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Statins reduce relapse rate of prostate cancer after radiation therapy. |
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Expert Click: Researchers found that the men taking statins were less like to relapse than other patients. At five years, 11 percent of men taking statins saw their cancer return compared to 17 percent of patients not taking the medication. At eight years, 17 percent of men on statins had a relapse compared to 26 percent not taking the drug.
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Complement-regulating genes associated with severe pre-eclampsia |
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EurekAlert: In the new study, researchers analyzed DNA from 250 pregnant women with lupus and/or antiphospholipid antibodies. Thirty patients developed preeclampsia during the study, and 10 additional patients had had preeclampsia during a previous pregnancy. The investigators studied specific genes that regulate complement-driven inflammation in these 40 women and found that seven women had a mutation in one of the genes. The investigators also analyzed DNA from 59 women who did not have autoimmune disease, but developed severe preeclampsia, and found that five women in this group had a mutation in one of the genes.
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Newly identified virus in China has high mortality rate, causes fever and thrombocytopenia. |
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EurekAlert: Researchers have dubbed the newly discovered pathogen Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome virus, and placed it in the Bunyaviridae family, along with the hantaviruses and Rift Valley Fever virus. Later investigation has placed its mortality rate at 12 percent, still alarmingly high. Yu, a specialist in tick-borne bacteria like the species responsible for HGA, first suspected that a virus might be responsible for the outbreaks after close examination of patients' clinical data showed big differences from symptoms produced by HGA, and blood sera drawn from patients revealed no HGA or HGA antibodies.
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So if we cut out fruits (potassium) and whole grains (phosphate), we also cut out fiber. Is that a good thing? |
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Northwestern University: “The results are pretty amazing,” Ning said. “Younger (20 to 39 years) and middle-aged (40 to 59 years) adults with the highest fiber intake, compared to those with the lowest fiber intake, showed a statistically significant lower lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease.” In adults 60 to 79 years, dietary fiber intake was not significantly associated with a reduction in lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease. It’s possible that the beneficial effect of dietary fiber may require a long period of time to achieve, and older adults may have already developed significant risk for heart disease before starting a high-fiber diet, Ning said.
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Renal therapy replacement cases increasing nationwide: institute - Sun.Star |
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HEALTH officials noted a decrease in the number of renal disease patients in Central Visayas, which now ranks ninth among the regions with the highest number of renal disease patients. Dr. Jocelyn Abellana, renal disease control program (Redcop)
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