Health & Medicine

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    Hepatitis B vaccine linked to MS

    People who develop multiple sclerosis are more likely than others to have received a hepatitis B vaccination in recent years.

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    Motor Ways: Gene mutation impairs muscle coordination

    Scientists have identified a gene mutation that appears to cause the motor impairment that occurs in a rare disorder called Joubert syndrome.

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    Tapping an Unlikely Source: Scientists use mouth membrane to construct corneal-surface transplants

    Using membranes taken from the inside of the mouth, researchers have fashioned transplants that act as replacement outer layers for corneas in people with damaged vision.

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    Liver transplants succeed in many hepatitis C patients

    People who receive liver transplants for hepatitis C infections fare about as well as people getting such transplants for other diseases.

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    An Exploitable Mutation: Defect might make some lung cancers treatable

    Nonsmokers who develop lung cancer are more likely than their smoking counterparts to have a mutation in the gene encoding epidermal growth factor receptor.

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    Should Foods Be Fortified Even More?

    Nutrition scientists argue that mandatory enrichment of cereal-grain-based foods with calcium and vitamin D would pay rich, needed health dividends.

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    Juice could ward off cancer in smokers

    Drinking grapefruit juice every day could reduce the risk of developing cancer from smoking.

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    Immune reaction to poison gas brings delayed effects

    Researchers have a new understanding of why some survivors of carbon monoxide poisoning later develop concentration problems, personality changes, or sensory impairments.

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    Figuring Out Fibroids

    Researchers now have a better understanding of which women develop fibroids and what causes them.

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    Scanning Risk: Whole-body CT exams may increase cancer

    Adults who routinely get whole-body CT scans without medical cause are exposing themselves to doses of radiation that may increase their risk of dying from cancer.

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    Alzheimer’s Advance: Omega-3 fatty acid benefits mice

    A diet that includes a key omega-3 fatty acid found in fish prevents some memory loss in mice that develop a disease resembling Alzheimer's.

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    Pathogenic partners prompt pneumonia

    A study of infants has shown that bacterial and viral pathogens may act together in causing pneumonia, a finding that could affect treatment options.

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