Short-term dieting linked to long-term control of diabetes (The Oregonian) bi13601922 Short-term dieting success can help people control diabetes for years -- even they regain all the lost weight, a new study suggests. Portland-based Kaiser Permanente researchers tracked the weight gain and loss patterns of more than 2,500 patients newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Perils of salt put focus (Baltimore Sun) bi13601922 High intake tied to hypertension; city launches education initiative Baltimore has launched a citywide effort to educate the public on the dangers of high salt intake, associated high blood pressure, particularly among African-Americans

Lipitor 80 Mg Reduced Heart Attack And Stroke Risk In Patients With Heart Dis bi13601922 Pfizer Inc announced that, patients heart disease, type 2 diabetes and chronic disease, Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg significantly reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke, by 35 percent compared Lipitor 10 mg

Targeted Drug Therapy Found Effective Patients Common Form of Immune- bi13601922 The drug rituximab causes considerable injury healing patients membranous nephropathy, a common form of disease, according to a study appearing the November 2008 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that condition, previously destined to progress to failure 30-40 percent of cases, can actually be ..

End of transplant drugs may be near (UPI) bi13601922 KIEL, Germany, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- German scientists say they've created a technique that might avoid the necessity of transplant patients taking anti-rejection drugs the rest of lives

Key Gaps Remain In Understanding Health Effects Of Vitamin D (Medical News To bi13601922 Despite considerable progress research to understand the health effects of vitamin D, experts convened by the NIH to review the available data found major gaps the evidence. The data are strongest the area of bone health among elderly men and post-menopausal women, suggesting that increased vitamin D intake can improve bone health and prevent falls

In-depth review of current research on the health effects of vitamin D (News- bi13601922 Despite considerable progress research to understand the health effects of vitamin D, experts convened by the NIH to review the available data found major gaps the evidence. The data are strongest the area of bone health among elderly men and post-menopausal women, suggesting that increased vitamin D intake can improve bone health and prevent falls. For other age groups and health ..

Key Gaps Remain Understanding Health Effects of Vitamin D (National Instit bi13601922 Despite considerable progress research to understand the health effects of vitamin D, experts convened by the NIH to review the available data found major gaps the evidence

At Least Half Of All Kidney Transplant Recipients Benefit From Drug Level Tes bi13601922 Data presented at the 22nd International Congress of The Transplantation Society provides further direction to transplant doctors to test the immunosuppression drug levels of patients who are most at risk of rejecting transplanted organ

What causes gigantism? (Scientific American) bi13601922 Sandy Allen--the world's tallest woman, according to The Guinness Book of World Records--died on Wednesday (August 13) the Indiana nursing home where she lived, the AP reports. Allen was 53 years old and stood 7-feet, 7-inches tall--a full inch taller than Chinese basketball star Yao Ming. As a child, Allen developed a tumor her pituitary gland--a pea-sized structure at the base of the ..

Talecris Enters Definitive Merger Agreement CSL (wallstreet:online AG) bi13601922 Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. (www.talecris.com) today announced that has signed a definitive..

Talecris Enters Definitive Merger Agreement CSL (Centre Daily Times) bi13601922 Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. (www.talecris.com) today announced that has signed a definitive merger agreement CSL under CSL has agreed to acquire Talecris for $3.1 billion cash. This amount includes net debt, as of June 30, 2008 was approximately $1.2 billion, implying an equity value as of that date of about $1.9 billion

Talecris Enters Definitive Merger Agreement CSL (Business Wire via bi13601922 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.----Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. today announced that has signed a definitive merger agreement CSL under CSL has agreed to acquire Talecris for $3.1 billion cash

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