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  How Diabetes Drug Delays Aging in Worms

  March 28, 2013 — A widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug slows down the aging process by mimicking the effects of dieting, according to a study using worms to investigate how the drug ... > full story
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  C. Diff Infection Risk Rises With Antihistamine Use to Treat Stomach Acid

  March 27, 2013 — Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a common cause of diarrhea, particularly in health care settings, ... > full story
• Ulcers
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  Other Stomach Microbiota Modulate Resistance to H. Pylori-Driven Ulcers

  March 25, 2013 — Mice with different naturally occurring stomach bacteria have distinct susceptibilities to disease caused by Helicobacter pylori, the well-known cause of ulcers in humans, according to a new study. ... > full story
• Stem Cells
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  Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Repair Gut Damage

  March 24, 2013 — Stem cells taken from amniotic fluid were used to restore gut structure and function following intestinal damage in rodents, according to new research. The findings pave the way for a new form of ... > full story
• Brain Tumor
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  Molecular ‘signature’ For Rapidly Increasing Form of Esophageal Cancer Discovered

  March 24, 2013 — New research may offer clues to why rates of esophageal adenocarcinomas (EAC) have risen so sharply. The findings point to abnormal genes and proteins that may be lynchpins of EAC cell growth and ... > full story
• Today's Healthcare
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  Charges for Emergency Room Visits Often Based on Incorrect Assumptions

  March 20, 2013 — Visits to the ER are not always for true medical emergencies – and some policymakers have been fighting the problem by denying or limiting payments if the patient’s diagnosis upon ... > full story
• Lung Cancer
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  Strong Anti-Cancer Properties Discovered in Soybeans

  March 20, 2013 — Proteins found in soybeans could inhibit the growth of colon, liver and lung cancers. Soybean meal is a bi-product following oil extraction from soybean seeds. It is rich in protein, which usually ... > full story
• Psychiatry
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  Somatic Symptom Disorder: New Disorder Could Classify Millions of People as Mentally Ill

  March 19, 2013 — Millions of people could be mislabeled as mentally ill when psychiatry's bible of diagnoses is updated in May, warns a ... > full story
• Pain Control
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  Novel Discovery Reveals Signals from Brain Aid the Spread, Persistence of Pain

  March 19, 2013 — Treatments for pain at the site of an injury may not always be good enough, according to a novel study. The study results could change conventional thinking about pain management, they ... > full story
• Cholesterol
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  Mice
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  Tomatoes That Mimic Actions of Good Cholesterol Created

  March 19, 2013 — Researchers have genetically engineered tomatoes to produce a peptide that mimics the actions of good cholesterol when consumed. In this early study, mice that were fed these tomatoes in ... > full story

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