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1. Researchers: Kids Stressing Out Six Months Before Pre-School

New research shows pre-schoolers are stressing six months before they are to start school, Australia�s News Limited reported on Friday.

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2. Study: Some Kids Are Misdiagnosed with Asthma

It's believed that six million American children suffer from asthma. However, new research shows that some children who have been diagnosed with condition may actually suffer from a vocal cord affliction.

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 1 Voturi: 0

3. People Lining Up for Alzheimer's Microchip?

A new microchip that can be implanted into a person's arm is able to hold the medical information of Alzheimer's patients.

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 1 Voturi: 0

4. Rabies Survivor Viewed as 'Medical Marvel'

A college freshman who survived rabies three years ago without being vaccinated is viewed as a "medical marvel."

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 3 Voturi: 0

5. Medical Group Warns Against Genital Plastic Surgery

Women should shun potentially dangerous genital plastic surgeries that claim to re-virginize them or to enhance G-spot sensation, warns the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 2 Voturi: 0

6. Ultrasound could treat lung trauma: study

High-intensity ultrasound could soon be harnessed as a treatment option for lung injuries, such as those sustained in a car accident, a new study finds.

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 1 Voturi: 0

7. PM names 17, some directly affected, to mental health board

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named 17 people - including a Nova Scotian with bipolar disorder and a New Brunswick woman with a schizophrenic child - to the board of the Canadian Mental Health Commission.

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8. 1st nurse practitioner-governed clinic opens in Sudbury

The first nurse practitioner-led clinic opened Friday in Sudbury, Ont., signalling a changing approach to health care delivery.

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9. COPD part of a larger syndrome: study

Though it's seen as a chronic lung disease brought on by smoking, new research shows COPD is linked to other diseases, such as cardiovascular and metabolic disorders and certain cancers.

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10. Toronto man infected with West Nile virus

Toronto now has its first case of West Nile Virus this year, athough the the 56-year-old man diagnosed with the disease has not become ill, public health officials say.

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 2 Voturi: 0

11. Study Focuses On Cancer Risk In Biologic Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis

The relationship between rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease marked by chronic inflammation of the joints and tissue surrounding vital organs, and the incidence of cancer is complicated. Epidemiologic studies have generally demonstrated that blood, lung, and skin cancers are increased among RA patients, while breast and colon cancers are decreased. [click link for full article]

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 7 Voturi: 0

12. Government's New Pricing Methods Put Squeeze On Pharmacies, USA

First came average sales price (ASP). Then came average manufacturer price (AMP). Gone for the most part is average wholesale price (AWP), a figure published in privately owned compendia and not defined by federal law or regulation. New alphabet soup. [click link for full article]

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13. Personal Medication Record Campaigns Get Underway

Efforts to encourage patients to create a personal list of currently used medications illustrate that it can be difficult to get people to do what they know is good for them. "Most people are aware of the fact that it's a good idea to carry a list," said Mike D. [click link for full article]

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14. Raloxifene Examined For Breast Cancer Prevention

An FDA advisory panel in July gave its stamp of approval for the osteoporosis drug raloxifene to be used as an oral chemopreventive agent for invasive breast cancer in older women at high risk for the disease and those with osteoporosis.However, that recommendation came with several qualifications. [click link for full article]

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15. Studying Obesity By ZIP Codes And Property Values

Neighborhood property values predict local obesity rates better than education or incomes, according to a study from the University of Washington published online by the journal Social Science and Medicine. For each additional $100,000 in the median price of homes, UW researchers found, obesity rates in a given ZIP code dropped by 2 percent. [click link for full article]

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16. Parents urged to vaccinate their children as measles returns

Measles is coming back with a vengeance, the Health Protection Agency warned yesterday.

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17. Drink intake of children doubles in five years

The amount of alcohol consumed every week by young people has almost doubled in five years and is leaving teenagers at risk of significant health problems in later life, experts said yesterday.

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18. Queen's doctor warns of homoeopathy crisis

The Queen's personal physician and Britain's leading homoeopath yesterday warned of a "co-ordinated campaign to derail complementary therapies in the NHS".

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 1 Voturi: 0

19. Obesity UK: we are getting as fat as Americans

Never mind the angst about size zero. Most of the population should worry more about resembling the shape of an O, according to a new report which reveals that our bodies keep expanding.

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 1 Voturi: 0

20. The Big Question: Do ever more gruesome warnings really put people off smoking?

Why are we asking this question now?

