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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Coke Addicts Prefer Money In Hand To Snowy Future When a research team asked cocaine addicts to choose, hypothetically, between money now or cocaine of greater value later, "preference was almost exclusively for the money now," said Warren K.	15 Aug 2011
Alcohol Consumption In Relation To Acute Pancreatitis A study on the effect of different alcoholic beverages and drinking behaviour on the risk of acute pancreatitis was conducted, using the Swedish Mammography Cohort and Cohort of Swedish Men, to study the association between consumption of spirits, wine and beer and the risk of acute pancreatitis.	15 Aug 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Scientists Discover How Molecular Motors Go Into "Energy Save Mode" The transport system inside living cells is a well-oiled machine with tiny protein motors hauling chromosomes, neurotransmitters and other vital cargo around the cell. These molecular motors are responsible for a variety of critical transport jobs, but they are not always on the go.	15 Aug 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
New Genetic Clue In The Development Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Toronto, University Health Network and McGill University have obtained significant new insights into the causes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune disorders including type 1 diabetes, lupus and Graves disease.	15 Aug 2011
Arthritis Sufferers At Increased Risk Of Heart Disease Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers are at an increased risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease. A new five year study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy showed that the risk of cardiovascular disease for people with RA is due to disease-related inflammation as well as the risk factors which affect the general population.	15 Aug 2011

Autism News
Autism More Present In Second Child Study Reports; Mostly Boys There is a mystery of autism that has been published this week. The fact is that parents of a child with autism face a risk of almost one in five that their next child will also develop the disorder.	15 Aug 2011

Heart Disease News
Arthritis Sufferers At Increased Risk Of Heart Disease Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers are at an increased risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease. A new five year study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy showed that the risk of cardiovascular disease for people with RA is due to disease-related inflammation as well as the risk factors which affect the general population.	15 Aug 2011
New Research Explains How Estrogen Could Help Protect Women From Cardiovascular Disease The sex hormone oestrogen could help protect women from cardiovascular disease by keeping the body's immune system in check, new research from Queen Mary, University of London has revealed.The study has shown that the female sex hormone works on white blood cells to stop them from sticking to the insides of blood vessels, a process which can lead to dangerous blockages.	15 Aug 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Physical Activity Helps Protect Against Cognitive Impairment In Older Adults Everyday movements like making the bed or picking up a shopping bag add up and could, especially in adults, contribute to better health. Exactly how much energy seniors exert is still unclear as most previous studies were based on unreliable self-reports of physical activity rather than actual measurements.	15 Aug 2011
Contrary To Earlier Findings, Excess Body Fat In Elderly Decreases Life Expectancy While some past studies have shown that persons carrying a few extra pounds in their 70s live longer than their thinner counterparts, a new study that measured subjects' weight at multiple points over a longer period of time reveals the opposite.	15 Aug 2011

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