Monthly Archives: May 2007


Bipolar Spectrum Disorder May Be Underrecognized and Improperly Treated – May 7, 2007

A new study supports earlier estimates of the prevalence of bipolar disorder in the U.S. population, and suggests the illness may be more accurately characterized as a spectrum disorder.
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Molecule in Human Blood Inhibits HIV

Researchers have found a compound in human blood that effectively blocks HIV-1 from infecting immune cells and multiplying. Because it works differently than existing HIV inhibitors, this discovery could lead to another class of drugs to fight AIDS. Continue reading

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Migraines Tied to Greater Heart Attack Risk in Men

Men who suffer from migraine headaches may be at increased risk for heart attack and other types of cardiovascular disease, a large clinical study has found. Continue reading

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New Risk Factors Identified for Type 2 Diabetes

A collaborative effort by three international research teams has provided new clues to help us understand why some people develop type 2 diabetes and others do not. Continue reading

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The Heart Truth Road Show Travels to Washington, DC – May 7, 2007

The Heart Truth Road Show, a traveling women’s heart health exhibit designed to bring heart health education and screenings to women across the country, stops in Washington, DC May 14-16. Celebrating National Women’s Health Week, the exhibit offers information about heart disease and its risk factors.
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The Heart Truth Road Show Travels to Washington, DC – May 7, 2007

The Heart Truth Road Show, a traveling women’s heart health exhibit designed to bring heart health education and screenings to women across the country, stops in Washington, DC May 14-16. Celebrating National Women’s Health Week, the exhibit offers information about heart disease and its risk factors.
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Pinn Point on Women’s Health Breast Cancer Advances in Detection, Treatment and Cure – May 4, 2007

The Office of Research on Women’s Health is broadcasting the second in a series of podcasts, “Pinn Point on Women’s Health,” hosted by Dr. Vivian Pinn, Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and the Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health.
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Pinn Point on Women’s Health Breast Cancer Advances in Detection, Treatment and Cure – May 4, 2007

The Office of Research on Women’s Health is broadcasting the second in a series of podcasts, “Pinn Point on Women’s Health,” hosted by Dr. Vivian Pinn, Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and the Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health.
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Imaging Techniques Reveal that HIV Infects Host Cells Using a Molecular Entry Claw – May 3, 2007

An advanced imaging technique known as electron tomography has allowed researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to visualize an “entry claw,” a unique structure formed between the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS and the cell it infects. The findings are in the May 4, 2007, issue of PLoS Pathogens.
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Imaging Techniques Reveal that HIV Infects Host Cells Using a Molecular Entry Claw – May 3, 2007

An advanced imaging technique known as electron tomography has allowed researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to visualize an “entry claw,” a unique structure formed between the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS and the cell it infects. The findings are in the May 4, 2007, issue of PLoS Pathogens.
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