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Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 2nd, 2008
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in NewsRx Health
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Research shows a walk in the park improves attention in children with ADHD

University of California - Davis - Health System - M.I.N.D. Institute researchers find important clue to learning deficit in children with autism

The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry - Recommendations for children's exercise lacking say experts

University of California - Irvine - Acupressure calms children before surgery

GAVI's PneumoADIP - Governments urged to fight global child killer

University of Florida - Scientists close in on method to fight deadly childhood cancer

NIH/National Eye Institute - More effective treatment identified for common childhood vision disorder

Mayo Clinic - Best treatment determined for childhood eye problem

Imperial College London - Polio could be wiped out in Nigeria thanks to improved vaccine, says study

Ruder Finn Public Relations - Call for new standards of care in arthritis/rheumatism

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions - Children with cystic fibrosis not well covered by guidelines for vitamin D needs

Wiley-Blackwell - Study shows how civil war refugees cope with the unknown

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - New recipe for self-healing plastic includes dash of food additive

American Academy of Sleep Medicine - Insomnia in women with breast cancer linked to heart rate dysregulation

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Researchers identify promising gene target for neuroblastoma therapy

The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry - Research shows link between bisphenol a and disease in adults

University of Leicester - Seeds of optimism in Iraq's mental health provision

Journal of Clinical Investigation - JCI online early table of contents: Oct. 9, 2008

Northwestern University - Does it matter if black plus white equals black or multiracial?

Journal of Clinical Investigation - A low-cholesterol diet leaves a bitter taste in the gut

Ohio State University - TB bacterium uses its sugar coat to sweeten its chances of living in lungs

University of Pennsylvania - Optimism experts handicap the presidential election with about 6 weeks remaining until Nov. 4

University of Wisconsin-Madison - US culture derails girl math whizzes

Research Australia - Pregnancy not turning minds to mush: Study

Indiana University - On the trail of a targeted therapy for blood cancers

World Journal of Gastroenterology - Is endocan a novel marker of colorectal cancer?

Cardiovascular Research Foundation - Late-breaking results of clinical trial on therapeutic endovascular cooling reported at TCT 2008

Cardiovascular Research Foundation - Triple antiplatelet therapy appears superior to dual antiplatelet therapy

Broad Institute of Mit and Harvard - Genetic 'fingerprint' shown to predict liver cancer's return

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - UT public health experts discover new information about diabetes' link to tuberculosis

Vanderbilt University - Florida's 'worm grunters' collect bait worms by inadvertently imitating mole sounds

University College London - Earliest known human TB found in 9,000-year-old skeletons

Medical College of Georgia - Glanceable dashboard takes a measure of physician communication

University of Idaho - Modern genetics vs. ancient frog-killing fungus

JAMA and Archives Journals - Vitamin B supplementation did not slow cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease

University of Michigan Health System - Black patients with chronic pain less likely to have obesity assessed

JAMA and Archives Journals - Men who never smoke live longer, better lives than heavy smokers

Cardiovascular Research Foundation - Study reveals that signs of heart disease are attributed to stress more frequently in women than men

NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - NIDDK publishes fact sheets about thyroid disorders

Research - Evolution of virulence regulation in Staphylococcus aureus

Research - Embryonic heart exhibits impressive regenerative capacity

DOE/Joint Genome Institute - Diatom genome helps explain success in trapping excess carbon in oceans

World Journal of Gastroenterology - Why could ethyl pyruvate attenuate severe acute pancreatitis?

World Journal of Gastroenterology - How to differentiate macro-regenerative nodules from hepato-carcinoma?

World Journal of Gastroenterology - The risk factors of abdominal venous thrombosis

JAMA and Archives Journals - Cancer screening rates among older Medicaid patients fall short of national objectives

BioMed Central - Farmers can spot lame sheep, but fail to prevent footrot spread

American Association for Cancer Research - Study links nicotine with breast cancer growth and spread

Wellcome Trust - People with autism make more rational decisions, study shows

University of California - San Diego - Vitamin B does not slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's

Emory University - Hospital-based smoking cessation program after heart attack adds to success

University of California - Riverside - Vitamin D a key player in overall health of several body organs, says UC Riverside biochemist

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Northerners' hands up to 3 times dirtier than those living in the South

Elsevier - Why sufferers from Alzheimer's disease might have lower blood pressure

Research - New findings may improve treatment of inherited breast cancer

Medical College of Georgia - Breast cancer cells recycle to escape death by hormonal therapy

Cardiovascular Research Foundation - New devices used to reduce arterial occlusions, provide cardiac support, highlighted at TCT 2008

Weber Shandwick Worldwide - Study finds stroke-prevention surgery safe in growing 80-plus population

University of California - San Francisco - Stress tests to confirm need for cardiac stent not occurring in most patients, new study finds

European Science Foundation - Unpicking the complexity of human disease

Indiana University - Nation's only citywide electronic health information exchange: Improving health and lowering costs

