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  • Dietetics and Nutrition

    Countries urged to be more vigilant about food safety

    The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and WHO are urging all countries to strengthen their food safety systems and to be far more vigilant with food producers and traders.

    World Health Organization - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://www.who.int

  • Cardiology

    Nonfasting Triglycerides and Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Death in Men and Women

    Elevated nonfasting triglycerides indicate the presence of remnant lipoproteins, which may promote atherosclerosis.

    Journal of the American Medical Association - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://jama.ama-assn.org/

  • Cardiology

    Acute Emotional Stress and Cardiac Arrhythmias

    Episodes of acute emotional stress can have significant adverse effects on the heart. Acute emotional stress can produce left ventricular contractile dysfunction, myocardial ischemia, or disturbances of cardiac rhythm.

    Journal of the American Medical Association - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://jama.ama-assn.org/

  • Dietetics and Nutrition

    Medical Progress: Vitamin D Deficiency

    Once foods in the United States were fortified with vitamin D, rickets appeared to have been conquered, and many considered major health problems from vitamin D deficiency resolved. But vitamin D deficiency is common. This review considers the role of vitamin D in skeletal and nonskeletal health and suggests strategies for the prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency.

    New England Journal of Medicine - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://www.nejm.org

  • Cardiology

    Is Siesta a Healthy Thing?

    Mortality for coronary causes is lower in some Mediterranean countries, and this finding (obtained through observational studies) was related with the habit of siesta after lunch.

    MedNews - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Pneumology

    Inhalation Therapy in COPD and Mortality

    The decrease in mortality in patients with COPD obtainable through the use of inhaled corticosteroids is not yet ascertained and quantified.

    MedNews - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Infectious Diseases

    Macrolide Resistance

    Randomized studies analyzing in human beings the problem of antibiotic resistance are not many.

    MedNews - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Rheumatology

    Glucosamine in Knee Arthrosis

    In a recent American study, glucosamine did not result better than placebo for the treatment of painful knee arthrosis.

    MedNews - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Cardiology

    Differential Blood Pressure and Atrial Fibrillation

    AF onset is linked also to the increase of differential pressure. The control and the possible correction of this situation can then represent an important indication for AF prevention, even if at present there are no studies showing that the correction of this haemodynamic situation implies a positive clinical result as to heart electrical conduction.

    MedNews - Thu, 19 July 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Oncology

    Tomatoes Unlikely to Lower Cancer Risk

    The FDA says there's little evidence that tomatoes fight cancer, but that doesn't mean you should stop eating them.

    American Cancer Society - Thu, 12 July 2007
    http://www.cancer.org/
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