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A Balancing Act: Hormones and the Skin
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Throughout her life, a woman may blame many things on her hormones: unpredictable emotions, weight gain and even changes in her skin, hair and nails. These changes occur as the levels of hormones in the body increase and decrease, or if any abnormalities in hormone levels occur. A dermatologist can...
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Blinding-Disease Surgery Is Done Safely in Villages, by Nonphysicians
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Specially trained nurses and health assistants are as effective as ophthalmologists in performing vision-preserving surgery for a blinding disease called trachoma trichiasis, a new review has found. Also, village-based surgery was as safe and effective as surgery performed in hospitals, wh...
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Emergency Heart Patients Do Better With Invasive Approach
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Patients admitted to the hospital for sudden, worsening chest pain or a certain type of heart attack have better outcomes if they undergo early invasive treatment rather than being treated conservatively, a new review of clinical trials has found.
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Early Nitric Oxide Treatment Can Help Low Birth Weight Preemies
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Two independent studies, including one led by a Colorado neonatologist, indicate that early nitric oxide use can help reduce the risk of lung and brain damage in very low birth weight premature babies.
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Chemical in Many Air Fresheners May Reduce Lung Function
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New research shows that a chemical compound found in many air fresheners, toilet bowl cleaners, mothballs and other deodorizing products, may be harmful to the lungs. Human population studies at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a part of the National Institutes...
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Prebiotics Can Cut Development of Skin Allergy in Babies at High Risk
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Human breast milk contains natural prebiotics (oligosaccharides), which promote the growth of bacteria, such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria that boost the development of a healthy immune system. This can help prevent allergies in a very young child. Prebiotics can cut the chances of devel...
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Reduces Lung Disease in Premature Babies
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Delivering nitric oxide to the lungs of premature, very-low-birth-weight infants during their second week of life improves their chances of surviving without chronic lung disease, according to a national study of nearly 600 babies. For thousands of infants born prematurely each year in the Uni...
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Global Warming Surpassed Natural Cycles in Fueling 2005 Hurricane Season
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Global warming accounted for around half of the extra hurricane-fueling warmth in the waters of the tropical North Atlantic in 2005, while natural cycles were only a minor factor, according to a new analysis by Kevin Trenberth and Dennis Shea of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)...
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Women’s Participation in Medical Research is Important
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Newswise — The medical community, from basic scientists to practicing physicians, conducts research studies to answer specific questions about health. Clinical trials are an important part of medical research and one of the last steps in developing new therapies. They involve human volunteer...
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Researchers Find Plum Pox Virus
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Cornell plant scientists, working with state and federal officials, have detected plum pox virus (PPV) for the first time in New York state on trees from an orchard in Niagara County. The discovery was made by the Cornell University Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic early in July and confirmed by the...
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