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| BREATHING TROUBLES THE CAUSE OF BED-WETTING? |
| Could bed-wetting be linked to breathing problems? In some cases, scientists think so and the solution could be quite simple. |
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| SMALL BABIES RISK KIDNEY DISEASE LATER IN LIFE |
| Low birthweight babies are born with less efficient kidneys which is bad news for them later in life, according to new research by Australian and U.S researchers. |
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| HIGH MEAT DIETS MAY POSE A KIDNEY RISK |
| People with even a mild kidney condition could damage them by taking up a high protein diet, a large-scale American study has found. |
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| SUGAR-BASED THERAPIES COULD PREVENT DAMAGE FROM KIDNEY FAILURE |
| Targeting sugars that occur naturally in the body could protect the kidneys or other organs from damage associated with disease or injury, according to a Johns Hopkins study. |
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| U OF MINNESOTA STUDY: ADULT BONE MARROW STEM CELLS CAN BECOME LIVER CELLS |
| Researchers at the University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute (SCI) have demonstrated, for the first time, the ability of adult bone marrow stem cells to differentiate in vitro as hepatocytes (liver cells) with hepatocyte phenotype and function. The findings will be published in the May 15, 2002 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. |
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| IS THIS THE CELL THAT COULD REVOLUTIONISE MEDICINE? |
| IT MIGHT turn out to be the most important cell ever discovered. It's a stem cell found in adults that can turn into every single tissue in the body.
Until now, only stem cells from early embryos were thought to be able to do this. If the finding is confirmed, it will mean cells from your own body could one day be turned into all sorts of perfectly matched replacement tissues and even organs. |
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| SMOKING INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF IMPOTENCY |
| Men who smoke are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction than nonsmokers, reports an international group of impotency experts in the November issue of the Journal of Urology. |
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| COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN RESEARCHERS SHOW PROSTATE CANCER DRUG SIGNIFICANTLY ARRESTS TUMOR GROWTH WITH MINIMAL SIDE EFFECTS |
| The results of a clinical study of the effects of Exisulind, a new drug that has been shown to slow tumor growth in men with advanced prostate cancer, are being published in the September issue of The Journal of Urology. The study is the first of its kind to show a significant effect of a new class of drugs that may stabilize progressive, recurrent disease in patients with advanced prostate cancer. |
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| TOO MUCH SOY COULD LEAD TO KIDNEY STONES |
| New research indicates that soybeans and soy-based foods, a staple in the diets of many health-conscious consumers, may promote kidney stones in those prone to the painful condition. The finding will be published in the September issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society. |
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| CIGS AND BOOZE A BAD COMBINATION |
| The interactive effects of smoking and drinking are not good news for smokers.
People who drink and smoke have to drink more booze to feel drunk than non-smoking drinkers – placing them at greater risk of damage to their brains, livers and hearts, a new study suggests. |
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| THUMBS UP FOR CRANBERRY JUICE |
| A new Finnish study supports the use of cranberry juice in preventing urinary tract infections. A paper published in this week's British Medical Journal compares the effectiveness of cranberry juice and Lactobacillus GG drink in preventing urinary tract infections caused by the bacteria Escherichia coli. |
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| URINARY BLADDER GENE IS LINKED WITH AN INBORN DEFECT IN KIDNEY FUNCTIONALITY |
| Researchers of the New York Medical School University have discovered that human gene, which is responsible for an urinary bladder formation, may be a reason of an inborn defect that is the main reason of children’s kidney failure. |
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| PLENTY OF PEOPLE FALL ILL BECAUSE THEY DRINK LITTLE WATER |
| Many people drink little water. As a result, concentration of their attention dissipates, workability reduces and kidney functionality transgresses (the latter connected with urunary calculosis development). That's a conclusion the German Consumer Center in Kyle came to. |
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