Posted on December 12th, 2008 by Health News
(University of Alabama at Birmingham) After inviting its public-health faculty to submit ideas — literally on the back of a standard letter envelope — the University of Alabama at Birmingham saw 19 researchers respond. Four winners were chosen for creativity, innovation and other factors. The awards include ’seed’ money to focus on a research topic.
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SAN ANTONIO (MedPage Today) — Many women tested for genetic breast cancer risk may say they’re willing to get the results over the phone, but the experience may not be as palatable as expected, researchers found.
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Brian Klepper, PhD, a healthcare analyst from Atlantic Beach, Florida, offers a solution to the primary care problem.
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ATLANTA (MedPage Today) — Intensive efforts to minimize occupational exposure to asbestos fibers have not prevented younger workers from developing lung problems associated with the toxic particles, the CDC has reported.
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For breast cancer survivors, the idea of taking estrogen pills is almost a taboo. In fact, their doctors give them drugs to get rid of the hormone because it can fuel the growth of breast cancer.
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Scientists at the University of Michigan have shown that gene therapy can be used to successfully stop the development of periodontal disease, the leading cause of tooth loss in adults.
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Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have discovered a novel gene mutation among the Old Order Amish population that significantly reduces the level of triglycerides in the blood and appears to help prevent cardiovascular disease.
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Less experienced prostitutes are more likely to have sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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A team of scientists from the University of Cambridge and the University of Cukurova in Turkey have taken a major step to understanding how the brain controls the onset of puberty.
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Two separate meta-analyses of clinical trials from around the world that tested tamoxifen against aromatase inhibitor drugs in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer have each reached the same conclusion: aromatase inhibitors are more effective in preventing breast cancer from coming back.
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