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How To Diagnose An Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

An acoustic neuroma can be a difficult condition to diagnose. Because signs and symptoms of acoustic neuroma are likely to develop gradually and because hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness can be indicators of number of other conditions, it may be … Continue reading →

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Report: Almost One In Four Non-Elderly Wisconsinites Has A Diagnosed Pre-Existing Condition

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Approximately 1.1 million people under the age of 65-almost one in four (23.7 percent) of Wisconsin’s non-elderly population-have a diagnosed pre-existing condition that could lead to a denial of coverage in the individual health insurance market, according to a report … Continue reading →

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WHO Director-General Pushes For Sustained Commitment To MDGs At World Health Assembly

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

During her opening address to the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan called for increased global efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), PANA/Afrique en ligne reports. Chan also set-up several global … Continue reading →

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Discovery That Collagen Can Be Floppy Could Mean New Treatments For Heart Disease

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Researchers in the US have discovered that the structural protein collagen can switch from its usual rigid form into a much floppier, more flexible state and back again, opening the door to the idea that targeting collagen itself rather than … Continue reading →

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The Salt Dilemma – The Contrasting Impact Of Salt On Blood Pressure In Asians And Caucasians

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

With governmental authorities, academicians, healthcare providers and industry grappling with the level of salt in the diet in an effort to reduce its impact on high blood pressure, new data evaluating a potential genetic component to salt-sensitive hypertension will be … Continue reading →

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Antibiotic Resistance Can Persist For 12 Months

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Patients prescribed antibiotics by their GP (general practitioner, primary care physician) might develop resistance that could persist for up to 12 months, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) today. Health care professionals and a significant … Continue reading →

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New Finding May Change The Direction Of Vaccine Research

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered that the strategy of “immune evasion” common to many viruses, bacteria and parasites, is uncommon to M. tuberculosis where the antigens remain strikingly unchanged and homogenous. The study published in /iNature Genetics … Continue reading →

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NFIB To Join Legal Efforts Against Health Law

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

“The nation’s most influential small business lobby is joining a court challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, arguing that Americans cannot be required under the Constitution to obtain insurance coverage,” The Associated Press reports… Read More Information :NFIB … Continue reading →

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New Invention Regulates Nerve Cells Electronically

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

A major step toward being able to regulate nerve cells externally with the help of electronics has been taken by researchers at Linköping University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. The breakthrough is based on an ion transistor of plastic … Continue reading →

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