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Fear of Falling May Cause Social Isolation in Older Adults With Vision Problems
December 11, 2012 — A new study found that between 40 to 50 percent of older adults with visually impairing eye disease limit their activities due to a fear of falling. Vision scientists warn that this protective ... > full story -
Even Moderate Smoking Associated With Sudden Death Risk in Women
December 11, 2012 — Even light-to-moderate cigarette smoking is associated with a significant increase in the risk of sudden cardiac death in women. The risk of sudden cardiac death rose 8 percent for each five years of ... > full story -
Potent Antibodies Neutralize HIV and Could Offer New Therapy, Study Finds
December 10, 2012 — Having HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but it's still a lifelong illness that requires an expensive daily cocktail of drugs -- and it means tolerating those drugs' side effects and running ... > full story -
Feeling Lonely Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia in Later Life
December 10, 2012 — Feeling lonely, as distinct from being/living alone, is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia in later life, indicates new ... > full story -
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Toxic Interaction in Neurons That Leads to Dementia and ALS Discovered
December 10, 2012 — Researchers have uncovered a toxic cellular process by which a protein that maintains the health of neurons becomes deficient and can lead to dementia. The findings shed new light on the link between ... > full story -
New Multiple Myeloma Drug Shows Promise in Treating People With Advanced Disease
December 10, 2012 — A new oral agent is safe and effective in treating relapsed and treatment-resistant multiple myeloma, according to a multicenter, Phase II ... > full story -
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ADHD Linked to Oxygen Deprivation Before Birth
December 10, 2012 — Children who had in-utero exposure to ischemic-hypoxic conditions, situations during which the brain is deprived of oxygen, were significantly more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity ... > full story -
Second-Hand Smoke Increases Risk of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Children
December 10, 2012 — The dangers of second-hand smoke (passive smoking) on children continue to become ever more apparent. A new study shows that second hand smoke and fetal exposure due to maternal smoking while ... > full story -
Iron Supplements Reduce ADHD in Low Birth Weight Infants
December 10, 2012 — Giving iron supplements to low birth weight infants reduces the risk of behavior problems like ADHD later in life, according to a new ... > full story -
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Updated Clinical Results Show Experimental Agent Ibrutinib as Highly Active in CLL Patients
December 8, 2012 — Updated results from early phase clinical trial indicates that a novel therapeutic agent for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is highly active and well tolerated in patients who have relapsed and ... > full story
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