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The male impotence drug Viagra may be useful for treating jet lag as well, according to Argentine researchers who gave it to hamsters made to feel like rodent globe-trotters.
The researchers manipulated the schedule of turning lights on and off to induce jet lag in the laboratory animals, they reported on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Source: Reuters
Children of smokers who don’t show any signs of respiratory problems may still be experiencing damaging changes in their airways that could lead to lung disease later in life, according to a new study.
Interesting finding: Smoking after birth appeared to be more harmful than smoking during pregnancy alone.
Full report: Science Daily
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I’ve had them.. you’ve had them. But there’s a surprise in a new study dealing with cavities. It seems more kids are getting cavities.. not in their permanent teeth, but their baby teeth.
A new study finds 28-percent of children age 2 to 5 had cavities compared to 24-percent of children surveyed in the late 80s and early 90s.
Full story: KTIV.com
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British drugmaker Shire Plc said on Monday it had received an "approvable letter" from U.S. regulators for SPD465, its experimental treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults.
Source: Reuters
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There’s more worrisome news about vitamins: Taking too many may increase men’s risk of dying from prostate cancer.
The study, being published Wednesday, doesn’t settle the issue. But it is the biggest yet to suggest high-dose multivitamins may harm the prostate, and the latest chapter in the confusing quest to tell whether taking various vitamins really helps a variety of conditions — or is a waste of money, or worse.
Source: CBS5.com
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