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NPA Smoking Cessation Workshops At EPSA
13.07.2008 07:12
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The NPA is holding smoking cessation workshops at the European Pharmaceutical Student's Association (EPSA) Summer University on Tuesday 22 July at Manchester University. The workshops will provide attendees with a background on the development and marketing of a smoking cessation service. Margaret Peycke, NPA Service Development Manager said: "With smoking bans rolling out throughout Europe this topic is particularly relevant to all students attending the conference.
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Smoking
The Cost Of Raising A Child With Special Needs: Where Does Your State Rank?
13.07.2008 07:12
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Therapies, rehabilitation and specialty medical care are just a few of the extra costs that parents face when raising children with special needs. In a new study that will be published in current issue of Pediatrics, Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis, found that families with similar demographics and nature of their children's special needs have different out-of-pocket health expenditures depending on the state in which they live.
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Children Diseases
PSA Reduction (after Antibiotics) Permits To Avoid Or Postpone Prostate Biopsy In Selected Patients
13.07.2008 05:13
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UroToday.com - In Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, a group from Palermo, Italy report on the use of antibiotics in patients with an elevated PSA. The study cohort consisted of 94 Caucasian men with a PSA between 4 and 10ng/ml, no symptoms of prostatitis, a negative rectal exam for cancer and who were otherwise candidates for prostate biopsy. All patients had a negative urinalysis and at least 2 previous elevated PSA detections with no greater than a 10% increase.
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Urology
Utilization And Outcomes Of Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy
13.07.2008 05:13
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UroToday.com - In the May 10, 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Jim Hu and associates report on minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (MIRP). Using a 5% sampling of Medicare beneficiaries, 2,702 men undergoing MIRP and open RP from 2003-2005 were identified. Variables assessed included perioperative complications, length of hospital stay, anastomotic strictures, and initiation of salvage therapies. During this 2 year span, MIRP increased from 12.2% to 31.
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Urology
Prostate Cancer-Specific Survival Following Salvage Radiotherapy Vs. Observation In Men With Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy
13.07.2008 05:13
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UroToday.com - In the June 18, 2008 edition of JAMA, Dr. Bruce Trock and associates reported on prostate cancer (CaP) specific survival following salvage radiotherapy (XRT) vs. observation in men with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP). They found a benefit to salvage XRT. Between 1982 and 2004, 926 men developed CaP recurrence following RP with staging pelvic lymphadenectomy at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Urology
A Technique For The Removal Of Ureteral Catheters In Infants And Children Using A Urethral Sound
13.07.2008 05:13
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UroToday.com - Dr. Juan Corrales, et al. reported on a technique for the removal of ureteral stents in infants and children using a urethral sound. They performed this procedure on 12 children, 8 girls and 4 boys between the ages of 6 months to 13 years. The procedure was performed under general anesthesia. A 12 French Guyon sound was used in 2 older boys who were 18 and 13 years of age. An 8 French or a 10 French Van Buren sound was used in infants and children.
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Children Diseases
Urinary Metabolic Evaluations In Solitary And Recurrent Stone Forming Children
13.07.2008 05:13
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Dr. William DeFoor, et al., retrospectively reviewed all children who presented with urolithiasis at a single pediatric institution between 1999 and 2006. They wanted to determine which children were at greatest risk for recurrent stone formation. Their inclusion criteria were presumed calcium based renal ureteral stone, based on stone analysis of radiographic imaging with at least one 24-hour urinary metabolic evaluation conducted after initial diagnosis.
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Children Diseases
RCN: Patient Health At Risk If Cosmetic Laser Industry De-regulated
13.07.2008 05:12
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The Government's plans to de-regulate cosmetic laser treatments from 1 October will undermine the quality of care being delivered to patients and put nurses in a vulnerable position.
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Plastic Surgery
Molecular Evidence Of The Independent Origin Of Multiple Wilms Tumors In A Case Of WAGR Syndrome
13.07.2008 05:12
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UroToday.com - A study by Dr. Uccini, et al., evaluated the molecular evidence of the independent origin of multiple Wilms tumors in a patient who has WAGR syndrome. The paper was a description of the procedure, technique and its results. They had one patient who was 1 year of age. This child developed two synchronous bilateral Wilms tumors that were resected by partial nephrectomy. Histologically, these tumors were fetal rhabdomyomatous nephroblastomas.
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Cancer
Discovery Of Mechanism That Explains How Cancer Enzyme Winds Up On Ends Of Chromosomes
13.07.2008 05:12
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Human cancer cells divide and conquer. Unless physicians can control that division with surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, the wildly dividing cells will eventually destroy a person's life. Researchers have known for some time that an enzyme called telomerase is crucial to cancer's progress.
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Cancer
International Atomic Energy Agency Member States And International Organizations Conclude Testing Of Emergency Plans
13.07.2008 05:12
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The World Health Organization (WHO) completed a two-day emergency radiation exercise today. This test involved a simulated accident at the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant in Mexico. It was coordinated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), together with 74 of its Member States and 9 international organizations. The test utilized all WHO systems including Headquarters in Geneva, Regional Headquarters in Washington, and the Country Office in Mexico.
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First Aid
Health Crises Heighten Humanitarian Despair In Ethiopia
13.07.2008 05:12
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Worsening malnutrition and the threat of disease outbreaks are compounding Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis. The World Health Organization is working with the Government of Ethiopia and health partners to support the 4.6 million people needing urgent emergency food relief nationwide.
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First Aid
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