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Large-scale analysis of women with androgen excess: thorough treatment can reduce symptoms
Although women normally have androgens – so-called "male" hormones – circulating in their bloodstreams, excessive levels can cause a variety of symptoms including acne, weight gain, excessive hair growth (hirsutism), menstrual dysfunction, and infertility. more
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Key enzyme that triggers MS-like disease in an animal model identified
New research findings from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (MUHC) provide hope for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), one of the most common and devastating diseases of the nervous system. These findings, published in today in Neuron, characterize an enzyme that plays a central role in the onset and progress of MS.
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Information for patients: The healthy heart handbook for women
This updated edition of the popular The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women includes the most recent information on women's heart disease and practical suggestions for how to reduce the risk of developing it.
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A link between thimerosal and the brain: Can vaccines affect central nervous system function?
According to new research from Northeastern University pharmacy professor Richard Deth and colleagues from the University of Nebraska, Tufts, and Johns Hopkins University, there is an apparent link between exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins and an increased possibility of developing neurological disorders including autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The research – the first to offer an explanation for possible causes of two increasingly common childhood neurological disorders – will be published in the April 2004 issue of the journal Molecular Psychiatry, and earlier as advance online publication.
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Avian influenza A(H5N1)update: Situation in Thailand, China and Indonesia
The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has announced the death, on 3 February, of a previously confirmed case of H5N1 infection. This latest death was in a 6-year-old boy from Suphanburi province. more
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USDA BSE update for 3 February 2004
Samples taken from the three animals depopulated in Othello, WA, and the seven animals depopulated in Burley, ID, have tested negative. In addition, the 242 samples from the Mabton index herd, the herds in Mattawa, Connell, Boardman, Quincy, Tenino, and Moxee have tested negative for BSE -- for a total of 252 samples that have tested negative. The final test results for the samples taken at the second Mabton, WA, facility,
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FDA and Johnson and Johnson warn public about counterfeit contraceptive patches sold through foreign internet site
FDA and Johnson and Johnson Co. of Raritan, NJ are warning the public about an overseas internet site selling counterfeit contraceptive patches that contain no active ingredients. These counterfeit patches provide no protection against pregnancy.. more
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