01st December 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley
A study that was recently conducted and published in an issue of the American Medical Association discovered that type 2 diabetes and at-risk heart disease patients saw now decrease of antherosclerotic events, clotting o...
01st December 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley
The Duke University Medical Center recently conducted a study on heart failure patients and how to administer more adequate care. The study found that patients who exercised were more likely to have an improved outcome t...
27th November 2008
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The Journal of Psychopharmacology reported that TBI victims who were also suffering from depression were likely to have no affects from anti-depressants and were likely going to need a stronger form of therapy.
Indivi...
27th November 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley
Construction employees have a difficult job filled with dangers, but one of those dangers that is often overlooked is that of mesothelioma cancer, which is a common killer of construction workers, according to statistics...
26th November 2008
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is becoming the center of controversy as news reports continue to surface on the declining status of the regulatory body as well as the underfunding that has allegedly been occ...
25th November 2008
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According to a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, blood thinners, such as Plavix, may be disrupted by common heart drugs including calcium channel blockers.
What is...
25th November 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley
In a recent issue of Cancer Research, the study indicated that among mesothelioma cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy treatments, those who have consumed vitamin C may see a decrease of effectiveness.
Patie...
05th November 2008
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An antibiotic that is known to have treated respiratory infections has recently been linked to liver disease among patients. Ketek, telithromycin, was not only linked to liver failure among patients, but in a recent issu...
05th November 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley
Suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a painful and, at times, lifelong debilitation; however, research that was recently published in The Journal of Biological Engineering highlighted a potential treatment fo...
03rd November 2008
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Depression is a severe and often debilitating condition that affects millions of individuals nationwide. However, now depressed patients must also watch for a new risk of developing type 2 diabetes on top of their curren...
13th October 2008
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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recently implored the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend the Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) label to include a statement that promotes a vegan diet....
13th October 2008
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Investigators and scientists from the Division of Nephrology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently began reinvestigating the link between "gadolinium based magnetic resonance imaging agents and the develop...
10th October 2008
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Diabetes is becoming more of a problem, if not an epidemic, throughout the country alongside the increasing obesity level of Americans. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), type 2 diabetes is the most co...
10th October 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley
Researchers have been studying biomarkers within the body as potential early indicators for the deadly and dormant mesothelioma cancer. The research is being conducted by the Department of Molecular Pathology at the Poly...
08th October 2008
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Professional athletes are paid to win, to entertain, to train and, at times, to endure the brunt of much physical abuse because of their profession. However, several recent studies and news outlets have reported an incre...
