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Study: Electric boost helps brain to learn better (AP)

This undated image provided by the Fried Lab/UCLA shows a brain MRI with an arrow showing where researchers applied deep-brain stimulation during tests on learning. A painless bit of electrical current applied to the brain helped some people play a video game, and someday it might help Alzheimer's disease patients remember what they've learned, a small study suggests. The game-players had to learn where particular stores were in a virtual city. They recalled the locations better if they'd learned them while current was supplied by tiny electrodes buried in their brains. That strategy may someday help people with early Alzheimer's hang on to many kinds of memory, suggested Dr. Itzhak Fried, a neurosurgeon at the University of California, Los Angeles. But 'this is obviously a preliminary result,'' he cautioned. (AP Photo/UCLA, Fried Lab)AP - People learned better when a key part of their brains got mild zaps of electricity, a finding that may someday help Alzheimer's patients keep more of their memories.
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Study finds MDs not always honest with patients (AP)
AP - Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients.
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Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath (AP)

A woman holds up a 'Aero Shot' caffeine device in Boston, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. The lipstick-sized product went on the market late last month in Massachusetts and New York, and is also available in France. A single unit costs $2.99 at convenience, mom-and-pop, liquor and online stores. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
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Fasting Plus Chemo May Help in Cancer Fight: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Fasting, especially when combined with chemotherapy, appears to slow the growth of cancerous tumors in mice, new research suggests.
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Pa. woman gets probation for fake cancer claims (AP)
AP - A Pennsylvania woman who submitted nearly $100,000 worth of fake cancer treatment insurance claims for herself and her husband must repay the money while she serves nearly nine years on probation.
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Breast Cancer Drug May Weaken Bones, Study Finds (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease appears to cause bone loss in some postmenopausal women, a new study finds.
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Obesity Linked to Worse Fibromyalgia Symptoms (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people are not only at greater risk for fibromyalgia, they are likely to experience more severe symptoms of the condition, such as chronic pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance and mood disorders, according to a new study.
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Experts Warn of Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is an increasingly worrisome reality, and steps need to be taken to limit the risk that an untreatable strain of the sexually transmitted disease will spread, U.S. researchers warn.
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Generic Drugs Easing Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs in U.S. (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans are buying the generic forms of medications, and this practice has made their prescriptions more affordable, according to a new report.
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Obama birth-control rule stokes election-year fight (Reuters)
Reuters - The top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday denounced President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives as an assault on "religious freedom" and vowed to overturn it, as the White House sought to prevent the issue from becoming an election-year liability.
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Study: Tai chi helps ease symptoms of Parkinson's (AP)

In this undated photo provided by the Oregon Research Institute, people participate in a tai chi class at the institute in Eugene, Ore. The ancient Chinese exercise improved balance and lowered the risk of falls in a study of people with Parkinson's disease led by Fuzhong Li published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Oregon Research Institute, Fuzhong Li)AP - The ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi improved balance and lowered the risk of falls in a study of people with Parkinson's disease.
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Study: Schizophrenia's Hallucinated Voices Drown Out Real Ones (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A new finding in brain science reveals that the voices in a schizophrenia patient's head can drown out voices in the real world — and provides hope that people with the disorder can learn to ignore hallucinatory talk.
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Breast cancer kills older women more often (Reuters)
Reuters - Breast cancer is often considered more deadly among younger women, but a new study shows older women are actually more likely to die of the disease.
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Health Tip: Coping With Migraines During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Migraines may pose a dilemma for pregnant women, since these painful headaches may strike more often during pregnancy.
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Study Looks at Possible HIV Drugs-Birth Defect Link (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with HIV can prevent passing the AIDS-causing virus to their babies by taking antiretroviral drugs, but there remains a possibility that some of these medications might cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, according to a new study.
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Short Breaks During Exercise OK for Diabetes Control: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Taking short breaks while exercising, or "intermittent" exercise, is an effective way to improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new British study.
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Traffic-related asthma costs two cities big money (Reuters)
Reuters - Traffic pollution may cost two California cities millions each year in managing children's asthma, a new study suggests.

Med-Marijuana
Links

Info Source for Full-THC Cannabis
www.medicalmarihuana.ca/

Institute of Medicine Report- Marijuana
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/marimed/

Health Canada Medical Marijuana Program
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/index_e.html

Pitt U. Alternative Medicine
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/syst.html   

Cannabis Facts
http://www.druglibrary.org/

GLA Info
http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsSupplements/GammaLinolenicAcidGLAcs.html

Yale U. Health Info
http://yalenewhavenhealth.org/s_frontpage/index.html

FDA recommends Omega's for Heart Health
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01115.html

Omega Health
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,992,00.html 

Mayo Clinic Health Info
http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Omega's for Health
http://www.health-heart.org/    

 

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