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Week In Medicine - 17 December 2007


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Rotavirus vaccine protects against childhood rotavirus gastroenteritis

Co-administering two doses of the oral live attenuated human rotavirus vaccine RIX4414 alongside childhood vaccines offers a high degree of protection against any and severe rotavirus gastroenteritis, European study findings suggest.
http://www.medwire-n...oenteritis.html



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Comparative risk information for breast cancer could be harmful to women

Providing women with comparative risk information based on the average women's risk for breast cancer can affect treatment decisions and could be potentially harmful, a study has found.
http://www.medwire-n...l_to_women.html



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Green salad and gardening ward off lung cancer

People who eat at least four servings of green salad per week and undertake gardening once or twice a week have a reduced risk for developing lung cancer, regardless of whether or not they are smokers, US study findings indicate.
http://www.medwire-n...ung_cancer.html



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Adalimumab provides wide-ranging psoriasis benefits

Adalimumab treatment improves dermatology-specific and general health-related quality of life, as well as reducing work and activity limitations and psoriasis-related symptoms in moderate to severe psoriasis patients, study findings suggest.
http://www.medwire-n...s_benefits.html



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Glomerulation at TURP 'no predictor of outcome'

Glomerulation of the bladder mucosa is a common finding during transurethral resection of the prostate, but it may not be a predictor of clinical outcome, Japanese scientists have discovered.
http://www.medwire-n...of_outcome.html



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Pioglitazone lowers CV risk in diabetic patients with kidney disease

Patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease are at lower risk for cardiovascular events if they are treated with pioglitazone, researchers suggest.
http://www.medwire-n...ey_disease.html



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Collateral flow affects tissue fate in acute stroke patients

Collateral blood flow is an important determinant of outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular therapy, say researchers.
http://www.medwire-n...e_patients.html



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PSA testing linked to reduction in Nordic prostate cancer mortality

The general trend towards a decrease in Nordic prostate cancer mortality in recent years is likely attributable to early diagnosis and advances in treatment, researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
http://www.medwire-n..._mortality.html



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Medication adherence linked to cognition in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia patients who perform poorly on certain cognitive tests are less likely to adhere to their correct course of medication than patients who perform well, study findings suggest.
http://www.medwire-n...izophrenia.html



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Protease activity blunts airway antibacterial defenses in chronic respiratory diseases

High protease activity contributes to reduced antibacterial defenses in the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis and other obstructive lung disorders, research indicates.
http://www.medwire-n...y_diseases.html



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Fatty acid link with metabolic syndrome clarified

Results from a study of Eskimos have clarified the links between various individual fatty acids and components of the metabolic syndrome, such as dyslipidemia and glucose control.
http://www.medwire-n..._clarified.html



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Cow bacteria link to Crohn's disease

Researchers have discovered how a bacterium found in cow's milk and other dairy products may cause Crohn's disease in humans.
http://www.medwire-n...ns_disease.html



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Menopause affects genitourinary connective tissue composition

Evaluating the effect of menopausal status on the degree of periurethral connective tissue immunoreactivity among women with and without stress urinary incontinence.
http://www.medwire-n...omposition.html



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HIFU boosts tPA in vivo clot-busting power

Pulsed-high intensity frequency ultrasound significantly improves the efficacy of tissue plasminogen activator in an animal model of thrombosis, US researchers have found.
http://www.medwire-n...ting_power.html



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