Gene therapy is used to alleviate symptoms of a condition which is a cause of inherited learning difficulties.

Women with severe premenstrual syndrome may have a depressed nervous system, research suggests.

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Good reviews continue for Christmas at Maxwell's, a new Holiday movie out on DVD. The movie is about spirituality and healing as seen through the faith, hope, love and forgiveness of a family struggling to find healing at Christmas time. It is inspired by a true story. "Christmas at Maxwell's is part fantasy, part inspiration, part romance, and part holiday film writes Mark Snyder of pmpnetwork. Christmas at Maxwell's is available online via Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, BestBuy.com and ChristianCinema.com. (PRWeb Dec 19, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www

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Menopause is associated with lower lung function and more respiratory symptoms, especially among lean women, according to a new study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The study, "Lung function, respiratory symptoms, and the menopausal transition," can be found in the articles in press section of the JACI Web site, http://www.jacionline.org. [click link for full article]

A study of Vietnam war veterans who suffered brain injuries during the conflict has found that the men show a faster decline in their cognitive functioning as they grow older than veterans without such injuries. [click link for full article]

For some women premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a minor monthly annoyance, but for others, more severe symptoms seriously disrupt their lives. However despite the number of women affected, science has yet to offer a full explanation or universal treatment. [click link for full article]

The British Forces Clinic Allied Joint Forces Command Headquarters Naples in Italy wins a national award for organising an event for No Smoking Day 2007. [click link for full article]

Heart attacks among cigarette smokers may have less to do with tobacco than genetics. A common defect in a gene controlling cholesterol metabolism boosts smokers' risk of an early heart attack, according to a new study in Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology. The findings also show that smokers without the defect normally have heart attacks no sooner than their non-smoking peers. [click link for full article]

Using a large population survey in India, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found an association between domestic violence and adult smoking. The study appears in the December 11, 2007 issue of the journal Tobacco Control.Smoking and chewing tobacco contribute to some 800,000 deaths in India every year. The smoking rate for Indian men is around 29%, for women, approximately 3%. [click link for full article]

Using a large population survey in India, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found an association between domestic violence and adult smoking. The study appears in the December 11, 2007 issue of the journal Tobacco Control.Smoking and chewing tobacco contribute to some 800,000 deaths in India every year. The smoking rate for Indian men is around 29%, for women, approximately 3%. [click link for full article]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to extend Medicare coverage for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices to include beneficiaries who have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as a result of a Type II, III, or IV home sleep test (HST). OSA is a condition in which periods of temporary suspension in breathing (apnea) occur during sleep. [click link for full article]

A pensioner from Stockwell, London, has died in a blaze thought to have been started by a cigarette. Firefighters from Brixton and Clapham who went into the burning flat to tackle the flames discovered the pensioner's body. Paramedics declared the man dead at the scene and police have not officially confirmed his identity. One resident, who did not want to be named, said: "I would often see him around and about and he would say hello. [click link for full article]

Eating can be both a pleasure and a painful experience, depending on how you view it. I'm not talking about people with eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia . I've seen people eating alone quietly in restaurants while they peruse the pages of a magazine or book or listen to their iPods . Some leisurely eat while scanning the room to look at interesting people or overhear conversations that have caught their attention. People, in this way, can be fascinating, if you overcome your feeling that you’re being somewhat intrusive.

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Red blood cells and plateletsIllustration @ ADAMWhen I started chemotherapy treatments, I heard plenty about neutropenia and anemia. I'd never heard of thrombocytopenia until I got it and was...

Doctors and the government are at loggerhead over getting GPs to work in the evenings and weekends.

The number of nursing homes nationwide that were cited for placing residents in "immediate jeopardy" increased by 22% from 2000 to 2006, according to a USA Today analysis of CMS records. [click link for full article]

Nearly half of states have not adequately funded their pension and retiree health care obligations, which will total $2.7 trillion over the next 30 years, according to a study released on Wednesday by the Pew Center on the States, part of the Pew Charitable Trusts, the [click link for full article]