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Brain Cancer Study: Magnitude Of Post-Vaccine Immune Response Linked To Clinical Outcomes
15.07.2008 05:21
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Researchers conducting a clinical trial of a dendritic cell vaccine designed to fight malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) have found a correlation between the "intensity" of a patient's immune response and clinical outcome, according to an article in the July 15 issue of the journalCancer Research.
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Cancer
Vitamin D Builds Bones And Much More
15.07.2008 05:21
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Vitamin D is essential to strong bones. Inadequate vitamin D can lead to osteoporosis, a brittle bone disease. Recently, researchers have found that vitamin D may help reduce the risk of other diseases. The July issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource reports some new findings and guidelines on how much vitamin D is enough. Fall prevention: With age, decreasing muscle strength can increase the risk of falls and bone fractures.
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Orthopedics
Test Your Knowledge Of Bone Health
15.07.2008 05:21
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Knowing key facts about bone health can help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to become weak, brittle and prone to fracture.
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Orthopedics
Exercise May Prevent Brain Shrinkage In Early Alzheimer's Disease
15.07.2008 05:20
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Mild Alzheimer's disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer's patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. For the study, 121 people age 60 and older underwent fitness tests using a treadmill as well as brain scans to measure the white matter, gray matter and total volume of their brains.
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Alzheimer's Disease
ICRco Releases Clarity PACS, The Clear Solution For Your Digital Radiology Imaging Needs
15.07.2008 04:16
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Clarity is an affordable image management solution for imaging centers and medical practices using digital radiology, and sets a new milestone in ease of configuration, reliability, functionality and performance. Clarity is scalable to meet the needs of clinician offices, multi-physician practices, radiology imaging centers, and multi-site facilities connected over the Internet.
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Radiology
Older Adults Bring Companions To Medical Visits -- This Improves Satisfaction With Medical Care
15.07.2008 04:16
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More than one-third of Medicare users over 65 years old are accompanied on their medical visits by family members of companions. These results, published in a report on July 14, 2008 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, also indicate that these companions could be associated with increased patient satisfaction.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
JIST To Launch With Series Of Indoor Smoking Devices
15.07.2008 04:16
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JIST will feature a line of branded smoking devices, in a host of styles and features. JIST uses advanced microelectronic technology to turn liquid into smoke-like vapor. Because it employs a harmless and odorless vapor, this lifestyle breakthrough gives you the freedom to enjoy JIST wherever and whenever you like. It is a safe, nontoxic, and non-flammable high tech device that won't impose on the environment or others around you.
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Increased Suicide Risk Associated With Visual Impairment
15.07.2008 04:15
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An increased risk of suicide may be associated with visual impairment, perhaps due to its indirect negative effect on health, according to an article released on July 14, 2008 in the Archives of Opthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives Journals. Visual impairment is irreversible and may be caused by various eye conditions that have additional psychosocial and health effects.
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Eyesight Disorders
Senators Join Thousands Of Patients, Doctors, Pharmacists In Supporting Women's Access To Critical Hormone Treatments
15.07.2008 04:15
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The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) today joined hundreds of thousands of women and doctors in applauding the introduction of S. Con. Res. 88, a resolution stating that "the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest" and calling on the FDA to "reverse its policy." The resolution, introduced in the U.S.
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Endocrinology
Fighting Diabetes Is A Family Affair
15.07.2008 04:15
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Probing relatives about a history of type 2 diabetes in the family and tackling an unhealthy lifestyle as a family, could be the answer to curbing Australia's diabetes epidemic, according to health professionals. Launching National Diabetes Week in Melbourne this week, National President of Diabetes Australia, Dr Gary Deed, encouraged Australians to discuss any family history of type 2 diabetes with loved-ones.
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Diabetes
Diabetes May Increase Tuberculosis Risk
15.07.2008 04:15
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A new paper published in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine finds that people with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB). Diabetes mellitus is characterized by abnormally high blood sugar level due to insufficient amounts of the insulin hormone, and TB is an infectious disease that usually attacks the lungs.
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Diabetes
Study Measures Normal Hair Loss In Men
15.07.2008 04:15
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A standardized 60-second hair count is a reliable method when assessing hair shedding, according to an article released on June 16, 2008 in the Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. According to the study, assessment of shedding, as opposed to baldness, is not standardized across the medical profession.
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Dermatology
Gear Up Before Revving Up ATVs - American Society Of Plastic Surgeons
15.07.2008 04:14
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ºFourteen-year old Cristian Avina knows all too well the devastating injuries all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) can cause. Four months ago, Cristian and his sister, Rociel, hopped on an ATV for a little innocent fun in the desert near their home. Cristian was riding tandem with his sister when he lost control of the ATV and it flipped, sending Cristian and Rociel flying-neither was wearing a helmet. Cristian suffered serious head injuries, including an amputated ear.
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Plastic Surgery
Micrus Endovascular Receives FDA Approval For Intracranial Stent Clinical Trial
15.07.2008 04:14
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Micrus Endovascular Corporation (Nasdaq:MEND) announced that the Vitesse Intracranial Stent Study for Ischemic Therapy (VISSIT) clinical trial application has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Cardiology
Device Can Read Genetic Signature Of Circulating Tumour Cells To Guide Therapy
15.07.2008 04:14
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A microchip-based device that detects and analyses tumour cells in the bloodstream proved effective in determining the genetic signature of lung tumours, allowing identification of patients appropriate for targeted treatment in a pilot study in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Cancer
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