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If you're sneaking smokes when no one's looking, beware: One lung doctor says a common device can determine whether someone is a smoker. ...

read more If you're sneaking smokes when no one's looking, beware: One lung doctor says a common device can determine whether someone is a smoker. read more Sun Oct 2007

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Not only is secondhand smoke a threat to teen health, it can also affect their school test scores, a new study finds. ...

read more Not only is secondhand smoke a threat to teen health, it can also affect their school test scores, a new study finds. read more Sun Oct 2007

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Airway bypass to treat emphysema patients shows promise, researchers say. ...

read more Airway bypass to treat emphysema patients shows promise, researchers say. read more Sun Oct 2007

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The blood pressure drug valsartan shows the ability to reduce Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms in mice, researchers report. ...

read more The blood pressure drug valsartan shows the ability to reduce Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms in mice, researchers report. read more Sun Oct 2007

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it will review the safety of the clotting drug aprotinin (Trasylol), after a major Canadian trial was stopped early due to an increase in deaths for cardiac surgery patients placed on the drug. ...

read more The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it will review the safety of the clotting drug aprotinin (Trasylol), after a major Canadian trial was stopped early due to an increase in deaths for cardiac surgery patients placed on the drug. read more Sun Oct 2007

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Cigarette smoking and a family history of alcoholism can both affect how a person perceives sweet-tasting foods, U.S. researchers say. ...

read more Cigarette smoking and a family history of alcoholism can both affect how a person perceives sweet-tasting foods, U.S. researchers say. read more Sun Oct 2007

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Drug company-funded studies of asthma drugs called inhaled corticosteroids are less likely to find adverse effects than studies that were paid for by other sources, Spanish researchers say. ...

read more Drug company-funded studies of asthma drugs called inhaled corticosteroids are less likely to find adverse effects than studies that were paid for by other sources, Spanish researchers say. read more Sun Oct 2007

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A type of drug called human atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) can lessen cardiac injuries after heart attack and boost patient outcomes, a new study finds. ...

read more A type of drug called human atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) can lessen cardiac injuries after heart attack and boost patient outcomes, a new study finds. read more Sun Oct 2007

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U.S. researchers say they've determined the molecular structure of a cellular receptor that's key to how the body reacts to drug treatment. ...

read more U.S. researchers say they've determined the molecular structure of a cellular receptor that's key to how the body reacts to drug treatment. read more Sun Oct 2007

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A specific brain region may be crucial to drug addiction, according to a new study conducted with amphetamine-addicted rats. ...

read more A specific brain region may be crucial to drug addiction, according to a new study conducted with amphetamine-addicted rats. read more Sun Oct 2007

Better Education Spurs Alzheimer's Patients to Try Risky Treatments (HealthDay)

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Alzheimer's disease patients who have a better understanding of their condition seem to be more willing to accept potentially risky treatments, a U.S. study finds. ...

read more Alzheimer's disease patients who have a better understanding of their condition seem to be more willing to accept potentially risky treatments, a U.S. study finds. read more Mon Jun 2007

Study Compares Oral, Vaginal Use of Abortion Drug (HealthDay)

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Taking the abortion drug misoprostol under the tongue is most effective when the doses are taken in three-hour intervals, but this approach can cause more side effects than if the drug is taken in 12-hour intervals, according to a study published Thursday in The Lancet. ...

read more Taking the abortion drug misoprostol under the tongue is most effective when the doses are taken in three-hour intervals, but this approach can cause more side effects than if the drug is taken in 12-hour intervals, according to a study published Thursday in The Lancet. read more Fri Jun 2007

Drug Boosts Adrenal Cancer Survival (HealthDay)

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A new drug can buy months of life for people with one of the rarest kinds of cancer without too-severe side effects, a European study finds. ...

read more A new drug can buy months of life for people with one of the rarest kinds of cancer without too-severe side effects, a European study finds. read more Thu Jun 2007

New Medication Slows Rare Kidney Disease (HealthDay)

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WEDNESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News)- Researchers say a drug called eprodisate can slow a rare but toxic buildup of amyloid protein that results in end-stage kidney disease. ...

read more WEDNESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News)- Researchers say a drug called eprodisate can slow a rare but toxic buildup of amyloid protein that results in end-stage kidney disease. read more Thu Jun 2007

Cancer Drug Appears to Boost Long-Term Memory (HealthDay)

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Anti-cancer drugs called histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors improved long-term memory and strengthened neural connections in the brains of mice, says a University of California, Irvine, study. ...

read more Anti-cancer drugs called histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors improved long-term memory and strengthened neural connections in the brains of mice, says a University of California, Irvine, study. read more Thu Jun 2007

FDA Seeks Strictest Warning for Diabetes Drugs (HealthDay)

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked that two controversial type 2 diabetes drugs carry a "black box" warning on the potentially heightened risk of congestive heart failure in some patients. ...

read more The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked that two controversial type 2 diabetes drugs carry a read more Thu Jun 2007

Lymphoma Drug Effective as 1st Line Treatment (HealthDay)

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Eight years after first-line treatment with a radioimmunotherapy drug called Bexxar, 86 percent of 76 patients with follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were still alive and nearly two-thirds were in complete remission. ...

read more Eight years after first-line treatment with a radioimmunotherapy drug called Bexxar, 86 percent of 76 patients with follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were still alive and nearly two-thirds were in complete remission. read more Wed Jun 2007