Archive for the ‘Endocrinology’ Category
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
An adequate amount of Vitamin D is known to improve bone density, but the impact goes much further than bone strength; Vitamin D deficiency can impact nearly all of the body's functions. This topic will be investigated at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 17th Annual Meeting & Clinical ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
The amount of oxygen available to a baby in the womb can affect their susceptibility to developing particular diseases later in life. Research presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES meeting in Harrogate shows that your risk of developing cardiovascular disease can be predetermined before birth, not only by ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Parion Sciences, Inc., a privately-held, development-stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to treating diseases resulting from the failure of the body's mucosal defenses, announced preliminary results from a Phase I clinical safety study of a novel sodium channel blocker, P-552-02, as a topical therapy for dry mouth associated with primary ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Even small increases in serum creatinine levels during hospitalization raise the risk of end stage renal disease and mortality of elderly patients over the long term, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study in the March issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.The 10-year retrospective study, led ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) and collaborators nationwide have found that decreased sexual satisfaction in postmenopausal women, is not clearly associated with cardiovascular disease. This study appears in the April 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine.Female sexual dysfunction is a ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Roche Diagnostics announced the launch of the first fully-automated immunoassay for the determination of autoantibodies to the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor for the differential diagnosis of Graves' disease. The assay has been CE approved for use on the Elecsys / cobas e electrochemiluminescence immunoassay systems. Graves` disease, which ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
The winners of the 2007 BioMed Central Research Awards were announced at an awards ceremony at the Royal Society of Medicine. The event was attended by shortlisted authors, eminent researchers from around the world, open access advocates and science journalists.The Research Awards, now in their second year, recognize excellence in ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are two serious and debilitating diseases with no confirmed cause and limited treatment options. However, results of a new comprehensive literature study propose a simplified treatment process that could help alleviate symptoms for patients suffering from these diseases.Kent Holtorf, M.D., medical director of ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
A new study by researchers in the US found that contrary to what many people may assume, scientific evidence does not support claims that human growth hormone (HGH) increases strength or athletic performance. The study was the work of Dr Hau Liu of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Tests on the influence that a stress-related hormone has on learning in ground squirrels could have an impact on understanding how it influences human learning, according to a University of Chicago researcher.Jill Mateo, Assistant Professor in Comparative Human Development, has found that when they perform normal survival tasks, ground squirrels ...
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