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Kidney Transplants Less Successful At Night
17.07.2008 04:16
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Kidney transplants should be carried out during the day if possible. At least this is the conclusion suggested by a survey just published by urologists and internists at the University of Bonn (Transplantation Proceedings, vol. 40, p. 1341 ff.). Hence operations carried out at night require a further operation more than twice as often as other operations. Moreover, the risk of premature failure of the transplant is higher with operations taking place at night.
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Transplantation
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Benefits Chronic Fatigue Patients
17.07.2008 04:16
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Cognitive behaviour therapy is effective in treating the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a recent systematic review carried out by Cochrane Researchers. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a potentially long-lasting illness that can cause considerable distress and disability. Some estimates suggest it may affect as many as 1 in 100 of the population globally.
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Psychiatry
MPs Forced To Hide Mental Health Problems, UK
17.07.2008 04:15
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A new report published by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health, with support from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the mental health charities Mind, Rethink and Stand to Reason, shows that one in five MPs surveyed has experience of a mental health problem but fears disclosing this because of the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health issues.
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Mental Disorders
Both Metrifonate And Praziquantel Can Be Used To Combat Urinary Schistosomiasis
17.07.2008 04:15
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In 2000 the World Health Organization (WHO) stopped recommending metrifonate for treating urinary schistosomiasis because the drug did not appear to be as effective as the treatment of choice, praziquantel. Now a systematic review published in the latest edition of The Cochrane Library indicates that both metrifonate and praziquantel are effective at treating the infection.
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Infectious Diseases
Lords Committee On Intergovenmental Organisations To Publish Report On Infectious Disease, UK
17.07.2008 04:15
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The House of Lords Select Committee on Intergovernmental Organisations will next week publish its report on the spread of infectious diseases and the role of intergovernmental organisations in dealing with that threat.
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Infectious Diseases
Childhood Diarrhea: Treat With Zinc Over 6 Months Of Age
17.07.2008 04:15
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Zinc supplementation benefits children suffering from diarrhoea in developing countries, but only in infants over six months old, Cochrane Researchers have found. Their study supports World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of diarrhoea with zinc, although not in the very young.
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Gastroenterology
Optical Bodies Warn, 'Don't Lose Sight Of The Risks When Buying Contact Lenses', UK
17.07.2008 04:15
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The General Optical Council and British Contact Lens Association are today urging consumers to follow advice on buying contact lenses safely. The bodies are taking action following reports of cases of contact lens wearers experiencing eye health problems after buying lenses without getting proper eye care and advice. Two new studies from Australia and the US have also suggested increased risks associated with purchasing contact lenses online.
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Eyesight Disorders
No Evidence Yet On Whether Diet Alone Can Control Type 2 Diabetes
17.07.2008 04:15
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Despite strong evidence that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or at least delayed by a combination of lifestyle changes and good dietary advice, a team of Cochrane Researchers found that there is no indication whether dietary advice alone can prevent the disease. Type 2 diabetes is very common and the number of people affected is increasing. The disease is linked to obesity, with 80% of individuals who develop the disease being obese.
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Diabetes
TG2 Identified As Potential Therapeutic Target In Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
17.07.2008 04:14
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M. D. Anderson team silences protein with siRNA, implicates TG2 in fourth cancer Scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found overexpression of tissue type transglutaminase (TG2) in ovarian cancer is associated with increased tumor cell growth and adhesion, resistance to chemotherapy and lower overall survival rates.
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Cancer
Rates Of Oesophageal Cancer In UK Among The Worst In Europe,
17.07.2008 04:14
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Call for national research study to investigate the causes of oesophageal cancer The Barrett's Oesophagus Foundation would like to support the Chief Medical Officer's recommendation for a large scale national research study to investigate the risk factors associated with the rising rate of cancer of the oesophagus. This was included in his Annual Report published recently, which raised grave concern over the sharp rise in oesophageal (gullet) cancer over the last two decades.
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Cancer
Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer On Cochrane Review Of Breast Self Examination
17.07.2008 04:14
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Dr Sarah Cant, Policy Manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer says: "Breast self examination is widely practiced in the USA and is a strict and complicated routine that women are taught in order to check their breasts. It is not advocated by breast cancer charities in the UK or the Department of Health, who recommend that women just need to be breast aware.
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Cancer
Mobilize With Care Following Ankle Surgery
17.07.2008 04:14
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People recover faster after surgery for ankle fracture if they are given a cast or splint that can be removed to let them exercise the ankle, than if their foot is placed in an immobilising plaster cast. If the fracture is stable, then encouraging them to walk soon after surgery is also beneficial. However, increased activity does increase the chance of experiencing problems with the surgical wound.
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Orthopedics
High-Dose HBO2 Therapy Extends Survival Window After Cardiopulmonary Arrest
17.07.2008 04:14
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A ground-breaking study by researchers at the School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans published in the August 2008 issue of Resuscitation has major implications for the #1 cause of death of Americans -- sudden cardiac arrest. The researchers stopped the heart of laboratory swine kept at room temperature, declared them dead from cardiac arrest, waited 25 minutes, and then resuscitated them with high doses of oxygen using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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Biology
Greater Relief From Osteoarthritis Symptoms Found In Joint Replacement Surgery
17.07.2008 04:14
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The long term health outcomes of hip or knee replacement surgery in older adults are excellent despite taking several weeks to recover, according to a report released on July 14, 2008 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by inflammation caused by damage to the cartilage that cushions them.
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Arthritis
News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience
17.07.2008 04:14
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1. Hodgkin CHuxley Model of Backpropagating Spikes Yuguo Yu, Yousheng Shu, and David A. McCormick Axon potentials recorded in somata of pyramidal neurons in vivo have a fast rising phase and variable threshold, contrary to predictions of the Hodgkin¨CHuxley model. Some have suggested that this difference is due to cooperativity among sodium channels, resulting in many channels opening simultaneously. Yu et al.
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Depression
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