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| Abortion News | |
| Abortion Not Linked To Mental Health Risk Having an induced abortion in itself does not raise a female's chances of developing mental health problems, says a report, claimed to be the largest and most comprehensive ever, published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC), UK. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Binge Drinking By Freshman Women Tied To Sexual Assault Risk, According To New Research Many young women who steer clear of alcohol while they're in high school may change their ways once they go off to college. And those who take up binge drinking may be at relatively high risk of sexual assault, according to a University at Buffalo-led study in the January issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Blood / Hematology News | |
| Similar Blood Pressure Drugs Could Have Different Impacts On Dialysis Patients' Heart Health Two seemingly similar blood pressure - lowering drugs have different effects on the heart health of dialysis patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| Breast Cancer Drug Abandoned By 36% Of Patients Due To Side Effects 36% of post-menopausal breast cancer patients who take aromatase inhibitors do not complete their treatment, because the drug's side effects are so unpleasant, researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine reported at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| New Study Supports Claim That Breast Screening May Be Causing More Harm Than Good A new study published on bmj.com supports the claim that the introduction of breast cancer screening in the UK may have caused more harm than good.Harms included false positives (abnormal results that turn out to be normal) and overtreatment (treatment of harmless cancers that would never have caused symptoms or death during a patient's lifetime). | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Mayo Clinic: Obese Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer May Have Worse Outcomes Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight or overweight, Mayo Clinic researchers found in a study presented today at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| First Genome Sequencing Clinical Trial For Triple Negative Cancer Points To New Treatments Initial results from an ongoing clinical trial, the first designed to examine the utility of whole-genome sequencing for triple negative breast cancer, were reported during the CRTC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Breast Cancer Drug Abandoned By 36% Of Patients Due To Side Effects 36% of post-menopausal breast cancer patients who take aromatase inhibitors do not complete their treatment, because the drug's side effects are so unpleasant, researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine reported at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Similar Blood Pressure Drugs Could Have Different Impacts On Dialysis Patients' Heart Health Two seemingly similar blood pressure - lowering drugs have different effects on the heart health of dialysis patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Compliance News | |
| Breast Cancer Drug Abandoned By 36% Of Patients Due To Side Effects 36% of post-menopausal breast cancer patients who take aromatase inhibitors do not complete their treatment, because the drug's side effects are so unpleasant, researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine reported at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Genetics News | |
| First Genome Sequencing Clinical Trial For Triple Negative Cancer Points To New Treatments Initial results from an ongoing clinical trial, the first designed to examine the utility of whole-genome sequencing for triple negative breast cancer, were reported during the CRTC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Changing The Locks: HIV Discovery Could Allow Scientists To Block Virus's Entry Into Cell Nucleus Scientists have found the 'key' that HIV uses to enter our cells' nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS The finding, published today in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens, provides a potential new target for anti-AIDS drugs that could be more effective against drug-resistant strains of the virus. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Hypertension News | |
| Similar Blood Pressure Drugs Could Have Different Impacts On Dialysis Patients' Heart Health Two seemingly similar blood pressure - lowering drugs have different effects on the heart health of dialysis patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Salmonella Tainted Cilantro - Over 6,000 Cartons Recalled, USA The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) informs that 6,141 cartons of Cilantro are being recalled after some samples tested positive for Salmonella at distributor level. Pacific International Marketing has issued the recall and the FDA says they and Pacific are liaising closely. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Cookie Dough E. Coli Risk The latest perpetrator of Escherichia coli (STEC), a significant cause of bacterial gastrointestinal illness, is ready-to-bake commercial prepackaged cookie dough. The discovery was made following the 2009 investigation of a nationwide (USA) outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Premature Babies Harbor Fewer, But More Dangerous Microbe Types One of the most comprehensive studies to date of the microbes that are found in extremely low-birthweight infants found that hard-to-treat Candida fungus is often present, as well as some harmful bacteria and parasites. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Few Hospitals Aggressively Combat Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Hospitals are working harder than ever to prevent hospital-acquired infections, but a nationwide survey shows few are aggressively combating the most common one - catheter-associated urinary tract infections. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Abortion Not Linked To Mental Health Risk Having an induced abortion in itself does not raise a female's chances of developing mental health problems, says a report, claimed to be the largest and most comprehensive ever, published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC), UK. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Nursing / Midwifery News | |
| Up To 4,000 Nurses To Strike, Says Nursing Union, California On December 22, up to 4,000 nurses who work for the Sutter Corporation are going on strike, protesting against sweeping cuts in healthcare coverage and patient care protections, according to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Salmonella Tainted Cilantro - Over 6,000 Cartons Recalled, USA The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) informs that 6,141 cartons of Cilantro are being recalled after some samples tested positive for Salmonella at distributor level. Pacific International Marketing has issued the recall and the FDA says they and Pacific are liaising closely. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Mayo Clinic: Obese Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer May Have Worse Outcomes Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight or overweight, Mayo Clinic researchers found in a study presented today at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Premature Babies Harbor Fewer, But More Dangerous Microbe Types One of the most comprehensive studies to date of the microbes that are found in extremely low-birthweight infants found that hard-to-treat Candida fungus is often present, as well as some harmful bacteria and parasites. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Preventive Medicine News | |
| New Study Supports Claim That Breast Screening May Be Causing More Harm Than Good A new study published on bmj.com supports the claim that the introduction of breast cancer screening in the UK may have caused more harm than good.Harms included false positives (abnormal results that turn out to be normal) and overtreatment (treatment of harmless cancers that would never have caused symptoms or death during a patient's lifetime). | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Abortion Not Linked To Mental Health Risk Having an induced abortion in itself does not raise a female's chances of developing mental health problems, says a report, claimed to be the largest and most comprehensive ever, published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC), UK. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Research Raises New Questions About Animal Empathy The emotions of rats and mice and the mental infrastructure behind them promise to illuminate the nature of human emotions, including empathy and nurturance, a Washington State University neuroscientist writes in this Friday's issue of the journal Science. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Public Health News | |
| Cookie Dough E. Coli Risk The latest perpetrator of Escherichia coli (STEC), a significant cause of bacterial gastrointestinal illness, is ready-to-bake commercial prepackaged cookie dough. The discovery was made following the 2009 investigation of a nationwide (USA) outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Few Hospitals Aggressively Combat Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Hospitals are working harder than ever to prevent hospital-acquired infections, but a nationwide survey shows few are aggressively combating the most common one - catheter-associated urinary tract infections. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Veterinary News | |
| Research Raises New Questions About Animal Empathy The emotions of rats and mice and the mental infrastructure behind them promise to illuminate the nature of human emotions, including empathy and nurturance, a Washington State University neuroscientist writes in this Friday's issue of the journal Science. | 11 Dec 2011 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Binge Drinking By Freshman Women Tied To Sexual Assault Risk, According To New Research Many young women who steer clear of alcohol while they're in high school may change their ways once they go off to college. And those who take up binge drinking may be at relatively high risk of sexual assault, according to a University at Buffalo-led study in the January issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. | 11 Dec 2011 |
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