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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.

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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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A Pinch of Controversy Shakes Up Dietary Salt - An article over the use of salt, a scientific look, regulating the intake, the bodies need for salt and reducing the intake.
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Binge Eating Disorder - Diagnosis and treatment of binge eating disorder.
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Food Safety Information from NC State - Food Safety information and resources for consumers, educators, researchers and absolutely anyone that wants to know more about preventing foodborne illness. Foods are presented in categories for easy searching.
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Glossary of Food-Related Terms - All food related terms, as well as diseases and disorders. Alphabet bar for easy searching.
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Involuntary Weight Loss - An online information resource for sufferers of IWL, a serious health problem associated with a wide range of medical conditions, such as HIV, cancer, burns, non-healing wounds, COPD and trauma. From Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease - Official publication of the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, with case reports covering clinical, biochemical, experimental and epidemiological fields.

McVitamins - Discusses the controversy over corn syrup contributing to the increase in the number of overweight people.
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Medical Foods - FDA/CFSAN Office of Special Nutritionals: Explaniation as to what these are, how the FDA over sees them and how to get more information.

MetabolicDisruptors.com - News on refined sugar, corn syrup, sodium nitrite, hydrogenated oils and other disease-causing foods and ingredients. Includes articles, news and online resources.

Princess Margaret Nucleotide Metabolism Centre - Research into Purine disorders including gout, self-biting, Lesch-Nyhan Disease.

Specialty Diets, Inc. - ForMyDiet.com provides information, peer communication, specialty diets products, tools, and services to assist and support the management of medical diets such as Juvenile Diabetes and metabolic disorders.

Statement on Sodium Intake and High Blood Pressure - NIH News Release: An article about hypertension prevention and management and the intake of sodium.

Suf1 - Hyperinsulinism - A parent built site for parents with children with PHHI. Find personel stories and links.

Update on Nutraceuticals: dot Pharmacy - Also referred to as functional foods. A definition and look at spreading fats, yoghurts and probiotics, cereal and grains, drinks, legal issues and government views.