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Schizophrenia: Twice As Common As HIV/AIDS

Twice as many Americans live with schizophrenia than with HIV/AIDS, but a major report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reveals most Americans are unfamiliar with the disease. %26quot;Americans are not sure what to think about schizophrenia,%26quot; said NAMI executive director Mike Fitzpatrick. %26quot;They know schizophrenia is a medical illness affecting the brain, [...]

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Canadian Approach To Wound Care Serves As International Mode

A made-in-Canada approach to wound care pioneered by clinical researchers from Women’s College Hospital is serving as a model for international health care providers. Prof. Gary Sibbald, Director of Women’s College Hospital’s Wound Healing Clinic, is today’s keynote speaker at the Third Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies. He presents his model [...]

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Chemical Messenger Lets Synapses Communicate As Neurons Learn

Each neuron in the brain communicates with thousands of its neighbors. This constant chatter demands coordination not only between neurons, but also between different sites on individual nerve cells. Researchers have now used sophisticated new imaging technology to identify a chemical messenger that helps neurons manage this task, enabling them to adjust their sensitivity to [...]

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Herbalife, Usana Have 1000 Times Lead As Ensure, Boost

In newly released lab results from one of the nation’s largest labs with a presence in over 30 countries, both Usana and Herbalife have lead levels that are over 1000 times the lead allowed under California law when taken as directed daily. The new results also revealed that the average lead content for non multi [...]

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West Nile Spreads As Mississippi Reports 4th Human Case

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported the fourth human case of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2008. The new case of West Nile disease is in Madison County. Previously reported cases were in Lincoln, Forrest and Madison counties. The MSDH reports both confirmed and probable cases to the public. MSDH conducts statewide mosquito [...]

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Limit Sucrose As Painkiller For Newborns

Using sucrose to reduce pain in newborns undergoing painful procedures should be limited to babies having blood taken (venipuncture) for the newborn screening test but not for intramuscular injections, write Dr. Anna Taddio and co-authors. In this double-blind, randomized controlled trial of 240 newborns at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, researchers found that “sucrose reduced overall [...]

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Poor Children More Likely To Develop Diabetes As Adults

Diabetes strikes harder at those who were poor as children, according to a new study that spans more than three decades. Participants who were disadvantaged in youth were more likely to develop diabetes than better-off peers were during the 34-year study timeframe. â€œOur study, among others, shows a strong, persistent effect of childhood socioeconomic position [...]

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Fewer Heart Disease Deaths In Massachusetts As Smoking Declines

If more states introduce tobacco control programs for their residents who are regular smokers, the number of U.S. deaths due to coronary heart disease might drop, finds a new study that looks at an ongoing Massachusetts initiative. A connection exists between coronary heart disease and cigarette smoking, and the new study determines how a reduction [...]

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