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FDA approves first oral drug to slow multiple sclerosis progression
A failed anti-rejection drug got a new purpose and a new lease on commercial life Wednesday as the Food and Drug Administration approved the medication fingolimod -- to be marketed as Gilenya -- to slow the progression of disability in multiple...Tags: Trials, Drugs and Medicines, Human Body, Tumors, Health and Medical Professionals
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Be slow my hurting heart: The pain of social rejection drives down heart rate
![You've been dumped by a romantic interest you really liked. You've been passed over for a job by a boss you thought admired you. A group of friends is going out together, leaving you out of their plans. This kind of <a title="study by Eisenberger" href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/302/5643/290" target="_blank">social rejection</a> prompts your brain to send warning signals to your body that there's been a sudden tear in your personal social fabric, says a new study.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-09/56412861-29082241.jpg "You've been dumped by a romantic interest you really liked. You've been passed over for a job by a boss you thought admired you. A group of friends is going out together, leaving you out of their plans. This kind of <a title="study by Eisenberger\" href=\"http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/302/5643/290\" target=\"_blank\">social rejection</a> prompts your brain to send warning signals to your body that there's been a sudden tear in your personal social fabric, says a new study.")
You've been dumped by a romantic interest you really liked. You've been passed over for a job by a boss you thought admired you. A group of friends is going out together, leaving you out of their plans. This kind of social rejection prompts your brain...Tags: Sociology, Society, Behavioral Conditions, Pain, Human Body
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Keeping Fit for a Healthy Pregnancy
South Florida Sun-SentinelMany pregnant women know that maintaining a moderate exercise routine and a nutritionally sound diet provide both short- and long-term benefits to the mother and baby. But routines and regimens that may be helpful during one stage of gestation may be...Tags: Infants, Herring, Hot Dogs, Hemorrhaging, Dining and Drinking
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FDA panel gives a qualified nod to antidepressant for chronic pain
As the advertisement for the antidepressant Cymbalta says, "Depression hurts. Cymbalta can help." Chronic pain hurts too. And the makers of the drug duloxetine -- commercially known as Cymbalta -- argue that Cymbalta can help with that, as well. Chronic...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Companies and Corporations, Drugs and Medicines, Back Pain, Elections
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Exercise may reduce chronic pain
Tribune NewspapersFor more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came...Tags: Health Treatments, University of Iowa, Heart and Circulatory System, Back Pain, Pain
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So a fruit fly goes to a bar ...
The news last week that scientists induced homosexual courtship in male fruit flies by changing levels of a neuro chemical was greeted with predictable headlines: "Scientists make fruit flies gay, then straight again." On science blogs, discussion raged...Tags: Minority Groups, University of Illinois at Chicago, Drugs and Medicines, Genetics, Gays and Lesbians
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Something wicked-fast this way comes
Let's assume there's a bright side to the universe, a place where mercy and justice prevail, where the good are rewarded and the bad punished with equal alacrity. On this sunny shore, public school teachers make six figures, all stray kittens find good...Tags: Vehicles, Luxury Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Automotive Equipment, Physiology
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Gulf oil spill: scientists assess health effects
GreenspaceDays after a vacationing President Obama swam in gulf waters and tasted fish caught off the coast of Florida, scientists with the Natural Resources Defense Council said the gulf oil spill probably still will have far-reaching health effects on both...... -
Train to Tri kits – a good cause
The Chain Gang - Orlando SentinelJoy von Werder, a USAT Triathlon Coach and owner of Train to Tri LLC, is donating a portion of the proceeds of her Train to Tri kits to the CMT Association. Joy was diagnosed earlier this year with CMT, which stands for Charcotte Marie Tooth condition.&... -
UCF offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe talks about moving from coaching box to sidelines for UAB game
Knights Notepad - Orlando SentinelUCF offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe talks about moving from coaching box to sidelines for UAB game...
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