Many drugs can cause or worsen heart failure
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Dallas, Texas - Commonly used medications and nutritional supplements may cause or worsen heart failure, according to the first scientific statement from the American Heart Association to provide guidance on avoiding drug-drug or drug-condition interactions for people with heart failure.
AMA Disappointed by Congress’ Failure to Support Nation’s Public Health Response to Zika Virus
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Chicago, Illinois - AMA Disappointed by Congress’ Failure to Support Nation’s Public Health Response to Zika Virus; Andrew W. Gurman, M.D. President, American Medical Association:
APA Welcomes Proposal To Expand Medicare Coverage Of Mental Health Services In Primary Care
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Washington, DC - The American Psychological Association applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for issuing a proposal to cover the cost of psychiatric consulting services as part of primary medical care.
Genetics of type 2 diabetes revealed in unprecedented detail
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Washington, DC - A comprehensive investigation of the underlying genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes has unveiled the most detailed look at the genetic differences that heighten a person’s risk for disease development.
Visual activity regenerates neural connections between eye and brain
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Washington, DC - A study in mice funded by the National Institutes of Health shows for the first time that high-contrast visual stimulation can help damaged retinal neurons regrow optic nerve fibers, otherwise known as retinal ganglion cell axons. In combination with chemically induced neural stimulation, axons grew further than in strategies tried previously. Treated mice partially regained visual function. The study also demonstrates that adult regenerated central nervous system (CNS) axons are capable of navigating to correct targets in the brain.
New Control Strategies Needed for Zika and Other Unexpected Mosquito-Borne Outbreaks
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Baltimore, Maryland - A recent spate of unexpected mosquito-borne disease outbreaks - most recently the Zika virus, which has swept through parts of the Americas - have highlighted the need to better understand the development and spread of little-known diseases and for new strategies to control them, a new review by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers suggests.
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