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Addition of Tamoxifen prevents occurrence of invasive breast cancer by 43% and may offer an alternative to mastectomy, according to Lancet study.

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Engineers at Purdue University have teamed up with medical experts to develop a computerized system designed to aid in disease diagnosis by matching a patient's CT scans with images in a large data base of scans from previous patients. Findings will be published in July.

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A researcher at University of Illinois at Chicago is among a group of researchers who have designed and tested a program to help older adults overcome their fear of falling and proved its effectiveness in a five-year study. She also enumerates Fall Prevention Tips for older adults.

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Research and development (R&D) spending in the United States reached an estimated $220.6 billion in 1998, says a new National Science Foundation (NSF) report.

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In a report which appeared in the June issue of Clinical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have described two unrelated women with paranoid schizophrenia who have an overlapping deletion in the Xp22.3 chromosome region.

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Imitrex(r) (sumatriptan) Nasal Spray, a prescription drug for adults for the treatment of migraine, appears promising in the acute treatment of migraine in adolescents ages 12 -- 17 according to data presented at the 41st annual American Association for the Study of Headache (AASH) scientific meeting.

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A drug used to lower high blood pressure can stimulate the growth of new blood vessels in laboratory animals.

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The use of neuromuscular blocking agents in treating patients whose asthma attacks were severe enough to warrant mechanical ventilation can lead to severe muscle weakness and longer hospital stays, Canada researchers reported in the June issue of CHEST.

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1 - HFE Genotype in Patients with Hemochromatosis and Other Liver Diseases; 2 - Will the Real Hemochromatosis Please Stand Up? 3 - Relation of Consumption of Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and Cartenoids to Risk for Stroke among Men in the United States; 4 - Effects of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Ventilatory Function on Risk for Stroke in Men: The Reykjavik Study.

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Oregon Health Sciences University, and Portland Area Veterans Affairs psychologists, surveyed 625 licensed psychologists in the state about their role in determining the mental state of the terminally ill and published the results in the June issue of Professional Psychology.

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A new review of psychological research shows that exercise is an effective but underused treatment for mild to moderate depression. The review was published in the June issue of Professional Psychology.

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A combined hormone therapy of estrogen and androgen may improve body composition in postmenopausal women, according to results of a Johns Hopkins study to be presented at 1 p.m., June 12, at ENDO 99, the 81st annual meeting of The Endocrine Society in San Diego.

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New laboratory studies conducted at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston shed light on the process that sparks prostate cancer.

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Symptoms of major depression are most likely to persist in people who also have an anxiety disorder, according to a study headed by a psychiatrist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Temple University Hospital's Center for Vascular Disease has initiated Phase I clinical trials to test in humans a new gene therapy that may have the potential to help the body grow new blood vessels to create a bypass around blocked leg arteries.

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A new reproductive and child health programme is underway in India--the world's second most populous country--setting in motion a paradigm shift in the provision of reproductive health services in the country--from a focus on achieving method-specific contraceptive targets to providing client-centered quality services.

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Getting off the couch and onto the jogging path, or the bicycle, or the treadmill after work may help prevent diabetes, a new University at Buffalo study has shown.

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New astronomical observations of extremely compact and dense neutron stars, sources of some of the most intense bursts of high-energy radiation in the Galaxy, call into question a popular theory about their fundamental composition.

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The first national population-based cohort study of periodontal disease and cerebrovascular disease, conducted by University at Buffalo researchers, has shown that people with severe gum disease are twice as likely to have the type of stroke caused by blocked arteries than those with good oral health.

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The unique role that NOLVADEX (tamoxifen citrate) plays in reducing the incidence of breast cancer in high risk women and managing the disease in women diagnosed with the disease is underscored in the American Society of Clinical Oncology Technology Assessment on breast cancer published in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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Forty-four percent of migraine sufferers who use ZOMIG Tablets experience complete headache response, according to data presented at the American Association for the Study of Headache annual meeting.

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Much of the lightning in a storm is inside the clouds, but new findings show it surrounds the most intense areas, rather than bunching at the heart.

