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hormone - A specific chemical, produced in one part of a plant or animal body, and transported to another part where, at low concentrations, it promotes, inhibits or quantitatively modifies a biological process. [FAO]

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Doctor’s lawyer suggests Chris Benoit had hormone disorder  -  21 Aug 2007
Detroit Free Press,By HARRY R. WEBER AP ATLANTA — Chris Benoit had a hormone disorder that permitted the amount of steroids he was prescribed before the pro wrestler killed

Hormones Not to Blame for Cancer in Mammographically Dense Breasts  -  21 Aug 2007
MedPage Today,Explain to interested patients that the study suggests that mammographic breast density and circulating hormone levels are independent risk factors for

Taiwan Farmers Rally for US Pork Ban  -  21 Aug 2007
Forbes,Taiwan currently bans ractopamine, a hormone that promotes the growth of lean meat in pigs and cattle, calling it a health hazard.

Millions of Americans Not Receiving Treatment for Debilitating ...  -  21 Aug 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Medical practitioners agree these issues are related to hormone imbalance, but relatively few Americans are aware of a treatment regimen known as

Regulating those raging (plant) hormones  -  21 Aug 2007
Dartmouth News,Biologists now know that the substance at play in those early horticultural practices was ethylene, a gaseous hormone that dictates changes throughout the

Controlling the Symptoms of Menopause Through Diet  -  21 Aug 2007
FOX News...consuming lots of high-quality, nourishing whole fresh foods,�? said Dr. Susan Lark, co-author of the new book, Dr. Susan Lark's Hormone Revolution.

Health Buzz  -  21 Aug 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,It also adds to a growing body of evidence against hormone therapy. "If you take away the hormones, your risk of breast cancer goes down," said Dr. Karla

Understanding PCOS  -  21 Aug 2007
Rockbridge Weekly,The egg is surrounded by cells, which produce the hormone estrogen. After the egg is released (ovulation), the cells begin to emit a second hormone,

Dense Breasts, Hormone Levels Are Two Separate, Independent Risk ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Adjusting for a woman’s circulating hormone levels did not reduce the risk associated with the level of breast density. Furthermore, these independent risk

Ancient Protein Tells a Story of Changing Functions  -  Aug 20, 2007
New York Times,Dr. Thornton’s research focuses on proteins known as hormone receptors that act as locks in a key-and-lock mechanism. When a hormone fits into a receptor,

Homemade Hormone Replacement Could Lead to Uterus Cancer  -  Aug 19, 2007
MedIndia,The hormone is produced in the ovaries, the placenta (when a woman gets pregnant) and the adrenal glands. It helps prepare the body for conception and

Breast cancer drop is corelated with drop in postmenopausal ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
TopCancerNews.com,How about a drop in postmenopausal hormone use as a possible contributor? That's the conclusion of a recent study published in the Journal of the National

Man 'gave cow hormone to pregnant woman'  -  Aug 16, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,A US dairy farmer hoping to induce a woman he impregnated to miscarry gave her a soft drink containing a cattle hormone sometimes used to force abortions in

Drop in Breast Cancer Rate Tied to Drop in Hormone Use  -  Aug 16, 2007
Voice of AmericaBy Melinda Smith In 2002, a national study of millions of American women showed that taking hormone replacement therapy during menopause increases the risk

Exercise doesn't drop hormone in blacks  -  Aug 17, 2007
Science Daily (press release)ACE Inhibitor Reduces The Risk Of Kidney Failure In Hypertensives (June 14, 2001) -- People with kidney disease from high blood pressure have a better

Md. dairy farmer accused of giving woman cattle hormone  -  Aug 16, 2007
Baltimore Sun,AP 3:48 PM EDT, August 16, 2007 GALENA - A dairy farmer is accused of giving a cattle hormone to a woman he got pregnant in hopes of inducing a miscarriage.

Farmer May Have Given Woman Cow Hormone  -  Aug 16, 2007
Washington Post,AP GALENA, Md. -- A dairy farmer hoping to induce a woman he impregnated to miscarry gave her a soda containing a cattle hormone sometimes used to force

Farmer May Have Given Woman Cow Hormone  -  Aug 16, 2007
Newsday,ProstaMate is a hormone given to cows in the breeding process to bring all cows in heat at the same time. It can also be used to stimulate an early term

Red, blue, purple produce slows cancer  -  Aug 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full story Study: Colon cancer a hormone deficiency? (August 6, 2007) -- US scientists have determined colon cancer might actually be a disease of hormone

Substance abuse linked to discrimination  -  Aug 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full story Exercise doesn't drop hormone in blacks (August 17, 2007) -- Exercise does not reduce a sodium-retaining hormone in African-Americans known to

Breast-cancer study chips away at hormone therapy  -  Aug 15, 2007
Seattle Times,It also adds to a growing body of evidence against hormone therapy. "If you take away the hormones, your risk of breast cancer goes down," said Dr. Karla

Drop In Breast Cancer Incidence Linked To Hormone Use, Not Mammograms  -  Aug 14, 2007
Science Daily (press release)It is more likely due to the drop in postmenopausal hormone use. There has been a recent, rapid decline in postmenopausal hormone therapy use since 2002

Metabasis Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Results Demonstrating ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Thyroid hormone receptor (TR) agonists represent a novel and potentially important approach for reducing LDL-cholesterol (known as the “bad�? cholesterol)

Decline in US Breast Cancers Tied to Drop in Hormone Use  -  Aug 14, 2007
Washington Post,14 (HealthDay News) -- A decline in women's use of hormone therapy, not any drop in mammography-linked detection, is likely responsible for the recent US

Labs explore health effects of Ramadan  -  Aug 20, 2007
Boston Globe,Touitou's research has illustrated that Ramadan can alter the usual circadian patterns of cortisol, a stress hormone, and testosterone, with sharper

