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Urology
ETHICON Women's Health & Urology (EWH&U) Research & Development (R&D) has received a 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for GYNECARE TVT SECUR System. GYNECARE TVT SECUR System is a new midurethral sling device that maintains the elements that made GYNECARE TVT Tension-free Support for Incontinence the gold standard in stress urinary incontinence repair yet offers a small, innovative design that facilitates a less invasive treatment approach and eliminates patient discomfort associated with skin exits.
Device Link - Sat, 28 April 2007
http://www.devicelink.com/
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Oncology
Scientists have pinpointed a set of common variations in human DNA that signal a higher risk for prostate cancer in men who carry them.
American Cancer Society - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://www.cancer.org/
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Infectious Diseases
Infection control and critical care experts at The Johns Hopkins Hospital have ordered testing for the two most common hospital superbugs for every child admitted to its pediatric intensive care unit.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Oncology
People with a family history of pancreas cancer now have a way to accurately predict their chance of carrying a gene for hereditary pancreas cancer and their lifetime risk of developing the disease.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Oncology
Enrollment in a study of bevacizumab in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer patients receiving concomitant chemotherapy and radiation was closed due to 2 cases of tracheoesophageal fistula formation.
Medscape - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Infectious Diseases
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a report with recommendations for providing the best antiviral treatment of and prophylaxis for influenza in children.
Medscape - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Oncology
Computed tomography colonography with nonreporting of diminutive lesions was more cost-effective than optical colonoscopy for screening.
Medscape - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Immunology
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is partnering with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street and Plaza Sésamo to encourage parents throughout the Americas to immunize their children during Vaccination Week in the Americas.
The Pan American Health Organization - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://www.paho.org/
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General medicine
The Reprostat Steering Committee asks for the best monitors of reproductive health. In many European countries, some deleterious agents have caused declines over the past half-century in both dizygotic (DZ) twinning rates and sperm counts.
Human Reproduction - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://humrep.oupjournals.org/
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
The object of this review was to compare metformin versus oral contraceptive pill (OCP) treatment in polycystic ovary syndrome.
Human Reproduction - Tue, 24 April 2007
http://humrep.oupjournals.org/