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Topic: General Health

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Hospital a Big Factor in Black Patients' Stroke Care
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Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 08:02 AM
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General HealthBlack American stroke patients actually have worse outcomes when they're treated at hospitals that care for large numbers of minority stroke patients, a new study finds.

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Common Gene Version Optimizes Thinking — but With a Possible Downside
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Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 07:58 AM
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General HealthMost people inherit a version of a gene that optimizes their brain’s thinking circuitry, yet also appears to increase risk for schizophrenia, a severe mental illness marked by impaired thinking, scientists at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have discovered. The seeming paradox emerged from the first study to explore the effects of variation in the human gene for a brain master switch, DARPP-32.

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FDA OKs 1st Over-the-Counter Weight-Loss Drug
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Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 07:56 AM
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The drug, called alli (orlistat), is designed to be used o­nly in tandem with a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet by overweight adults aged 18 and older. According to manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, the drug helps people lose 50 percent more weight than dieting alone, should cost consumers $12 to $25 a week, and is expected to be available by this summer.



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First Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trial in South Africa Opens
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Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 07:54 AM
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A large-scale clinical trial of a candidate HIV vaccine — which previously showed promise in smaller studies in the United States and elsewhere — has now opened in South Africa. The study plans to enroll up to 3,000 HIV-negative men and women, making it the largest African HIV vaccine trial to date.



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Invasive Drug Therapy for Strokes Produces 'Miraculous' Response
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Posted by Admin on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 08:04 AM
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General HealthOne-quarter of patients who had clot-busting drugs delivered directly into their blood clot within six hours of a stroke experienced a "miraculous" recovery within a day, researchers report.


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Majority of Americans Ignore Stroke Symptoms
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Posted by Admin on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 08:01 AM
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General HealthMore than half of people who experience what appear to be symptoms of stroke do not seek medical treatment, new research shows.

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Media Ignores Full Scope of Autism Research: Study
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Posted by Admin on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 07:58 AM
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General HealthWhile media coverage may suggest that scientists are focused o­n how environmental factors -- particularly childhood vaccines -- contribute to autism, brain and behavior research are the main focus of autism research, U.S. experts say.

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More Than Half-Million U.S. Children Autistic: CDC
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Posted by Admin on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 07:55 AM
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General HealthOne out of every 150 American eight-year-olds has some form of autism, meaning that 560,000 children in the country have the disorder, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday.

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Second Gene Discovered for Recessive Form of Brittle Bone Disease
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Posted by Admin on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 07:52 AM
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have found a second genetic defect that accounts for previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a disorder that weakens bones, sometimes results in frequent fractures and is sometimes fatal.



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Stenting brain arteries reduces risk of recurrent stroke
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Posted by Admin on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 07:49 AM
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General HealthSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8 — Using a mesh tube to hold open partly blocked brain arteries reduced stroke risk, possibly more than with drug therapy with aspirin or warfarin, researchers reported at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2007.

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