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Cardiology
Differential diagnosis between congenital or acquired heart diseases and respiratory diseases in childhood can be not easy, so the usefulness of the brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) dosage, which is a reliable marker of heart damage, has been assessed.
MedNews - Fri, 7 November 2008
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Urology
Many trials have indicated that the use of α-blockers and of Ca-antagonists help the expulsion of ureteral calculi.
MedNews - Fri, 7 November 2008
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General Surgery
A more and more spread problem in US hospitals is represented by Clostridium Difficile infections, whose onset can be put into relation with a not always justified use of peri-operative antibiotics.
MedNews - Fri, 7 November 2008
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Infectious Diseases
Small wild rodents are the reservoir of the Ljungan virus, which can also infect humans. The now presented doctoral thesis shows that the Ljungan virus, in combination with stress, can cause severe malformations and foetal death in laboratory animals.
Karolinska Institutet - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en
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Immunology
A review suggests that probiotics may be helpful for infectious diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and atopic dermatitis in at-risk infants.
Medscape - Fri, 7 November 2008
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Psychiatry
ven though up to 1 in 3 people with schizophrenia had their first psychotic episode as an adolescent, 2 new randomized studies are among the first to explore the use of antipsychotic medications in this young population.
Medscape - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://www.medscape.com
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Ophthalmology
Ophthalmologists at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston can now improve impaired vision of patients with damaged or transplanted corneas who cannot wear conventional contact lenses.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://www.bcm.edu
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Endocrinology
A new high throughput microscopy technique enabled researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to analyze thousands of individual cells expressing androgen receptor, a finding that could herald new ways of evaluating the effect of drugs or other treatments on cells with normal or aberrant hormone receptors.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://www.bcm.edu
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Neurology
The therapeutic properties of marijuana, or cannabis, have been of interest for years. Now research suggests that some cannabislike drugs - agonists that bind to only 1 of the 2 cannabinoid receptors that are activated by cannabis - can relieve pain while leaving the brain unaffected.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Oncology
Combined folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 treatment had no significant effect on overall risk of total invasive cancer or breast cancer among women during the folic acid fortification era.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/