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	Musician's dystonia improved by stimulating hand muscles Stimulating the hand muscles may help treat the condition called musician's dystonia. Musician's dystonia - a focal dystonia is a nerological movement disorder that causes muscles spasms in musicians. Focal dystonia - American Academy of Neurology, USA
	New screening strategy for detection of chagas disease A new targeted screening strategy could make the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease more feasible in low-resource settings, concludes a new study, publishing on December 26, 2007, in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Chagas disease - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, USA
	New dimensions added to child & women welfare, India The year saw number of new initiatives in the areas of development and welfare of children and women. Laws were made more stringent to ban Child Marriage and protection of juvenile, Amendments initiated in Immoral Traffic Act and Prevention of Sati and a scheme for rehabilitation of trafficked victims was launched to give message that women welfare is on the top of the Indian Government's agenda. Healthcare - Press Information Bureau, India
	Some brain injuries reduce the likelihood of post-traumatic stress disorder A new study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that those with injuries to certain parts of the brain were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD - National Institutes of Health, USA
	Brain imaging and genetic studies link thinking patterns to addiction Alcoholics are more impulsive than non-addicted people making financial decisions, revealed by researcher Charlotte Boettiger at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Psychology - University of California, San Francisco, USA
	Breast cancer gene mutation common in Hispanic, young black women A genetic mutation already known to be more common in Ashkenazi Jewish breast cancer patients is also prevalent in Hispanic and young African-American women with breast cancer, according to one of the largest, multiracial studies of the mutation to date. Breast cancer - Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
	Bayer Diabetes Care recalls test strips for Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter Bayer Diabetes Care has initiated a voluntary market recall of test strips (sensors) used exclusively with the Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter. In the course of its routine quality control monitoring processes the Company identified a manufacturing issue with test strips from specific lots that could result in blood glucose readings with a positive bias that is outside of our product specifications. Test results may demonstrate results 5 -17% higher. Diabetes - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA
	Most parents underestimate children's obesity Large numbers of parents fail to recognize that their children are overweight or obese, and therefore may be less inclined to modify their children's diet and activity levels. More than 40 percent of parents with obese children ages 6 to 11 describe their child not as obese, but as "about the right weight." Childhood Obesity - University of Michigan Health System, USA
	7 tips to keep the holidays happy Today's busy families have moved toward a pattern of individual activities (listening to an iPod, surfing the internet), rather than joint activities, according to Dennis Orthner, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Health - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
	Safety warning on fentanyl skin patch by US FDA The US Food and Drug Administration issued its second safety warning about the fentanyl transdermal system, an adhesive patch that delivers a potent pain medicine through the skin. In July 2005, the agency issued a similar warning to the public and to health care providers, saying that the directions on the product label and on the patient package insert should be followed exactly in order to avoid overdose. Pain - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA

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