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Urology
In a randomized trial, 80% of men who received this combination therapy had relief from moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms including overactive bladder.
Medscape - Tue, 21 November 2006
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Neurology
Individuals who have higher levels of docosahexaenoic acid have a significantly lower risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
Medscape - Tue, 21 November 2006
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General medicine
One dose of an antibiotic just before surgery is as good as several spread over 24 hours to fight infections at the operation site, saving money and easing fears about bacterial resistance.
CNN.com - Tue, 21 November 2006
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General medicine
Until Dr. Tse-Hua Tan studied mice that lacked the enzyme hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1), he thought the molecule – discovered in his laboratory a decade ago – increased the activity of the immune system.
Baylor College of Medicine - Mon, 20 November 2006
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Nephrology
Patients treated with an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) and dosed to a target hemoglobin concentration of 13.5 g/dL are at a significantly increased risk for serious and life threatening cardiovascular complications, as compared to use of the ESA to target a hemoglobin concentration of 11.3 g/dL.
Food and Drug Administration - Mon, 20 November 2006
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Oncology
A new drug to prevent breast cancer recurrence in HER2-positive women.
MayoClinic.com - Mon, 20 November 2006
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Cardiology
The Framingham risk equation severely underestimated cardiovascular disease risk among dialysis patients free of CVD in a large cohort study.
Medscape - Mon, 20 November 2006
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Infectious Diseases
Lipoatrophy significantly improved after replacing a thymidine nucleoside analogue with tenofovir DF or abacavir.
Medscape - Mon, 20 November 2006
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Infectious Diseases
A small increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has been associated with the influenza vaccine in adults, new research suggests.
Medscape - Mon, 20 November 2006
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Nephrology
Having concurrent malnutrition, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease identifies new dialysis patients who have an extremely high risk of dying, raising mortality risk over that seen with each component alone.
Medscape - Mon, 20 November 2006
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