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Orthopaedics
A single intravenous dose of zoledronic acid has shown the capability to increase the bone mineral density for at least one year in women with osteopenia and osteoporosis.
MedNews - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Cardiology
The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with hemodynamic alterations which can lead to heart failure. In order to assess whether this syndrome implies also an increase in mortality, a trial of polysomnography was performed in Canada on 164 patients with chronic heart failure.
MedNews - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Cardiology
Previous studies of sex differences in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) predate recent expansions in Medicare coverage and did not provide patient follow-up over multiple years.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Psychiatry
The study of human anxiety disorders has benefited greatly from functional neuroimaging approaches. Individual studies, however, vary greatly in their findings. The authors searched for common and disorder-specific functional neurobiological deficits in several anxiety disorders.
American Journal of Psychiatry - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
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Psychiatry
This study estimated the prevalence of diagnosed depression and treatment among women before, during, and after pregnancies ending in live births.
American Journal of Psychiatry - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
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Cardiology
Study hypothesized that the expansion of unusual T lymphocytes, CD4+CD28null T cells, might represent a key pathogenetic mechanism of recurrent instability.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Cardiology
The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that a combined echocardiographic assessment of longitudinal dyssynchrony by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and radial dyssynchrony by speckle-tracking strain may predict left ventricular (LV) functional response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Infectious Diseases
The H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus can be passed on to an unborn fetus through the placenta, and can also infect organs other than the lungs in adults.
The Lancet - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://www.thelancet.com
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Psychiatry
The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programme is twice as effective at finding competitive employment for people with severe mental illness compared with vocational services.
The Lancet - Wed, 3 October 2007
http://www.thelancet.com
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Oncology
Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2007-2008 reports a continued drop in breast cancer death rates, lower incidence rates, and other current trends.
American Cancer Society - Tue, 2 October 2007
http://www.cancer.org/