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Arizona human cases of West Nile virus reach 114

A sharp increase in the number of human West Nile virus cases in Arizona is prompting health officials to urge all Arizonans to take steps to protect themselves, their families, friends, and neighbors.

16 Jul 2004

3M granted FDA approval for cream to treat superficial basal cell carcinoma

3M announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first prescription therapy in nearly a decade for the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC), a type of nonmelanoma skin cancer.

16 Jul 2004

Study suggests that "kin" caregivers of cocaine-exposed infants and toddlers may also need support and help with parenting

Ever since the epidemic of cocaine and crack use that began in the 1980s, researchers and doctors have been concerned about the development of children born to women who used cocaine during their pregnancy.

16 Jul 2004

Docosahexaenoic acid levels play an important role in infant development

Docosahexaenoic acid, or "DHA," is a nutritional compound (an essential fatty acid, or lipid) that has many effects in the body, including the development of the eyes and brain.

16 Jul 2004

Dementia often goes undiagnosed in primary care

Many older patients showing signs of dementia are not being diagnosed for the progressive brain disorder by their primary care physicians, an Oregon Health & Science University study has found.

16 Jul 2004

New type of cryogenic catheter

A U.S. clinical study is just getting under way that, if successful, could lead to a non-surgical "cure" for the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia. The study is evaluating a new type of cryogenic catheter co-developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

16 Jul 2004

High levels of anxiety during a woman's pregnancy increases child risk of disease and disorder

The idea that a woman's emotional state during pregnancy affects her unborn child has persisted for centuries and has, in recent years, been supported by science.

16 Jul 2004

Study suggests that weather patterns can bring on headaches

Headache, a peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the American Headache Society, features the most carefully done study on the influence of weather patterns on headache.

16 Jul 2004

Online database of AIDS-related protein structures

Researchers who are either developing drug treatments for AIDS or studying the virus that causes the disease have a new resource - an online database of AIDS-related protein structures just unveiled for public use by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

16 Jul 2004

DNA left overs, new mechanism for evolution

A team of researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has discovered that transposons, small DNA sequences that travel through the genomes, can silence the genes adjacent to them by inducing a molecule called antisense RNA.

16 Jul 2004

Obesity in mothers is one of the most decisive factors contributing to the appearance of congenital malformations in their children

A study of more than 2000 children of women with gestational diabetes (the diabetes that some women get during pregnancy) has revealed that obesity in mothers is one of the most decisive factors contributing to the appearance of congenital malformations in their children, even more so than the seriousness of the diabetes.

16 Jul 2004

School-based programs are unable to decrease the long-term smoking prevalence among adolescents

Slapping a $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes and putting the money into antismoking campaigns could cut the number of young smokers by 26 percent and avoid more than 108,000 smoking-related deaths by the time their generation reaches age 85, new research suggests.

16 Jul 2004

Teen birth rate hits record low and prevalence of overweight among children has increased

The well-being of America's children has shown strong gains in some areas but has declined in others, according to a yearly report by federal agencies compiling statistics on children.

16 Jul 2004

U.S. led initiative will provide small business loans to support people with AIDS

A new U.S.-led initiative aims to reduce the "stigmatization" of people living with HIV/AIDS by associating HIV-positive people with successful businesses and encouraging cooperation between those with the disease and others in the community.

15 Jul 2004

Children and adolescents who consistently watch television for 2 hours or more a day are at an increased risk of being overweight

Children and adolescents who consistently watch television for 2 hours or more a day are at an increased risk of being overweight, to smoke, and to have high cholesterol concentrations in early adulthood—substantial risk factors for long-term health problems in later life—conclude authors of a study from New Zealand in this week’s issue of THE LANCET.

15 Jul 2004

Success of the UK’s national screening programme for cervical cancer

An epidemiological study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET highlights the success of the UK’s national screening programme for cervical cancer introduced in 1988.

15 Jul 2004

Results of study have considerable implications for the management of people with rheumatoid arthritis

Results of a UK study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggest that intensive monthly outpatient treatment with antirheumatic drugs and steroid injections can substantially improve patients’ symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis compared with standard three-month outpatient treatment.

15 Jul 2004

The cancer risk from plutonium exposure

Plutonium may be many times more dangerous than previously thought. The cancer risk from exposure inside the body could be 10 times higher than is allowed for in calculating international safety limits.

15 Jul 2004

8.5 million Euros to address a fundamental question on mitosis: How is cell division regulated?

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) join forces with top scientists from eleven research institutes in Austria, Germany, Italy, France and the United Kingdom for “MitoCheck” – the largest integrated research project on cell cycle control within the European Commission’s 6th Framework Programme (FP6).

15 Jul 2004

Funding improves the quality of the fish we eat

The quality of the fish that ends up in the shops, and eventually on our dining tables, is set to improve following a three and a half year research project into the monitoring techniques available to the fish processing industry.

15 Jul 2004

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Arizona human cases of West Nile virus reach 114

3M granted FDA approval for cream to treat superficial basal cell carcinoma

Study suggests that "kin" caregivers of cocaine-exposed infants and toddlers may also need support and help with parenting

Docosahexaenoic acid levels play an important role in infant development

Dementia often goes undiagnosed in primary care

New type of cryogenic catheter

High levels of anxiety during a woman's pregnancy increases child risk of disease and disorder

Study suggests that weather patterns can bring on headaches

Online database of AIDS-related protein structures

DNA left overs, new mechanism for evolution

Obesity in mothers is one of the most decisive factors contributing to the appearance of congenital malformations in their children

School-based programs are unable to decrease the long-term smoking prevalence among adolescents

Teen birth rate hits record low and prevalence of overweight among children has increased

U.S. led initiative will provide small business loans to support people with AIDS

Children and adolescents who consistently watch television for 2 hours or more a day are at an increased risk of being overweight

Success of the UK’s national screening programme for cervical cancer

Results of study have considerable implications for the management of people with rheumatoid arthritis

The cancer risk from plutonium exposure

8.5 million Euros to address a fundamental question on mitosis: How is cell division regulated?

Funding improves the quality of the fish we eat

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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