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Neurology
Experimental drugs are being hailed as a potentially exciting step forward in the treatment of Alzheimer's.
BBC News - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Cardiology
In the pathogenesis of cardiovascular accidents, thrombotic and inflammatory vessel events are involved, but it is not clear yet whether the markers of these processes can have, in some ways, a prognostic function.
MedNews - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Cardiology
We know that important injuries have a role in the genesis of venous thrombosis, but the relation between mild injuries and thrombotic diseases has not been studied yet.
MedNews - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Geriatrics
Even if it is an important and frequent problem, the relation between decrease in physical function and nutrition in elderly has not been deeply examined yet.
MedNews - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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General medicine
The American College of Physicians has recently published some practical guidelines in order to improve palliative care in terminal patients presenting pain, dyspnea and depression.
MedNews - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Oncology
A sudden fall in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in Australia has been associated with a drop in the incidence of breast cancer among older women, a study has shown.
British Medical Journal - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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Pneumology
Tobacco use accounts for 5 million deaths per year worldwide. The massive burden of death and disease associated with nicotine addiction will require matching individual treatments to patients in addition to public health messages.
The Lancet - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Genetics e Rare diseases
Rare diseases are an important public-health issue and a challenge for the medical community.
The Lancet - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Oncology
Melanoma still is the major problem of dermato-oncology. Its continuously rising incidence rate over decades has also been accompanied by an unchanged proportion of thicker melanomas associated with an increased mortality, especially in the male population.
Archives of Dermatology - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://archderm.ama-assn.org/
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General medicine
For several decades, intense health care policy interest in clinical practice variation has inspired efforts to identify inappropriate variation, that is, differences in care delivery that are not attributable to clinical differences in disease or patient preferences. Practice variations associated with patient race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geography, and other factors not attributable to clinical manifestations are prevalent and reflect suboptimal return on our investment in health care.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/