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Toxicology
The treatment of self-poisoned individuals in developing countries includes gastric decontamination, in which a form of this—using activated charcoal—is still widely applied.
The Lancet - Fri, 15 February 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Neurology
Molecular biology has greatly advanced the study of the epilepsies; however, although in most mendelian forms of epilepsy the affected genes encode ion channel subunits, the genotype–phenotype relationships are not understood.
The Lancet Neurology - Fri, 15 February 2008
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur
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Diagnostics
The seriousness of intracranial haemorrhage necessitates its rapid diagnosis and treatment. Historically, CT is the diagnostic technique of choice; however, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that MRI-based techniques are as good as CT for detecting intracranial haemorrhages, and even superior in some settings.
The Lancet Neurology - Fri, 15 February 2008
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur
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Pneumology
WHO released new data showing that while progress has been made, not a single country fully implements all key tobacco control measures, and outlined an approach that governments can adopt to prevent tens of millions of premature deaths by the middle of this century.
World Health Organization - Fri, 15 February 2008
http://www.who.int
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Hepatology
Consistently overdoing it at the fast-food counter and leading an idle life may not bode well for the liver, not to mention the waist size.
Medscape - Fri, 15 February 2008
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Oncology
The protective effect of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) for the prevention of BRCA-associated breast and gynecologic cancers varies between carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.
Medscape - Fri, 15 February 2008
http://www.medscape.com
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Diagnostics
Yale researchers have developed a simple blood test for ovarian cancer that may do what no current test can - reliably detect the disease in its early stages while it is still highly curable.
Medscape - Fri, 15 February 2008
http://www.medscape.com
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Oncology
Even if we know that some diet factors are connected with the onset of tumours (colon and breast, for example), we do not know well which is the influence of diet on the relapse of an already present tumour.
MedNews - Fri, 15 February 2008
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Cardiology
According to randomized trials, we know that atrial fibrillation is associated with minor circulatory complications if treated with oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT), but it is also true that in some subgroups of patients with a low risk of stroke, the OAT could produce hemorrhagic complications exceeding the obtainable benefits.
MedNews - Fri, 15 February 2008
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Endocrinology
The effects of surgery in patients with mild primitive and asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism were examined through some trials: in this last Italian trial, 50 patients (average age 65; 92% females) affected by asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism were randomized to surgery or observation.
MedNews - Fri, 15 February 2008
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