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From Baltimore According to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists may have discovered a way to reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults. Researchers studied 10 patients with severe sickle cell disease, administering an IV transplant of blood forming stem cells from healthy donors along with the drug rapamycin. Results showed that 90% of these patients had normal red blood cells and consequently saw their organ damage reversed. From Finland According to a ...

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From Cambridge (UK) - According to a report published in the journal Nature, genetic mutations, known as copy number variants (where sections of DNA are deleted or duplicated), have been identified as a cause of severe childhood obesity. The researchers examining 300 severely obese children found that some of these children were missing sections of chromosome 16. They believe that a specific gene on this chromosome, SH2B1, plays a role in regulating weight and blood sugar. From California ...

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From Atlanta Certain childhood cancers are more likely to recur, according to a report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Analyzing data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study in which over 12000 pediatric cancer survivors were evaluated, researchers found that the overall cancer recurrence rate was 4.4% at 10 years, and 6.2% at 20 years. However, ewing sarcomas had a recurrence rate of 13% at 20 years and astrocytoma had a recurrence rate of 14.4% after 20 years ...

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From Philadelphia - According to a report published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, scientists have identified a strong connection between cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer. For 13 years, researchers followed over 180000 people aged 50-74. They found that people who smoked for more than 40 years had up to a 50% raised risk of developing either colon or rectal cancer. From Texas - Scientists have pinpointed a gene linked to medullobalstoma, according to a ...

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(December 7, 2009 - Insidermedicine) The alarming risk of death associated with the use of prescribed narcotic drugs, particularly oxycontin, is highlighted in a study published in the latest issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Here is some information about narcotic drugs and oxycontin: • Also known as opioid drugs, narcotics are commonly prescribed pain-relieving drugs • Narcotics are dangerous because their side effects can include depression of breathing and a decrease in ...

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From London - According to a report published in the journal Nature, balancing the protein in ones diet may be better for healthy aging than limiting caloric intake. Researchers fed fruit flies varying amounts of vitamins, lipids and amino acids in a diet consisting of sugar, water and yeast. The researchers were able to maximize lifespan without compromising fertility of the flies by varying the amount of amino acids, while changing the other nutrients had no such effect. From Chicago ...

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From Toronto - According to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, pregnant women with glucose intolerance are more likely to demonstrate cardiovascular risk factors after birth. Researchers followed nearly 500 women, looking for the prevalence of metabolic syndrome--a general term for risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and low HDL cholesterol--after birth. They found an association between even mild glucose intolerance and metabolic ...

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From Boston - Americans born in the Southern 'stroke belt' may be at increased risk of dying from stroke, according to a report published in the journal Neurology. Researchers examined national death records from 1980, 1990, and 2000--looking specifically at Southern states that comprise the 'stroke belt'--North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama. They found that, for people who were born in and lived in the stoke belt, 74 people per 100000 died ...

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From Chicago It is estimated that the number of diabetics will double and costs for their care care will triple in the next 25 years, according to a report published in the journal Diabetes Care. Researchers estimate that the prevalence of diabetes will increase from 8 million people to 14 million, and that the cost to treat these people will increase from $45 billion annually to $171 billion annually. Researchers believe that aging baby boomers are a main reason for these increases. From ...

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From London - Dementia is the leading cause of disability in elderly people who live in low and middle income countries, according to a report published in The Lancet. Examining nearly 15000 elderly people in seven different low to middle income countries, researchers found that dementia was, by far, the biggest contributor to disability in the elderly; the condition rated a median of 25% in population-attributable prevalence fraction. From Atlanta - The CDC is reporting that there has been ...

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