Archive for July, 2008

New gene clues to schizophrenia risk (AFP)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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PARIS (AFP) - Three studies published on Wednesday unveil flaws in several chromosomes that highlight an inherited vulnerability to schizophrenia. (Read the full post about ‘New gene clues to schizophrenia risk (AFP)’…)

Few aware that smoking can cause bladder cancer (Reuters)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While most people know that smoking (just quit smoking - try stop smoking patch) be possible to cause lung cancer, a new study shows that few know that it is a major risk factor for bladder cancer — even among people who have the illness.

In a research review published in the Journal of Urology, investigators found that in one recent study, just over one third of adults knew that smoking raises the risk of bladder cancer.

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New Clues to How Cancer Spreads (HealthDay)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay news) — New clues near to in what state cancer spreads from one area of the visible form to another have been discovered by a University of North Carolina School of Medicine researcher.

Cells called fibrocytes — which take a trip around the body and rush to the site of an damage to aid in healing — may create "premetastatic niches" from one side which cancer cells can invade healthy organs, said Dr.

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Sugarless gummy bears may battle cavities (Reuters)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gummy bears containing a sugar substitute called xylitol seem to reduce cavity-causing bacteria on juvenile children's teeth suggesting, researchers say, that candy could be turned into a weapon against tooth (try professional plasma tooth whitening kit) decay.

Xylitol is a natural sweetener found in various berries, corn, birch and other plant sources.

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FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm (AP)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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WASHINGTON - The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said Wednesday.

Dr. David Acheson, the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety chief, called the finding a key breakthrough in the case, taken in the character of did another health official.

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Medivation Alzheimer’s drug helps — if used early (Reuters)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A drug for Alzheimer's disease made by Medivation Inc kept symptoms at bay for 18 months, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, but people who got the mix with drugs after first agitation a placebo fared less well, suggesting early treatment is best.

The latest results, substance presented at the Alzheimer's Association's international collection of people in Chicago, found Dimebon was safe and continued to benefit people who took it against a year and a half.

"The most important thing from my stop of view is there were no new safety issues that emerged with longer exposure of the patients," said Dr.

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Baxter Alzheimer’s drug effective at 9 months: study (Reuters)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Alzheimer's disease patients treated with Baxter International Inc's Gammagard for nine months maintained cognitive function and in some cases improved it, according to an interim dissection of data from a small study.

"If successful, it should actually alter the long-term race of the illness, and the effects should persist for a very long time," Dr.

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ER docs: Don’t text and walk, skate — or cook

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

ER docs: Don’t text and walk, skate — or cook
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  By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press CHICAGO — The warning came too late in the place of Barack Obama’s director: Don’t walk and text at the same time. Obama aide Valerie Jarrett fell off a Chicago curb several weeks ago while her thumbs were flying on her Blackberry. “I didn’t see the sidewalk and I twisted my ankle,” Jarrett said. “It was a nice wake-up call for me to be a lot more careful in the future, because I clearly wasn’t paying attention and I should have.” Jarrett got off easy and didn’t extremity medical attention. But in an alert issued this week, the American College of Emergency Physicians warns of the danger of more serious accidents involving oblivious texters. (Read the full post about ‘ER docs: Don’t text and walk, skate — or cook’…)

Food ads target kids, FTC reports

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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   OBESITY COMPLICATIONS  YOU CLICKED: WEEK’S MOST POPULAR HEALTH STORIES1: Feds: Climate change to enterprise 'irreversible' health risks2: Individual health policies leave many behind3: vitamin ( buy vitamin a & d) D tests soar as deficiency, diseases linked4: Pre-diabetes must be treated, doctors urge5: Global warming may raise kidney stone risk6: Safety of heart drug vytorin scrutinizedNo. 7-10: Cell phone cancer risks and more  By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Marketing food and drinks to children these days occurs through more than conscientious a few television ads. It involves promotional displays at grocery stores and packaging that directs them to websites to the sort of they can operate games, win prizes or send e-cards to a friend. (Read the full post about ‘Food ads target kids, FTC reports’…)

Advances Made Against Alzheimer’s Disease (HealthDay)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay news)– New reports on same different approaches to treating Alzheimer's disease could one day lead to better therapies for the mind-robbing condition, experts say.

A trio of studies that were expected to be presented Wednesday at the Alzheimer's Association 2008 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Chicago noted progress made on three different treatment fronts.

The first verdict involved a trial of a drug called dimebon, an antihistamine widely available in Russia, that is being tried for Alzheimer's disease even though there is no theoretical basis for its use in treating this condition.

"We don't understand what the mechanism of action is," said Dr.

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