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Bipolar Disorders :: Fear Circuit Flares as Bipolar Youth Misread Faces

Youth with bipolar disorder misread facial expressions as hostile and show heightened neural reactions when they focus on emotional aspects of neutral faces, researchers at the National Institutes of Health?s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have discovered. The study provides some of the first clues to the underlying workings of the episodes of mania and depression that disrupt friendships, school, and family life in up to one percent of children.

Health :: MR spectroscopy reduces need for breast biopsy

According to a study featured in the latest issue of Radiology, MR spectroscopy significantly reduces need for breast biopsy. Researchers found that imaging suspicious breast lesions with magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy reduced the need for biopsy by 58 percent.

Rheumatoid Arthritis :: Bone-building drug helpful in rheumatoid arthritis

Zoledronic acid, used to inhibit the breakdown of bone and ward off the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, could also be helpful to people with rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report.

Arthritis :: Knee noises could provide clue to arthritis

Knees emit sound when the body moves and it could provide a clue to treat arthritis, bringing about a revolution in the way the disease is measured and monitored now.

Alzheimer’s Disease :: Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Study

The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) – a project developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – is seeking 800 older adults to participate in a study aimed at identifying biological markers of memory decline and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Ultimately, scientists hope that brain and biological changes can be detected before memory decline and other symptoms appear, allowing the effectiveness of drugs to be evaluated at the earliest possible time.

Breast Cancer :: MRI Being Used to Detect Breast Cancer

Magnetic resonance imaging or an MRI is usually used to locate unseen problems dealing with the head, neck, spine and extremities.

Breast Cancer :: Mammography – regular mammograms after breast implants

Women with breast implants who are in an age group where routine mammograms are recommended should be sure to have these examinations at the recommended regularly scheduled times.

Breast Implants :: Disease conditions related to breast implants

Some women with breast implants have reported health problems that they believe are related to their implants, but most studies of these diseases have failed to show an association with breast implants.

Hydatid cyst of Liver cured with Homoeopathy

It is a cyst formed in the liver or, less frequently, elsewhere, that contains larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, chiefly in ruminants, whose eggs are carried from the intestinal tract to the liver through the blood.

Sinusitis :: Homoeopathy and Sinusitis

Sinusitis is inflammation of the linings of the sinuses that surround the nose. It is the inflammation of the mucous membranes of one or more of the sinuses. The sinuses are air-filled spaces in the skull behind the bones of the face and forehead that open up into the nasal cavity. They are lined with the mucous membrane and it produces a slimy secretion called as mucus to keep the nasal passageways moist and to trap dirt particles.