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Medical News Update from News-Medical.Net - 7th April 2007

Newly identified 28-gene signature pattern predicts cancer recurrence and spreading
//Medical Research News
Recently, there have been several advances in treatment and therapy for breast cancer.
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Pseudoknots an important step in developing a viral vaccine
//Medical Research News
How is virus as for example HIV and bird flu able to make the cells within a human body work for the purpose of the virus?
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New hope for emphysema sufferers
//Medical Research News
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are now studying an investigational treatment that may offer a significant new, minimally-invasive option for those suffering from advanced widespread emphysema.
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Research shows potential for treatment of diabetics in hypoglycemic coma
//Medical Research News
Brain damage that was thought to be caused by hypoglycemic coma actually occurs when glucose is administered to treat the coma, according to a study in rodents led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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The rich are different !
//Medical Research News
Economists have postulated that people's perception of the value of financial gains decreases as they become richer, but scientists have not really been able to measure this change in 'marginal utility' in the laboratory, until now.
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Researchers show blood-brain barrier damage could affect multiple sclerosis severity
//Medical Research News
Immunology researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson studying a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease in mice have shown that the amount of "damage" to the central nervous system's protective blood-brain barrier, in essence, opening it, almost always correlates to the severity of the disease.
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New 'platform' for processing dietary fat discovered
//Medical Research News
A new "platform" with a crucial role in the body's ability to process and take up fat from the diet has been found, according to a report in the April issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press.
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Scientists identify new molecule that may help regulate the delivery of fats to cells
//Medical Research News
Published in the April issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, the finding could lead to a better understanding of how we utilize fats from the foods we eat.
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Stem cells offer new ways of treating hearing loss
//Medical Research News
Have you ever walked by someone listening to their i-Pod loud enough for you recognize the song? Studies have shown noise-induced hearing loss is going to become the next big epidemic affecting our younger generation though the effects won't show until it is too late to treat.
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Scientists link treatment-induced growth factor to cancer spread
//Medical Research News
In advanced cancer, anti-tumor therapies often work only partially or not at all, and tumors progress following treatment.
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Eslicarbazepine shows promise for treating epileptic seizures
//Medical Studies/Trials
A new study appearing in the latest issue of Epilepsia shows that a new drug called Eslicarbazepine (ESL) shows promise as a treatment for epilepsy patients whose symptoms remain uncontrolled with existing medications.
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators offer lifesaving benefits, return to active life, and reduced cost
//Medical Studies/Trials
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine have discovered that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) -- electric monitoring devices that deliver a lifesaving shock in the event of a cardiac arrest -- help patients with heart problems live longer more active lives.
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Ibuprofen interferes with the blood thinning properties of aspirin in patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease
//Medical Studies/Trials
Doctors who treat the painful condition of osteoarthritis in patients with increased cardiovascular risk need to be cautious.
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Statins lower risk of sepsis in patients on kidney dialysis
//Medical Studies/Trials
Researchers at Johns Hopkins may have discovered an unintended benefit in the drugs millions of Americans take to lower their cholesterol: The medications, all statins, seem to lower the risk of a potentially lethal blood infection known as sepsis in patients on kidney dialysis.
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Multiple myeloma trial has shows significant improvement in survival
//Medical Studies/Trials
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has announced that a multiple myeloma clinical trial has shown a significant improvement in survival with lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone therapy compared to lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone.
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Study suggests there's a role for religious institutions to play in the fight against HIV
//Medical Studies/Trials
HIV-positive people who say religion is an important part of their lives are likely to have fewer sexual partners and engage in high-risk sexual behavior less frequently than other people with the virus that causes AIDS, according to a study issued today by the RAND Corporation.
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Intensive therapy helps in battle against bipolar disorder
//Medical Studies/Trials
New results from the largest federally funded bipolar study ever conducted show that patients who receive psychotherapy in addition to medication get better faster from bipolar disorder's debilitating depression and stay better longer, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher involved in the study.
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New findings on hypoglycemic neuronal death
//Medical Studies/Trials
Treatment with insulin revolutionized the life of individuals with diabetes. However, because insulin acts to lower blood glucose levels, it can cause hypoglycemia (low levels of glucose in the blood), which, if prolonged, can lead to brain injury and coma.
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Study: Gendered constructions of power during discourse about sexual harassment
//Medical Studies/Trials
In the hands of the wrong person, power can be dangerous. That's especially the case in the workplace, where the abuse of power can lead to sexual harassment.
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Mutation in gene HNF4A linked to increeased birthweight and macrosomia
//Medical Studies/Trials
Macrosomia (birthweight more than 4000g) is associated with complications for both mothers and babies; one cause of macrosomia is diabetes in the mother.
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Treatment options for endometriosis
//Women's Health News
Jan Ruma's pain was getting worse, but she wrote it off as just a part of growing older and a normal side-effect of "that time of the month."
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Fragmented sleep increases spontaneous pain in women
//Women's Health News
Sleep continuity disturbance impairs endogenous pain-inhibitory function and increases spontaneous pain in women
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Women need to be well-informed about mammography screening
//Women's Health News
Should all women in their 40s be routinely screened for breast cancer? Not necessarily, according to the American College of Physicians.
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New screening method for cervical cancer holds promise
//Women's Health News
A method of screening women in Ghana for early signs of cervical cancer and providing preventive treatment at the same visit appears to be safe, acceptable to women and feasible, according to a study by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Need for a national database of epidural complications
//Women's Health News
Researchers have called for a national database to be set up to identify major complications arising from epidural pain relief after a small number of serious problems were identified during a six-year UK study, according to the April issue of Anaesthesia.
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New guidelines for mammography
//Women's Health News
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released a new clinical practice guideline for screening mammography for women 40 to 49 years of age.
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Montefiore Medical Center launches human papilloma virus clinic
//Women's Health News
The only HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine Clinic of its kind has been launched at Montefiore Medical Center.
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Women unaware of health risks of surgical adhesions
//Women's Health News
Although more than half of the country's women will have some type of pelvic surgery and are therefore at risk for surgical adhesions, a survey released this month by the not-for- profit National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) finds that women are largely unaware of the health risks associated with adhesions.
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Reauthorization of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program gives women access to life-saving early detection
//Women's Health News
For the past four years, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists have tirelessly advocated for reauthorization of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).
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Are multivitamins necessary?
//Women's Health News
Are multivitamins necessary? The April issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource answers this and other common questions about multivitamins.
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