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Computer Games Help People With Dementia
03.07.2008 20:15
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Computer games offer an exciting and engaging way of helping older people with dementia keep their brain active and learn new skills.
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Alzheimer's Disease
New Medical Council To Take Office And Commence Its Work Under The Medical Practitioners Act 2007, Ireland
03.07.2008 19:13
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The Minister for Health & Children, Ms Mary Harney, T.D., announced the commencement of certain provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 which will allow the new Medical Council to begin its work with effect from today. The Minister said:'The commencement of these provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 is the next step in implementing a modern, reformed system of regulation for the medical profession.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Primary Care: Making Aspirations Reality
03.07.2008 18:12
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The NHS Alliance warmly welcomes the emphasis on the central role of practice based commissioning (PBC), contained in the new Primary Care Strategy, to be announced today (3rd July 2008). The guarantee of improved information and management support is a vital component for transforming the aspirations of PBC into reality. The Alliance has fought consistently for this since the beginning of the scheme.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Long-Term Study Of Middle-Aged Mice Shows Resveratrol Improves Health And Mimics Some Benefits Of Dietary Restriction
03.07.2008 17:16
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Sirtris, a GlaxoSmithKline company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat diseases of aging such as Type 2 Diabetes, is included among a research team that reported in today's online edition of Cell Metabolism that mice treated at middle-age to the end-of-life with resveratrol showed an overall health improvement, including improved bone health, a reduction in cataracts and cardiovascular dysfunction, and improved balance and motor coordination.
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Cardiology
Study Examines Death Rates For People Newly Diagnosed With HIV
03.07.2008 16:15
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In the five years after their diagnosis, people living with HIV in developed countries and receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy are no more likely to die than HIV-negative people, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Reuters reports (Kahn, Reuters, 7/1).
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HIV/AIDS
Advanced Thyroid Cancer Investigational Drug Shows Promise
03.07.2008 16:14
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A study by an international team of researchers found that an experimental drug that stops blood vessels that feed tumors from forming was able, in a small number of patients, to slow down the progression of advanced thyroid cancer that has spread to other sites.
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Cancer
Study Looks At Risks Associated With Oral Contraceptives For Black Women
03.07.2008 14:16
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Black women taking low-dose oral contraceptives have a risk of side effects that can lead to heart disease and diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology, Reuters Health reports. For the study,
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Sexology
North Carolina Mental Health Parity Law Takes Effect
03.07.2008 14:15
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North Carolina health care insurers must provide the same amount of coverage for certain mental conditions as they do for physical ailments under a state law that took effect on Tuesday, the Winston-Salem Journal reports.
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Mental Disorders
Sen. Kennedy Working Toward Bipartisan Support For Major Health Care Initiative In 2009
03.07.2008 14:15
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The office of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) has begun to hold a series of meetings with a number of health care experts to "begin laying the groundwork for a new attempt to provide universal health care," the Boston Globe reports.
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Insurance
Many Suncreens Don't Work Or Are Hazardous To Health Says Group
03.07.2008 13:17
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A non-profit group in the US claims that most sunscreens either don't work or are hazardous to health, but the sunscreen industry rejects the charge. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) said their investigation of nearly 1,000 brand-name sunscreens showed that 4 out of 5 of them either don't adequately protect against damaging UV radiation or contain potentially hazardous chemicals.
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Pharmaceutics
People Caught Up In Terrorist Attacks More Resilient Than Previously Thought
03.07.2008 13:17
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People caught up in terrorist attacks or natural disasters are more resilient, both as individuals and in groups, than previously thought. Far from being passive "victims" they can be highly organised survivors, so much so that they should be involved in drafting mental health guidelines to deal with major disasters.
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Mental Disorders
Editorials, Opinion Piece Respond To Senate Republican Block Of PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation
03.07.2008 13:17
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Several newspapers recently responded to the decision last week by some Senate Republicans to block consideration of legislation that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Summaries appear below.
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HIV/AIDS
Connecticut Begins Enrollment In Charter Oak Health Plan For Low-Income Residents
03.07.2008 13:16
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Connecticut officials on Monday launched a new health insurance program, called the Charter Oak Health Plan, that is expected to expand coverage to 19,200 uninsured adults in its first year, the Hartford Courant reports.
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Insurance
Newspapers Examine Developments In Breast Cancer Detection, Surgery
03.07.2008 13:16
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Two newspapers on Tuesday published articles related to breast cancer detection and surgery. Summaries appear below.~ AP/Washington Post: The AP/Post examined two experimental technologies that aim to improve breast cancer detection among women with dense breasts.
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Cancer
ABC Family Launches 'Cautionary' Television Series That Addresses Teen Pregnancy
03.07.2008 12:15
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ABC Family on Tuesday premiered a "cautionary" television series that plans to address issues including teenage pregnancy, and abstinence, the New York Times reports. The series was made in collaboration with the
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Children Diseases
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