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The Role of Metals in Alzheimer's Disease Explored
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating condition and its causes are still largely
unknown. Various metals have been implicated as possible contributors to the development
of AD. In a special … 
A good wife, a good grip, a good education and …
… among the most significant factors influencing longevity in men were a strong
grip, a wife, not smoking and a good education. Dr. Bradley J. Willcox and colleagues of
the Pacific …
Study Examines ADHD's Role in Smoking
Are you easily forgetful, distracted, impulsive or fidgety? Do you find that smoking helps
you alleviate these symptoms? Columbia University Medical Center researchers are
investigating whether these most common symptoms …
Sudden Death Isn't Always So Sudden
Sudden cardiac arrest is a common and deadly event. Twenty percent of all deaths in the
United States each year are due to a sudden cardiac arrest; barely 5% of …
Antibiotics Unnecessarily Prescribed for Acute Bronchitis
… according to Virginia Commonwealth University findings published in today’s
issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Physicians for years have prescribed
antibiotics for the treatment of acute bronchitis, a …
Regular smoking substantially increases risk of asthma in adolescents
… according to the latest results of the Children’s Health Study (CHS). The
research appears in the second issue for November 2006 of the American Journal of
Respiratory and Critical Care …
Depressed stroke patients use more health services
After having a stroke, healthcare utilization is significantly higher among patients who
develop poststroke depression than those who are not depressed, according to findings
published in the medical journal Stroke …
Transfer Criteria Could Improve Intensive Care for Children
… or level I, pediatric ICU can greatly improve a patient’s chance for survival,
say researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. In a new
study - published …
Chocolate 'Offenders' Teach Science a Sweet Lesson
Some ‘chocoholics’ who just couldn’t give up their favorite treat to comply with a
study to test blood stickiness have inadvertently done their fellow chocolate lovers - and
science - …
New study finds on/off switch for septic shock
According to a new study, septic shock--a dangerous, often deadly runaway immune
response--is controlled by a genetic on/off switch. The research also suggests how a drug
might temper sepsis. This …