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Increased Risk Of Advanced Breast Cancer Diagnosis In Overweight, Insulin Resistant Women
08.07.2008 07:13
medicalnewstoday.com
Women who have risk factors commonly associated with Type 2 diabetes also have much greater odds of being diagnosed with an advanced breast cancer, according to research presented 8 July 2008. University of Melbourne researcher Dr Anne Cust was a key collaborator on an international study which was presented to the Population Health 2008 Conference in Brisbane.
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Cancer
Study Finds 98 Percent Of Elective Mastectomy Patients Would Have Reconstruction Again
08.07.2008 07:13
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Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent would do it again, reports a study in July's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). In addition, breast reconstruction after preventive mastectomy was as safe as or safer than reconstruction in women with breast cancer and had excellent cosmetic results.
World
Cancer
NICE Fails To Act On Risk Of Fracture, Says Osteoporosis Charity, UK
08.07.2008 07:13
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) will publish their latest appraisal of osteoporosis drugs which, according to the National Osteoporosis Society has failed to overcome the problems that resulted in a successful appeal last year.
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Orthopedics
High Blood Pressure Increases Risk Of Dementia By Up To 600 Per Cent
08.07.2008 07:12
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People with high blood pressure are up to six hundred per cent more likely to develop dementia according to new research, released by Alzheimer's Society during Dementia Awareness Week (6- 12 July 2008). High blood pressure led to a six fold increase in vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia in the UK, according to the research.
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Alzheimer's Disease
Second Opinion
08.07.2008 07:11
telegraph.co.uk
If you're going to take Viagra off the internet, be careful you don't get taken, says Dr James Le Fanu.
Great Britain
Health & Beauty
GP Practices Face Consolidation And Closure, Says Colliers CRE Primary Healthcare Review, UK
08.07.2008 06:14
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There will be pressure for consolidation of GP practices - with potentially some smaller ones closing - as a result of the Government's plans to transfer medical services from hospitals and secondary sources to primary healthcare services. This is the forecast contained in the first edition of Primary Healthcare Introductory Review published by national property experts Colliers CRE Healthcare Consultancy.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
New Generation Of Doctors Urged To End Workplace Bullying, Australian Medical Students' Association
08.07.2008 06:14
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A new generation of doctors will be urged to end bullying in the workplace in an address by Dr Sally Cockburn, GP and media personality, at the Australian Medical Students' Association National Convention today. Dr Cockburn said that the practice of humiliation and harassment of students in some areas of medical teaching has to stop. "I've had it with the silence on this issue.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Pediatricians Can Help Prevent Violence
08.07.2008 06:14
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Pediatricians can help prevent future violent behaviors in their patients with a brief, one-time office intervention during a routine exam, according to a new study published in the July issue of Pediatrics. The study involved 5,000 families with children ages 2 to 11 and more than 200 providers at 137 practices associated with the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network.
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Children Diseases
6 Of Every 100 Patients Die In Hospital Due To Adverse Drug Reaction
08.07.2008 06:13
medicalnewstoday.com
Six of every 100 patients who die in hospital do so as a consequence of an adverse drug reaction or, in other words, a fatal reaction to medicines. Those are the conclusions of a research carried out at the Department of Medicine of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Clinical Hospital San Cecilio of Granada, by Alfredo Jose Pardo Cabello and directed by Professors Emilio Puche Canas (Department of Pharmacology) and Francisco Javier Gomez Jimenez (Department of Medicine).
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Immunology
FDA Grant AMDL Clearance To Market THE AMDL-ELISA DR-70(R) (FDP) Blood Test For Monitoring Colorectal Cancer
08.07.2008 06:13
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AMDL, a leading vertically integrated bio-pharmaceutical company with operations in China and the US, announced today the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a letter of substantial equivalence to an existing predicate device and granted clearance to market the AMDL-ELISA DR-70® (FDP) as a safe and effective blood test for monitoring patients who have been previously diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC).
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Gastroenterology
Pandemic Planning Complicated By Political Borders, Health-Care Issues
08.07.2008 06:13
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Panic, staffing issues and geographic boundaries are some of the challenges that public health experts need to address as they plan for a possible influenza pandemic, according to a new report from Purdue University.
World
SARS
News From The American Chemical Society, July 2, 2008
08.07.2008 06:13
medicalnewstoday.com
Boosting survival of insulin-cell transplants for Type 1 Diabetes Researchers in Japan are reporting a discovery that could improve the effectiveness and expand the use of transplants of insulin-producing cells to treat diabetes. Their study is scheduled for the July 16 issue of ACS' Bioconjugate Chemistry, a monthly journal. Insulin-dependent, or Type 1, diabetes affects about 800,000 people in the United States.
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Diabetes
Aanestad Patient Safety Bill Passes Final Committee Test - Unanimous Support For SB 1178 In Assembly Appropriations Committee, California
08.07.2008 06:13
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SB 1178, authored by Senator Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley), is heading for an Assembly Floor vote after passing its final committee test in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
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Dentistry
Medtronic Starts International Market Launch And U.S. Clinical Trial Of Endurant Stent Graft
08.07.2008 06:13
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Expanding the application of endovascular aortic repair around the world, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced two major milestones: the international market launch of the Endurant Abdominal Stent Graft System and the first implants of this next-generation medical device in the U.S. clinical trial. International Market Launch The Endurant Stent Graft was CE (Conformité Européene) marked last week, and Medtronic will begin commercialization in mid-July.
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Cardiology
Increased Risk Of Heart Attack In Pregnancy
08.07.2008 06:12
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Although acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is rare in women of child-bearing age, pregnancy can increase a woman's risk of heart attack 3- to 4-fold, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Since women today may delay having children until later in life, and advances in reproductive medicine enable older women to conceive, the occurrence of AMI associated with pregnancy is expected to increase.
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Cardiology
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