29 Genome Regions Linked to Common Form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

March 2, 2011

ScienceDaily (Feb. 7, 2011) — An international team of researchers has made new links between 29 regions of the genome and ulcerative colitis — a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The new findings increase the total number of genome regions known to be associated with inflammatory bowel disease to 99. The results point [...]

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Itchy Skin – Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Medications

March 2, 2011

Itchy skin is a very irritating, uncomfortable sensation that may make the urge to scratch impossible to resist. it is quite unassuming. When an individual itches somewhere, he/she will scratch. However, skin that is itchy may be caused by hundreds of possibilities. Itchy skin is also referred to as pruritus and can be the product [...]

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Men’s Health – Enlarged Prostate Treatment And Self-Care

March 2, 2011

The option of swollen prostate therapy is might be according to the severity on the prostate signs, how they influence your day-to-day daily life, also because the existence from the existing sickness. Prostate treatment alternatives may possibly include lifestyle modification, prostate medications, prostate surgical treatment, and just “watchful thinking”. If a gentleman is additional than [...]

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Antipsychotics for schizophrenia associated with subtle loss in brain volume

March 2, 2011

Patients with schizophrenia who take antipsychotic medications appear to lose a small but measurable amount of brain tissue over time, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Schizophrenia affects 1 percent of the worldwide population and remains a leading cause of chronic disability among young adults, according to background [...]

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Do Pancreatitis symptoms mirror any other symptoms?

March 2, 2011

I keep having the same symptoms (sulfur/rotten egg smelling belches and wind, nausea, pain under my right breast and shoulderblad) and they have ruled out my gallbladder, H. Pylori or Giardia. I feel terrible, smell terrible and can't get any diagnosis. Suggestions for further testing?

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Bonding Hormone Improves Symptoms of Schizophrenia

March 1, 2011

By Jessica Ward Jones, MD, MPH Associate News EditorReviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on July 19, 2010 The same hormone that helps mothers and babies bond may help ease the symptoms of schizophrenia. New research studying the effects of oxytocin suggests that the hormone may have a potential benefit in treating patients with schizophrenia. Dr. [...]

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Hearing loss may be an early sign of dementia

March 1, 2011

Gradual hearing loss is a common symptom of aging, but in some people it may also be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. STORY HIGHLIGHTS in some people, gradual hearing loss may also be an early sign of types of dementia "we listen with our ears but hear with our brains," a source says 30 [...]

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Keeping Preschoolers with Asthma Out of the Hospital

March 1, 2011

Multi-Pronged Model for Managing Asthma in Preschoolers Leads to a Dramatic Drop in Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations Nearly one in eleven (8.6%) preschool children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with asthma and in some inner city neighborhoods, the figure is closer to one in seven. But, few asthma management programs are designed for [...]

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Valley Fever often misdiagnosed

March 1, 2011

While common in Arizona, Valley Fever often is misdiagnosed in patients, leading to a litany of problems. the infection is caused by inhaling a fungus that lives in the soil and becomes airborne by wind, dust storms, digging and other activities. Valley Fever causes symptoms such as coughing, chest pain, fever, weight loss and night [...]

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Is it possible to have Lyme symptoms after a titer comes back negative, after a positive a few months ago?

March 1, 2011

Lately I have been very stiff and tired. I tested positive for Lyme back in July, but was put on a six week course of amoxicillin. at my re-test in September my Lyme titer came back negative, but I think I might be having some symptoms still – like the stiffness and tiredness I just [...]

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