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Hematology
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of marrow diseases including refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ring sideroblast and refractory anemia with excessive blast.
MedNews - Tue, 11 September 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Cardiology
Researchers working to stop heart disease before it begins will present the latest findings at the annual fundraising dinner for the Friends for the Prevention of Heart Disease and Stroke.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 11 September 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Genetics e Rare diseases
A new mouse model for myotonic dystrophy – the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy – helped Baylor College of Medicine researchers show that levels of CUGBP1, a protein that binds and controls the activity of the genetic material RNA, increase early in affected cells of the animals with the disease.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 11 September 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Infectious Diseases
Trasparenza nei finanziamenti, valutazione dei risultati e sinergie tra i vari enti, questi i pilastri su cui poggerà la nuova politica per la ricerca in campo biomedico e sanitario.
Ministero della Salute - Sat, 8 September 2007
http://www.ministerosalute.it
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Infectious Diseases
La febbre da Chikungunya è una malattia virale trasmessa all'uomo tramite la puntura di zanzare infette.
Istituto Superiore di Sanità - Sat, 8 September 2007
http://www.iss.it/
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Infectious Diseases
Linee guida sulla disinfestazione della zanzara tigre.
Istituto Superiore di Sanità - Sat, 8 September 2007
http://www.iss.it/
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Rheumatology
Two new reports have detailed a gene locus and a separate gene that may increase the risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Medscape - Wed, 5 September 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Genetics e Rare diseases
Results of a whole-genome analysis suggest variants of a previously uncharacterized gene called FLJ10986 confer susceptibility for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Medscape - Wed, 5 September 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Psychiatry
WHO is today appealing to countries to increase their support for mental health services. The appeal is part of a series of six reviews on global mental health which is being published today in the journal The Lancet. WHO has worked closely with the journal to generate the evidence and formulate the call for action.
World Health Organization - Wed, 5 September 2007
http://www.who.int
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General medicine
Objectives of the article are to perform a systematic review of the effectiveness of published QI curricula for clinicians and to determine whether teaching methods influence the effectiveness of such curricula.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Wed, 5 September 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/