk For Cardiovascular Disease In Teens May Decreased With Meditation
http://mnt.to/a/46Cf
Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.In a study of 62 black teens with high blood pressure, those who meditated twice a day for 15 minutes had lower left ventricular mass, an indicator of future cardiovascular disease, than a control group, said Dr.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Anti-TNFs For Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Can Increase The Risk Of Shingles By Up To 75 Percent
http://mnt.to/a/46C9
Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor medications (anti-TNFs) have a 75% greater risk of developing herpes zoster, or shingles, than patients treated with traditional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to a meta-analysis presented at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism.
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** IRRITABLE-BOWEL SYNDROME News **
Ulcerative Colitis Patients Can Improve Remission Rates By Adding VSL#3 Probiotic To Traditional Therapies
http://mnt.to/a/46C8
As one of the few probiotics with medical food designation for specific illnesses, VSL#3® has been the subject of a collection of more than 80 studies that have demonstrated its use in the dietary management of IBS, ulcerative colitis, and an ileal pouch.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Physicists Use Ultrafast Lasers To Create First Tabletop X-Ray Device
http://mnt.to/a/46Cg
An international research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has generated the first laser-like beams of X-rays from a tabletop device, paving the way for major advances in many fields including medicine, biology and nanotechnology development.
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
How Cancers Spread At Cellular Level - Scientists Find Clues
http://mnt.to/a/46D2
The fact that different types of tumors only spread to particular, select organs has been known to cancer researchers for longer than a century. However, so far scientists have been unable to determine the 'soil and seed' theory of 1889, which is the underlying mechanism behind organ-specific metastasis.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Ulcerative Colitis Patients Can Improve Remission Rates By Adding VSL#3 Probiotic To Traditional Therapies
http://mnt.to/a/46C8
As one of the few probiotics with medical food designation for specific illnesses, VSL#3® has been the subject of a collection of more than 80 studies that have demonstrated its use in the dietary management of IBS, ulcerative colitis, and an ileal pouch.
Increasing Fruit And Vegetable Consumption May Help In Smoking Cessation
http://mnt.to/a/46BV
If you're trying to quit smoking, eating more fruits and vegetables may help you quit and stay tobacco-free for longer, according to a new study published online by University at Buffalo public health researchers.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Can TV Undermine Self-Esteem In Children? Sometimes
http://mnt.to/a/46CY
Whether watching TV has a positive or negative impact on children depends on their gender and race. A new study published in Communication Research reveals that in the long run, watching TV can make white and black girl or black boys feel worse about themselves, whilst the opposite is true for white boys.
68 Percent Of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Patients Achieve Seizure-Freedom In
http://mnt.to/a/46BT
A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), report that the occurrence of generalized tonic-clonic seizures preceded by bilateral myoclonic seizures, and AED polytherapy significantly predicted poor long-term seizure outcome.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Some Fetal Cells Can Migrate Into Maternal Organs During Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/46BS
A pregnant woman's blood stream contains not only her own cells, but a small number of her child's, as well, and some of them remain in her internal organs long after the baby is born. Understanding the origin and identity of these cells is vital to understanding their potential effects on a mother's long-term health.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Discovery Alters Traditional View Of How Prostate Cancer Develops
http://mnt.to/a/46BW
A team of UC Davis investigators has found that a genetic mutation may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer. The mutation of the so-called p53 (or Tp53) gene was previously implicated in late disease progression, but until now has never been shown to act as an initiating factor.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Can TV Undermine Self-Esteem In Children? Sometimes
http://mnt.to/a/46CY
Whether watching TV has a positive or negative impact on children depends on their gender and race. A new study published in Communication Research reveals that in the long run, watching TV can make white and black girl or black boys feel worse about themselves, whilst the opposite is true for white boys.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
Physicists Use Ultrafast Lasers To Create First Tabletop X-Ray Device
http://mnt.to/a/46Cg
An international research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has generated the first laser-like beams of X-rays from a tabletop device, paving the way for major advances in many fields including medicine, biology and nanotechnology development.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Fish Oil Prevents Age-Related Loss Of Vision
http://mnt.to/a/46CZ
Loss of vision due to age can potentially be prevented by DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish. The study, which was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science demonstrated that lab models fed with DHA did not accumulate the toxic molecule that usually builds up in the retina with age and therefore preventing age-related loss of vision.
The Extreme Elderly Suffer Nearly Two-Thirds Of American Osteoporotic Hip Fractures
http://mnt.to/a/46Cc
A new American study presented at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, calls for more aggressive management of osteoporosis in the extreme elderly as the true impact of osteoporotic hip fractures in those aged 80 years or older is unveiled.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Increasing Fruit And Vegetable Consumption May Help In Smoking Cessation
http://mnt.to/a/46BV
If you're trying to quit smoking, eating more fruits and vegetables may help you quit and stay tobacco-free for longer, according to a new study published online by University at Buffalo public health researchers.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Scientists Discover A Stem Cell That Causes Heart Disease
http://mnt.to/a/46CW
UC Berkeley scientists published a report this week in the journal Nature Communications saying that they have isolated a type of stem cell that causes heart disease in later life. The research is profound because it contradicts much of the generally accepted theories of what causes arterial hardening, and the concept may also relate to many other diseases could the associated stem cells be pinpointed.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Some Fetal Cells Can Migrate Into Maternal Organs During Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/46BS
A pregnant woman's blood stream contains not only her own cells, but a small number of her child's, as well, and some of them remain in her internal organs long after the baby is born. Understanding the origin and identity of these cells is vital to understanding their potential effects on a mother's long-term health.
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