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Diagnostica
Using a combination of D-dimer detection with a multislice CT scan (MSCT) to detect pulmonary embolism (PE) is as effective as using both these techniques in combination with leg ultrasonography.
The Lancet - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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Dermatologia
A new treatment for plaque psoriasis has proven safe and effective in a phase III trial.
The Lancet - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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Infettivologia
Werner Albrich and Stephan Harbarth review the reported prevalence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation in health-care workers to determine whether they serve as reservoirs, vectors, or victims of MRSA transmission.
The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf
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Urologia
Some patients affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have nicturia as a major limitation for their quality of life.
MedNews - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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Cardiologia
ACE-inhibitors and sartans have an undoubted efficacy in cardiac decompensation, even if this disease is not always kept under control by these drugs, so an interest is born towards the associated use of the two kind of drugs.
MedNews - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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Pneumologia
Traditionally, one studies that pulmonary embolism deriving from a trauma occurs after a period of at least 5 days from trauma and that patients with pelvis or lower limb fractures are at a higher embolic risk, as well as patients with severe head traumas or with spine traumas.
MedNews - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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Infettivologia
After its marketing, the vaccine against herpes zoster is recommended by many infectivologists as a routine practice in the adult older than sixty.
MedNews - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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Genetica e Malattie Rare
Sequencing the personal genetic blueprint of Nobel laureate and DNA pioneer James D. Watson – first announced nearly a year ago – signals a new technological era that points the way to development of techniques that will make personal genomic medicine possible.
Baylor College of Medicine - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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Psichiatria
Although anxiety disorders are common and disabling conditions among primary care patients, they often go unrecognized and untreated in this setting.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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Dietologia e nutrizione
A woman's diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby, research suggests.
BBC News - Mer, 23 Aprile 2008

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