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Different Forms of Epilepsy May Be Linked

Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have identified what may be the first known common denominator underlying inherited and sporadic epilepsy – a disruption in an ion channel called the BK channel. Although BK channels have been linked to a rare, familial form of epilepsy, their involvement in other types of seizure disorders has never been demonstrated. [...]

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Low Melatonin Associated With Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have shown in a new study that low melatonin levels are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Melatonin is primarily secreted during the dark hours of a light-dark cycle and has been shown to be low in some night workers. Previous research has found [...]

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Researchers Discover Traits Of Prostate Cancer Aggressive Form

Researchers led by a team at the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology University of Michigan Health System have identified traits of an aggressive type of prostate cancer that occurs in about 10 percent of men who have the disease. They hope the discovery could lead, possibly within the next few years, to a simple urine [...]

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BENICAR Reverses Blood Vessel Damage Independent Of Blood Pressure Lowering

Hypertension treatment olmesartan medoxomil was effective in reversing the narrowing of the arteries that occurs in patients with hypertension. The study, titled VIOS (Vascular Improvement with Olmesartan medoxomil Study) was a one-year, exploratory study that evaluated the effects of an angiotensin receptor blocker (olmesartan medoxomil) vs. a beta-blocker (atenolol) on vascular function and structure in [...]

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Effectiveness Of Blood Substitute Examined In Large Clinical Trial

A predicted shortfall of more than 4 million units of blood worldwide is driving the need to develop an alternative to red blood cells. In a recently concluded Phase 3 multicenter clinical trial, academic and industry researchers found the use of up to three units of a blood substitute to be relatively safe in patients [...]

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Why Cells Starved Of Iron Burn More Sugar

Duke University Medical Center scientists have found a mechanism that allows cells starved of iron to shut down energy-making processes that depend on iron and use a less efficient pathway involving glucose. This metabolic reshuffling mechanism, found in yeast cells, helps explain how humans respond to iron deficiency, and may help with diabetes research as [...]

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Cholesterol-Lowering Statins Work Differently Because Of Proteins

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs work differently for everyone. New research suggests that people are genetically different in producing HMGCR protein. Many people worldwide are now using statin drugs, because lowering ‘bad’ cholesterol cuts the risk for heart attack and stroke. However, not all people respond to statins the same way and researchers are now trying to [...]

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Canadians Reminded Of Preventing Foodborne Illnesses In Fresh Tomatoes

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians of the importance of proper handling and preparation of fresh tomatoes in order to prevent foodborne illness. Tomatoes can be part of a nutritious diet and are a great source of vitamins and minerals, according to Canada’s Food Guide. Tomatoes are fruits and are commonly red but can [...]

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At Front Of Fight Against Arthritis

Travel Advantage Network (TAN), a community leader in the fight against arthritis, raised more than $2,000, placing third in Anne Arundel County’s Arthritis Walk 2008. TAN employees are active supporters of several local and national charities, focusing on a different cause each month. TAN became involved in supporting the Southern Maryland Arthritis Foundation when CEO [...]

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FDA Requests Boxed Warnings On Older Class Of Antipsychotic Drugs

FDA exercised its new authority under the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) to require manufacturers of %26quot;conventional%26quot; antipsychotic drugs to make safety-related changes to prescribing information, or labeling, to warn about an increased risk of death associated with the off-label use of these drugs to treat behavioral problems in older people [...]

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India Warns Of Ill-Effects Of Cell Phone Radiation

Warning people about harmful effects of radiation from mobile cell phones, the government has asked service providers and makers to avoid promotional advertisements showing vulnerable segments like children and pregnant women using cell phones. The electromagnetic waves emitted from mobile phones can seriously damage the tissues of the users’ brain, according to recent guidelines issued [...]

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Peptimmune Initiates Trial Of PI-2301 In Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Peptimmune, Inc. a privately held biotechnology company, announced that physicians have treated the first participant in a clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of PI-2301 in subjects with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SP-MS). PI-2301 is a novel peptide copolymer for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. The Phase [...]

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