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Oncology
An international consortium of scientists today in an advanced online publication in the journal Nature revealed a comprehensive view of the altered genetic background of the type of lung cancer that is the most common cause of cancer deaths in humans.
Baylor College of Medicine - Wed, 7 November 2007
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Neurology
Inheriting two genetic mutations that can individually cause epilepsy might actually be "seizure-protective," said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
Baylor College of Medicine - Wed, 7 November 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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General medicine
Public Health Notification issued describing hazards of using excess cleaning and disinfecting liquids on certain electronic medical equipment.
Food and Drug Administration - Wed, 7 November 2007
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Pneumology
Because even mild asthma among young inner-city children appears to be more unpredictable than ever, four or more check-ups a year after diagnosis is a wise move as a hedge against dangerous flare-ups of wheezing and trips to the emergency room.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Wed, 7 November 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Neurology
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may progress more rapidly in people with high blood pressure or a form of irregular heartbeat, atrial fibrillation,
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Wed, 7 November 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Neurology
In 2 studies of teens, prenatal marijuana exposure predicted behavior and cognitive deficits, and prenatal nicotine exposure was linked to attention deficits.
Medscape - Wed, 7 November 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Neurology
Researchers are reporting that they were able to repeatedly elicit an out-of-body experience in a patient with electrodes implanted to suppress tinnitus.
Medscape - Wed, 7 November 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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General medicine
The worst epidemic in the Americas of chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases is prompting a major new effort by the Pan American Health Organization to reverse these troubling trends, which stand to triple deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean over the next 20 years.
The Pan American Health Organization - Wed, 7 November 2007
http://www.paho.org/
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General medicine
A group of six countries, including two Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Member States, took a bold step today in Washington, D.C., to vigorously develop and implement standardized protocols related to patient safety solutions over the next five years.
The Pan American Health Organization - Wed, 7 November 2007
http://www.paho.org/
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Endocrinology
Pharmacological therapy of hyperthyroidism mainly involves two substances: methimazole and propylthiouracil (PTU).
MedNews - Wed, 7 November 2007
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