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Andrology
There is a large literature on the decrease in male fertility in animals fed with soy, probably because of flavonoids having an estrogenic-like activity.
MedNews - Fri, 28 November 2008
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Orthopaedics
Costal contusion is not certainly a diagnostic problem, but in some cases (for example athletes) the documentation of the lesion for the verification of a possible fracture can be necessary.
MedNews - Fri, 28 November 2008
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Nephrology
In a trial performed in 2001, some US researchers had examined 71 patients affected by kidney disease related to obesity, making renal biopsies and finding glomerular dilatation, frequent presence of focal sclerosis and important proteinuria.
MedNews - Fri, 28 November 2008
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General medicine
There have been, in the past, some trials identifying an inversely proportional relation between muscular strength and life expectancy.
MedNews - Fri, 28 November 2008
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Ophthalmology
Age-related macular degeneration is the most prevalent form of visual impairment and blindness in developed countries. Genetic studies have made advancements in establishing the molecular cause of this disease, identifying mutations in the complement factor H (CFH) gene and a locus on chromosome 10 encompassing the HTRA1/LOC387715/ARMS2 genes.
The Lancet - Fri, 28 November 2008
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Infectious Diseases
Combination treatments, preferably containing an artemisinin derivative, are recommended to improve efficacy and prevent Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance.
The Lancet - Fri, 28 November 2008
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Diagnostics
An expensive CT scan that uses multiple X-rays to produce spectacular 3-D images of the heart can't replace tried-and-true coronary angiography for finding blocked blood vessels in chest-pain patients.
CNN.com - Fri, 28 November 2008
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Infectious Diseases
If you have a fever, headache and runny nose, you might go to Google and type the words "flu symptoms." Google knows that you might do something like that, and it also knows which U.S. state you're in. Now, it's putting that information together in a tool that Google says could detect flu outbreaks faster than traditional systems currently in use.
CNN.com - Fri, 28 November 2008
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Immunology
A new study reveals an important and newly discovered pathway used by disease-causing bacteria to evade the host immune system and survive and grow within the very cells meant to destroy them. This discovery may lead to new treatments and vaccines for tuberculosis (TB) and certain other chronic bacterial and parasitic infections.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Fri, 28 November 2008
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Infectious Diseases
The phenomenon of widespread, socially disruptive disease outbreaks has a long history prior to HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H5N1 avian influenza and other emerging diseases of the modern era.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Fri, 28 November 2008
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