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Obstetrics and Gynecology
A gene can explain why some women find it more difficult to stop smoking during pregnancy, say UK researchers.
BBC News - Fri, 15 May 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Orthopaedics
About 25% of all hip fractures affect males and it is well-known that one third of very old patients experience at least a fracture for bone fragility. In spite of all these presuppositions, there are no evidences in favour of calcium administration in order to prevent male osteoporosis.
MedNews - Fri, 15 May 2009
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Pharmacology
Available drugs against obesity are few and they do not obtain impressive results, so when some new molecules are capable to obtain an important weight loss, interest is immediately awaken again.
MedNews - Fri, 15 May 2009
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Gastroenterology
In a joined decision, three important American medical associations (the American College of Gastroenterology, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association) have issued a consensus document concerning antiplatelet-therapy-related gastrointestinal risk.
MedNews - Fri, 15 May 2009
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Angiology
There are not clear data yet on the incidence and the risk factors of a post-thrombotic syndrome after an episode of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Through a prospective cohort trial, 387 patients with DVT in eight hospitals in Canada have been treated with heparin followed by warfarin and monitored after 1, 4, 8, 12 and 24 months.
MedNews - Fri, 15 May 2009
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Psychiatry
The American College of Physicians (ACP) issued its guidelines for the use of second-generation antidepressants in depressed patients.
MedNews - Fri, 15 May 2009
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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General medicine
The Internet has become a critical medium for clinicians, public health practitioners, and laypeople seeking health information. Data about diseases and outbreaks are disseminated not only through online announcements by government agencies but also through informal channels, ranging from press reports to blogs to chat rooms to analyses of Web searches (see Digital Resources for Disease Detection).
New England Journal of Medicine - Fri, 15 May 2009
http://www.nejm.org
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Infectious Diseases
To avoid any misunderstanding FAO, WHO and OIE would like to reissue their joint statement, originally issued on 30 April. Influenza viruses are not known to be transmissible to people through eating processed pork or other food products derived from pigs.
World Health Organization - Fri, 8 May 2009
http://www.who.int
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Infectious Diseases
UNEP and WHO, in partnership with the Global Environment Facility, announce a rejuvenated international effort to combat malaria with an incremental reduction of reliance on the synthetic pesticide DDT.
World Health Organization - Fri, 8 May 2009
http://www.who.int
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Cardiology
Disturbing failures and inequalities in stroke care services in the UK were revealed in a report published on April 23 by the Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
The Lancet - Fri, 8 May 2009
http://www.thelancet.com