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Medical News Today: 02-05-2005
BioMed Central welcomes the announcement of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) new public access policy... click link for more info.
Ultrathin superconducting wires can withstand stronger magnetic fields than larger wires made from the same material, researchers now report... click link for more info.
Women's health and human-tissue regeneration are the focus of an agreement announced Friday (Feb 4) between the Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana... click link for more info.
In its destructive effect on rural families and their children, methamphetamine may be in a class of its own, based on the first study from an ongoing research project in seven Central Illinois counties, conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign... click link for more info.
University of Central Florida study seeks to determine whether women who follow weight-loss and exercise programs at home fare as well as those who go to a center to work out and meet with counsellors... click link for more info.
New doctors are being issued with revised and updated guidance on what they need to learn during their first year as a registered doctor... click link for more info.
The Heart Truth, a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), will host the Red Dress Collection 2005 Fashion Show today at Olympus Fashion Week in New York City on National Wear Red Day... click link for more info.
Inaugurating a new awards program, the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at the University of California, San Diego will honor undergraduate students whose research in bioinformatics is accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal or conference proceeding... click link for more info.
The results of the world's first phase 3 HIV vaccine efficacy trial are reported in the March 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online... click link for more info.
Injuries produced by law enforcement use of so-called non-lethal weapons will be the focus of a study at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center funded by a $104,071 grant from the National Institute of Justice... click link for more info.
Stroke patients who are discharged early from hospital to home and given community support are more likely to be independent than those who receive conventional care, suggests a study in this week's issue of The Lancet... click link for more info.
HIV-positive black women in North Carolina are more likely to be poor, unemployed and willing to trade sex for drugs, money or shelter than HIV-negative black women, according to a study published in the Feb... click link for more info.
Government plans to use community matrons to help keep older people out of hospital may be based on misleading data, warn researchers in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
New guidelines restricting GPs from referring patients for endoscopy - a hospital procedure to check for cancer of the gullet or stomach - put patients at risk, says a letter in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
FDA is reissuing a nationwide alert against the use of all lots of preloaded syringes containing either heparin or sodium chloride intravenous catheter flushes manufactured by the IV Flush, LLC and distributed by Pinnacle Medical Supply, of Rowlett, Texas, because new cases of infections that may associated with the use of these unapproved and possibly contaminated products have been reported... click link for more info.
Those most at risk of dying from sudden cardiac death in England are offered the least protection from available preventative measures, say researchers on bmj... click link for more info.
Doctors need to prepare for shortages in the supply of blood for transfusion, warns an expert in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
Guidelines for the management of mild or moderate depression are unclear because firm evidence is lacking, claim doctors in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
Babies exposed to anti-depressants called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) in the womb may be born with withdrawal syndrome, suggests a study published in this week's issue of The Lancet... click link for more info.
New advice to doctors and patients about the use of Strattera, (atomoxetine), was issued today by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, (MHRA)... click link for more info.
Strategic Alliance Formed with 'Cure Autism Now' to Accelerate ATN's Work - Formation of the Autism Treatment Network (ATN), a national nonprofit organization designed to support collaboration to improve treatment for autism, was announced today... click link for more info.
State House Democratic Whip Mike Veon and state Reps Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, and Babette Josephs, D-Phila... click link for more info.
Plaid Cymru's Shadow Health Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM speaking after MRSA infection rates per hospital trust for 2002 - 2003 were revealed said: "Now finally after a great deal of pressure we have a clearer picture of MRSA levels in Wales... click link for more info.
New HOPE Guide makes finding information about cancer faster and easier - Today Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) rolls out a new version of its cancer information tool, the Huntsman Online Patient Education (HOPE) Guide... click link for more info.
Low Carb and Low fat fads will come and go; what doctors say we need to best control our weight, diabetes, or fat intake are healthy foods that satisfy us plus portion control and self control... click link for more info.
Charlotte's "Web" of a Battle Escalates with Insurer Great-West Over Denial of Home Nursing Care - A firestorm of media attention is building around a dying girl named Charlotte and her struggle to receive nursing care at home rather than in the hospital... click link for more info.
Omenn syndrome is a rare, inherited, and often-fatal immune disease associated with defective T and B cell development... click link for more info.
The microorganism Staphylococcus epidermidis is harmless on human skin, but it is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections and infections of indwelling medical devices... click link for more info.
Refugee camps set up in Aceh province in Indonesia, which was heavily affected by the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, are facing a shortage of contraceptives and, as a result, could experience a significant increase in the number of unplanned pregnancies, according to Indonesian government officials, the… Associated Press reports... click link for more info.
Although Canada's folate fortification program overall has decreased pregnant women's risk of delivering an infant with neural tube defects, the benefit is much weaker among overweight and obese women than in women of normal weight, according to a study published in the Feb... click link for more info.
Abortion-rights groups are "voicing frustration" that the… http://www... click link for more info.
President Bush in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday pledged to support a "culture of life" in his second term and called for a ban on creating embryos for experimentation, the… NIH-Funded Research To Be Made Public Within 12 Months Under Anticipated Plan
Under new guidelines expected to be announced Thursday… http://www... click link for more info.
Thirty large employers on Thursday announced that they have formed a group called Rx Collaborative that will monitor the practices of pharmacy benefit manager... click link for more info.
As President Bush in his State of the Union address on Wednesday night reiterated his call for federal tort reform, action on the issue in the... click link for more info.
In a step toward understanding the early evolution of the cell, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that an enzyme important in the production of energy also protects the mitochondria, the energy factory itself... click link for more info.
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New York City health officials on Wednesday urged men who have sex with men to practice safe sex or abstinence after two local men were diagnosed with a rare sexually transmitted disease called lymphogranuloma venereum, or LGV, the... click link for more info.
President Bush during the State of the Union address on Wednesday "surprised many in Congress" by outlining an agenda aimed at U... click link for more info.
Public health officials need to address conspiracy theories surrounding the spread and treatment of HIV/AIDS in African American communities, comments an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet... click link for more info.
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