Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion
Tthe genome of about 10,000 people were scanned to find this rare but important defect
        
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Enzyme block reduces death in mice with myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is the second most common form of skeletal muscle disease, behind Duchenne muscular dystrophy. While most people think ofit only as affecting skeletal muscle, it also adversely affects the heart and brain
        
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TRINITY MOTHER FRANCES CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER ADDRESSES MAYO CLINIC ALUMNI MEETING
David K. Teegarden, MD presides at meeting
         TYLER, TX –David K. Teegarden, MD, president and chief medical officer,
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American Cancer Society Survey Finds Many Smokers Make Last Minute Plans to Quit
Survey Results Show Lack of Awareness of Available Resources to Help Smokers Quit
     (Austin, TX – November 13, 2009 – Although a majority of smokers want to quit smoking, many delay making a plan to quit until the last minute, according to a recent American Cancer Society online survey of people who say they want to. Twenty-two percent of smokers surveyed planned to quit within 24 hours, while 30 percent said they planned to quit within a week or two.
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LOCAL CARDIOLOGIST FIRST TO USE NEW HEART TECHNOLOGY AT TRINITY MOTHER FRANCES
Next Generation of Catheter Helps Restore Heart Rhythm
       TYLER, TX -- The human heart has a set electrical pattern that provides the heart muscles the firing order they need to pump blood at peak
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LOCAL CARDIOLOGIST FIRST TO USE NEW HEART TECHNOLOGY AT TRINITY MOTHER FRANCES
Next Generation of Catheter Helps Restore Heart Rhythm
       TYLER, TX -- The human heart has a set electrical pattern that provides the heart muscles the firing order they need to pump blood at peak
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