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Andrology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require a boxed warning on the labels of two testosterone gel products, the agency announced Thursday.
CNN.com - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Transplant Surgery
Using a congenic mouse model, Liuba and colleagues show that lymphoid-primed multipotent progenitors are superior to hematopoietic stem cells in providing rapid lymphoid reconstitution following intrauterine transplantation, with sustained polyclonal B-cell production.
Blood - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Hematology
Peer review is the heart of any solid biomedical journal, and Blood is no exception. Each reviewer is asked to evaluate the work in detail and then rank the work on a number of points, the 3 most important of which are technical soundness, novelty, and the degree to which the findings advance the broad field of hematology.
Blood - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Dermatology
A specialist light treatment for psoriasis is just as effective and safe when given at home as in hospital, say researchers.
BBC News - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Oncology
A gene that allows cancer to spread into the brain has been pinpointed by US scientists.
BBC News - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Coloproctology
While technology has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine recommend sticking to traditional methods when screening for colon cancer for now. The option for a "virtual" colonoscopy is now available. Virtual colonoscopy is a CT scan image of the colon and does not require the use of an endoscope – a thin, flexible device that is inserted into the colon.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Pediatrics
Dr. Brendan Lee has been named by the Society for Pediatric Research as a recipient of the 2009 E. Mead Johnson Award for his outstanding scientific achievements in pediatrics.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Andrology
Rehabilitation and treatment before and after surgery for prostate cancer can give men a better chance of maintaining erectile function, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers this week at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Baylor College of Medicine - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Pediatrics
The study was conducted between July 21, 2006, and June 21, 2007 to determine if acute pain response after administration of the diphtheria, polio, and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DPTaP-Hib) vaccine and the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is affected by the order in which they are given.
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine - Fri, 8 May 2009
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Pediatrics
Today in the United States, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease are often traced to susceptible children whose parents have claimed an exemption from school or child care immunization regulations.
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine - Fri, 8 May 2009
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