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Rheumatology
Patients who have recently developed rheumatoid arthritis respond better to treatment with biological medicine in combination with conventional pharmacological medicine.
Karolinska Institutet - Fri, 13 June 2008
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Gastroenterology
People with recurrent gastrointestinal complaints often have other concurrent health problems, seek medical care more frequently, and experience lower quality of life than those without such complaints.
Karolinska Institutet - Fri, 13 June 2008
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Pneumology
Contrary to reports from earlier studies, use of antidepressants in elderly patients does not increase the risk for pneumonia.
Medscape - Fri, 13 June 2008
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Oncology
Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy are nearly 3 times more likely to have insomnia than the general population, a new study shows.
Medscape - Fri, 13 June 2008
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Infectious Diseases
For the first time ever, heads of governments, public health and business leaders, heads of UN agencies and activists came together at UN Headquarters to confront a threat to global health that could undermine investments in life-saving drug treatment for people living with HIV.
World Health Organization - Fri, 13 June 2008
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Dermatology
Psoriasis is more than just a skin disorder that might need treatment: it is an autoimmune disease, and in about 10 percent of cases the disorder will affect the joints, a condition known as psoriatic arthritis.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 13 June 2008
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Neurology
Cognitive decline, mood, behavioral and sleep disturbances, and limitations of activities of daily living commonly burden elderly patients with dementia and their caregivers. Circadian rhythm disturbances have been associated with these symptoms.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Fri, 13 June 2008
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes is clearly associated with the degree of hyperglycemia, as measured clinically with the use of glycated hemoglobin.
New England Journal of Medicine - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://www.nejm.org
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Infectious Diseases
Widespread infections of avian species with avian influenza H5N1 virus and its limited spread to humans suggest that the virus has the potential to cause a human influenza pandemic. An urgent need exists for an H5N1 vaccine that is effective against divergent strains of H5N1 virus.
New England Journal of Medicine - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://www.nejm.org
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Neurology
Researchers may have found a way to predict whether severely brain-damaged patients will regain consciousness.
BBC News - Fri, 13 June 2008
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