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Genomewide Study of Ulcerative Colitis Identifies Variants Contributing to Disease Susceptibility
The gene for interleukin 10, an immunosuppressive cytokine, plays a clear role in ulcerative colitis susceptibility.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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Using a Fan During Sleep May Help Prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
A population-based case-control study shows that the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome may be reduced by using a fan in an infant's sleeping environment.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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Tiotropium Induces Long-Term Improvement in Lung Function, QOL in COPD Patients
Tiotropium improves quality of life and multiple parameters of lung function but does not slow decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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Simple Interventions Help Decrease Narcotic-Related Pediatric Adverse Drug Events
A study shows that implementation of various simple interventions decreases narcotic-related adverse drug events in hospitalized children.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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Procalcitonin May Help Detect Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants
In an observational study, use of procalcitonin was effective in detecting serious bacterial infections in young febrile infants, especially in detecting the most serious occult infections.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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Management of Acute Lumbar Disk Herniation Reviewed
A review suggests that patient preference and the severity of the disability from acute lumbar disk pain should be considered when treatment modalities are chosen.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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Healthcare Ads Heat up Presidential Race
In a new series of ads Obama attacks McCain's health insurance proposals; McCain aide calls the ads 'deceitful.'
WebMD Health News, October 2008
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AIDS Pioneers, Cancer Researcher Win Nobel Prize
Two French scientists who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus and a German who identified human papilloma virus as the cause of cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology on Monday.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Genetic Differences May Account for Racial Disparities in Asthma Severity
Asthma patients who are black tend to have more severe disease than asthma patients who are white, leading to more asthma control problems, higher rates of emergency department visits, and overall worse quality of life. These findings from a large, prospective cohort study point to genetic and pharmacogenetic differences as the source of these racial disparities.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Drug-Eluting or Bare Metal Stents Effective for Narrowing in Saphenous Vein Grafts
Both drug-eluting stents and bare metal stents are "reasonably" safe and efficacious for treatment of saphenous vein graft stenoses, results of a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Cardiology indicate.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Prenatal Anemia May Heighten Schizophrenia Risk in Offspring
Iron deficiency during pregnancy appears to be a risk factor for the development of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) among offspring in adulthood, according to findings from a large prospective birth cohort study reported in the Archives of General Psychiatry for October.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Pneumococcal Vaccination May Lower Risk of Heart Attack
The risk of myocardial infarction in at-risk patients appears to be cut in half by vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae, a new study indicates.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Genetic Variation in Complement Regulator Linked to AMD
Genetic variation in the serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade G member 1 (SERPING1) is associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to cohort studies conducted in the UK and the US.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Vitamin D Analog May Improve Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy
Combining a vitamin D analog with an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker can further reduce the renal injury seen with diabetic nephropathy, the results of an animal study suggest.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Intradermal Influenza Vaccine Immunogenic in Elderly Patients
Two phase III studies presented here at the 2008 Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society show that an intradermal vaccine against the influenza virus, delivered by microinjection, triggers protective levels of antibodies against the virus.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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S. Africa on Alert After Fatal Bleeding Sickness
South African health authorities are on high alert after three people died in hospital from an unknown, infectious disease similar to hemorrhagic fever, health officials said.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Merkel Pledges to Offset Health Contribution Hikes
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday sought to deflect criticism of a planned increase in mandatory contributions to state healthcare providers by pledging to trim unemployment benefit levies.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Salivary Proteomics Identifies Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Biomarkers
Protein patterns in saliva may be able to identify patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), according to a report in the October 1st Clinical Cancer Research.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Obama's Healthcare Plan Insures More People Than McCain's, Study Says
Twice as many uninsured people in the United States will have health insurance in 10 years under Sen. Barack Obama's healthcare plan than under Sen. John McCain's plan, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund, but a critic challenges the group's projections.
WebMD Health News, October 2008
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Hepatitis B Virus Associated With Pancreatic Cancer
Exposure to the hepatitis B virus could increase the risk for pancreatic cancer, and chemotherapy treatment might cause reactivation of the virus in cancer patients.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
