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Hepatitis C Risk from Amateur Tattoos
Beware of amateur tattoos as they carry a risk of hepatitis C. Earlier research has shown that tattoos from non-professionals can enhance the risk of blood borne liver infection. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and ... |
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Tips to Prevent Brain Injuries in Fighters
Newly published research from Cleveland Clinic recommends the use of padded headgear and gloves to reduce the impact that fighters absorb from hits to the head.
In their biomechanics lab at Cleveland Clinic's Lutheran Hospital, the ... |
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Fasting Weakens Cancer in Mice
Fasting may weaken tumors and help chemotherapy work better, scientists said on Wednesday analyzing early research on mice with cancer.
While it remains unknown if the same approach could work in humans, or if it would even be safe, ... |
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Key to Personalized Cancer Therapy - Metabolic Profiles
Researchers say metabolic profiling will be essential for defining each cancer and choosing the best treatment accordingly.
One way to tackle a tumor is to take aim at the metabolic reactions that fuel their growth. But a report in the ... |
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New Guidelines Recommend Metformin to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends metformin as the first drug to treat most patients with type 2 diabetes. ACP also recommends that clinicians add a second drug to metformin when treatment with metformin and lifestyle changes fail to control blood sugar levels. ... |
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Physical Activity Ups Feelings of Excitement: Study
Higher levels of excitement and enthusiasm are reported in people who are more physically active, say researchers from Penn State University. People also are more likely to report feelings of excitement and enthusiasm on days when they are more physically active than usual. "You don't have to be the fittest person who is exercising every day to receive the feel-good benefits of exercise," said David Conroy, professor of kinesiology. ... |
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Exercise Triggers Adult Stem Cells to Enhance Muscle Health
An adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise and this discovery could lead to new therapeutic techniques to treat injured muscle and prevent or restore muscle loss with age, scientists say.
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) ... |
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Smoking in Cars Poses a Huge Problem of Second-hand Smoke
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Dementia Research Group's New Findings
In low and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment (a middle stage between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly forgetful, and dementia, which may or may not progress) is consistently associated with higher ... |
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Stem Cell Trial for Hearing Loss
A ground-breaking trial to test the use of umbilical cord blood transplants to treat hearing loss in infants has begun in US. ... |
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Reason for the Survival of Bad Immunity Genes
University of Utah biologists got new evidence why mice, people and other vertebrate animals bear innumerable varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs despite some of those genes make us prone to infections and to autoimmune diseases.... |
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Smokers and the Obese Pay 50% More on Life Insurance
The life insurance industry is becoming tougher on smokers and obese people. When calculating its premiums, the insurance company works out the risk of a person dying whilst the policy is in force. In this context, smoking and obesity have become ... |
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Lady Dies After 11 Years of Heart Transplant
A heart transplant patient, Hannah Pudsey, was unable to realize her dream of getting married to boyfriend, Kevin Preston, as she fell ill just after she had ordered her wedding dress and made arrangements for her wedding. This 24 year old ... |
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