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Staring into the Dark
Amid a growing array of medications for treating insomnia, sleep researchers point to large gaps in their knowledge about which of these medicines work best and for how long they remain effective.
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Novel Approach: Cancer drug might ease scleroderma
The chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, when given to mice, shows signs of impeding the skin disease scleroderma.
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Our big fat cancer statistics
A new analysis of data from a 2002 report shows that obesity is the second-largest cause of cancer in the United States.
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Wearing your food
A broccoli extract, applied to the skin, has been found to reduce the incidence of skin tumors in mice.
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Dairy fats cut colon cancer risk
High-fat dairy foods appear to confer protection against colon cancer.
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Monthly cycle changes women’s brains
Activity in a brain region that regulates emotions fluctuates over the course of a woman's menstrual cycle.
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Vitamin D Boosts Calcium Potency
Women whose diets are rich in vitamin D appear to need less calcium to preserve their bones' health.
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Statins for Algernon: Cholesterol-lowering drug fights learning disability
A study in mice suggests that a drug prescribed for high cholesterol may reverse learning deficits caused by a common genetic disease.
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Protective Progeny: Peptide treats and prevents breast cancer
A synthetic version of a protein present in a woman's body during pregnancy is as effective against breast cancer as the current drug tamoxifen is, according to a study in rodents.
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A toast to thin blood
Moderate consumption of alcohol may make a person's blood less likely to clot.
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Leaden Chocolates
Chocolates have a dark secret, lead contamination, which generally correlates with a product's cocoa concentrations.
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About Sinuses
This Web site from Dr. Wellington S. Tichenor examines the symptoms and treatment of sinusitis and other sinus diseases, as well as the interrelated problems of allergy and asthma. The site defines sinusitis and provides information on treatment regimens, fungal sinusitis, surgery, sinusitis in children, and more. Go to: http://www.sinuses.com/
