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• Homocysteine Index
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Homocysteine

Medical Author: Siamak Nabili, MD, MPH
Medical Editor: William C.

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• Scoliosis Index
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Scoliosis

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Medical Author: Jason C. Eck, DO, MS
Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

• What is scoliosis?
• What causes scoliosis?
• What are the symptoms of scoliosis?
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• How is scoliosis treated?
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• Scoliosis At A Glance

What is scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a upset that causes an abnormal curve of the spine, or backbone.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority men and women who believe their health providers are biased against them are less likely to be screened for breast and colon cancers, a new study suggests. (Read the full post about ‘Perceived bias tied to lower cancer screening rates (Reuters)’…)

LONDON (Reuters) - A new kind of antibody drug that makes the body's own "killer" cells fight tumors has produced promising early-stage results in patients with a destructive form of blood cancer, researchers said on Thursday.

All seven patients with beforehand incurable non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) who were given the highest dose of Micromet Inc's experimental drug blinatumomab showed either complete or partial responses.

The results, which were published in the journal Science, are a boost for the concept of harnessing the power of the body's cytotoxic, or cell-destroying, T-cells against tumors.

Until now, scientists have struggled to find a way of triggering a T-cell attack.

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US researchers have discovered a genetic trait that shows the strongest link yet to colorectal cancer, the number-two cancer killer in the United States, according to a meditation published Thursday. (Read the full post about ‘Researchers find gene link to colon cancer: study (AFP)’…)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified what they see as the leading cause of inherited colorectal cancer — a genetic abnormality that makes a person about nine times more likely to get the disease.

This trait may explain at least 10 percent and perhaps 15 to 20 percent of colorectal cancer cases, according to Ohio State University's Dr. Albert de la Chapelle, who helped lead the study published in the journal Science on Thursday.

The researchers said in the future a simple blood test should be able to identify people with the trait in the same state they can be screened regularly to catch colon and rectal cancer early when it is most tractable.

"We have identified what appears to be the main cause of inherited colorectal cancer," Dr.

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay news) — It may be possible to prevent a drug addiction relapse by disrupting the brain's attempts to retrieve drug-associated memories, according to new research.

U.K. researchers reduced drug-seeking behaviors in rats by blocking their brain's NMDA-type glutamate receptor, that is vital for learning and memory, during the recall of drug-associated memories. Researchers have known that recalling memories linked to previous drug use, such as environmental cues, can cause recovering drug addicts to relapse.

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THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay news) — Common moisturizing creams helped skin cancers spread and tumors grow in mice exposed to UV radiation, researchers at Rutgers University reported Thursday.

"These creams we assayed have tumorigenic [tumor-causing capability] activities," uttered lead researcher Allan H.

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Survey Shows Under 2% Have Epilepsy

U.S. Adults With Epilepsy More Likely to Report Other Health Problems

By Caroline Wilbert
WebMD Health News

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

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Aug. 7, 2008 — More than 1.5% of adults in the U.S.

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KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan authorities have launched a mass circumcision drive with the hope it will reduce HIV/AIDS rates in the east African country.

Some studies indicate circumcision could be 70 percent effective in protecting men against infection by the disease for the time of heterosexual intercourse, when used in conjunction with condoms and other safe-sex practices.

Government officials in Kampala have decided to take advantage of a month-long traditional "circumcision season" practiced by some tribes to drive the message home.

"Socially, it is uniting, and now it has also been proven medically, that is gratifying and it is part and parcel of now the military science on this account that fighting AIDS," Kibale Wambi, chairman of Sironko district in eastern Uganda, told Reuters.

The government plans to circumcise more than 3,000 local youths between the ages of 12 and 18.

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