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General medicine
The continued looming threat of an influenza pandemic, outbreaks of Ebola, Marburg and other infectious diseases, natural disasters, and high rates of women who die in pregnancy and childbirth in developing countries, are topics that mark 2007.
World Health Organization - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://www.who.int
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General medicine
One of the major constraints to tackling both the HIV/AIDS pandemic and global access to essential health care services is a serious shortage of health workers. At least 57 countries have a crisis shortage of health workers; 36 of those are in Africa. Task shifting is one way the public health community and national governments can address this issue head-on.
World Health Organization - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://www.who.int
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Cardiology
Above all for its high content in polyphenols, cocoa taken in great amounts (100 g a day)causes a decrease in cardiovascular risk.
MedNews - Wed, 2 January 2008
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Rheumatology
A systematic review has been performed to determine the efficacy of acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis: 11 randomized trials have been identified, involving more than 2000 participants, realized through needle introduction in the traditional points belonging to meridians (with or without application of current) and pain and function evaluation for a period of 6 months.
MedNews - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Coloproctology
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is an osmotic laxative used in the short-term treatment of constipation. A multicentric trial was performed, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry, in which PEG was evaluated in the long-term treatment of constipation.
MedNews - Wed, 2 January 2008
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Cardiology
High homocysteine blood levels are associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk, but according to randomized trials, the decrease in these levels has not lowered the cardiovascular risk itself, even if in some trials there was a decrease in stroke risk.
MedNews - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Gastroenterology
Celiac disease is widely underdiagnosed, partly because of its non-specific symptoms and partly because diagnosis is not easy to make by the general practitioner.
MedNews - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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General medicine
This time last Christmas, medical blogs and RSS feeds were the hot technology topics, and we were debating the merits of newer models of scholarly publishing in web 2.0, such as open access and medical wikis. Can web 3.0 be here already?
British Medical Journal - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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Pediatrics
Objective oh the study is to compare the energy expenditure of adolescents when playing sedentary and new generation active computer games.
British Medical Journal - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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General medicine
Physicians understand that practicing good medicine requires the constant acquisition of new knowledge, though they often assume their existing medical beliefs do not need re-examination. These medical myths are a light hearted reminder that we can be wrong and need to question what other falsehoods we unwittingly propagate as we practice medicine.
British Medical Journal - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://www.bmjjournals.com