Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 27 December 2007

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Thursday 27 December 2007

Giuliani Enjoying Good Health, Says His Doctor

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Rudy Giuliani, Republican presidential candidate, is in good health, his doctor declared after the candidate had been hospitalized for a severe headache. Dr. Valentin Fuster said "It is my medical opinion that Rudy Giuliani is in very good health...
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Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Girl In Coma

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The father of Javona Peters, a 16-year old girl who went into coma after an operation to relieve pressure on her brain, has gone to the Supreme Court (Bronx) for a decision on whether to take her off life support - the case is set for January 7th...
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High Triglycerides, Other Cholesterol Raise Risk Of Stroke
People with high triglycerides and another type of cholesterol tested but not usually evaluated as part of a person's risk assessment have an increased risk of a certain type of stroke, according to research published in the...
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Other Medical and Health News for 27 December*

Stimulating Muscles May Improve Musician's Dystonia

Cognitive, Genetic Clues Identified In Imaging Study Of Alcohol Addiction

When Arthritis Inflames The Big Toe… Which Athletes Are Vulnerable?

Doctors Now Do It Though The Eyelid

Taxus™ Liberté™ Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System Receives Ce Mark For Use In Diabetic Patients

Medimix International To Support Melanoma Metastasis Research

"Generics: The Right Choice For Better Health" Is Theme Of GPhA's 2007 Annual Meeting

New York State Nurses Association Disaffiliates From The United American Nurses

National Cancer Institute Approves Roswell Park's Core Grant For Five Years; Awards Best Overall Score In RPCI's History

BMA Response To The Government's Imposition Of A Draconian Contract On GP´s, UK

New Treatment Guidelines For Cancerous Cysts Management Of Pancreatic Cyst Lesions Assessed

Expert Evidence To House Of Lords Committee States Aspirin Of Doubtful Value To Prevent DVT

Cannabinoids May Inhibit Cancer Cell Invasion

Novel Method Used To Classify New Vs. Recurrent Cancer

Chemotherapy And Tamoxifen Independently Reduce Risk Of Second Breast Cancer

Report Calls For National Guidance For Emergency Ambulance Volunteers, UK

Diabetes Forecast Publishes Special Annual Resource Guide

USDA Opens New Agricultural Trade Office In China

INVEGA™ Shows Favorable Long Term Safety Profile In A One Year Study Of Patients With Schizophrenia

GlaxoSmithKline Receives Positive EMEA Opinion For A Conditional Approval Of Tyverb®

Hearing Fine Tuned By Cholesterol

Kids Of Abused Moms Have Greater Health Needs

Finding A Common Language In Health Care Information Technology

More Pressure On Women As Workplace Opportunities And Stresses Increase

Focus Narrows On Genetic Cause Of Kawasaki Disease Following International Research Collaboration

Sun Safe Over Sun Tan - Australian Medical Association

Chagas Disease In Children - New Screening Strategy Could Make Diagnosis And Treatment More Feasible

Poor Americans Suffer Some Of The Same Parasitic Infections As Do The Poor In Africa, Asia And Latin America

Burden Of Tropical Diseases Significant In Countries Where They Exist - Risk For Travelers As Well

Mutations Protein Called Dynein May Cause Inherited Neuropathy - May Provide Clues To Better Treatments

Calcium And Vesicle Recruitment At The Calyx Of Held

APP And Neuronal Migration

Reversing Sleep Deprivation With A Whiff Of Orexin-A

AD, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, And A Lipoprotein Receptor

Few Cancer Services Provided To Nursing Home Residents

Testicular Cancer - Early Exposure To Environmental Factors May Influence Risk

Anthracyclines Improve Survival In HER2-positive Breast Cancer Patients

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