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Scientists have traced the first steps in the way some new diseases emerge

Scientists have traced the first steps in the way some new diseases emerge, and how harmless bacteria living in insects become dangerous disease-causing bugs which can affect humans, like the plague or anthrax.

8 Sep 2004

Evidence of radiation risk in childhood leukaemia

Delegates at a conference in London yesterday heard how ground-breaking research is now providing evidence that the children of men exposed to radiation may also be at increased risk of developing leukaemia.

8 Sep 2004

Experts consider evidence of link between the rise in childhood leukaemia and increased light at night

International experts will today consider the evidence for a link between the rise in childhood leukaemia and increased light at night at an international scientific conference in London.

8 Sep 2004

ADHD children four times more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up

Many normal children display low levels of the traits associated with ADHD – behaving in an impulsive, inattentive, and restless fashion – which will not cause problems.

8 Sep 2004

Pioneering work with human embryonic stem cells could speed up development of new treatments for Parkinson’s and diabetes

Pioneering work with human embryonic stem (hES) cells could speed up the development of new treatments for a range of degenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and diabetes according to Dr Stephen Minger of King’s College London, speaking today at the BA Festival of Science.

8 Sep 2004

Are parents of children with ADHD good at parenting?

Are parents of children with ADHD good at parenting? It is generally thought that ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children is compounded by poor parenting skills, and much research evidence exists to support this view.

8 Sep 2004

First indication that Parkinson’s disease can be caused by a defect in a protein

The findings of Finnish scientists with their multinational collaborators shed light to the mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease and early menopause.

8 Sep 2004

Research into constraint-induced movement therapy

Traditional treatment of movement problems for people who have suffered traumatic brain injury or strokes has mainly focused on making the best use of motor functions the patient has retained.

8 Sep 2004

NHS Direct Online web site too confusing for most

Many diabetes sufferers cannot understand the health advice they are given on the NHS Direct Online website and many other internet pages, a new study concludes.

8 Sep 2004

Health needs of the Chinese population in the UK are being ignored

A new study has found that the health needs of the Chinese population in the UK are being ignored despite Government commitments to tackle health inequalities amongst patients.

7 Sep 2004

Study challenges early age intervention with human growth hormone

A new study counters the prevailing belief that children and adolescents who are extra short have social adjustment problems and fewer friends than children of average height, challenging one rationale for intervening at an early age with human growth-hormone treatment.

7 Sep 2004

Colonoscopy remains the most sensitive test available for detection of colorectal polyps and cancer

A study in today’s issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine reports a miss rate of approximately 10 percent for large (>5mm) precancerous polyps during conventional colonoscopy.

7 Sep 2004

First ever analysis of body mass index (BMI) data at the school, district, county and state level

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement has released a report that provides the first-ever analysis of body mass index (BMI) data at the school, school district, county and state level.

7 Sep 2004

Pig tissue may help reduce the damage and disability of stroke

A tiny capsule containing tissue that secretes a cocktail of brain-nourishing neurotrophic factors may one day help reduce the damage and disability of stroke, according to research published in the September issue of Stroke.

7 Sep 2004

Postmenopausal women with heart disease have three fold increased risk of heart failure if they also have diabetes

In addition, diabetic women in the study who also had kidney disease or obesity, or whose diabetes was poorly controlled (fasting blood sugar levels above 300 mg/dL) had a risk of heart failure 6-10 times higher than that of women without diabetes.

7 Sep 2004

Ramipril reduces rate of sudden cardiac death and nonfatal cardiac arrest by 21 percent

Ramipril, a high blood pressure and heart failure drug, can reduce the rate of sudden cardiac death and nonfatal cardiac arrest by 21 percent in people at high risk for heart attack or stroke, according to a study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

7 Sep 2004

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Scientists have traced the first steps in the way some new diseases emerge

Evidence of radiation risk in childhood leukaemia

Experts consider evidence of link between the rise in childhood leukaemia and increased light at night

ADHD children four times more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up

Pioneering work with human embryonic stem cells could speed up development of new treatments for Parkinson’s and diabetes

Are parents of children with ADHD good at parenting?

First indication that Parkinson’s disease can be caused by a defect in a protein

Research into constraint-induced movement therapy

NHS Direct Online web site too confusing for most

Health needs of the Chinese population in the UK are being ignored

Study challenges early age intervention with human growth hormone

Colonoscopy remains the most sensitive test available for detection of colorectal polyps and cancer

First ever analysis of body mass index (BMI) data at the school, district, county and state level

Pig tissue may help reduce the damage and disability of stroke

Postmenopausal women with heart disease have three fold increased risk of heart failure if they also have diabetes

Ramipril reduces rate of sudden cardiac death and nonfatal cardiac arrest by 21 percent

First biological assessment tool for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

FDA approval for chewable ADHD tablets

Australian research studies health impacts of living in a high-rise apartment

Sinovac completes dosing in phase 1 human clinical testing of SARS vaccine

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

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