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Infectious Diseases
Most of the children who have diarrhea caused by rotavirus infection also have evidence of the virus in their blood – a factor that warrants further study to determine if it contributes to other kinds of disease.
Baylor College of Medicine - Thu, 19 April 2007
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Allergology
Symptoms of food allergies can range from mild to severe and can affect various parts of the body, including the digestive system, the respiratory system and the skin.
Baylor College of Medicine - Thu, 19 April 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Neurology
A study confirmed the inverse relationship in families with Parkinson's disease, emphasizing the need to take smoking and caffeine intake into account when studying the genetics of the disease.
Medscape - Thu, 19 April 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Diagnostics
A review showed that ultrasound screening for aortic aneurysms in men, but not in women, aged 65 to 79 years is effective in decreasing mortality.
Medscape - Thu, 19 April 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Diabetology
Starting from the assumption that alpha-lipoic acid contains beneficial effects for diabetic neuropathy, this double-blinded, randomized study was performed, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, Israel, Russia and Germany.
MedNews - Wed, 18 April 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Oncology
There is only one study which compared radical prostatectomy with a watchful waiting in case of first-stage prostate cancer, showing a small advantage in survival for operated patients.
MedNews - Wed, 18 April 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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General medicine
Meta-analysis is a fundamental means to judge the validity of scientific trials, but is meta-analysis itself free from mistakes?
MedNews - Wed, 18 April 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
It is obvious that an appropriate nutrition is important for reproduction, but if it is true that, on one side, fertile women undergo iron losses through menstruation, it is also true that there are no trials demonstrating that iron supplements have a favourable influence on reproductive function.
MedNews - Wed, 18 April 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Andrology
Males with overactive bladder (it is esteemed that they represent about 16% of all adult males) often present benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) with vesical obstruction causing frequent micturitions.
MedNews - Wed, 18 April 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Geriatrics
Sarà presentato nel prossimo autunno a Genova il “Piano strategico nazionale per la salute degli anziani”. Il Piano conterrà interventi a tutto campo per assicurare una vita migliore nell'età avanzata: azioni per la casa, la mobilità e i trasporti, una migliore gestione dell'uscita dal lavoro, l'organizzazione dei quartieri in modo che le persone possano parlare e non sentirsi sole e il riordino dell'assistenza socio-sanitaria.
Ministero della Salute - Sun, 15 April 2007
http://www.ministerosalute.it