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Dermatology
Objective is to examine the role of partner assistance in learning and implementation of an intervention designed to promote skin self-examination (SSE) behaviors in persons at risk of developing melanoma.
Archives of Dermatology - Tue, 16 January 2007

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Dermatology
Objective of the study is to assess risks for developing second malignancies in patients with mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome.
Archives of Dermatology - Tue, 16 January 2007

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Dermatology
Objective is to assess the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to inhibit the growth of Trichophyton mentagrophytes (TM) and Trichophyton rubrum (TR).
Archives of Dermatology - Tue, 16 January 2007

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Dermatology
Objective of the study is to compare the effect of differing health care delivery models, specifically, gatekeeper (GK) vs direct access (DA) routes, on melanoma outcome as measured by tumor thickness and cancer stage at diagnosis.
Archives of Dermatology - Tue, 16 January 2007

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Neurology
La somministrazione della proteina batterica CNF1 ("fattore citotossico necrotizzante uno") si è rivelata in grado di migliorare le capacità di apprendimento e memoria negli animali da laboratorio, riuscendo a modulare la morfologia del citoscheletro (ossia di quella struttura formata da fibre proteiche che dà sostegno e forma alla cellula) e a potenziare l'efficacia delle connessioni tra le cellule nervose.
Istituto Superiore di Sanità - Tue, 16 January 2007

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Andrology
We know that ejaculation delay is one of the secondary effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) use, so these products are sometimes used off label in premature ejaculation in order to exploit this characteristic.
MedNews - Mon, 15 January 2007

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Ophthalmology
In patients affected by age-related macular degeneration, neovascularization is reliable for severe losses of sight, so a theoretically effective approach is made of therapies able to inhibit endothelial growth factor.
MedNews - Mon, 15 January 2007

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Rheumatology
In sinovial tissue there are many TLR (Toll-like receptors) receptors, inflammation mediators. Chaperonin 10, a mitochondrial protein inhibiting TLRs, could potentially have a therapeutical action in rheumatoid arthritis.
MedNews - Mon, 15 January 2007

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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obesity in adult pregnant women is associated to a high maternal and neonatal risk, but too few studies have been performed in adolescence.
MedNews - Mon, 15 January 2007

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Diabetology
According to Diabetes Prevention Program, a drastic intervention on the lifestyle of obese patients with impaired glucose tolerance has decreased the incidence of diabetes mellitus in the following three years compared to the normal management of these subjects.
MedNews - Mon, 15 January 2007

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