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Sarcopenia derives from the Latin roots, "sarco," for muscle, and "penia," for wasting, making it a "muscle-wasting disease."
Brent Green: Follow the Boomer Money: End of Sarcopenia, Compression of Morbidity Brent Green 2011
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Sarcopenia derives from the Latin roots, "sarco," for muscle, and "penia," for wasting, making it a "muscle-wasting disease."
Brent Green: Follow the Boomer Money: End of Sarcopenia, Compression of Morbidity Brent Green 2011
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Sarcopenia derives from the Latin roots, "sarco," for muscle, and "penia," for wasting, making it a "muscle-wasting disease."
Brent Green: Follow the Boomer Money: End of Sarcopenia, Compression of Morbidity Brent Green 2011
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However, a growing body of evidence suggests that repetitive head trauma may increase the risk of a variety of progressive brain disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and the muscle-wasting condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
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In addition to Toremifene, GTx is developing Ostarine, a drug aimed at preventing the muscle-wasting that occurs with all types of cancer, and GTx-758, a treatment for prostate cancer that would compete against Abbott Laboratories ' Lupron and lacks some of Lupron ' s side effects, Dr. Steiner said.
A Patient/Fan of GTx Buys More Kathy Shwiff 2010
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One of the drugs is already in late-stage human trials for other purposes, and the mouse experiments raise hopes for new strategies to protect people against obesity, diabetes and muscle-wasting diseases such as muscular dystrophy.
Too Good To Be True? Instead Of Exercise, Just Take This Pill | Disinformation 2008
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A molecule developed by researchers can neutralize the genetic flaw that causes the most common form of muscular dystrophy, the muscle-wasting disease.
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The FDA warns doctors that "Asians" are particuloarly susceptible to the muscle-wasting side effect of statins.
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According to the article, human growth hormone can be legally prescribed for only 3 conditions: HGH deficiency-related syndromes that cause short stature in children, adult deficiency due to rare pituitary tumors and their treatment, and muscle-wasting disease associated with HIV/AIDS.
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Students play the role of a medical team that has discovered a muscle-wasting disease.
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