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Gastroenterology
The debate between surgeons and physicians on the best treatment for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is still with no univocal answers: surgery has more often a remission of symptoms in the long term, but a very high percentage of patients undergoing surgery require the additional administration of PPIs (British Journal of Surgery 2007; 94:198).
MedNews - Fri, 13 March 2009
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Pediatrics
Antibiotics are often given before performing a diagnostic lumbar puncture in children, but the efficacy of this practice has not been studied deeply yet, so some researchers have made a review of the medical records of all children hospitalized with a diagnosis of meningitis in 20 Emergency Departments between 2001 and 2004.
MedNews - Fri, 13 March 2009
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Pediatrics
Preterm delivery is generally announced by the rupture of membranes, even if there are some cases of starting labour with integral membranes. Since intra-uterine infection is very frequent in the first case and it can be the cause of the beginning of labour, researchers wondered whether the preventive use of antibiotics is capable to avoid these two obstetric diseases.
MedNews - Fri, 13 March 2009
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Neurology
The increase in homocysteine blood levels is associated with endothelial damages, neurotoxicity and increase in amyloid blood levels. Since vitamin B has been proposed to lower homocysteine (even if, in cardiovascular questions, results were not encouraging), some researchers in the USA wanted to verify the possible usefulness in Alzheimer’s disease, randomizing 409 patients affected by this kind of dementia (average age 76) to receive daily a mix of folic acid (5 mg), vitamin B6 (25 mg) and vitamin B12 (1 mg) or placebo.
MedNews - Fri, 13 March 2009
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Oncology
Men need better information and education about treatments for prostate cancer and their side effects, including those that affect their sexual function, said a health researcher at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a recent report in The Cancer Journal.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 6 March 2009
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Neurology
A tiny pore or channel that governs the flow of sodium ions in and out of a brain cell where it can trigger nervous impulses and seizures also plays a pivotal role in the release of insulin and glucagon (hormones involved in maintaining levels of glucose in the blood) by islet cells in the pancreas, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 6 March 2009
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Oncology
While some people are heading to sunny spots for spring break, others are wary of tropical locales. They know that too much sun can lead to serious damage – even skin cancer – in the long run. Fortunately for some of those former sun revelers, a topical treatment for certain types of skin cancer means they won't have to worry about scarring, say dermatologists at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 6 March 2009
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General medicine
US President Obama begins public consultations on reforming the US health care system, a key election campaign pledge.
BBC News - Fri, 6 March 2009
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Pediatrics
A common virus may be the trigger for many cases of diabetes, say researchers, opening the way for a vaccine.
BBC News - Fri, 6 March 2009
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General medicine
Medical errors and software malfunctions that were linked to changes in the electronic medical records system used at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers across the country are drawing attention to the potential vulnerabilities of such systems.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Fri, 6 March 2009
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