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Calcium Supplements Linked to Longer Lifespans in WomenCalcium-rich diet and supplements provide similar benefits. |
Released: 5/22/2013 2:40 PM EDT
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National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention Helps Consumers Understand New Sunscreen LabelsAs millions of Americans prepare to enjoy the great outdoors this Memorial Day weekend, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day, May 24, 2013, as “Don’t Fry Day” to raise awareness of the importance of practicing sun-safe behaviors. |
Released: 5/22/2013 2:25 PM EDT
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Wayne State Receives Second Year Funding From the New Economy Initiative to Build Technology Commercialization Efforts
Wayne State University received notice of a $820,398 grant from the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan (NEI) that will continue to support the Technology Commercialization Office’s efforts to expand and improve the university’s entrepreneurial culture and technology commercialization results. |
Released: 5/22/2013 2:05 PM EDT
Wayne State University Division of Research |
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5/23/2013 2:00 PM EDT
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Enzyme-Activating Antibodies Revealed As Marker For Most Severe Form Of Rheumatoid ArthritisIn a series of lab experiments designed to unravel the workings of a key enzyme widely considered a possible trigger of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that in the most severe cases of the disease, the immune system makes a unique subset of antibodies that have a disease-promoting role. |
Embargo expired: 5/22/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/20/2013 10:30 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Medicine |
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OSA is Associated with Less Visceral Fat Accumulation in Women than MenA new study from researchers in Japan indicates that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with visceral (abdominal) fat accumulation only in men, perhaps explaining gender differences in the impact of OSA on cardiovascular disease and mortality. |
Embargo expired: 5/22/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/13/2013 1:00 PM EDT
American Thoracic Society (ATS) |
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Hospitals Profit When Patients Develop Bloodstream InfectionsJohns Hopkins researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by preventable bloodstream infections contracted in their intensive care units. |
Released: 5/22/2013 1:15 PM EDT
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Physician Innovator of Heart Valve Repair Receives Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute’s Corday Prize in Heart ResearchCedars-Sinai Heart Institute is honoring the physician widely known as the leading pioneer in modern mitral heart valve repair, Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD, with the second annual Eliot Corday, MD, International Prize in Heart Research. |
Released: 5/22/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
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Calcium Supplements Linked to Longer Lifespans in WomenTaking a calcium supplement of up to 1,000 mg per day can help women live longer, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). |
Embargo expired: 5/22/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/21/2013 9:00 AM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Fish Oil Supplements May Help Fight Against Type 2 DiabetesWidely-used fish oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone that is associated with lower risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). |
Embargo expired: 5/22/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/21/2013 9:00 AM EDT
Endocrine Society |
