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Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Lead to Obesity, NIH Study of Rare Disorder Shows
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:30:00 -0400
A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic condition.
Common Treatment to Delay Labor Decreases Preterm Infants' Risk for Cerebral Palsy
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:30:00 -0400
Preterm infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate -- a common treatment to delay labor -- are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than are preterm infants whose mothers do not receive it, report researchers in a large National Institutes of Health research network.
NHGRI Seeks DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:45:00 -0400
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today awarded more than $20 million in grants to develop innovative sequencing technologies inexpensive and efficient enough to sequence a person's DNA as a routine part of biomedical research and health care.
CNN.com - Health
Five mistakes that will land you in medical debt
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:13:54 -0400
Unless you have stellar medical insurance -- and not too many people do -- you could fall into medical debt in a matter of days, or even hours. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen tells you five mistakes that will get you into debt fast -- and how to avoid them.
CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:29:38 -0400
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened about1,400 people across the country appears to be over.
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Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Lead to Obesity, NIH Study of Rare Disorder Shows
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:30:00 -0400
A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic condition.
Common Treatment to Delay Labor Decreases Preterm Infants' Risk for Cerebral Palsy
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:30:00 -0400
Preterm infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate -- a common treatment to delay labor -- are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than are preterm infants whose mothers do not receive it, report researchers in a large National Institutes of Health research network.
NHGRI Seeks DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:45:00 -0400
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today awarded more than $20 million in grants to develop innovative sequencing technologies inexpensive and efficient enough to sequence a person's DNA as a routine part of biomedical research and health care.
CNN.com - Health
Five mistakes that will land you in medical debt
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:13:54 -0400
Unless you have stellar medical insurance -- and not too many people do -- you could fall into medical debt in a matter of days, or even hours. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen tells you five mistakes that will get you into debt fast -- and how to avoid them.
CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:29:38 -0400
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened about1,400 people across the country appears to be over.

