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Patient Voice Improving GP Access, UK
16.07.2008 09:13
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The Government welcomed the results of the second annual GP Patient Access Survey which reveals improvements in patient satisfaction and experience. The results, published by The NHS Information Centre, reflect the important role patient feedback plays in shaping and improving NHS services. The Access survey, the biggest patient survey of its kind in the UK, involved almost two million patients in January-March this year.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Medical Homes Might Improve Quality Of Care, Reduce Costs, USA Today Reports
16.07.2008 09:13
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Medicare, states and private health insurers have launched pilot programs to test whether medical homes -- in which primary care physicians receive extra payments to oversee and coordinate care for patients -- can help improve the quality of care and reduce costs, USA Today reports.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Kids Protected From Asthma By Stomach Bug, NYU Study Finds
16.07.2008 09:13
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A long-time microbial inhabitant of the human stomach may protect children from developing asthma, according to a new study among more than 7,000 subjects led by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers. Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that has co-existed with humans for at least 50,000 years, may lead to peptic ulcers and stomach cancer. Yet, kids between the ages of 3 and 13 are nearly 59 percent less likely to have asthma if they carry the bug, the researchers report.
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Infectious Diseases
South Florida Program Aimed At HIV-Positive Youth Loses Funding
16.07.2008 09:13
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Treasure the Children, a program in Royal Palm Beach, Fla., that aims to empower HIV-positive young people and reduce stigma surrounding the disease is at risk because it is losing a large amount of funding, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
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HIV/AIDS
Decisions Under Pressure: It's All In The Heart Beat
16.07.2008 09:13
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A person's heart rate can reveal a lot about how they make decisions when feeling stressed, a Queensland University of Technology academic says. Economics Associate Professor Uwe Dulleck, from the QUT Business Faculty, said stress in the workplace wasn't necessarily a bad thing, because it was, in fact, a natural reaction that had been given a negative connotation.
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Depression
Thank You For Smoking On International Flights
16.07.2008 08:16
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is concerned that Qantas has reintroduced tobacco sales on board its international flights. The sale of tobacco products will begin at the end of July. Despite restrictions preventing Qantas from advertising cigarettes in the on-board shopping catalogue, the airline is allowed to display these products on the duty-free trolley in the cabin.
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Smoking
MAKO Uses SolidWorks Software To Design Robotics And Implants For Minimally Invasive Surgery Alternative
16.07.2008 08:16
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More than 1,000,000 stiff and aching knees worldwide get replaced every year, many of which are now candidates for a breakthrough, minimally invasive knee surgery option called MAKOplasty®. All of the procedure's key components - including a robotic arm and minimally-invasive resurfacing knee implants - were designed in SolidWorks® 3D CAD software.
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Medical Equipment
Children's Moral Development Affected When Growing Up Amid War
16.07.2008 08:16
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Colombian children living in war zones exhibited an understanding that stealing or hurting others is wrong. But when asked to consider revenge as a motive, many said it is acceptable to steal or hurt others for revenge. These vulnerabilities were more pronounced among teenagers. Those are the findings of a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah.
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Children Diseases
The Epigenetics Of Increasing Weight Through The Generations
16.07.2008 08:16
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Overweight mothers give birth to offspring who become even heavier, resulting in amplification of obesity across generations, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston who found that chemical changes in the ways genes are expressed - a phenomenon called epigenetics - could affect successive generations of mice. "There is an obesity epidemic in the United States and it's increasingly recognized as a worldwide phenomenon," said Dr. Robert A.
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Weight Correction
Electrifying Mind Matter Part Of New UQ Research
16.07.2008 08:15
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For suffers of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease daily trembling and shaking can be unbearable however, new UQ research could assist in helping patients regain control. A team of UQ researchers is using their skills from across a number of different disciplines to help improve the success rate of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery.
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Neurology
Alkermes Presents Positive Preclinical Data On Naltrexone For Extended-Release Injectable Suspension At Annual Meeting Of Controlled Release Society
16.07.2008 08:15
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Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced positive preclinical results which demonstrated naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension (XR-NTX) was more effective in an animal model of substance abuse compared to oral naltrexone therapy. The data were presented in an oral session at the 35th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Release Society in New York City.
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Neurology
Full-Day Kindergarteners' Reading, Math Gains Fade By 3rd Grade
16.07.2008 08:15
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Children in full-day kindergarten have slightly better reading and math skills than children in part-day kindergarten, but these initial academic benefits diminish soon after the children leave kindergarten. This loss is due, in part, to issues related to poverty and the quality of children's home environments. Those are the findings from a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Loyola University Chicago.
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Neurology
Scientists Identify A New Molecular Brake That Can Curb Excessive Immune Activation
16.07.2008 08:15
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In new research published in the open access, peer-reviewed online journal PLoS ONE, a team of scientists from NYU School of Medicine report the identification of a molecule expressed on a special class of T cells called regulatory T cells that appears to play a role in allowing these cells to control immune responses.
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Immunology
FDA Approves Energex Systems, Inc. Non-Drug Therapy For HIV Research
16.07.2008 08:15
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Energex Systems, Inc. announced that it has been granted approval from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to utilize its experimental HemoModulation™ therapy in a clinical trial of HIV infected patients. The purpose of the study will be to demonstrate safety and monitor viral load changes in patients who are not yet eligible for antiviral drug therapy. HIV is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system, destroying or impairing its function.
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HIV/AIDS
NanoViricide's EKC Eye Drug Candidate Stopped Clinical Conjunctivitis Pathology
16.07.2008 08:15
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NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) reported that excellent efficacy of its EKC-Cide™ nanoviricide drug candidate was revealed upon statistical analyses of clinical scores from the first animal study.
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Eyesight Disorders
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