University Hospital Heidelberg - Treatment window expanded

University of Bonn - Important new hair-loss gene discovered

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Scientists trace molecular origin of proportional development

Emory University - Lack of vitamin D linked to Parkinson's disease

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - New insight into Bloom's syndrome

NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine - Bugs in the gut trigger production of important immune cells, NYU study finds

JAMA and Archives Journals - Vision loss more common in people with diabetes

Wiley-Blackwell - Obese teenagers face higher metabolic syndrome risk in South America than Europe

University of Melbourne - New approach to genetic testing could halve deaths from inherited bowel cancer

University of Chicago Medical Center - 'Fishapod' reveals origins of head and neck structures of first land animals

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - People lacking vital antioxidants and exposed to sunlight more likely to develop AMD

World Journal of Gastroenterology - Is CT-colonoscopy a valuable tool to detect colorectal cancer?

Gladstone Institutes - Yamanaka eliminates viral vector in stem cell reprogramming

JAMA and Archives Journals - Sunlight exposure plus low antioxidant levels may place older adults at risk for eye disease

University of Melbourne - Smoking increases depression in women, Australian study reveals

University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences - Keeping herpes infection in check: Pitt researchers describe immune system strategies

Karolinska Institutet - New properties of skin stem cells

University of California - Irvine - Small intestine can sense and react to bitter toxins in food

Wiley-Blackwell - Kidney donation Web sites raise ethical concerns

JAMA and Archives Journals - Study examines association between caffeine consumption and breast cancer risk

University of Chicago Press Journals - What do you know? Not as much as you think

University of Michigan - Stem-cell sentry sounds the alarm to maintain balance between cancer and aging, U-M researchers find

World Journal of Gastroenterology - Does hypertriglyceridemia aggravate the episodes of severe acute pancreatitis?

Duke University Medical Center - Duke team explains a longtime visual puzzler in new way

Tufts University - Researchers uncover world's oldest fossil impression of a flying insect

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - Repair in the developing heart

Elsevier - Milestone influenza publication by Elsevier journal Vaccine

World Journal of Gastroenterology - Why are T cells tolerant to hepatitis B virus?

Springer - Doctors bone up on orthopaedics through wiki project

World Journal of Gastroenterology - What is the relationship between laryngopharyngeal reflux and reflux esophagitis?

National Institute for Physiological Sciences - Blindsight: How brain sees what you do not see

JAMA and Archives Journals - Most patients do not undergo recommended test to confirm need for elective angioplasty

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - To reduce costs of medical care, pay for procedures that are known to work

Temple University - Research underway to give sleep apnea sufferers relief and rest

Florida State University - Landmark study unlocks stem cell, DNA secrets to speed therapies

University of Southern California - Body's anti-HIV drug explained

World Journal of Gastroenterology - How to diagnose and treat spontaneous colonic perforation?

Cardiovascular Research Foundation - HORIZONS AMI will help set guidelines for drug and stent therapy

Cardiovascular Research Foundation - New data examine stents and bypass surgery in patients with 3VD and LMD

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics - Rethinking who should be considered 'essential' during a pandemic flu outbreak

Research - Fat-regenerating 'stem cells' found in mice

World Journal of Gastroenterology - A new alternative in treating short bowel syndrome

Hospital for Special Surgery - Statins may prevent miscarriages

University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA issues new report on Prop. 36

JAMA and Archives Journals - Lessening medication for atrial fibrillation does not reduce side effects

University of Maryland Medical Center - Traumatic aortic injury -- New England Journal of Medicine review

Research - Despite 'peacenik' reputation, bonobos hunt and eat other primates too

Rockefeller University Press - Response to immune protein determines pathology of multiple sclerosis

European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Digital zebrafish embryo provides the first complete developmental blueprint of a vertebrate

Research - Migratory moths may hitch their rides, but they're anything but drifters

University of Oregon - Why do women get more cavities than men?

American Academy of Sleep Medicine - Association found among severe obstructive apnea, high fat diets, less physical activity in women

McGill University - Researchers discover baldness gene: 1 in 7 men at risk

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - When a light goes on during thought processes

JAMA and Archives Journals - Vitamin D deficiency may be more common in Parkinson's disease patients

ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies - Fishy future written in the genes

Massachusetts General Hospital - Intensive support programs can help hospitalized smokers stay smoke free

Cardiovascular Research Foundation - Drug-eluting stents more effective, equally as safe as bare metal stents in clinical trial

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory - Structures of important plant viruses determined

University of Virginia Health System - Groundbreaking discovery may lead to stronger antibiotics

NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine - Researcher at NYU Langone's Skirball Institute available to discuss finding published in Cell

American Academy of Neurology - Disease leads to vision loss more often in men

NewsRx - NewsRx Adds Pediatrics and Psychiatry Titles To 102 Healthcare and Medical Newsletters Library



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