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Pediatrics
A study showed that children who were distracted by television rather than by their mothers during venipuncture reported less pain.
Medscape - Tue, 5 December 2006
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Urology
In men with lower urinary tract symptoms, a self-management intervention reduced symptoms as well as the frequency of treatment failure.
Medscape - Tue, 5 December 2006
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Pediatrics
Babies’ position in a seat is characterized by their tendency to bend their neck, with the result of causing the mouth closing, the tongue pressure on pharynx and a consequent difficulty for air passing in the primary airways.
MedNews - Mon, 4 December 2006
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Neurology
It is known that epilepsy implies an increase in morbility and mortality, but data on this quantity come essentially from trials made in hospitals and with data collected among adult populations.
MedNews - Mon, 4 December 2006
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Cardiology
Physical activity is associated to a decrease in cardiovascular risk, but how much activity is necessary to obtain this effect in childhood? In order to answer to this question a cross-sectional study was performed (The European Youth Heart Study) involving 915 girls and 817 boys between 9 and 15 years of age, enrolled in Denmark, Estonia and Portugal.
MedNews - Mon, 4 December 2006
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Neurology
Essential tremor (a bilateral mainly postural or intentional tremor, involving hands and upper limbs) is not rare and can be a great discomfort for people affected by it.
MedNews - Mon, 4 December 2006
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cervical cancer is a common disease among women older than 65, but still nowadays it is advised to interrupt PAP-test screening after the age of 65 (or to continue it at longer intervals), in women with previous normal examinations.
MedNews - Mon, 4 December 2006
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Neurology
A protein called NMNAT protects against nerve cell degeneration in fruit flies and mice, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report in the Public Library of Science Biology that appears online today.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 1 December 2006
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Genetics e Rare diseases
P(acman) – a new method of introducing DNA into the genome of fruit flies or Drosophila – promises to transform the ability of scientists to study the structure and function of virtually all the fly's genes, and the method may be applicable to other frequently studied organisms such as mice, said its Baylor College of Medicine developers in an article in the current issue of the journal Science.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 1 December 2006
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