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General medicine
Una nuova forma di diplomazia, quella della salute, è stata delineata alla Conferenza di Roma promossa dai ministeri degli Esteri e della Salute. Il ruolo dell'Italia e del nostro Sistema sanitario nazionale sarà assicurato con continuità e verificando i risultati. Partenariato con i paesi del Nord-Africa e del Medio-Oriente per interventi prioritari nei campi materno-infantile e malattie infettive.
Ministero della Salute - Thu, 15 February 2007
http://www.ministerosalute.it
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Internal medicine
A World Health Organization (WHO) and Republic of Korea project to improve the health of women and children in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues into its second year. The US$ 20 million project, funded by the Republic of Korea, will benefit five million people in the DPR Korea.
World Health Organization - Wed, 14 February 2007
http://www.who.int
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Cardiology
In patients with moderate- and high-risk acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who undergo an early, invasive treatment strategy, current guidelines recommend administration of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (Gp IIb/IIIa) inhibitors, either upstream to all patients prior to angiography or deferred for selective use in the catheterization laboratory just prior to angioplasty. The preferred approach is undetermined.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Wed, 14 February 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Cardiology
Accumulation of iron in excess of physiologic requirements has been implicated in risk of cardiovascular disease because of increased iron-catalyzed free radical–mediated oxidative stress.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Wed, 14 February 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Cardiology
Despite improved understanding of atherothrombosis, cardiovascular prediction algorithms for women have largely relied on traditional risk factors.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Wed, 14 February 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Women suffering from a common cause of infertility now know which fertility drug works best, and according to a study published in today's print edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, it's an old standard.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 13 February 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Infectious Diseases
When members of the human race left east Africa more than 55,000 years ago, they unwittingly took with them the human pathogen Helicobacter pylori, most commonly associated with peptic ulcers and stomach cancer, said an international consortium including Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report in today's issue of the journal Nature.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 13 February 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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General medicine
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) today welcomes the announcement of additional topics for its forward work programme. Topics including new treatments for breast and lung cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, obesity and rheumatoid arthritis, have been referred to NICE by the Secretary of State for Health and the Welsh Assembly Government in line with the national priorities they have established for the NHS.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - Tue, 13 February 2007
http://www.nice.org.uk
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Infectious Diseases
Experts from the Pan American Health Organization are working with health authorities in Paraguay to help control an outbreak of dengue fever that has affected a number of communities throughout the nation and has raised concerns among neighboring countries in South America.
The Pan American Health Organization - Tue, 13 February 2007
http://www.paho.org/
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Infectious Diseases
According to an important study released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the National Cathedral in Washington DC, efforts are needed to encourage greater collaboration between public health agencies and faith-based organizations (FBOs), if progress is to be made towards the goal of universal access towards HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010.
World Health Organization - Tue, 13 February 2007
http://www.who.int