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This strategy yields potent inhibitors of A-beta aggregation and could lead to therapeutics for Alzheimers disease and other forms of neurodegeneration.
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LRRK2 may be central to the pathogenesis of several major neurodegenerative disorders associated with Parkinsonism.
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Natilizumab will become an important option for newly diagnosed MS patients starting treatment, or for patients currently on interferon beta-1a or glatiramer acetate with refractory breakthrough disease.
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Use of risedronate in women 80 years and older reduced the incidence of vertebral fractures and was well tolerated.
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African American women are far more likely to be infected with HIV than are white women and Hispanic women, a problem that has been growing, according to recent reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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A spray-on birth control method for women recently has entered a Phase I clinical trial in which six women in Sydney, Australia, are using the new product as part of a study to determine whether the transdermal contraceptive can be used in spray formulation effectively.
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The first male contraceptives to make it to the market likely will be hormonal-based birth control, similar to what has worked well for female contraceptives for the past four decades. However, there are serious difficulties with hormonal contraceptives for men, so the possibilities that are beginning to excite researchers working in the contraceptive field are the nonhormonal methods.
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Its time to update your counseling on the injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera, Pfizer; New York City). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a black box warning to the drugs labeling to highlight that prolonged use may result in the loss of bone mineral density (BMD).
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I have been a subscriber to Contraceptive Technology Update for many years and rarely take issue with the content. I must, however, register my total surprise and dismay at your 25 Events to Know in Reproductive Health that appeared in the January 2005 issue.
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The rhythm strip shown in the figure was obtained from an elderly woman with a history of cardiomyopathy. She has a known history of bundle branch block (ie, RBBB). How would you interpret the rhythm?