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Women Over 90 More Likely To Have Dementia Than Men
03.07.2008 08:16
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Women over 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age, according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90+ Study, one of the nation's largest studies of dementia and other health factors in the fastest-growing age demographic. The researchers reviewed an analysis of 911 people enrolled in the 90+ Study. Of those, 45 percent of the women had dementia, as opposed to 28 percent of the men.
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Alzheimer's Disease
How Often Do Doctors Act As Good Samaritans? What Help Do They Provide?
03.07.2008 07:18
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Asthma attacks, heart attacks, fainting, broken bones and car accident injuries are just some of the problems which have confronted doctors who have stepped in to help a member of the public outside while off-duty according to a survey of Medical Defence Union (MDU) members1.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Researcher Receives $4 Million From RWJ Foundation To Study Health Quality Reform Project
03.07.2008 07:18
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Dr. Dennis Scanlon, associate professor of health policy and administration in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development, has been awarded a three-year, $4 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to expand an evaluation of a RWJF national initiative, "Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q)." This grant is in addition to an original $3.4-million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2007 and expands the scope of the project.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Western Infirmary Install S2000 Ultrasound System, The First In The UK
03.07.2008 07:18
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Western Infirmary, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in Scotland, has installed the first UK ACUSON S2000 ultrasound system from Siemens. It joins an existing Siemens Antares ultrasound system and will be used for abdominal, thyroid, testicular and renal transplant imaging. The system delivers enhanced imaging quality and is ergonomically designed for ease of use.
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Medical Equipment
RadarFind Technology Not Applicable To Study Results Indicating That Radio Frequency Identification Can Interfere With Medical Equipment
03.07.2008 07:17
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RadarFind Corporation, a health care technology company offering a Real Time Location System (RTLS) for tracking medical equipment in hospitals, said that a recent report stating radio frequency identification (RFID) can interfere with medical equipment in hospitals does not apply to its technology. RadarFind's technology experts with extensive knowledge of deploying systems within hospitals are available for media interviews to address the report.
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Medical Equipment
American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Calls NBC To Pull Baby Borrowers
03.07.2008 07:17
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The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) calls NBC to pull its television show, "The Baby Borrowers." The reality show separates babies and toddlers from their parents and places them with strangers for three days. Separating babies and toddlers from their parents for extended periods of time can lead children to feel distress and anxiety. After prolonged separation, a child can feel distrust for his or her primary caregiver.
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Children Diseases
MIT Researchers Offer Tantalizing Evidence On How To Make People Smarter, Naturally
03.07.2008 07:17
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New research findings published online in The FASEB Journal provide more evidence that if we get smart about what we eat, our intelligence can improve. According to MIT scientists, dietary nutrients found in a wide range of foods from infant formula to eggs increase brain synapses and improve cognitive abilities.
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Neurology
Pilot Project To Help Service Veterans Readjust To Civilian Life
03.07.2008 07:17
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Military personnel exiting war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan could soon be helped to kick behaviour - including heavy drinking and dangerous driving - which keeps them alive in the theatre of war, but is not conducive to civilian life.
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Mental Disorders
Discovery Explains How Cold Sore Virus Hides During Inactive Phase
03.07.2008 07:17
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Now that Duke University Medical Center scientists have figured out how the virus that causes cold sores hides out, they may have a way to wake it up and kill it. Cold sores, painful, unsightly blemishes around the mouth, have so far evaded a cure or even prevention. They're known to be caused by the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), which lies dormant in the trigeminal nerve of the face until triggered to reawaken by excessive sunlight, fever, or other stresses.
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Genetics
HapMap Browsing And DDDP Methods For Genetic Analysis Featured In CSH Protocols
03.07.2008 07:17
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To aid in the study of genetic diseases, scientists with the International Haplotype Map Project have developed a haplotype map of the human genome, a tool that displays common patterns of genetic variation. While data from the project are available for unrestricted public use from the project's website (http://www.hapmap.org)/), the new tools needed to browse the map can be difficult to master for the beginner.
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Genetics
Crystalens HD™ Receives FDA Approval
03.07.2008 07:17
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Bausch & Lomb announced that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Crystalens HD™ in the United States. Crystalens accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) was first approved by the FDA in November 2003. The Crystalens HD is the fourth generation of the only FDA approved accommodating lens. The surface of the Crystalens HD has been shaped to enhance the depth of focus with a proprietary optical modification.
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Eyesight Disorders
Substances Similar To The Body's Own 'Cannabis (Marijuana) Are Necessary For Healthy Skin And May Lead To New Skin Disease Treatments
03.07.2008 07:16
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Scientists from Hungary, Germany and the U.K. have discovered that our own body not only makes chemical compounds similar to the active ingredient in marijuana (THC), but these play an important part in maintaining healthy skin. This finding on "endocannabinoids" just published online in, and scheduled for the October 2008 print issue of, The FASEB Journal could lead to new drugs that treat skin conditions ranging from acne to dry skin, and even skin-related tumors.
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Dermatology
New Study Finds Coronary Arterial Calcium Scans Help Detect Overall Death Risk In The Elderly
03.07.2008 07:16
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Measuring calcium deposits in the heart's arteries can help predict overall death risk in American adults, even when they are elderly, according to a new study published in the July issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Matthew J. Budoff, M.D.
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Cardiology
One Dose Of IOERT Is Equal To Six Weeks Of Radiation For Breast Cancer
03.07.2008 07:16
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Many women with breast cancer may not need six weeks of daily radiation after surgery. This explosive finding was made public at the recent International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (ISIORT) conference held in Madrid, Spain earlier this month. A Single Dose of Radiation is Enough Renowned surgeon Dr.
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Cancer
Highlights From EULAR 2008, The Annual European Congress Of Rheumatology
03.07.2008 07:16
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Half of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis treated with the anti-tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (anti-TNF) infliximab plus methotrexate achieve remission, and up to one in five achieve drug-free remission, according to five-year follow-up results from the BeSt study. Patients treated initially with a combination of infliximab plus methotrexate achieved significantly better functional ability than those given other treatment regimens.
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Arthritis
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