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Long Acting Insulin: Safer, Slightly Tighter Glucose Control In Type 1 Diabetes
16.07.2008 06:10
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Introduced this decade, the long-acting insulin medications glargine and detemir have largely replaced the older intermediate-acting insulin NPH in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. However, a review of studies reveals that the newer drugs offer only a slight benefit over NPH in terms of blood glucose control.
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Diabetes
Increased Risk Of Atherosclerosis Later In Life For Young Adults With Prehypertension
16.07.2008 06:10
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Prehypertension during young adulthood is common and is associated with subsequent coronary atherosclerosis, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, analyzed blood pressure measurements of 3,560 adults aged 18 to 30 from seven examinations over the course of 20 years.
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Cardiology
"Smothered" Genes Combine With Mutations To Yield Poor Outcome In Cancer Patients
16.07.2008 06:10
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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers have identified a set of genes in breast and colon cancers with a deadly combination of traditional mutations and "smothered" gene activity that may result in poor outcomes for patients.
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Cancer
Breast Self Exams Do Not Appear To Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths
16.07.2008 06:10
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It is a staple of women's health advice and visits to the OB/GYN: the monthly breast self-exam to check for lumps or other changes that might signal breast cancer. However, a review of recent studies says there is no evidence that self-exams actually reduce breast cancer deaths.
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Cancer
Influence Of Mesoscale Porosity On Cortical Bone Anisotropy. Investigations Via Asymptotic Homogenization
16.07.2008 06:10
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Cortical bone is a hard tissue constituting approximately 80% of skeletal mass and is conveniently described as a two-phase composite material: a soft phase (fluid, soft tissues) distributed inside a hard matrix material. The directional dependence of its material behaviour (anisotropy) arises primarily from two sources - anisotropy of the matrix and the so-called mesoscale porosity (Haversian canals and resorption cavities).
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Orthopedics
New Survey Findings Reveal Emotional And Physical Toll Of Rheumatoid Arthritis And The Advancement Of Treatment Through "Generations"
16.07.2008 06:10
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Emotional and physical limitations are significant challenges cited by people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to the results released from two new, groundbreaking parallel surveys.
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Arthritis
Methods For The Prevention Of STIs Reviewed
16.07.2008 05:17
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New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is looking at behavioural approaches for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young people. Rates of STIs have doubled in the UK during the last decade, with over 1 million young people being diagnosed a year. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and genital warts are among the most commonly diagnosed STIs.
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Sexology
New Project In The UK To Tackle MRSA And Other Health-Care Associated Infections
16.07.2008 05:17
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A new 4.2 million pound consortium to tackle healthcare associated infections, such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile, has been announced. Just over 8% of all hospital inpatients in England develop a healthcare associated infection, with this figure rising to 23% in intensive care units. Preventing and controlling the transmission of infection is a key priority for those involved in healthcare.
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Food and Drug Administration
Forensic Patients With Tattoos More Likely To Have Antisocial Personality Disorder
16.07.2008 05:16
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The presence of tattoos on forensic psychiatric inpatients should alert clinicians to a possible diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), and also about the potential for histories of suicide attempt, substance abuse, and sexual abuse, according to research published today in Personality and Mental Health.
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Mental Disorders
HPC And HAC Launch Joint Consultation On Standards And Qualification Entry Level For Hearing Aid Audiologists/Dispensers, UK
16.07.2008 05:16
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The Health Professions Council (HPC) and the Hearing Aid Council (HAC) have launched a joint consultation on the standards of proficiency and the threshold level of qualification for entry to the Hearing Aid Audiologists/Dispensers part of the HPC register. In 2005, the Government announced that the Hearing Aid Council was to be abolished and its registration and regulation functions transferred to the Health Professions Council.
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Hearing Disorders
Pathologists Believe They Have Pinpointed Achilles Heel Of HIV
16.07.2008 05:16
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston believe they have uncovered the Achilles heel in the armor of the virus that continues to kill millions. The weak spot is hidden in the HIV envelope protein gp120. This protein is essential for HIV attachment to host cells, which initiate infection and eventually lead to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or AIDS.
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HIV/AIDS
Eyegate Pharma Initiates Landmark Clinical Study Employing The Eyegate(R) Ii Non-Invasive Ocular Delivery System In Acute Anterior Uveitis
16.07.2008 05:16
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EyeGate Pharma, a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company using iontophoresis technology to safely and non-invasively deliver therapeutics into the front and back of the eye to treat serious ocular diseases, today announced the initiation of patient dosing in a prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-masked U.S. Phase II proof-of-concept study of the EyeGate® II Ocular Drug Delivery System.
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Eyesight Disorders
Increased Diabetes Risk In HIV-Positive Children - Some Antiretroviral Therapies Also Associated With Increase In Cholesterol Levels
16.07.2008 05:16
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UC Davis researchers have found, that despite results to the contrary in adults, average cholesterol profiles in young children with HIV do not worsen when they are put on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)--but only when certain combinations of drugs are used. The researchers also found that children beginning or switching to HAART also showed an increase in insulin resistance, potentially raising their risk of developing diabetes later in life.
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Diabetes
Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 2 Trial For RX-3341 In Complicated Skin And Skin Structure Infections
16.07.2008 05:16
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Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Rib-X" or the "Company"), a development-stage company focused on the discovery and development of novel antibiotics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections, announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial for an intravenous form of antibiotic compound RX-3341 in the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSIs). The safety and efficacy study will be conducted at 35 sites across the United States.
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Dermatology
Current And Emerging Drugs Continue To Struggle For Patient Share In The Treatment Of Major Depressive Disorder
16.07.2008 05:16
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Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that a drug's long-term efficacy in preventing recurrence of depressive mood episodes in patients who suffer from major depressive disorder, is the attribute that most influences psychiatrists' prescribing decisions in the treatment of this disorder.
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Depression
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