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Medical Condition News Update from News-Medical.Net - 27th August 2008
Medication slows progression of
myopia in children
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40914
Daily treatment with a medication called pirenzepine can slow the rate of
progressive myopia, or nearsightedness, in children, reports a study in
the August issue of the Journal of AAPOS (American Association for
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus).
New technique offers hope for stroke sufferers
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40886
If a stroke patient doesn't get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there's not much doctors can do to limit damage to the brain.
Scientists discover how mutation in the copper-regulating protein ATP7B causes Wilson disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40798
Using a combination of computer simulations and cutting-edge lab experiments, physical biochemists at Rice University have discovered how a small genetic mutation -- which is known to cause Wilson disease -- subtly changes the structure of a large, complex protein that the body uses to keep copper from building up to toxic levels.
Beware of finding ADHD everywhere
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40772
A group of leading education academics has warned the number of schoolchildren labelled with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder will increase exponentially if new guidelines are accepted.
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