Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 7 October 2007

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Sunday 7 October 2007

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Varies Widely In Season Onsets And Offsets

Written by Jill Stein

Investigators are reporting dramatic variability in seasonal onset and offset of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outside of presumptive outbreak periods and vicinities. The findings, based on three-year data from a novel...
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Jean Chretien Has Quadruple Heart Bypass Surgery

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Jean Chretien, former Prime Minister of Canada, 73, had quadruple heart bypass surgery on Wednesday at the Montreal Heart Institute. A hospital spokesperson said he is doing well, and added that the family wished for no...
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New Diabetes Tool Available On American Diabetes Association Web Site
The American Diabetes Association unveiled a new web-based diabetes tool that makes it easier for people with diabetes - and their care providers - to share and organize important health information to improve their diabetes care...
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Other Medical and Health News for 7 October*

University Of South Florida Awarded $169 Million For International Juvenile Diabetes Study

AAP Policy Statement Urges Pediatricians To Take Lead In Ensuring Infant Screening, Diagnosis And Intervention For Hearing Loss

Medical Defence Union Members Offered Free Ethics And Law Training, UK

MRI Is More Sensitive At Detecting Early Signs Of Breast Cancer Than Mammography

Chinese Medical Association Reaches Agreement With World Medical Association Against Transplantation Of Prisioners's Organs

New Framework To Help PCTs Deliver Services Locally, UK

New WMA President Highlights Physicians' Obligation To Respect Human Life

Affect Of Abusive Bosses On Employees

New Data Presented Confirms The Efficacy And Value Of Rapid MRSA Detection Test, UK

Artificial Cornea Saves Eyesight

Deep Frozen HIV Specimens

Fact Or Fiction - Is Abuse Prevalent In Patients With Interstitial Cystitis? Results From A Community Survey And Clinic Population

Vesicoureteral Reflux After Kidney Transplantation In Children

Survival Data In FDA Approval For ERBITUX® (Cetuximab) Supports Use As A Single Agent In Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer

GSK Seeks Prequalification For Cervarix™ From The World Health Organization After Obtaining Marketing Approval In Europe

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