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General medicine
Despite global efforts to control it, diarrhoea is still one of the most common reasons for the high child mortality rates in many low and middle-income countries.
Karolinska Institutet - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Infectious Diseases
The World Health Organization has appealed for international cooperation to tackle infectious diseases, which it says are a serious threat to public health worldwide as they are spreading faster than ever, and new diseases are emerging at the unprecedented rate of one a year.
British Medical Journal - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Pneumology
Passive smoking exposure is high in China, with little or no legislation in place to restrict exposure in the workplace or public areas.
The Lancet - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Pneumology
Higher incidence and more advanced stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occur worldwide than previously thought – in around 10% of the global population - according to authors of the BOLD study.
The Lancet - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Pneumology
Poor airway function shortly after birth should be recognised as a risk factor for airflow obstruction in young adults, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may need to start in fetal life.
The Lancet - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Pneumology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can no longer be judged as a disease of the lungs only, says a viewpoint.
The Lancet - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Oncology
In patients affected by cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, the severe anemia which often occurs can be treated with erythropoietin, even if this substance is associated with a decrease in survival.
MedNews - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Cardiology
The eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), a long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid extracted from fish oil, was approved in Japan in the treatment of hyperlipemia and peripheral arterial diseases, while in Europe it has been approved for the decrease of mortality after myocardial infarction.
MedNews - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Neurology
In patients affected by fibromyalgia, also an altered mechanism of pain perception is present, so the manifestation of pain becomes a chronic hyperalgia associated with painful answers to normally subliminal stimuli.
MedNews - Tue, 4 September 2007
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Gastroenterology
The results of clinical trials have shown that high doses of a protonic pump inhibitor administered after endoscopy in patients with bleeding peptic ulcers are capable to decrease the risk of bleeding relapse.
MedNews - Tue, 4 September 2007
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