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Diabetology
Patients with type-2 diabetes and microalbuminuria can decrease their cardiovascular risk making an intensive treatment, of which however up to now nobody knew the effects on death risk.
MedNews - Sun, 29 June 2008
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Cardiology
Researchers have always considered upper limbs deep venous thrombosis (DVT) as a rare and benign clinical condition, but probably it is not so: through the examination of a multinational registry of sure cases of DVT or pulmonary embolism, some researchers have assessed the clinical results in patients with upper limbs DVT.
MedNews - Sun, 29 June 2008
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Pediatrics
Since a prevalence of celiac disease much higher than researchers thought in the past was seen, it becomes important to know with which clinical manifestations it can appear, so some researchers of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin have performed a review of the medical records of all the 143 pediatric patients to whom celiac disease had been diagnosed in the last 17 years.
MedNews - Sun, 29 June 2008
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Gastroenterology
The prevalence of erosive esophagitis and other complications of gastro-esophageal reflux increases with years and among all the patients affected by gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) the oldest subjects more frequently have severe complications, like Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal carcinoma, compared to younger subjects.
MedNews - Sun, 29 June 2008
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General Surgery
With major surgery now occurring at a rate of 234 million procedures per year - one for every 25 people - and studies indicating that a significant percentage result in preventable complications and deaths, WHO launched a new safety checklist for surgical teams to use in operating theatres, as part of a major drive to make surgery safer around the world.
World Health Organization - Fri, 27 June 2008
http://www.who.int
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Oncology
A new study shows that a program emphasizing patient education and support is linked to improved at-stage diagnosis.
American Cancer Society - Fri, 27 June 2008
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Oncology
Transplanting brain cancer cells directly into similar tissues of immune-deficient mice created a model for the disease that preserved the brain tumor stem cells from which the cancers derived.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 27 June 2008
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Genetics e Rare diseases
Lack of both the fragile X syndrome gene and one that is related could account for sleep problems associated with the disorder, which is the common cause of inherited mental impairment.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 27 June 2008
http://www.bcm.edu
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Neurology
Combination therapy with rizatriptan and acetaminophen for the treatment of acute migraine is superior to monotherapy with acetaminophen as well as placebo. However, there is no significant difference between combination therapy and rizatriptan alone.
Medscape - Fri, 27 June 2008
http://www.medscape.com
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Oncology
Patients with low socioeconomic status have a higher death rate after a cancer diagnosis, report researchers. Could poverty be a risk factor for all-cause mortality? In a study published in Cancer, investigators suggest that it is, and they attribute the higher death rate to later disease stage at diagnosis and less aggressive treatment.
Medscape - Fri, 27 June 2008
http://www.medscape.com