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  • Orthopaedics

    Factors Associated With 5-Year Risk of Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Women

    The 329 000 hip fractures that annually occur in the United States are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and cost. Identification of those at high risk is a step toward prevention.

    Journal of the American Medical Association - Thu, 29 November 2007
    http://jama.ama-assn.org/

  • Cardiology

    Patent Foramen Ovale and Cryptogenic Stroke in Older Patients

    The association between the presence of patent foramen ovale and stroke has not been established in older patients.

    New England Journal of Medicine - Thu, 29 November 2007
    http://www.nejm.org

  • Cardiology

    Rate control in permanent atrial fibrillation

    Guidelines on the use of digoxin are inconsistent with evidence from randomised trials

    British Medical Journal - Thu, 29 November 2007
    http://www.bmjjournals.com

  • Oncology

    Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and higher long term risk of cancer

    Women treated for CIN3 should have long term regular screening, even if they are beyond the normal age limit.

    British Medical Journal - Thu, 29 November 2007
    http://www.bmjjournals.com

  • General medicine

    Consiglio dei Ministri vara Ddl Turco su qualità e sicurezza del SSN

    l Consiglio dei Ministri ha approvato il ddl collegato alla finanziaria 2008, presentato dal Ministro della Salute Livia Turco per la “qualità e sicurezza del Servizio sanitario nazionale”.

    Ministero della Salute - Thu, 29 November 2007
    http://www.ministerosalute.it

  • Orthopaedics

    Vitamin D And Physical Performance In Elderly

    Researchers dealing with calcium and vitamin D are studying the possibility of pathological extra-skeletal manifestations caused by vitamin D deficiency in elderly.

    MedNews - Wed, 28 November 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Cardiology

    Soy, Blood Pressure And Lipid Levels

    In Asian countries, coronary diseases occur with a lower frequency than in European countries and it was spontaneous to ascribe this benefit to soy use.

    MedNews - Wed, 28 November 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Cardiology

    Physical Exercise And HDL

    In general, it is advised to make a moderate aerobic physical exercise to increase HDL cholesterol levels.

    MedNews - Wed, 28 November 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Oncology

    Calcium And Vitamin D And Breast Cancer Risk

    According to some animal and human observational trials the hypothesis was made that calcium and vitamin D administration can decrease breast cancer risk.

    MedNews - Wed, 28 November 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Infectious Diseases

    Global HIV prevalence levels off, new report shows

    Global HIV prevalence - the percentage of people living with HIV - has levelled off and the number of new infections has fallen: the estimates indicate that 33.2 million people are living with HIV in 2007.

    World Health Organization - Thu, 22 November 2007
    http://www.who.int
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