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Glaucoma Vision Loss Linked To Blocked Blood Vessels; Inflammation Thwarts Corneal Transplants In Herpes Patients
Two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions are reported in the July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. One correlates the incidence of silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) and visual field loss in patients with normal-tension glaucoma ; the other investigates inflammation biomarkers in relation to corneal transplant rejection in herpes simplex patients.

How Genetics Influences Humans When Choosing A Mate
New light has been thrown on how humans choose their partners, a scientist told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics on May 25. Professor Maria da GraÃýa Bicalho, head of the Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility Laboratory at the University of Parana, Brazil, says that her research had shown that people with diverse major histocompatibility complexes (MHCs) were more likely to choose each other as mates than those whose MHCs were similar, and that this was likely to be an evolutionary strategy to ensure healthy reproduction.
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JAMA Study: Effectively Managing Pain With Depression
Pain, the most common reason for adults to visit a primary care physician, and depression, the most frequent mental complaint requiring a doctor"s appointment, occur together as often as half the time.
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A Handful Of Peanuts Will Do You Good, Says British Heart Foundation

In response to a study published in The Journal of Nutrition (1) which showed how eating peanuts reduced the risk of heart attack in women with type two diabetes, British Heart Foundation (BHF) cardiac nurse Ellen Mason said: "It is beneficial to include nuts in our diets as they are low in the saturated fats that raise our cholesterol. "However peanut products can be full of added sugar or salt so check the label first as this may cancel out their positive benefits. Also don"t forget that nuts are high in overall calories. "In this study the women who ate lots of nuts had healthier lifestyles than those who didn"t. Eating more of one food in isolation will not make a dramatic difference to your health if you are inactive and don"t have a balanced diet." (1) Prepared in response to: Regular Consumption of Nuts Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women with Type 2 Diabetes, Li et al, The Journal of Nutrition, first published online 06/05/2009 The British Heart Foundation


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