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Simple test at birth saves baby from ravaging disease

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Simple test at birth saves baby from ravaging disease

SEATTLE–Two babies in our state were born with an immune system disorder, within months of each other. One died after simply catching a cold.
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Prolonged fasting 're-boots' immune system

The team believes the findings could benefit people with immune system damage, for example if they have received chemotherapy treatment for …
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Anorexia/bulimia: Bacterial protein implicated

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Anorexia/bulimia: Bacterial protein implicated

Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder affect approximately 5-10 percent of the general population. Researchers have demonstrated the involvement of a protein produced by some intestinal bacteria that may be the source of these disorders. Antibodies produced by the body against this protein also react with theSee Original Article

States need to assume greater role in regulating dietary supplements for weight loss, muscle building, experts say

Because of lax federal oversight of dietary supplements, which are marketed to adults and adolescents for weight loss and muscle building, but usually do not deliver promised results and can actually cause severe health issues, state governments need to increase their regulation of these products to protect consumers.
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Chronic Pain Management

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Chronic Pain Management

Depending on the cause and site of discomfort, physicians may prescribe different medications which block nerve centers or remove inflammation in muscles and tissues.

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Fibromyalgia Symptom Treatment

It is a syndrome that affects women in a 9:1 ratio as compared with males, and usually strikes between the ages of twenty and fifty.

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The cell recognizes the buildup of misfolded proteins, offers insight into Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's, and type 2 diabetes

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The cell recognizes the buildup of misfolded proteins, offers insight into Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's, and type 2 diabetes

Living cells are like miniature factories, responsible for the production of more than 25,000 different proteins with very specific 3-D shapes.
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Forbes (July 14, 2014): Hard Evidence We Can Slow Alzheimer's By Exercising The Body And The Mind

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Mon, 07/14/2014

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared diagnoses among patients. It destroys people’s minds, their personalities, the very essence of who they are. And once the disease has been diagnosed, there is nothing modern medicine can do to stop it.See Original Article

What Is Mitral Regurgitation and What Are the…

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What Is Mitral Regurgitation and What Are the…

Mitral regurgitation is a common heart valve disorder that requires careful and ongoing medical care.
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Mood and Personality Changes after Bypass Surgery

Mood changes and personality changes care common after cardiac bypass surgery, but with appropriate care they can be only temporary setbacks.
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High-frequency pulsed electric fields used to disrupt focal blood-brain-barrier

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High-frequency pulsed electric fields used to disrupt focal blood-brain-barrier

A team of researchers from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences have developed a new way of using electricity to open the blood-brain-barrier (BBB).
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Washington Post (July 13, 2014): Alzheimer’s Researchers Hunt for New Tools to Identify Disease’s Onset

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Sun, 07/13/2014

A simple test of a person’s ability to identify odors and noninvasive eye exams might someday help doctors learn whether their patients are at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to research to be presented Sunday.
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Could there be a link between migraine and Parkinson's?

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Could there be a link between migraine and Parkinson's?

New research has found there may be an association with migraine in middle age and the development of Parkinson’s disease later in life.
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NBC News (August 13, 2014): Embedded inside the Mind of Alzheimer's

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Wed, 08/13/2014

In 2009, award-winning journalist Greg O’Brien was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s; he was just 59 years old. It’s the kind of news that no one is prepared for, and yet O’Brien, who had watched both his maternal grandfather and mother sSee Original Article

‘Breaking’ news: Do not install new iPhone update

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‘Breaking’ news: Do not install new iPhone update

Apple pulls iOS update after major problems emerge No official fixes, but users are making suggestions Read more here
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Stock up for birthdays and Christmas now. Free store pick-up on many items Dee I Y Kick Button Jewelry by LaDeeDa $9.99 $3.98  
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