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• New Research May Lead To New Pharmacological Approaches To Treating Obesity

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have discovered a gene that when mutated causes obesity by dampening the body’s ability to burn energy while leaving appetite unaffected.

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• Purdue Technology Detects Contaminant In Milk Products

A new analysis method can detect the kidney-damaging chemical melamine, used to contaminate infant formula in China last September, at very low levels within a matter of seconds. A research team at Purdue University created the analysis method to detect levels of melamine in the low parts-per-billion in milk and milk powder in about 25 seconds.

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• FDA Seeks Recall Of 25 Weight Loss Pills With Potentially Unsafe Ingredients

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States is seeking to recall 23 different products marketed as for weight loss because they contain undeclared active pharmaceutical substances that may pose serious health risks to consumers. The products are marketed over the Internet and in retail stores, and in some cases are described as “dietary supplements” .

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• Stem Cell Transplants: Some Blood System Stem Cells Reproduce More Slowly Than Expected

Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found a subpopulation of hematopoietic stem cells, the source of all blood and immune system cells that reproduce much more slowly than previously anticipated. Use of these cells may improve the outcome of stem cell transplants - also called bone marrow transplants - for the treatment of leukemia and other marrow-based diseases.

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• Calcium And Vitamin D May Not Be The Only Protection Against Bone Loss</li>Diets that are high in protein and cereal grains produce an excess of acid in the body which may increase calcium excretion and weaken bones, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

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One out of a hundred people have a condition called celiac disease, which is intolerance to wheat barley and rye. Its symptoms can be subtle, but if you don’t stick to a gluten free diet you could be damaging your body and not even know it.

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• 48% Of Nurses Injured By Needles While 34% Fear Contracting HIV Or Hepatitis

Nearly half of all nurses (48%) have been stuck by a needle that had previously been used on a patient, according to a new report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The report also shows that a third (34%) feel at risk of contracting diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C following such injuries.

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• Elevated Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Linked With Higher Risk Of Stroke

Elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels, previously associated with an increased risk for heart attack, also appear to be associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke, according to a study in the November 12 issue of JAMA.

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• How the Body’s Clot-Busting System Speeds Up Atherosclerosis

Sometimes it’s hard to tell friends from foes, biologically speaking. Naturally produced in the body, urokinase plasminogen activator and plasminogen interact to break up blood clots and recruit clean-up cells to clear away debris related to inflammation. In fact, urokinase manufactured as a drug effectively clears clogged arteries by generating clot-busting plasmin from blood-derived plasminogen.

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