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Computer Games Help People With Dementia
03.07.2008 20:15
medicalnewstoday.com
Computer games offer an exciting and engaging way of helping older people with dementia keep their brain active and learn new skills.
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Alzheimer's Disease
New Medical Council To Take Office And Commence Its Work Under The Medical Practitioners Act 2007, Ireland
03.07.2008 19:13
medicalnewstoday.com
The Minister for Health & Children, Ms Mary Harney, T.D., announced the commencement of certain provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 which will allow the new Medical Council to begin its work with effect from today. The Minister said:'The commencement of these provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 is the next step in implementing a modern, reformed system of regulation for the medical profession.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Primary Care: Making Aspirations Reality
03.07.2008 18:12
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The NHS Alliance warmly welcomes the emphasis on the central role of practice based commissioning (PBC), contained in the new Primary Care Strategy, to be announced today (3rd July 2008). The guarantee of improved information and management support is a vital component for transforming the aspirations of PBC into reality. The Alliance has fought consistently for this since the beginning of the scheme.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Long-Term Study Of Middle-Aged Mice Shows Resveratrol Improves Health And Mimics Some Benefits Of Dietary Restriction
03.07.2008 17:16
medicalnewstoday.com
Sirtris, a GlaxoSmithKline company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat diseases of aging such as Type 2 Diabetes, is included among a research team that reported in today's online edition of Cell Metabolism that mice treated at middle-age to the end-of-life with resveratrol showed an overall health improvement, including improved bone health, a reduction in cataracts and cardiovascular dysfunction, and improved balance and motor coordination.
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Cardiology
New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic
03.07.2008 17:01
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.
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Health & Beauty
Study Examines Death Rates For People Newly Diagnosed With HIV
03.07.2008 16:15
medicalnewstoday.com
In the five years after their diagnosis, people living with HIV in developed countries and receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy are no more likely to die than HIV-negative people, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Reuters reports (Kahn, Reuters, 7/1).
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HIV/AIDS
Advanced Thyroid Cancer Investigational Drug Shows Promise
03.07.2008 16:14
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A study by an international team of researchers found that an experimental drug that stops blood vessels that feed tumors from forming was able, in a small number of patients, to slow down the progression of advanced thyroid cancer that has spread to other sites.
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Cancer
FDA must require tracking of produce: food groups
03.07.2008 16:02
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As more Americans get sick while health officials look for the cause of a salmonella outbreak sweeping the country, consumer groups said on Thursday the Food and Drug Administration must put emergency rules in place to track the movement of produce.
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Health & Beauty
Medicare proposes hospital outpatient pay rates
03.07.2008 16:01
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government proposed a 3 percent inflation increase in 2009 Medicare rates for outpatient services at about 4,000 U.S. hospitals, which will also impact medical imaging, diagnostic and other health care services.
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Health & Beauty
Many kids carry the superbug MRSA: study
03.07.2008 16:01
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many children may be carrying the drug-resistant "superbug" MRSA in their nasal passages, unbeknownst to anyone, research suggests. Investigators at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, report that MRSA "is widespread among children in our community."
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Health & Beauty
Vitamins block post-meal grogginess in diabetics
03.07.2008 16:01
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fatty meals may cloud the brains of people with type 2 diabetes, but antioxidant vitamins can help clear the fog, Canadian researchers demonstrated in a study they conducted.
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Health & Beauty
Cesarean delivery may increase kids' asthma risk
03.07.2008 16:01
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies born by Cesarean section may have a moderately increased risk of developing asthma compared with those born naturally, Norwegian researchers report after investigating this link in a population-wide study.
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Health & Beauty
Two flu drugs help kids equally well: Japan study
03.07.2008 16:01
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two rival flu drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, work equally well to fight the symptoms of influenza in children, Japanese researchers reported on Thursday.
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Health & Beauty
A July 4th Celebration Trifle
03.07.2008 15:21
beyondallergy.com
Red, white and blue things are great at the 4th of July. The kids all wear patriotic shirts, the flags are flying, even our dog is known to sport a red bandana. Of course, food is always a part of any holiday and here is a pretty red, white and blue dessert that is nut [...]
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Allergy
Asthma Triggers
03.07.2008 15:21
beyondallergy.com
My friends that have kids with asthma know basically what brings on their childrens asthma attacks and of course, try their best to avoid them. The most common ones we hear about are dust mites, pet hair and smoke. I still never get how or why teenagers with asthma smoke (or any for that matter). [...]
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Allergy
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