"Alzheimer's predicted by spinal-fluid test"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 10 Aug 2010

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (1½ stars)

Keywords: Alzheimer's, spinal, fluid, biomarkers, neuroimaging

Alzheimer's disease can be accurately predicted by analyzing biomarkers in spinal fluid,...
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"Low-dose HRT patches may yield lower stroke risk"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 04 Jun 2010

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (1 star)

Keywords: stroke, hormone, replacement, therapy, HRT, transdermal, estrogen, replacement, therapy

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches that deliver low doses of estrogen via the skin pose a...
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"Stroke prevention options expand to stents"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 26 May 2010

Category: Other

Rating: (4½ stars)

Keywords: stroke, stent, stenting, artery, blockage

Some people who are at risk of stroke may have a less invasive option to surgery, a large North...
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"Combo treatment helps hospital infection"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 21 Jan 2010

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (4 stars)

Keywords: C., difficile, infections, antibiotic

Combining two therapies may help cut recurrence of C. difficile, a potentially deadly bacterial...
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"New drug boosts women's sex drive"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 17 Nov 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

Keywords: Sexual, dysfunction, flibanserin, sex, sex, drive, sexual, satisfaction

Researchers are hailing a new drug called flibanserin as a possible remedy for sexual dysfunction...
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"Glaxo vaccine blocks HPV"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 04 Sep 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3½ stars)

Keywords: HPV, vaccine, HPV, vaccine, human, papilloma, virus

A vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline successfully blocks the virus that causes most cases of cervical...
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"Testosterone Therapy May Help Men With Heart Failure"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 25 Aug 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2½ stars)

Keywords: testosterone, heart, failure, hormone, cardiac

(HealthDay News) - Injections of the male hormone testosterone increased blood-pumping ability and...
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"Colon cancer survival improved with Aspirin"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 11 Aug 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (4½ stars)

Keywords: Aspirin, colon, cancer

Some people diagnosed with colon cancer who take Aspirin may reduce their risk of dying from the...
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"Bypass surgery safer than angioplasty for some: study"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 24 Mar 2009

Category: Other

Rating: (3½ stars)

Heart bypass surgery may be less deadly than angioplasty for some seniors and those with diabetes,...
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"Vitamin D linked with lower fracture risk"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 23 Mar 2009

Category: Other

Rating: (2 stars)

Taking high doses of vitamin D supplements may help older adults to reduce their risk of fractures,...
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"Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 20 Mar 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (1 star)

Cholesterol-lowering statins could cut the risk of heart attacks in as many as 6.5 million...
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"Experimental drug helps MS patients walk better"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 27 Feb 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (4½ stars)

An experimental drug seems to help some people with multiple sclerosis to walk better, which could...
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"Calcium linked to lower risk of digestive cancers"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 23 Feb 2009

Category: Other

Rating: (2½ stars)

Dairy and other calcium-rich foods might help protect against some types of cancer, a study of...
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"Antidepressants lower suicide risk for adults, raise it for youths"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 03 Feb 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3 stars)

A class of antidepressants thought to raise the risk of suicide among teens may significantly...
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"HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in men: study"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 13 Nov 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3½ stars)

Men may also benefit from a vaccine designed to protect women from cervical cancer, researchers...
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"Drug limits damage in early MS: study"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 23 Oct 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (4 stars)

A drug licensed to treat a type of leukemia appears to reduce the damaging effects of multiple...
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"Vitamin B12 may protect older brains from shrinking: study"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 08 Sep 2008

Category: Other

Rating: (3½ stars)

Elderly people who have higher levels of vitamin B12 in their blood may gain some protection...
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"Epsom salts protect against cerebral palsy risk: study"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 28 Aug 2008

Category: Other

Rating: (2 stars)

Giving Epsom salts to women at risk of preterm delivery cuts the rate of cerebral palsy in their...
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"Protein detangler drug shows promise in slowing Alzheimer's: study"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 30 Jul 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

Scottish researchers have discovered that a drug that's in its early stages of testing is effective...
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"Viagra may help women with sex problems tied to antidepressants: study"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 22 Jul 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3½ stars)

Viagra's effect on women has been disappointing, but a new small study found those on...
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