Archive for the ‘Body Aches’ Category
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
For the first time in humans, scientists have found early indicators of inflammation - potential warning signs - in work-related injuries caused by repetitive motion.
Their findings could someday lead to early detection and prevention of debilitating conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis.
The new study from Temple University senior ...
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Sunday, April 8th, 2007
Emerging from a record field of 28 finalists representing many major multinational companies, a team of scientists and engineers from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) won the 2007 Ergo Cup. DOE JGI's "Shake 'N Plate" instrument took the prize ...
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Friday, April 6th, 2007
IMR International Limited, developers of e-communication and clinical information solutions, today announced that Pfizer will partner with the Company to develop a new online interactive knowledge centre on the treatment of Neuropathic Pain. The new centre will form part of the EMA (European Medical Association) sanctioned EPG Online service www.epgonline.org ...
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Last Super Bowl, a TV commercial lauded the power of Requip (ropinirole), the first drug approved to treat restless leg syndrome, a condition whose signature feature is creepy-crawly leg sensations that interfere with sleep and rest in nearly 1 of every 10 adults.
But if taken too long, the drug can ...
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
It seems that sitting up straight, something many of us are taught from a very early age, is not good for your back, say researchers from Scotland and Canada. They found that sitting up straight strains your back unnecessarily. Ideally, you should lean slightly back, at an angle of about ...
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
For many biological processes, the Goldilocks Principle rules. You don't want too much, or too little, of something, you want it just right.
So it is with the body's delicate concentration of growth factors. Too much of a signaling protein called insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) may fan the flames of cancer, ...
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