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Corticosteroids reduce treatment failure in severe community acquired pneumonia, trial shows
Corticosteroid therapy significantly reduces treatment failure in patients hospitalised with severe community acquired pneumonia who have high inflammatory response, a study has found.
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The MOA of ADH (Step 1 USMLE Tutorial)
http://www.usmlesuccess.net A look at the mechanism of action of Anti-Diuretic Hormone, an important high-yield USMLE Step 1 topic. Join us Live in Chicago f...
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Asthma Drugs - Corticosteroids (Beclomethasone & Fluticasone)
http://usmlefasttrack.com/?p=6082 Asthma, Drugs, -, Corticosteroids, (Beclomethasone, &, Fluticasone), Findings, symptoms, findings, causes, mnemonics, revie...
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Sugar-sweetened beverages suppress the body's stress response
Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can suppress the hormone cortisol and stress responses in the brain, but diet beverages sweetened with aspartame do not have the same effect, according to a...
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over 4 years ago

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Hormone therapy and atherosclerosis; advanced care planning; bioterror concerns
1. Early menopausal hormone therapy shows no effect on atherosclerosis progressionEarly initiation of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) improves some markers of...
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over 4 years ago

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'Puppy dog eyes' explained by science
A new study measured rises in levels of oxytocin - the 'love hormone' responsible for maternal bonding - in both dogs and owners when they gaze into each others eyes.
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over 4 years ago

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Researchers uncover genetic and hormonal origins behind the evolution of sex organs
The ability of hormones to regulate the genes responsible for external sex organ growth and development evolved nearly 400 million years ago in our aquatic ancestors, University of Florida...
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over 4 years ago

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Hormone and bone tests may be indicative of dialysis patients' heart health
Inexpensive tests could help prevent cardiovascular problems and early deathHighlights High parathyroid hormone levels and subsequent bone loss are...
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over 4 years ago

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Review provides further insight into link between hormone therapy and breast cancer
A review of two clinical trials that are a part of the Women's Health Initiative delves further into the association between hormone therapy and the risk of breast cancer.
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over 4 years ago

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Researchers identify peptide that reduces urge to eat
Researchers have identified a peptide and hormone that when administered to a specific area of the brain may reduce the desire for food.
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over 4 years ago

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UGA researchers find hormone receptor that allows mosquitoes to reproduce
University of Georgia entomologists have unlocked one of the hormonal mechanisms that allow mosquitoes to produce eggs.
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over 4 years ago

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Distance running may be an evolutionary 'signal' for desirable male genes
Pre-birth exposure to high levels of the male sex hormone testosterone has already been shown to confer evolutionary advantages for men: strength of sex drive, sperm count, cardiovascular...
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over 4 years ago

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No association between lung cancer risk in women and reproductive history or hormone use
The Women's Health Initiative Studies, a large prospective study of lung cancer, found no strong associations between lung cancer risk and a wide range of reproductive history variables and only...
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over 4 years ago

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Hormone fosters bond between parents
Research has discovered a role for prolactin, the hormone that stimulates milk production in nursing mothers, in the bond between parents.
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over 4 years ago

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New drug stalls estrogen receptor-positive cancer cell growth and shrinks tumors
An experimental drug rapidly shrinks most tumors in a mouse model of human breast cancer, researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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over 4 years ago

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Melatonin can help you get a good night's sleep in a noisy environment
Using melatonin could provide more and better quality sleep compared to using an eye mask and earplugs in a simulated noisy and illuminated environment, according to research published in open...
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over 4 years ago

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Possibility of Viagra as heart failure drug 'complicated by estrogen interaction'
Currently under consideration as a heart failure treatment, new research shows that the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may work very differently in women than in men.
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over 4 years ago

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Findings presented at the Society for Neuroscience meeting by Johns Hopkins scientists
A Blood Pressure Hormone Implicated in PsychosisIn an effort to find a marker that predicts psychosis, postdoctoral researcher Lindsay Hayes, Ph.D.
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Hormones with statins may help women's hearts after menopause
Hormones may not protect women from heart disease or stroke after menopause, but when combined with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, they may help protect women from these killers, shows a...
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Pharmacist survey shows huge growth in compounded menopausal hormone therapy
Among prescriptions filled for menopausal hormone therapy (HT) in the U.S., almost half now are custom-compounded 'bioidentical' hormones, according to analysis of a recent survey of nearly 500...
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over 4 years ago