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Allergology
People with nickel allergies take precautions to stay itch-free, but a Baylor College of Medicine expert says nickel can be hiding in some unexpected places.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 12 December 2006
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General medicine
New policies, new contracts, and financial pressures have altered the roles of primary care nurses and health visitors and their relationship with general practitioners (GPs). How will the primary care trust survive?
British Medical Journal - Tue, 12 December 2006
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General medicine
The editor of Science, Donald Kennedy, said that his journal would tighten its review procedures and would work with Nature and other leading journals to try to identify fraudulent papers.
British Medical Journal - Tue, 12 December 2006
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Angiology
Clinicians informed of the possibility of delayed onset of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis, which can occur up to several weeks after the discontinuation of heparin therapy.
Food and Drug Administration - Tue, 12 December 2006
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General medicine
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched a partnership to help alleviate poverty in Haiti and Guyana, as part of a partnership between the European Commission and the World Health Organization aimed at achieving Millennium Development Goals in health.
The Pan American Health Organization - Tue, 12 December 2006
http://www.paho.org/
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General medicine
At a global meeting of Governments convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 4-8 December, countries opened discussions on best ways to boost research into medicines and other health products for diseases disproportionately affecting the poor, and the relationship between intellectual property and public health.
World Health Organization - Tue, 12 December 2006
http://www.who.int
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Premenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer may try to conceive instead of waiting for 2 years after diagnosis, according to researchers.
Medscape - Tue, 12 December 2006
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Neurology
Premature menopause was more likely, although none of the patients had an endocrine disorder.
Medscape - Tue, 12 December 2006
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Neurology
Patients with refractory complex partial and generalized tonic clonic seizures may benefit from trigeminal nerve stimulation, according to a team of investigators who presented their findings here at the First North American Regional Epilepsy Congress.
Medscape - Tue, 12 December 2006
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Pediatrics
In a randomized trial, 0.2 mg of prophylactic vitamin K1, administered intramuscularly, maintained vitamin K sufficiency in preterm infants at 32 weeks' gestation.
Medscape - Tue, 12 December 2006
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