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Disease News – - Vitamin D Deficiency Study Raises New Questions About Disease And Supplements (Science Daily)

tinkerbell — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:21:28 +0000

Vitamin D Deficiency Study Raises New Questions About Disease And Supplements (Science Daily)
Low blood levels of vitamin D have long been associated with disease, and the assumption has been that vitamin D supplements may protect against disease. However, this new research demonstrates that ingested vitamin D is immunosuppressive and that low blood levels of vitamin D may be actually a result of the disease process. Supplementation may make the disease worse. Increased vitamin D intake …

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Disease News – - More govt agencies enlisted to fight chikunguya disease (Straits Times)

tinkerbell — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:21:19 +0000

More govt agencies enlisted to fight chikunguya disease (Straits Times)
HEALTH officials have enlisted the help of several government agencies in a bid to halt the spread of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that has infected 11 people in the last two weeks.

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Disease News – - Sickle Cell Disease Pain Prevalence And Severity Higher Than Previous Estimates [Includes Video] (Medical News Today)

tinkerbell — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:15:45 +0000

Sickle Cell Disease Pain Prevalence And Severity Higher Than Previous Estimates [Includes Video] (Medical News Today)
According to a new prospective study of pain in adult patients with sickle cell disease, the prevalence and severity of pain is appreciably higher than previous studies had suggested. In this latest study, researchers looked at the diaries of 232 patients; they all had sickle cell disease.

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Disease News – - Stem cell research aims to tackle Parkinson's disease (EurekAlert!)

tinkerbell — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:15:42 +0000

Stem cell research aims to tackle Parkinson's disease (EurekAlert!)
Scientists in Sweden are developing new ways to grow brain cells in the laboratory that could one day be used to treat patients with Parkinson s disease, an international conference of biologists organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) was told last week.

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Disease News – - Evidence Found For Genes That Affect Risk Of Developing Alzheimer's Disease (Medical News Today)

tinkerbell — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:08:03 +0000

Evidence Found For Genes That Affect Risk Of Developing Alzheimer's Disease (Medical News Today)
Through one of the largest studies yet of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and their brothers, sisters, and children, researchers at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville have found strong evidence that genes other than the well-known susceptibility risk factor APOE4 influence who is at risk for developing the neurodegenerative disease later in life.

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