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Oncology
Unfortunately, ovarian cancer diagnosis is generally late, since signs and symptoms are not specific: consequently, an early diagnosis is possible only in a small percentage of women not greater than 25%.
MedNews - Thu, 21 June 2007
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Cardiology
According to a review based on clinical evidence, the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians published new guidelines for the management of venous thromboembolism.
MedNews - Thu, 21 June 2007
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General Surgery
Patients under warfarin anticoagulation treatment in general interrupt anticoagulation and are treated with low-molecular-weight heparins in perioperative periods.
MedNews - Thu, 21 June 2007
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Cardiology
After a TIA, the frequency of stroke varies from 4% to 20% within the next 90 days (half of the strokes affect in any case within 48 hours). Given the dimension of the problem, it is important to identify patients with a greater risk.
MedNews - Thu, 21 June 2007
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Cardiology
Alteplase (a recombinant t-PA) is the recommended therapy to perform thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke, but is this therapy sufficiently safe, given the risk of brain hemorrhage?
MedNews - Thu, 21 June 2007
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Oncology
Swedish ‘snus’ – an oral, smoke free tobacco – is much less harmful to health than conventional smoking tobacco, and causes no increased risk for mouth or lung cancer for never-smokers and could produce a net health benefit to the population, but users of snus are twice as likely to contract pancreatic cancers.
The Lancet - Thu, 21 June 2007
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Parasitology
Development of drug resistance in the parasite which causes river blindness could lead to breakouts of the disease in communities where it has been brought under control.
The Lancet - Thu, 21 June 2007
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Neurology
Motor neurone disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a degenerative disease of unknown cause, causing patients to lose basic motor functions and has a devastating effect on them and their families.
The Lancet - Thu, 21 June 2007
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Oncology
An autosomal dominant pattern of hereditary breast cancer may be masked by small family size or transmission through males given sex-limited expression.
The Lancet - Thu, 21 June 2007
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Cardiology
This study sought to examine outcomes in recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and the effect of age, gender, and comorbidities on survival.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Thu, 21 June 2007
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