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Being overweight and sleep-disordered breathing
23 October 2009Overweight individuals are not just at greater risk of having sleep-disordered-breathing (SDB), they are also likely to suffer greater consequences, according to new research. - more
For kidney disease patients, staying active might mean staying alive
23 October 2009Getting off the couch could lead to a longer life for kidney disease patients, according to a study appearing in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The ... - more
Cocaine vaccine promising for treating addiction
22 October 2009Immunisation with an experimental anti-cocaine vaccine resulted in a substantial reduction in cocaine use in 38 percent of vaccinated patients in a clinical trial supported by the National Institute ... - more
Personalizing medicine to an individual's genetic profile
22 October 2009A new computational algorithm, applied to a large set of gene markers, has achieved greater accuracy than conventional methods in assessing individual risk for type 1 diabetes. A research team led by ... - more
Intestinal and multivisceral transplant survival rates improve using novel treatment
22 October 2009Data from the largest single-centre experience of adult and paediatric intestinal and multivisceral transplantation show that survival rates have improved with the advent of innovative surgical ... - more
New approach for growing bone
21 October 2009The natural cycle of building bone to maintain skeletal strength and then breaking it down for the body's calcium needs is delicately balanced, but diseases like osteoporosis break down too much bone ... - more
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Relieving pain affecting millions
21 October 2009An unprecedented gathering of some of Australia's leading authorities in pain medicine, together with consumer groups representing chronic pain sufferers, met in Melbourne on 17 September ... - more
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Under-skin rehydration injection safe, effective, less painful for children in ER
21 October 2009An experimental, under-the-skin injection used to correct dehydration in children brought to the emergency room was shown safe, effective and less painful than the standard intravenous therapy, in a ... - more
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New genetic links in autism
20 October 2009About 90 percent of autism spectrum disorders have suspected genetic causes but few genes have been identified so far. Now a large international team, including six present and former University of ... - more
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Importance of FRAX in osteoporosis management
20 October 2009The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued a new 16-page report on FRAX to mark World Osteoporosis Day on October 20, 2009. The report is available more
