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Type-2 Young Diabetic Men Suffer Low Testosterone Levels Which Affects Fertility, Muscle Mass, Heart Health
Aug 28, 2008 -- Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found - a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ability to father children...

Braking After Bunion Surgery
Aug 28, 2008 --  Six weeks following bunion surgery, most patients' pain levels are so low that they are able to get back behind the wheel of a car again...

Study Shows Traditional Chinese Medicine Of Qigong Therapy As A Potential Complementary Treatment For Patients Suffering From Osteoarthritis
Aug 28, 2008 --  Qigong therapy, a form of traditional Chinese medical practice, appears to be a potential complementary treatment for osteoarthritis dependent upon the capability of the healer, according to a study conducted at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey by Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH, and Dr...

New Canon Compact Digital Radiography System Offers Unmatched Image Quality And Portability
Aug 26, 2008 -- Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions has announced the introduction in Europe of the Canon CXDI-60G, a new addition to Canon's Digital Radiography (DR) system range...

Department Of Defense Awards $35M To Support Local Brain Injury Research
Aug 25, 2008 -- Of the more than 1.5 million people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, as many as 75 percent sustain a concussion, a brain injury that is classified as mild yet can lead to long-term or permanent impairments and disabilities...

Compression Stockings Incorrectly Used In 29 Percent Of Patients AJN Study Reveals
Aug 22, 2008 -- An original study, published in the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), revealed that graduated compression stockings were used incorrectly in 29% of the patients and sized incorrectly in 26% of the patients...

Discovery Of How Rheumatoid Arthritis Causes Bone Loss Holds Implications For Autoimmune Disease And Osteoporosis
Aug 22, 2008 -- Researchers have discovered key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone, according to a study published in the Aug. 22 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry...

Early Diagnosis For Osteoarthritis
Aug 22, 2008 -- A newly developed medical imaging technology may provide doctors with a long-awaited test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA), scientists from New York reported at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society...

Pipex Pharmaceuticals Acquires Late-Stage Oral Phase II Candidate For Rheumatoid Arthritis
Aug 21, 2008 -- Pipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc...

New Data Show Duloxetine Maintained Pain Reduction For More Than Six Months In Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Aug 20, 2008 -- Duloxetine hydrochloride maintained pain reduction in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) for more than six months,[i] according to new data presented today at the 12th World Congress on Pain in Glasgow, Scotland...

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