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Oncology
How much do you know about being sun-smart? A new survey ranks residents of 32 US cities and regions.
American Cancer Society - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.cancer.org/
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Oncology
A new ACS study suggests mammogram use was another factor behind a recent decline in the number of breast cancer cases.
American Cancer Society - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.cancer.org/
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Ophthalmology
Visual perception occurs throughout the part of the brain called the visual cerebral cortex.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Genetics e Rare diseases
The identification of a cluster of essential genes on mouse chromosome 11 as well as similar clusters on the chromosomes of other organisms – including humans – buttresses the argument that there may be rules as to how genes are structured or laid out on chromosomes.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Psychiatry
FDA proposes that manufacturers of antidepressants update product labeling to include new warnings about suicidal thinking and behavior in young adults.
Food and Drug Administration - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.fda.gov
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Pharmacology
FDA warns manufacturers and preparers of pharmaceutical products containing glycerin of the importance of assuring that the glycerin used is not contaminated with diethylene glycol.
Food and Drug Administration - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.fda.gov
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Cardiology
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center neurologists are sounding the alarm for parents about a common myth: that children don’t suffer strokes.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Neurology
Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered to their surprise that nerves in the mammalian brain’s white matter do more than just ferry information between different brain regions, but in fact process information the way gray matter cells do.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Oncology
Studying a rare inherited syndrome, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that cancer cells can reprogram themselves to turn down their own energy-making machinery and use less oxygen, and that these changes might help cancer cells survive and spread.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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General medicine
WHO launched a new web site that will enable researchers, health practitioners, consumers, journal editors and reporters to search more easily and quickly for information on clinical trials.
World Health Organization - Tue, 8 May 2007
http://www.who.int