Archive: 10/25/2011
Independent review of NHS breast screening underway, reveals top cancer doctor
An independent review of the NHS breast cancer screening programme is under way, Professor Sir Mike Richards, National Cancer Director, told the BMJ today.
Cancer
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One in five medical journal articles include honorary and ghost authors
Just over one in five (21%) of articles published in six leading medical journals in 2008 have evidence of honorary and ghost authorship, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
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Study confirms some contraceptive pills more likely to cause blood clots
A study published in the British Medical Journal today confirms previous findings that certain oral contraceptive pills are more likely to cause serious blood clots (venous thromboembolism - VTE ) than others.
Medications
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Doctor suggests tabloids publish daily smoking death toll
While smoking remains legal, the number of smokers is never going to fall significantly, argues public health doctor in a letter to this week's BMJ.
Health
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How cannabis causes 'cognitive chaos' in the brain
Cannabis use is associated with disturbances in concentration and memory. New research by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, has found that brain activity becomes uncoor ...
Neuroscience
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Standard definition of loss-to-follow-up for ART patients
A study led by Benjamin Chi of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA and colleagues reports on the development of a standard definition for loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) that can be used by HIV antiretroviral programs worldwide. ...
HIV & AIDS
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New guidelines for reporting epidemiological studies that involve molecular markers
New guidelines that provide an easy-to-use checklist for the accurate and ethical reporting of epidemiological studies involving molecular markers have been proposed by a group of international researchers and are published ...
Cancer
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Researchers develop method to better estimate vaccine coverage
Immunizations are a valuable tool for controlling infectious diseases among populations both in the U.S. and globally. Routine immunizations and supplemental immunization activities, such as immunization campaigns, are designed ...
Health
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A World Series to remember?
It's a moment burned into the minds of Red Sox and Yankee fans alike – sitting inches away from the television, fists clenched, tightness in the chest and the unbearable urge to look away...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Researchers find gene variants that cause stent thrombosis in people with coronary artery disease
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered several gene variants contributing to early stent thrombosis (ST), a devastating and often deadly complication after coronary stent ...
Genetics
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CT scans for lung cancer screening may be beneficial in detecting COPD
Among men who were current or former heavy smokers, undergoing lung cancer screening with computed tomography (CT) scanning identified a substantial proportion who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), suggesting ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Linking of mutations in 12 genes to ovarian cancer may lead to more effective prevention
More patients with ovarian carcinoma carry cancer-predisposing mutations, and in more genes, than previously thought.
Cancer
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Blood proteins predict survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: study
A panel of blood proteins can predict which patients with the progressive lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are likely to live at least five years or to die within two years, say researchers at the University ...
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Many Alzheimer's patients get drugs with opposing effects
You wouldn't brake your car while stepping on the gas—or wash down a sleeping pill with espresso. Yet many people taking common Alzheimer's disease medications—cholinesterase inhibitors—are given medications ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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IADR/AADR publish study on dental caries vaccine
In a report on a preclinical investigation titled "Flagellin Enhances Saliva IgA Response and Protection of Anti-caries DNA Vaccine," lead author Wei Shi, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his ...
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