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...enn State's College of Medicine have identified a set of neurons in the brain that may contribute to som...ally, Lydic and his team have discovered that this set of neurons may account for morphine's ability to decrease brain production of acetylcholine, a che...Secondary Prevention Of Heart Disease Should Be Improved
... clinics to promote secondary prevention have been set up, the health of patients has improved. In their study undertaken in the Grampian region, the authors found that half of patients with coronary heart disease in general practice had missed at least two opportunities for effective medical treatment, ...Health Risk To "Cigarette Babies" Is Neglected, Duke Scientist Charges
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...o sets of rabbits with similar genetic makeup. One set was fed a higher amount of oxidized cholesterol. In studying therabbits 12 weeks later, scientists found that small quantities of oxidizedcholesterol (25 milligrams per day) increased atherosclerotic lesions by 100percent in comparison to those rabb...Study Reveals Possible Clue For Racial Differences In Prevalence Of High Blood Pressure
... blacks asthey performed an increasingly difficult set of math problems. The rate of forearm blood flow in whites increased more than twice that ofblacks as they performed the math problems. To determine the role of nitric oxide, Panza repeated the experiment aftergiving participants a drug that inhibits......pport our philosophy thatfollowing a comprehensive set of guidelines, or a rules-based approach tomanaging risk, can improve clinical practice, leading to better patient outcomesand a substantial reduction in costs associated with liability claims," said PamLockowitz, president, MMI Risk Management Resou...Study Finds St. John's Wort Can Cut Alcohol Consumption
...iate professor of social medicine. "In one set of experiments, we gave the compound to the rats by mouthand then gave them free access to water and alcohol for 24 hours," the scientistsaid. "We then measured their alcohol intake every two hours, and found thatthose receiving the compound drank le...Voluntary HIV Counseling And Testing Reduce Risk Behavior In Developing Countries
...aribbean, and more than 5000participants. The team set up free counseling centers easily accessible to local residents ofNairobi, Kenya; Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; and Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.The researchers selected 3120 individuals and 586 couples responding toadvertisements about the study. T...Research Explains Lithium's Dual Anti-Manic/Anti-Depressive Effect
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...n assistant professor of chemicalengineering, has set up equipment that simulates the flow of human bloo...nt blood loss. But sometimes,a medical disordercan set off the sticky response. If these platelets stick to each other and form a clot that stopscritical b...Study Pinpoints Effectiveness Of Prostate Cancer Therapies To Patient Populations
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