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Infectious Diseases
Long-term travelers, defined here as those traveling for periods of 6 months or longer, face particular challenges regarding malaria prevention. Current guidelines for malaria prevention primarily address prevention of Plasmodium falciparum infections in short-term travelers.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Mon, 13 November 2006
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Psychiatry
Middle age woes are hard enough to deal with, but throw in empty nest syndrome and it is a recipe for potential depression.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 10 November 2006
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Oncology
New generation bisphosphonates such as zolendronic acid, pamidronate, and alendronic acid have various indications in medicine. Initially, their use was restricted to patients with metastatic bone malignancy secondary to breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, or multiple myeloma.
British Medical Journal - Fri, 10 November 2006
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Geriatrics
To verify whether there is an association between two particularly frequent conditions in old age, macular degeneration and stroke, a prospective trial on 10.405 patients of both sexes (45 to 64 years of age) not affected by cardiovascular diseases and having a retinal photographic documentation.
MedNews - Fri, 10 November 2006
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Dietetics and Nutrition
Since sibutramine is efficacious in helping weight loss in adults, some researchers performed a randomized, multicentric trial, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Industry, comparing the drug with placebo in 498 adolescents (12 to 16 years of age) presenting a BMI higher than the 95th percentile. All adolescents also received dietetic sport advices.
MedNews - Fri, 10 November 2006
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Allergology
Adverse reactions to aspirin are common, especially in people with asthma or sinus problems.
MayoClinic.com - Thu, 9 November 2006
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Cardiology
In September, at the World Cardiology Congress in Barcelona, Donald Baim, a cardiologist who is the new chief medical and scientific officer of Boston Scientific, was talking to a reporter when he mentioned disturbing new findings regarding the risk of late thrombosis associated with drug-eluting coronary stents.
New England Journal of Medicine - Thu, 9 November 2006
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Genetics e Rare diseases
Pneumatic dilatation and surgical (Heller) myotomy are the 2 principal methods for treatment of achalasia. There are no population-based studies comparing outcomes of these 2 treatments in typical practice settings.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Thu, 9 November 2006
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Infectious Diseases
This list provides answers to commonly asked questions about flu. Why is flu season when it is? The virus spreads better during cold weather. Kids are in school and more likely to spread it with so much interaction. When is the best time to get a flu shot?
Baylor College of Medicine - Wed, 8 November 2006
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Oncology
A direct comparison of both routes for delivering chemoradiation to patients with inoperable head and neck cancer shows both yield similar results, but the intravenous route is more convenient.
Medscape - Wed, 8 November 2006
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