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Emmanuel Mignot and colleagues have shown for the first time that a specific immune cell is involved in narcolepsy. For full story: med.stanford.edu
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Govt paralysis fuelling flight of capital, says Deepak Parekh
Here’s an economy that’s growing at close to 8%-plus a huge market-at a time when the US and Europe are struggling with creaking growth, growing unemployment and rising debt; and yet the buzz across boardrooms is that investing abroad is “at least headache-free”.
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Governor signs bill to help deployed troops run for office
Troops defending freedom overseas themselves have had a big hurdle back home if they wanted to participate in the democratic process by running for elected office, from supervisor to senator.
Read more on San Diego Union-Tribune

Penn Medical wins ‘Battle of Tamaqua’
TAMAQUA – Penn Medical Group’s Kolton Von Kiel might need to take something for a headache.Every time the 16-year-old hit a home run, his teammates slapped him on the head after he crossed home plate.Von Kiel got double the slaps Friday.He homered twi
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Weight loss improves knee pain from common arthritic condition, study says
( American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine ) Knee pain related to osteoarthritis is a common complaint among obese individuals and retired professional athletes, especially former NFL players, but researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Specialty Day program (Feb. 19) say they have a simple solution: lose weight.
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Obesity, Knee Osteoarthritis Hurt Seniors’ Life Expectancy
Obesity and osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee are substantially affecting the quality and duration of life in millions of older Americans, according to a new study.
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Studies find that losing weight may help knee osteoarthritis, but some damage may linger
Doctors often advise overweight patients that losing weight may go a long way in alleviating pain from knee osteoarthritis, but the information can fall on deaf ears. Two small studies presented recently at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in San Diego this week find that dropping pounds may influence the condition.
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Merced County CA (PRWEB) June 18, 2006

A 52 year old West Nile Encephalitis survivor strives to raise awareness. “Hen” (nickname used to respect her privacy) is a 52 year old female, touched by West Nile Encephalitis in August 2005.

She says, “I began to suffer with fever, terrible spinal pain that felt like my spine was going to rupture. This pain spread into my back arms, legs, and neck. I could not tilt my head downwards, nor could I turn my eyes, left to right without terrible pain. I developed swollen lymph nodes, and a rash. After the fever left (2 weeks), I developed stuttering, facial numbness, blurred vision, and memory problems. I slept 20 – 22 hours a day. I am still plagued by many of these problems and some new ones at 9 months from my initial illness. You cannot believe how tired this illness makes you. I was diagnosied with West Nile Virus Encephalitis, and it has left me with permanent brain damage. I too believed the news reports on TV that said, you would only get mild-flu like symptoms.”

She hopes that more people will understand about West Nile Encephalitis. She says, “The neuroinvasive form of West Nile Virus, it does not just affect the very young and very old with (menigitis, encephalitis, paralysis, poliomyletis, coma and/or death). West Nile Virus, it can strike you at any age, in any health, in any state, and it leaves in its wake, disrupted lives, and people struggling to survive.

Watch for dead birds

Educate your neigbhors and dump standing water

Screens on doors and windows

Take precautions

Neuroinvasive

Illness

Lasting symptoms

Encephalitis

Virus

I avoid being outdoors at dawn and dusk

Report dead birds to your health department

Use mosquito repellent, but not on kids under 2 years of age

Spread the word to everyone you know

Hen finishes by saying, “If you, a family member, or friend is suffering from Encephalitis, you can log onto EncephalitisGlobal.com. This site also welcomes caregivers. Lots of information for those hungry for answers.”

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