Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 28 October 2007

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Sunday 28 October 2007

Blood Pressure Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Written by Christian Nordqvist

If you are taking some of the commonly used hypertension (high blood pressure) drugs you might also be significantly lowering you chances of developing Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline, according to a new study...
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Nurses Should Decide Whether To Resuscitate Patients, New UK Guidelines

Written by Christian Nordqvist

To date, only doctors (consultants and GPs) have been authorized to decide whether a patient is resuscitated, now new professional guidelines say experienced nurses should also be allowed to make this decision...
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BJOG - The Effectiveness Of STAN Technology In Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance, UK
In the latest BJOG podcast, leading obstetricians from St George's University Hospital in London discuss the use of CTG-ST waveform analysis to monitor fetal heart rate performance during labour...
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Other Medical and Health News for 28 October*

New Science Diploma Warmly Welcomed By Pharmaceutical Industry, UK

New Single Research Contract Aims To Speed Up Contracting Process For Industry-sponsored Trials, UK

Australian Medical Association Best Advocate For GPs, Say GPs

Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan And Barbara Valent From K-State Named AAAS Fellows

The AAAS Honors Members As Fellows For Distinction In Science

New Lab-On-A-Chip Research Integrates Microfluidics And Optical Trapping

Funding For National Center For Disaster Mental Health Research

FDA Grant To Study An Emerging Health Issue For US Infants/Babies

Designing A Cancer-Killing Virus

Clue To Preventing Infertility In Women

At The Cutting Edge Of Surgery: New Insights Into How Lasers Cut Flesh

Humanitarian Scientific Achievement Award Presented To Dr. Yu Yamaguchi

Blood Markers Can Help Determine Best Dose For Antiangiogenic Drugs

New Light Shed On Cross-Species Transmission Of Diseases

Know The Name But Not How You Met? This provides Insight Into How Memory Is Wired

Tips For Keeping Food Portions Under Control, From Harvard Women's Health Watch

2007 InfantSEE(R) Data Magnifies The Need For Early Eye And Vision Screenings For Infants, According To American Optometric Association

Extensive Review Supports Safety Of Silicone Breast Implants

Don't Over Indulge Heavy Holiday Drinking Can Pose Significant Health Risk

Have A Smoke Free Holiday

Deep Vein Thrombosis Can Block Holiday Fun

Can't Sleep? Sleep Expert Has The Answers

This Holiday Season: Fire Proof, Burn Free Fun

Safest Way To Fight Colds And Flu? Ditch The OTC Meds

'Tis The Season To Ring In New Home Food Safety Traditions

Study Points To A Possible Biomarker For Colon Cancer In People 50 And Under

Microbial Biofilms Evoke Jekyll & Hyde Effects

Twice The Risk Of Cervical Cancer Despite Operation

Removal Of Uterus Increases Risk Of Urinary Incontinence

Why Education Really Is For Life

New Imaging Technique Ensures Rapid Profiling Of Autoantibodies In Rheumatoid Arthritis

The S Shaped Orthotopic Ileal Neobladder Substitute Incorporating A New Seromuscular Antireflux Technique (Split Ileal End) In A Series Of 50

Increased Risk Of Testicular Cancer Among Infertile Men

Predicting Unilateral Prostate Cancer Based On Biopsy Features: Implications For Focal Ablative Therapy Results From The SEARCH Database

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