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Oncology
Results from a large UK-based study found that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol --less than 3 drinks per day -- can raise a woman's risk of developing certain cancers.
American Cancer Society - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://www.cancer.org/
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Internal medicine
One must commend An and colleagues1 for examining a problem that, although pervasive in clinical practice, is understudied and seldom funded. This is not "disease-based" research but rather an investigation of the context and process of practice, in particular, the factors that may lead to a dysfunctional clinical encounter.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Cardiology
Men and women who are being treated for heart disease are being asked to take part in a study of a new experimental drug at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The study will determine whether the as-yet unapproved drug called darapladib can reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke in people who already have heart disease.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://www.bcm.edu
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Genetics e Rare diseases
A cell can be compared to a computer with DNA as hardware. However, the cell's software – the network of regulatory elements that govern how it reads the message in the DNA to create proteins – is a critical element of its activity. When there is an error in the hardware or software, the computer does not operate properly.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://www.bcm.edu
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Neurology
Cocaine use can have toxic effects on brain cells (neurons) that produce dopamine, say experts at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears today in the journal Psychiatry Research. Fewer dopamine cells Using brain tissue acquired after the subjects died, researchers microscopically compared the number of dopamine cells in the brains of 10 cocaine users to those in the brains of nine people matched for age who did not use the drug.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://www.bcm.edu
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Neurology
The sticky plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease may have a bigger impact on the brain than it was thought, research suggests.
BBC News - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Neurology
Doodling may look messy, but it could in fact be a sign of an alert mind, a study carried out by Plymouth University suggests.
BBC News - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Infectious Diseases
Bolivia's outbreak of dengue fever worsens, with more than 18 people dead and 31,000 cases reported.
BBC News - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Orthopaedics
The treatment of bone fractures in the extremities traditionally includes cast immobilisation or surgery using internal or external fixation devices. Adjunctive non-invasive or extracorporal treatments have also been developed to speed up bone healing in people with fractures or osteotomies.
British Medical Journal - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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General medicine
A student has claimed responsibility for the confusion surrounding a new medical journal that listed among its editorial board people who had never heard of the publication.
British Medical Journal - Fri, 27 February 2009
http://www.bmjjournals.com