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| January 2007 |
| Milk eliminates cardiovascular health benefits of tea. Tests on volunteers showed that black tea significantly improves the ability of the arteries to relax and expand, but adding milk completely blunts the effect. News-Medical.net. 01/09/07. (Also see: Alternative Therapies ) |
| Study finds unexpected results in acid suppression between two OTC heartburn treatments. This study showed the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) had more profound effects on stomach acid over time. EurekAlert! 01/10/07. (Also see: Heartburn ) |
| New Study To Test Statin-Parkinson's Link. A recent study linked low LDL cholesterol to Parkinson's, and statins work by reducing LDL cholesterol. This study showed that patients with low levels of LDL cholesterol are more than three and a half times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those with higher LDL levels. ScienceDaily. 01/18/07. |
| Gender matters in plasma transfusions. Blood banks are beginning to separate out women's plasma - the liquid part of blood - in an effort to fight a mysterious lung injury, TRALI, that has become the nation's leading risk from transfusions. CBS News. 01/22/07. |
| Family helps woman with deadly disease. Christina Herron's family and friends are working to give Herron the time of her life, before scleroderma prematurely ends it. South Bend Tribune. 01/11/07. |
| Garden of the Five Senses coming. Although Jean Bruhn, 68 years old, died of scleroderma in 2002, she never gave up asking the city to build a Garden of the Five Senses. On Saturday, Bruhn's widower, Bob, proudly held a golden shovel and joined commissioners and parks advisory board members digging into the soil at the groundbreaking ceremony. DeSoto Sun Herald. 01/09/07. |
| Biotechnology for producing more tolerant immune system available for licensing. Montana State University researchers have found a new way to fool the immune system into becoming more tolerant. The discovery is good news for people with allergies, autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases like arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Montana State University. 12/21/06. (Also see: Rheumatic Treatments ) |
| Acid suppression medication linked with increased risk of hip fracture. We observed that proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) therapy is associated with a significantly increased risk of hip fractures, with the highest risk seen among those receiving high-dose PPI therapy. E urekAlert! 12/26/06. (Also see: Reflux, Heartburn, GERD ) |
| Silicone Breast Implants Available Once Again. After years of controversy, the Food and Drug Administration has now approved silicone breast implants for women over the age of 22. The older line of silicone breast implants were pulled from the market amid concern that any rupture or leakage could put women at risk for diseases such as scleroderma, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. NBC10.com 12/14/06. (Also see: Causes of Scleroderma: Breast Implants ) |
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