Gut bacteria may impact body weight, fat and good cholesterol levels
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Dallas, Texas - For better cardiovascular health, check your gut. Bacteria living in your gut may impact your weight, fat and good cholesterol levels, factors necessary to help maintain a healthy heart, according to new research in Circulation Research, an American Heart Association journal.
Breast Cancer Incidence, Death Rates Rising in Some Economically Transitioning Countries
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Atlanta, Georgia - A new study finds breast cancer incidence and death rates are increasing in several low and middle income countries, even as death rates have declined in most high income countries, despite increasing or stable incidence rates. The findings come from a new report examining global patterns and trends in breast cancer using the most up-to-date cancer registry-based data available. It appears early online in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention.
NIH awards nearly $35 million to research natural products
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Washington, DC - Five research centers will focus on the safety of natural products, on how they work within the body, and on the development of cutting-edge research technologies. The centers, jointly funded by the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), include three Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Centers and two Centers for Advancing Natural Products Innovation and Technology.
Coping with the complications of multiple myeloma
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Scottsdale, Arizona - Multiple myeloma may cause a number of complications. Some of the most common include bone problems, infections, kidney problems and a low red blood cell count (anemia). You can take steps to help prevent and manage these complications. But you'll also likely need treatment for the complications, in addition to treatment for multiple myeloma.
‘Clever Adaptation’ Allows Yeast Infection Fungus to Evade Immune System Attack
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Baltimore, Maryland - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers say they have discovered a new way that the most prevalent disease-causing fungus can thwart immune system attacks.
Diabetes symptoms: When diabetes symptoms are a concern
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Scottsdale, Arizona - Early symptoms of diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes, can be subtle or seemingly harmless - if you have symptoms at all. Over time, however, you may develop diabetes complications, even if you haven't had diabetes symptoms.
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