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Pneumococcal vaccine protects older adults from developing pneumococcal bacteremia but does not prevent community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a new study from Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.
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This article reports the novel observation that therapeutic vaccination with Copaxone (glatiramer acetate, Cop-1), protects motor neurons against acute and chronic neurodegenerative conditions.
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Surgical treatment for Parkinsons disease has become increasingly used as a modality of treatment. Nevertheless, the efficacy and its long-term outcomes as compared to medical therapy are not well established.
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), is an adult onset, autosomal-dominant disorder often presenting as a combination of upper and lower motor neuron signs, including facial and tongue fasciculations, resembling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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The neurological manifestations of chronic cirrhosis and hepatic failure are protean. Myoclonus (often negative), chorea, and dystonia may occur in these patients, often accompanied by pyramidal dysfunction and dementia.
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In patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA), increasing the levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) decreases sickle cell hemoglobin polymerization and erythrocyte sickling.
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Hardy M. Ginger for nausea in pregnancy. Altern Ther Women's Health 2003;5(6):46-47.
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Pitt Nursing School to Study Acupuncture; Trial Will Study St. Johns Wort for Depression; Physicians License Revoked for Practicing CAM
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