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21. Help For Prostate Cancer Survivors Who Suffer From Urinary Incontinence

Michael Yarborough, a 58-year-old business owner from Waxahachie, Texas, was fortunate. A routine check-up three years ago revealed prostate cancer, but a side effect of his successful surgery was "driving him nuts.""After surgery to remove the cancer, I started experiencing incontinence," said Mr. Yarborough, who operates a landscaping company. [click link for full article]

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22. Mike Leavitt Tells States To Insure More Of Their People And Defends New Eligibility Limits

In the same speech Mike Leavitt, US Health Secretary, told states to take more responsibility for providing health care coverage for more of their people, while at the same time defending the new eligibility limits in federal funding for some children. [click link for full article]

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23. Office Based Flexible Cystoscopy May Be Less Painful For Men Allowed To View The Procedure

UroToday.com- Office based cystoscopy has undergone many changes including, introduction of the flexible cystoscope and use of intraurethral lidocaine. However, some patients are still hesitant to undergo surveillance at the recommended interval due to perceived discomfort. [click link for full article]

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24. Docetaxel And Cisplatin In Patients With Metastatic Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer And Circula

UroToday.com- A subset of patients with androgen-independent prostate cancer (AICaP) has elevated levels of neuroendocrine markers such as chromogranin A and neuron specific enolase. Dr. Culine and associates in France evaluated the combination of docetaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy in these patients and report their results in the July 2007 early view of the Journal of Urology. [click link for full article]

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25. The Relationship Between Anxiety And Time To Treatment For Patients With Prostate Cancer On Surveill

UroToday.com- According to a report from Dr. Latini and CaPSURE investigators that appears in the July 2007 early view version of the Journal of Urology, some men on active surveillance for prostate cancer (CaP) are prompted to active treatment as a result of cancer related anxiety. [click link for full article]

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Data: Sep 2, 2007 Accesari: 1 Voturi: 0

26. Pathological Features After Radical Prostatectomy In Potential Candidates For Active Monitoring

UroToday.com- In a report by Dr. Griffin and associates in the July 2007 early view of the Journal of Urology pathologic features from radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens of low risk prostate cancer (CaP) are assessed. The suggestion is made that up to one-third of these men are under-staged and would be at risk for disease progression if they had chosen active surveillance. [click link for full article]

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27. Study: Arrhythmia Riskier in Athletes

Cardiac problems like an abnormal heartbeat are exacerbated by rigorous exercise in a way that can be fatal in athletes, and regular testing for the problem could save lives, doctors at a heart conference said Sunday.

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Data: Sep 3, 2007 Accesari: 1 Voturi: 0

28. Women Finds Surgical Cure for Excessive Sweating

A 33-year-old woman undergoes surgery to find a permanent solution to her extremely sweaty palms.

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29. Taste Cells That Are Specific To Carbonation Found In Fruit Flies

While you may not catch a fly sipping Perrier, the insect has specialized taste cells for carbonated water that probably encourage it to binge on food with growing microorganisms. Yeast and bacteria both produce carbon dioxide (CO2) when they feast, and CO2 dissolves readily in water to produce seltzer or soda water. [click link for full article]

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30. A Role For Glucose-Sensing Neurons In Type 2 Diabetes Identified By Researchers

In cases of Type 2 diabetes, the body's cells fail to appropriately regulate blood glucose levels. Research has suggested that this results from two simultaneous problems: the improper functioning of pancreatic beta cells and the impairment of insulin's actions on target tissues, including the liver, fat and muscles. [click link for full article]

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31. Widely Held Ideas About Stem Cells In Dispute

How do adult stem cells protect themselves from accumulating genetic mutations that can lead to cancer?For more than three decades, many scientists have argued that the "immortal strand hypothesis" -- which states that adult stem cells segregate their DNA in a non-random manner during cell division -- explains it. And several recent reports have presented evidence backing the idea. [click link for full article]

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32. Human Gene Regulation Is Closer Than Expected To Simple Organisms

Gene networks are some of the most basic features of a living organism. An external or internal stimulus activates some genes, which in turn control others genes whose activity turns on or off various biological processes (such as the cell cycle, energy production, DNA repair, cellular suicide etc). [click link for full article]

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Capuchin monkeys are playful, inquisitive primates known for their manual dexterity, complex social behavior, and cognitive abilities. New research now shows that just like humans, they display a fundamental sex difference in the organization of the brain, specifically in the corpus callosum, the region that connects the two cerebral lobes. [click link for full article]

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34. Stem cells could grow into new hearts

It is the ultimate cure for diseased hearts. When the muscle softly beating behind the ribcage starts to fail ? grow a new one.

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35. Newly discovered height gene has disease link

Scientists believe they have uncovered the genetic link to height ? explaining for the first time why some children are smaller than their friends.

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