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'The Neck's Generation': January Is AACE' Thyroid Awareness Month - Physicians Call For Better Understanding Of The Link Between Genetics And Thyroid Disease
Most Americans are aware that heart disease and cancer patients may be genetically predisposed to these conditions, but according to a national survey released today by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), more than three-fourths (76%) of the population do not know that thyroid disease runs in families. more
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Phase II Clinical Trial Results Point to Potential New Treatment Option for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Data in the January issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology reveals that the oral chemotherapy agent Xeloda(R) (capecitabine), recently approved for the treatment of metastatic colorectal and breast cancer, may provide significant clinical benefit response and tumor response for patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. more
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Women With Thyroid Disease Are More Likely To Give Birth To Babies With Heart, Brain And Kidney Defects
Women with thyroid disease are more likely to give birth to babies with heart, brain and kidney defects even if the thyroid function tests are normal during the pregnancy, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. more
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Researchers Identify Link Between Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have identified a mechanism that helps explain how the hormone leptin acts to metabolize fatty acids in muscle, establishing for the first time a novel molecular link between obesity and diabetes, and creating the possibility of a new target for the development of drugs to help manage both conditions. The study appears in the Jan. 17 issue of the journal Nature. more
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FDA Approves Expanded Use Of Brain Implant For Parkinson's Disease
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have identified a mechanism that helps explain how the hormone leptin acts to metabolize fatty acids in muscle, establishing for the first time a novel molecular link between obesity and diabetes, and creating the possibility of a new target for the development of drugs to help manage both conditions. The study appears in the Jan. 17 issue of the journal Nature. more
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