Key plant hormone regulated by internal clock: study  -  Aug 14, 2007
Reuters.uk,Researchers at the University of California-Davis found that a plant's sensitivity to the hormone auxin varied depending on the time of day, with the plant

Novo Nordisk says liraglutide data encouraging  -  Aug 20, 2007
ReutersCO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday two Phase III studies of its hormone analogue Liraglutide had improved glucose control and lowered body weight

News Minute: Here is the latest Georgia news from The Associated Press  -  Aug 20, 2007
WIS,ATLANTA (AP) - A lawyer for Chris Benoit's personal doctor suggested in court papers today that the wrestler had a hormone disorder that permitted the

Bone Hormone Linked to Obesity and Diabetes  -  Aug 12, 2007
SlashdotFrom the article: 'Not only do bones produce a protein hormone, osteocalcin (pictured), that regulates bone formation, but this hormone also protects

Lawyer: Benoit Needed Steroid Treatment  -  Aug 20, 2007
News Channel 7,By HARRY R. WEBER AP Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Chris Benoit had a hormone disorder that permitted the amount of steroids he was prescribed before the pro

Exercise doesn't drop hormone in blacks  -  Aug 17, 2007
ImediNews,17 (UPI) — Exercise does not reduce a sodium-retaining hormone in African-Americans known to potentially cause hypertension, a US study found.

Exercise doesn't drop hormone in blacks  -  Aug 17, 2007
United Press InternationalSenior author Michael D. Brown of Temple University’s College of Health Professions, said the hormone aldosterone influences the kidney’s regulation of

Md. farmer gave pregant woman cattle hormone, police say  -  Aug 17, 2007
The News Journal,GALENA, Md. – A dairy farmer is accused of giving a cattle hormone to a woman he got pregnant in hopes of inducing a miscarriage. Police said 25-year-old

Fastest Parathyroid Hormone Test Cleared for Use During ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe test provides quantitative results on the amount of parathyroid hormone in human serum and plasma to diagnose hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia,

Breast Cancer Decline Linked to Decreased Hormone Use  -  Aug 17, 2007
Genomics & Proteomics,Decreased use of postmenopausal hormone therapy since 2002—rather than a decrease in detection and diagnosis due to less screening—has contributed to a

Dairy farmer accused of giving cattle hormone to woman  -  Aug 17, 2007
Peoria Journal Star,GALENA, Md. - A dairy farmer hoping to induce a woman he impregnated to miscarry gave her a soda containing a cattle hormone sometimes used to force

Low Carb Diet Alters Hormone Levels to Fight Metabolic Syndrome  -  Aug 17, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),CCK is a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the digestion of fat and protein and acts as a hunger suppressant. Leptin is produced by adipose (fat)

Dairy Farmer Accused of Giving Woman Cattle Hormone  -  Aug 17, 2007
WBOC TV 16,GALENA, Md. (AP/WBOC) - The Kent County Sheriff's Office says a dairy farmer is being accused of giving a cattle hormone to a woman he got pregnant in hopes

Scientists Find Ancient Protein that Gives a New View of Evolution  -  Aug 20, 2007
Associated Content,This is the element that allows cells to respond to a particular hormone call cortisol, which is the hormone that regulates our response to stress.

Food hormone determines food fondness  -  Aug 10, 2007
Science Daily (press release)10 (UPI) -- Leptin, a hormone key to reducing hunger and increasing the feeling of fullness, has been found to control a fondness for food,

Farmer May Have Given Woman Cow Hormone  -  Aug 16, 2007
Crime Library,GALENA, Md. (AP) — A dairy farmer hoping to induce a woman he impregnated to miscarry gave her a soda containing a cattle hormone sometimes used to force

Farmer accused of giving woman cattle hormone  -  Aug 16, 2007
Washington Times,GALENA, Md. (AP) — A dairy farmer is accused of giving a cattle hormone to a woman he got pregnant in hopes of inducing a miscarriage.

Scientists find hormone to stop over-eating  -  Aug 9, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,By Roger Highfield Science Editor A new class of drugs to treat obesity could be developed within a decade after a study of a hormone that stops us eating

"Fat" hormone sheds new light on obesity - study  -  Aug 9, 2007
Reuters India,By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - The hormone that tells us we are full also regulates our desire for certain foods, researchers said on Thursday,

Hormone found to govern desire for food  -  Aug 10, 2007
CTV.ca,Leptin, a hormone that helps to control feelings of hunger, also appears to govern the desire to eat, researchers report in a finding that could one day

Drug all set to benefit patients  -  Aug 20, 2007
ic Newcastle.co.uk,...by Douglas Young, Evening Chronicle AROUND 5500 pre-menopausal breast cancer patients could be offered a hormone drug that is shown to be as effective as

Farmer Accused of Giving Pregnant Woman Cow Hormone  -  Aug 16, 2007
WTOP,GALENA, Md. - A dairy farmer is accused of giving a cattle hormone to a woman he got pregnant in hopes of inducing a miscarriage. Police said 25-year-old

Appetite-Killing Hormone Negates Joy of Eating  -  Aug 9, 2007
Scientific AmericanThe hormone leptin brings about that well-known feeling of fullness, and now a study finds that after we've dined, leptin puts the brake on our taste for

Appetite hormone also controls eating pleasure: study  -  Aug 9, 2007
Channel News Asia,CHICAGO - The appetite-suppressing hormone leptin may do more than just reduce one's hunger: it might also regulate one's fondness for food and thus figure

Ardana trials oral hormone indicator  -  Aug 9, 2007
Scotsman,ARDANA, the Edinburgh-based biotech group, has begun what it described as "pivotal registration study" for its oral growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) in the

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