Bits and Pieces June 3rd 2006

Hi Folks,
Here are this weeks articles:
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Should taxpayer funded scientific research be available to all?
Americans Support Free Access To Research -
Majority Believes Federally Funded Research Should Be Publicly Available
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44342&nfid=rssfeeds
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Music can help reduce chronic pain:
Research has confirmed listening to music can have a
significant positive impact on perception of chronic pain.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5012562.stm
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Tumours sabotage the immune system:
Scientists have shown how tumours can manipulate the
immune system to stop it attacking cancer cells.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5019418.stm>
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Here’s a piece about the drug trial that went wrong in the UK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5015224.stm
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Want to lose weight? Go to bed!!
A good night's sleep may not just leave you feeling refreshed
- it may also help to you keep trim.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5008824.stm
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A warning about shingles.
We need to be always on the lookout for shingles,
which as we all know is common in MMers.
Get to the doctor ASAP if you suspect shingles.
Once you’ve had it, you’ll never forget it :(
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44232&nfid=rssfeeds
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Crohn’s disease is not unknown in MM patients.
Here’s a link that indicates the drug that eases symptoms
of alcohol and drug addiction, naltrexone, helps with Crohn’s.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44162&nfid=rssfeeds
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New pathways for autoimmune identified. A bit scientific, but
very interesting:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44173&nfid=rssfeeds
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Interesting article on NHL:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44106&nfid=rssfeeds
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Can a placebo make you run faster - apparently so!
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44029&nfid=rssfeeds
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Here’s one for you medicos.
Adding Celebrex to lung cancer med Tarcevo increases response rates:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44406&nfid=rssfeeds
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Immobility contributes to bone density loss:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44403&nfid=rssfeeds
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Cancer worries continue long after treatment ends:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44402&nfid=rssfeeds
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Vaccinate or not?
Interesting study about vaccination choices and perception:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44349&nfid=rssfeeds
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I wonder if there is any value in this research for us??
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44326&nfid=rssfeeds