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Men more at risk of clotting than women

July 14th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, July 14 (IANS) Males are more at risk of thrombosis or blood clotting than women, particularly after heart attack and stroke, according to a study. Ethan Weiss and colleagues at the ...

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Why thrombosis increases disease risk for men more than women

July 11th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have shed light on why men are more at risk of diseases heart attack and stroke caused by the ...

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Liver-produced starvation hormone stunts growth of mice

June 27th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 27 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that chronically high levels of a liver-produced starvation hormone, known as FGF21, significantly stop the growth ...

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Does doping really help athletes improve performance?

June 18th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, June 18 (IANS) It's all in the mind, really. Athletes who consumed what they believed were performance-enhancing drugs as part of a new study actually improved their timings. This placebo effect ...

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Hormone holds key to longer survival among elderly

May 28th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 28 (IANS) Elderly men who have a highly active growth hormone not only live longer but also face reduced cardiovascular risk, a new study has found. The growth hormone, insulin-growth ...

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Stallone was arrested for drug possession in Japan, says ex-fiancee

January 14th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, January 14 (ANI): Action hero Sylvester Stallones ex-fiancee, Janice Dickinson, has revealed that Japanese authorities recently arrested him for being in possession of growth hormone. She says that the muscle-building drug ...

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