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Infectious Diseases
During influenza pandemics, pregnant women generally present a greater morbidity and mortality. At the beginning of H1N1 virus pandemic, the CDC have collected the results of all influenza cases confirmed in pregnant women, with the relative evolution and possible complications. Between April 15th and May 18th 2009, 31 confirmed cases, and 3 probable but not confirmed ones, of H1N1 influenza in pregnant women have been recorded.
MedNews - Tue, 9 March 2010
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Neurology
Since Alzheimer’s dementia is one of the greatest problems in older age, it is clear that the early identification of symptoms and signs capable to predict the onset of the disease would be an important progress in prevention.
MedNews - Tue, 9 March 2010
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Angiology
Some X-factor inhibitors, which have the advantage to be given orally in a fixed dose and don’t require any coagulation monitoring (differently from warfarin) are under study. Some examples of these drugs are rivaroxaban and apixaban.
MedNews - Tue, 9 March 2010
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Pneumology
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics, which find their source for growth in the unjustified use of these drugs, is a more and more urgent problem in infectious diseases.
MedNews - Tue, 9 March 2010
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Psychiatry
In reports of two new studies, researchers led by Johns Hopkins say they have identified the mechanisms rooted in two anatomical brain abnormalities that may explain the onset of schizophrenia and the reason symptoms don’t develop until young adulthood.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 9 March 2010
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Neurology
Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment, coping skills for this communication disorder.
MayoClinic.com - Tue, 9 March 2010
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Cardiology
Comprehensive overview covers the causes and treatment of this blood vessel condition.
MayoClinic.com - Tue, 9 March 2010
http://www.mayoclinic.com
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Urology
Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment, prevention of bladder inflammation.
MayoClinic.com - Tue, 9 March 2010
http://www.mayoclinic.com
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Oncology
The push to increase the affordability of palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa faces many challenges, including limited resources, legal barriers to improved availability of low-priced morphine, overstretched practitioners, and inadequate skills in pain assessment and management.
The Lancet Oncology - Tue, 9 March 2010
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc
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Oncology
Concerns have been raised recently about the safety of the full-body scanners being rushed into service at airports around the world in the wake of the failed Christmas day bomb attack in the USA. Experts maintain that the extremely low levels of radiation used in these scanners are harmless, with more than 200 000 scans equating to the level of radiation exposure experienced during a typical CT scan. Perhaps more worthy of attention is whether that one typical CT scan poses a cancer risk.
The Lancet Oncology - Tue, 9 March 2010
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc