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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Drinking a small amount of alcohol while pregnant does not increase a child's risk of behavioural problems, a study suggests.
BBC News - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Infectious Diseases
TV remote controls, bathroom taps and refrigerator doors are hotspots for the common cold virus.
BBC News - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Oncology
Excess body-mass index (BMI) has been associated with adverse outcomes in prostate cancer, and hyperinsulinaemia is a candidate mediator, but prospective data are sparse. The study assessed the effect of prediagnostic BMI and plasma C-peptide concentration (reflecting insulin secretion) on prostate cancer-specific mortality after diagnosis.
The Lancet Oncology - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc
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Oncology
Telomeres are protective DNA–protein complexes at the end of linear chromosomes that promote chromosomal stability. Telomere shortness in human beings is emerging as a prognostic marker of disease risk, progression, and premature mortality in many types of cancer, including breast, prostate, colorectal, bladder, head and neck, lung, and renal cell.
The Lancet Oncology - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc
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Infectious Diseases
Pneumococcal disease has never received the high-level, international attention that it deserves.
The Lancet - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Hepatology
In patients affected by chronic hepatitis B, one generally decides the execution of a liver biopsy and a possible treatment according to liver enzyme levels.
MedNews - Fri, 31 October 2008
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Gastroenterology
Clostridium Difficile infection remains a severe intestinal complication, which is more and more often difficult to defeat by metronidazole (until some time ago the first-choice drug).
MedNews - Fri, 31 October 2008
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Oncology
Predisposition to breast cancer is documented by the presence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, and women having them must be accurately monitored in order to be able to perform an early diagnosis.
MedNews - Fri, 31 October 2008
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Otolaryngology
Dizziness and vertigo are common, however, the cause often remains unexplained. The purpose of this study was to reassess the burden of dizziness in the community and to quantify the contribution of vertigo of vestibular origin.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Cardiology
Elderly patients are emerging as a population at high risk for infective endocarditis (IE). However, adequately sized prospective studies on the features of IE in elderly patients are lacking.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/