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The hunt for ancient life on Mars has led scientists to an other-worldly place on Earth called Mono Lake.

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A newly discovered gene defines a family that appears integral to the creation of cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers reported in the July issue of Human Molecular Genetics.

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American consumers remained on a buying binge while maintaining a record-low savings rate during 1999's first quarter, says the director of Wake Forest University's Center for Economic Studies.

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How much time U.S. children spend with their fathers, and what they do together.

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A brief yet sensitive test developed by University of Iowa Health Care researchers shows promise as a quick and effective substitute for the usually lengthy and expensive personality disorders interview.

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Parents who rely on TV show ratings are out of luck half the time, according to a study released by Michigan State University. Fifty percent of the age and content ratings that appear on air are different than what is published in TV Guide.

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Twenty years after visualizing a surprising left-handed form of the DNA double helix, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher has found that this altered form of genetic material is involved in some important biological activities.

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Tantalizing findings show patterns of lightning vary with the Sun, El Niño, and other phenomena.

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The scientist who originally dubbed the red flickers of light above thunderclouds Sprites, works to move them from the realm of mystery into scientific knowledge.

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HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala released the most recent data from the Healthy People 2000 initiative showing continued improvement in the health of Americans during the current decade.

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Using an advanced microscope facility, researchers have identified a key step in the development of sensory cells in the inner ear known as hair cells.

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The effective treatment of cancer requires a comprehensive approach by the medical community to a patient's total life situation, says new research by a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, and medical policy needs to be reformed to incorporate evaluation of alternative and complementary cancer therapies.

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An international group of scientists has documented widespread pollution covering about 100 million square kilometers of the tropical Indian Ocean -- roughly the same area as the continental United States.

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A two-year study has identified for the first time a molecular mechanism that transduces stress signals from the brain to other parts of the body after physical or psychological trauma. This discovery will provide a tool for researchers studying the endocrine responses that modulate the protection against immune and inflammatory insults like blood-borne infections, shock and inflammation as well as stress.

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A University of Arizona marine biologist's work on seaweed and other types of algae fits into a larger effort at Biosphere 2 to document how changing carbon dioxide levels influence marine life.

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Does lightning affect the ozone layer? What causes "sprites?" And why does "messy" lightning follow a simple lightning model?

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At the International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity this week, a New Mexico research team reports they have developed a system to depict lightning in three dimensions.

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Follow-up evaluation after lung cancer surgery based on occasional physician visits for perceived symptoms proved significantly more cost-effective and just as capable of detecting recurrence when compared to frequent doctor visits, multiple imaging, and laboratory tests, according to research published in the June issue of CHEST.

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In the May issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association, a researcher reports a study that analyzed a personal recruitment strategy for African-American breast cancer survivors' participation in cancer prevention and control studies.

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New Parkinson's drugs may trigger potentially dangerous sleep attacks, according to a report in the June issue of Neurology.

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New results from gene therapy studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may lead to an effective long-term treatment, if not a cure, for hemophilia A, the most common form of this inherited blood disease.

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Ibuprofen has been shown to reduce the "flu-like" side effects of the drug interferon beta-1b, an effective treatment for multiple sclerosis attacks, according to a study in the June issue of Neurology.

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A new study sponsored by AHCPR questions whether the current generation of report cards on how well individual doctors manage specific health conditions can really help people select doctors, or help doctors improve their own performance.

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Growing complete organs in the laboratory, a longstanding dream of biomedical science, is one step closer to reality as a team of Wisconsin scientists report the discovery of a genetic mechanism that gives organs their shape.

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A few imaginative people, such as a University of Arizona geoscientist encourage a restocking of modern-day plains with animals of the past.

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Use of fluoride-releasing restorative materials to fill teeth significantly inhibits decay between tooth surfaces next to the filled tooth, according to findings from a study published in the June 1999 issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.

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Peak timing of pain medications after completion of periodontal scaling and root planing, a common procedures used to treat gum disease, should control most discomfort, according to a study in the June 1999 issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.

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