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Pneumology
A viewpoint assesses at the feasibility of safer nicotine products (such as medicinal nicotine and low hazard smokeless tobacco) and decreasing the massive burden of ill-health and early deaths caused by smoking, particularly among the most disadvantaged in society.
The Lancet - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://www.thelancet.com
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Diagnostics
Daytime and night-time blood pressure are vital prognostic indicators, and the value of each is dependant on the outcome being measured.
The Lancet - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://www.thelancet.com
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Pediatrics
We know that a very great attention is necessary in prescribing antidepressants in pediatric age, because of an increased risk in suicide put in evidence by some trials.
MedNews - Tue, 9 October 2007
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Oncology
Older women looking to lower their risk of invasive breast cancer now have another medication available to them.
American Cancer Society - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://www.cancer.org/
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Rheumatology
Trials performed up to now on the analgesic efficacy of chondroitin sulphate in osteoarthritis have not provided univocal results.
MedNews - Tue, 9 October 2007
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Cardiology
The association between cardiovascular morbidity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is well known, but the possible influence of OSAS treatment (through continuous positive airway pressure: CPAP machinery) on these patients’ cardiovascular risk has not been studied yet.
MedNews - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Cardiology
Sodium reduction in diet reveals itself in a reduction of blood pressure in patients with hypertension and prevents hypertension onset in subjects with hypertensive risk.
MedNews - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Neurology
Like Goldilocks, the brain seeks proportions that are "just right." The proper number of synapses or communication between nerve cells, determined early in life, is crucial to having a healthy brain that can learn and retain information.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Cardiology
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that high-normal uric acid (UA) levels may cause barely detectable mini strokes that potentially contribute to mental decline in aging adults.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Psychiatry
Both extensive psychological research and personal experiences confirm that events that happen during heightened states of emotion such as fear, anger and joy are far more memorable than less dramatic occurrences.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org