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Intravenous Gammaglobulin (IVIG) Plus Rituximab Improves Chances For Successful Kidney Transplantation In High Immunologic-risk Patients
16.07.2008 21:10
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A new therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center improves transplant rates and outcomes for patients awaiting living- and deceased-donor kidney transplantation, according to a study published in the July 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Transplantation
Genetic Variation Increases HIV Risk In Africans
16.07.2008 21:10
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A genetic variation which evolved to protect people of African descent against malaria has now been shown to increase their susceptibility to HIV infection by up to 40 per cent, according to new research. Conversely, the same variation also appears to prolong survival of those infected with HIV by approximately two years.
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Genetics
Menthol In Cigarettes Promotes Smoking Among Adolescents And Young Adults
16.07.2008 20:14
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Researchers examined U.S. cigarette brands popular among youth to determine whether or not tobacco manufacturers manipulate menthol in an effort to target young, experimental smokers. Menthol in cigarettes masks harshness and irritation for new smokers. Menthol is used as an additive in approximately 90% of cigarettes manufactured in the United States, although only about one-third of these cigarettes are explicitly marketed as mentholated.
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Smoking
U.S. Child Labor Violations Found In The Retail And Service Industry
16.07.2008 20:14
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Results from this study found that a substantial proportion of U.S. adolescents working in the retail and service industry were employed in violation of the child labor laws. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 limits the types of jobs youths ages 14 to 17 are allowed to perform, the number of hours they may devote to work, and the timing of these hours.
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Children Diseases
Effects On Mental Health Assessed After Devastating Tsunami In Sumatra
16.07.2008 20:14
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Researchers examined the levels of post traumatic stress reactivity (PTSR) of over 20,000 adult tsunami survivors by analyzing survey data from coastal Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. The findings are from the first wave of a long-term prospective longitudinal follow-up study examining the nature and course of mental health consequences and moderating influences among a population in Indonesia affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Mental Disorders
Neighborhood Psychosocial Hazards Connected To Cardiovascular Disease: Case Study In Baltimore
16.07.2008 20:13
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Researchers analyzed the associations between cardiovascular disease and neighborhood psychosocial hazards, such as violent crimes, abandoned buildings, and signs of incivility, that lead to an increased sense of threat and vigilance in residents within 65 contiguous neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. A total of 1,140 residents participated in this study who were aged 50 to 70 years and residents of Baltimore for at least 5 years.
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Cardiology
New Finding In Rare Eye Disease
16.07.2008 18:10
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Researchers have made a finding which could pave the way for new treatments for sufferers of a rare eye disease which can lead to blindness. In a paper published in the Journal of Pathology, scientists reveal they have discovered why mutations in a key gene can cause the cornea to go opaque and lead to sight loss. Pax6 is the gene responsible for the development of the eye and mutations of it can cause the cornea to go cloudy.
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Eyesight Disorders
Avastin Cancer Drug Linked To Anemia In Combo Trials Doctors Warned
16.07.2008 18:10
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On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted on its website, a copy of a letter from Genentech Inc, the makers of cancer drug Avastin, to healthcare providers that warns them about a type anemia seen in clinical trial patients treated with Avastin in combination with Pfizer Inc's Sutent (sunitinib malate).
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Cancer
Macmillan Sets Up In Manchester Libraries, UK
16.07.2008 17:12
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With 33,000 people diagnosed with cancer in the North West each year, Manchester Libraries have launched a breakthrough scheme with Macmillan Cancer Support to make advice and support more accessible than ever. The Macmillan Partnership Information and Support Service in Manchester Libraries aims to offer help and support to those living with cancer, their families and friends.
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Cancer
U.S. Investigating Indian Pharmaceutical Company Ranbaxy Over Generic Drugs, Including Antiretrovirals Used In PEPFAR
16.07.2008 16:16
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U.S. investigators are looking into whether Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories manufactured substandard generic drugs, including HIV/AIDS medications provided to thousands of HIV-positive people in Africa, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ranbaxy under a U.S. government contract was paid "millions of dollars" to provide low-cost antiretroviral drugs under the
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HIV/AIDS
GAO Recommends That Medicare Require Prior Authorization For Medical Imaging Services At Physician Offices
16.07.2008 14:20
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Medicare spending on medical imaging increased to $14 billion from 2000 to 2006, and CMS should require prior authorization for imaging services to discourage physicians from ordering the tests for personal profit rather than patient benefit, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Monday,
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Columnist Addresses Abortion In African-American Community
16.07.2008 14:19
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According to Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn, anti-abortion members of the NAACP "can't understand why America's most venerated civil rights organization turns a blind eye to what they say is the abortion industry's practice of targeting poor minority neighborhoods.
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Gynecology
Editorials Address AMA's Recent Apology To Black Doctors For Past Discrimination
16.07.2008 13:16
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Summaries appear below of editorials that address the American Medical Association's apology last week to black doctors for past racial discrimination in the medical field.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Concept Of 'Teenage Pregnancy' Is 'Prejudicial, Counterproductive,' Opinion Piece Says
16.07.2008 12:14
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The concept of "teenage pregnancy" is "stigmatizing, prejudicial" and "counterproductive" and should be abandoned by advocates aiming to reduce unplanned pregnancies among teenagers, Mike Males, a researcher for the online information service YouthFacts.org, writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece.
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Children Diseases
Kansas Officials Launch Diabetes Prevention, Management Initiative
16.07.2008 12:13
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Kansas Diabetes Advisory Council officials on Friday launched a statewide diabetes prevention and management program, the Wichita Eagle reports.
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Diabetes
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