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Ostetricia e Ginecologia
A gene can explain why some women find it more difficult to stop smoking during pregnancy, say UK researchers.
BBC News - Ven, 15 Maggio 2009
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Ortopedia
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 - Ven, 15 Maggio 2009
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Farmacologia
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 - Ven, 15 Maggio 2009
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Gastroenterologia
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 - Ven, 15 Maggio 2009
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Angiologia
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 - Ven, 15 Maggio 2009
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Psichiatria
The American College of Physicians (ACP) issued its guidelines for the use of second-generation antidepressants in depressed patients.
MedNews - Ven, 15 Maggio 2009
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Medicina generale
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 - Ven, 15 Maggio 2009
http://www.nejm.org
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Infettivologia
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 - Ven, 8 Maggio 2009
http://www.who.int
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Infettivologia
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 - Ven, 8 Maggio 2009
http://www.who.int
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Cardiologia
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 - Ven, 8 Maggio 2009
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