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Cardiology
The European cardiovascular disease statistics was the first publication to bring together all the available sources of information about the burden of CVD in Europe, including data on death and illness, treatment, the prevalence of behavioural risk factors for CVD (smoking, diet, physical inactivity and alcohol consumption), and the prevalence of medical conditions associated with CVD (raised cholesterol, raised blood pressure, overweight and obesity, and diabetes).
Health-EU - Thu, 13 March 2008
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
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Cardiology
The treatment of hypertension can be controlled by the use of existing drugs, but immunisation against angiotensin II could eventually replace traditional medications and improve treatment adherence.
The Lancet - Thu, 13 March 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Pediatrics
In very preterm children, the degree of brain and motor impairment increases with decreasing gestational age. Authors of the EPIPAGE study investigated neurodevelopmental outcome and the use of special health care at age 5 years of very preterm children.
The Lancet - Thu, 13 March 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Neurology
People with schizophrenia use different areas of their brain to process some short-term memories, research suggests.
BBC News - Thu, 13 March 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Neurology
An hour sniffing exhaust fumes may not just give you a headache - it could even alter the way the brain functions, Dutch researchers have suggested.
BBC News - Thu, 13 March 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Oncology
Two trials are in progress, an American one (PLCO) and a European one (ERSPC), in order to establish whether the PSA screening is able to decrease prostate cancer mortality.
MedNews - Wed, 12 March 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Psychiatry
Drugs used in the therapy of schizophrenia generally have dopamine receptors as target, while atypical antipsychotics also interfere with serotonin receptors.
MedNews - Wed, 12 March 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Cardiology
High levels of HDL are associated with a decrease in cardiovascular risk, but it is not very clear which is the situation of those patients who, through the use of statins, reach very low levels of LDL.
MedNews - Wed, 12 March 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Coloproctology
In some trials, the diagnostic accuracy of CT colonography has been compared with traditional colonoscopy for the diagnosis of colon cancers.
MedNews - Wed, 12 March 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Diabetology
The American College of Physicians has reviewed the Guidelines concerning the optimal control of patients affected by type-2 diabetes.
MedNews - Wed, 12 March 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/