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Use of nicotine inhalers could reduce rates of smoking-related illnesses
A study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis predicts
that smokers might significantly reduce the adverse health effects of their
habit if they could switch from cigarettes to inhalers that deliver doses of
"clean" nicotine.
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Kefir may bolster lactose tolerance in intolerant people
For lactose intolerant adults, drinking fermented milk either eliminated or
drastically reduced symptoms related to lactose intolerance. Researchers
think that microbes in this fermented milk - called kefir - possess the
enzyme that is necessary to digest lactose. more
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Novel drugs for the treatment of diabetes
A new approach to providing medication for adult diabetics (type 2 diabetes)
that is not dependent on insulin has been developed by a doctoral student at
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Penn State study: Hope for first new melanoma treatment in decades
A new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers reveals for the
first time one of the mechanisms by which malignant melanoma, the most
deadly form of skin cancer, grows and spreads. more
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Discovery that deadly listeriosis often occurs in clusters could help in
finding sources and saving lives, Cornell scientist says
Cases of listeriosis, the food-borne bacterial disease that kills one of
every five of its victims, are not as isolated as once believed. Using DNA
evidence to track bacterial strains, a Cornell University food scientist and
his collaborators have concluded that nearly one-third of the 2,500 U.S.
cases annually might occur in geographic clusters at generally the same
time. more
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