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Contraction Defined

A mutation in which the child has fewer copies of a certain codon in a gene than either of the parents. In Huntington’s disease, a contraction occurs when the child has fewer copies of the CAG codon in the Huntington gene than either of the parents. Contractions are the opposite of expansions.

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Your Health Check - VENOUS DISEASE: Part 1

Published August 27, 2008, 2:25 pm, The Canton Daily Ledger

From our previous articles you may remember that arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all of our organs and tissues. It is returned to the heart and lungs by our veins. All of the circulatory disorders we have written about so far, peripheral vascular disease, heart attacks and stroke, are secondary to arteriosclerotic blockage of the arteries. Since we basically have the same ...

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Cytokinetics Announces Completion of Interim Safety Analysis in Ongoing Phase IIa Clinical Trial of CK-1827452

Published August 27, 2008, 4:30 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance

Cytokinetics, Incorporated announced the completion of a protocol-defined interim analysis in an ongoing Phase IIa clinical trial evaluating the safety of CK-1827452 in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and angina. Based on the Safety Review Committee's review of safety data from the first cohort of patients, the Committee has recommended that the company open the second cohort of this ...

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Syphilis cases in region level off, Capital Health says

Published August 26, 2008, 3:12 pm, Fort Saskatchewan Record

The overall number of syphilis cases has leveled off in the capital region from previous years, according to health officials. “We believe that we’re making progress, but it requires continued work,” said Dr. James Talbot, associate medical officer of Capital Health.

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Medicinal plants have been used for centuries

Published August 26, 2008, 11:29 am, Edwardsville Intelligencer

It’s almost ludicrous to think about chewing on a willow bark to avert a headache.  Yet, one of the active ingredients in aspirin, salicylic acid, is derived from the willow tree.   

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Nutrition News

Published August 26, 2008, 11:05 am, The Shelby Star

As fresh pears are coming in, recent calls indicate that residents of Cleveland and surrounding counties want to learn more about the nutrition, selection and preparation of pears.

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Cytokinetics Announces Clinical Trials Data Relating to CK-1827452 to Be Presented at the European Society of ...

Published August 25, 2008, 1:00 pm, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance

Cytokinetics, Incorporated announced today that additional interim results from an ongoing Phase IIa clinical trial of CK-1827452 are scheduled to be presented as a poster presentation at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2008, to be held August 30-September 3, 2008 at the Messe MĂĽnchen GmbH in Munich, Germany. The trial is evaluating an intravenous formulation of CK-1827452, a novel ...

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Ridley Inc. Reports Financial Results for Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End

Published August 25, 2008, 12:35 am, CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance

MANKATO, MINNESOTA and WINNIPEG, MANITOBA-- - Ridley Inc. today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2008. All currency amounts are stated in U.S. dollars.

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Cons Of High-Protein Diets

Published August 24, 2008, 9:01 pm, AskMen

Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Cons of high-protein diets So your buddy tells you he’s starving and has a case of hunger breath. After your workout, you guys head to lunch. He orders a cheeseburger deluxe platter, no bun, extra cheese, no fries.

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  • Breaking the Bank - Page 3/5: Page 3 of 5 in Richard Douthwaite 9;s analysis of the Irish banking system. Here he notes the risk posed by credit contraction to any banking system, "progress ively more difficult for people to service their debts because, when the money supply is shrinking, there's less liquidity available out of which they can make the payments as they fall due".

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