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Vitamin B1 Deficiency Key To Vascular Problems For Diabetic Patients,
Researchers have discovered that deficiency of thiamine -- vitamin B1 -- may be key to a range of vascular problems for people with diabetes. They have also solved the mystery as to why thiamine deficiency in diabetes had remained hidden until now. Pregnant Women Face Risk After Motor Vehicle Crashes Regardless Of The
Pregnant women who are hospitalized following motor vehicle crashes are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, even if they are not seriously injured or not injured at all. These women are at risk for such difficulties as placental abruption and cesarean section and their babies at risk for respiratory distress syndrome and fetal death, according to a new study by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention &Research Center (HIPRC). Sex Ends As Seasons Shift And Kisspeptin Levels Plummet
A hormone implicated in the onset of human puberty also appears to control reproductive activity in seasonally breeding rodents, report Indiana University Bloomington and University of California at Berkeley scientists in the March 2007 issue of Endocrinology. The researchers present evidence that kisspeptin, a recently discovered neuropeptide encoded by the KiSS-1 gene, mediates the decline of male Siberian hamsters' libido and reproduction as winter approaches and daylight hours wane. Most Incidentally Found Adrenal Masses Not Malignant
The vast majority of incidentally found adrenal masses identified in CT scans in patients without known malignancy are benign. 1,045 of the 1,049 adrenal masses were confirmed to be benign and clinically insignificant. Mom's Obesity During Conception Phase May Set The Stage For Offspring'
Researchers have examined whether fetal exposure to gestational obesity leads to a self-reinforcing viscous cycle of excessive weight gain and body fat which passes from mother to child. The results of a new study suggest they do. Economic Research Service Briefing Room: Food Security in the United S
Food security is defined on this site as "access at all times to enough food for active, healthy living."Includes statistics, information about conditions and trends, and the prevalence and measurement of food insecurity. Features reports back to 1995 on topics such as the elderly, children, and rural households. From the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Removal Of Uterus Increases Risk Of Urinary Incontinence
Researchers have shown that hysterectomy -- a common operation involving the removal of the uterus -- greatly increases the risk of urinary incontinence. Hysterectomy is the most common gynaecological abdominal operation in the world. It is normally performed as a cure for benign medical problems in order to improve life quality for the patients. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Height Loss In Older Men Associated With Increased Risk Of Heart Disea
Men who lose three centimeters or more of height as they age have an increased risk of death and of coronary heart diseases events, according to a report in the December 11/25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Study Shows Acrylamide In Baked And Fried Foods Does Not Increase Risk
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, have found no association between acrylamide intake in foods and risk of breast cancer among Swedish women. The findings appear in the March 16, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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