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FAU looking for participants to take part in anxiety disorder study
Forum Publishing GroupBoca Raton — Florida Atlantic University is conducting a study to gauge the effectiveness of a medication to treat generalized anxiety disorder. The study is being done through the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science's Clinical...Tags: Illnesses, Mental Illness, Boca Raton, Florida Atlantic University
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Attention deficit disorder increasingly common in older kids, CDC says
Associated PressMore older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday. Some experts called the finding surprising, noting that...Tags: Medicine, Diseases, Demographics, Mental Illness, Health and Safety at School
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Do Cellphones Cause Cancer?
KTLA NewsIs it possible we're playing Russian Roulette every time we make a call on our cellphones? One cancer researcher thinks that may be the case. He's warning his staff to limit their mobile phone use. Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of...Tags: Diseases, Health and Safety at School, Cell Phones, Cancer
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USDA lost track of cattle: audit
The Swampby Stephen J. Hedges Despite persistent fears of mad cow disease in Canadian beef, the Department of Agriculture has failed to properly track hundreds of Canadian cattle coming into the United States, the department's inspector general has concluded. An...Tags: Animals, Diseases, Retroviruses, Animal Diseases, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Disease attacking Florida's state tree
MIAMI The sabal palm, Florida's state tree, is under attack by a microscopic killer that has scientists stumped. An unknown but growing number of sabal palms in the Tampa Bay area have died from a mysterious disease that researchers are struggling to...Tags: Diseases, University of Florida, Plant Diseases, Florida Keys Vacations
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'Father of medical genetics' dies at 86
Sun ReporterDr. Victor A. McKusick, a Johns Hopkins professor who pioneered the study of medical genetics and spent his career exploring how patients' genes predisposed them to medical disorders, died of cancer Tuesday at his home in Towson. He was 86. Often...Tags: Medicine, Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Death and Dying, Natural Science
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Research links gene to statin side effects
Associated PressScientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world. In rare cases, statins - such as Lipitor - can cause muscle pain and...Tags: Health Treatments, Medicine, Prescription Drugs, Diseases, Western Medicines
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Study: Gene May Predict Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Risk
Bloomberg NewsA simple gene test may one day help doctors identify patients at risk for a rare, dangerous reaction to cholesterol-lowering drugs now taken by millions of people worldwide, researchers said. Researchers analyzed 300,000 genetic markers in 85 patients...Tags: Health Treatments, Medicine, Prescription Drugs, Pfizer Incorporated, Merck & Company Incorporated
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Cancer researcher warns of cell phone risk
Of The Associated PressThe head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of...Tags: Diseases, Cell Phones, Cancer, Health Organizations
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Health and wellness events
health/wellness events CPR classes, offered by the Ocoee Fire Department for Ocoee residents: 7-9:30.p.m. fourth Wednesday of the month; Fire Station One, 563 S. Bluford Ave., Ocoee; free, 407-905-3100, Ext. 9-2003. Eating Disorder Recovery Group: 5-6:...Tags: Minority Groups, Mental Illness, Cancer, Fires, Abusive Behavior
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