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Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:00 -0400
A trio of genome-wide studies -- collectively the largest to date -- have pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chromosomal neighborhoods.
Imaging Technique Allows Researchers to Monitor Protein Changes in Mouse Tumors
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:05:00 -0400
A new imaging technique can monitor, in living mice, the HER2 protein found in above-normal amounts in many cases of breast cancer as well as some ovarian, prostate and lung cancers. This new approach, once validated in mice and pending further experiments, could provide a real-time noninvasive method for identifying tumors in humans who express HER2 and who would be candidates for targeted therapy directed against this protein. It may also provide real-time information that will help clinicians optimize treatment for individual patients. The study, published in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, was conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, both parts of the National Institutes of Health.
Dynasty: Influenza Virus in 1918 and Today
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:00 -0400
The influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. In an article published online on June 29 by the New England Journal of Medicine, authors Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., and David M. Morens, M.D., argue that we have lived in an influenza pandemic era since 1918, and they describe how the novel 2009 H1N1 virus now circling the globe is yet another manifestation of this enduring viral family.

CNN.com - Health

Police: Hospital worker swiped shots, spread hep C
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:42 -0400
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.
Health.com picks top beach, lake getaways
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:47:40 -0400
We know your summer vacation time is precious: You want to land where you can truly relax, breathe fresh air, get in some exercise and eat well -- without breaking the bank. That's why we teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to help us find the healthiest of the nation's most popular beach and lake towns.

 

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CDSI Crohn's Support Club - Yahoo email list group for Crohn's disease patients and their family and friends. Created to provide help and support.
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Crohn's Disease Cure and Remission - Specific Carbohydrate Diet - Health information relating to controlled remission of this disease and ulcerative colitis; links to related web sites, inflammatory bowel disease, and ulcerative colitis.
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Crohn's Disease Resource Center - HealingWell.com - Comprehensive guide to Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis, including medical news, chat, articles and information, message boards, illustrations, books and directory of related sites.
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404 Current Medical Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Article detailing medications used to treat IBD.
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GI Section, University of Chicago - Information about inflammatory bowel disease and other GI/Nutritional diseases and disorders. Information about clinical trials.

IBD Frequently Asked Questions - Frequently asked questions about inflammatory bowel disease.

IBD UK - UK Crohn's and colitis contact list, IBD and Diet, Fertility and IBD,and IBD world friends.

IBDUK - Dedicated to people with crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Contains information on diet, fertility, and world friends.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease - A huge resource for these disorders, including original articles, chat, and links to information about medications, diet, symptoms, surgery, diagnostic testing, and more topics.
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Living with Ulcerative Colitis - Frequently asked questions, glossary, quiz, diagnosis and monitoring, free Ulcerative Colitis information kit, Insights Answers newsletter archive, comparison between Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease. US and Canada pages. Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals.

Medicine Net - Focuses on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

NewTreatments - Alternative treatments are published, along with medical studies, medical data, progress reports, diaries and discussion forums. For Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and hypoglycaemia.
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Patient Community - A comprehensive information resource for patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

SCD Web Library - Diet that eliminates specific carbohydrates which are trouble makers in people suffering from Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
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Scripps Clinic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center - Articles, links, research and support for patients with IBD.

Specific Carbohydrate Diet - Natural diet for people suffering from Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS and celiac disease. Complete list of websites dedicated to this diet.
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The Northwestern Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center - A dedicated team of gastroenterologists, radiologists, surgeons, pathologists, psychologists, and social workers specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, and emotional support of IBD patients.

WebMD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Consumer health site, written and reviewed by WebMD doctors
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