Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 17 February 2008

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Sunday 17 February 2008

Health Canada Recalls Fentanyl Transdermal Pain Patches

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Canadians are being advised not to use 25 mcg/hr Duragesic (fentanyl transdermal system) patches (Janssen-Ortho Inc.) and 25 mcg/hr Ran Fentanyl Transdermal System patches (Ranbaxy)...
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Drowsy Drivers Cause 400 Road Deaths Each Year In Canada

Written by Christian Nordqvist

We all know that drinking and driving is dangerous and can lead to serious injury and loss of life. However, fewer people are aware of the significant of danger of driving while drowsy...
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Sheriff's Deputy Deliberately Tips Quadriplegic Man Out Of His Wheelchair To Search Him

Written by Christian Nordqvist

A deputy sheriff, Charlette Marshall-Jones, has been charged with felony abuse after a surveillance camera filmed her tipping a quadriplegic* man from his wheelchair at a police station in Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida, USA...
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Other Medical and Health News for 17 February*

HPV Vaccination For Older Women, Australia

Bypass Surgery Outcomes Still Good Despite Ageing Population, Australia

Chronic Disease Impacting On Australia's Older Workforce

Cause Of Children's Seizures Pinpointed By Hypnosis

Research Points To Forkhead Protein's Importance In Many Types Of Cancer

New Drug Targets For Cancer And Other Diseases Revealed By Enzyme Structure

World-Beating Software Could Boost British Swimming

2007 Cozzarelli Prize Recipients Accounced By PNAS

What Men And Women Want In A Partner

Calls To 911 Offer Potential Early Warning System For Emergencies And Disasters

News From The Department Of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 2008

UK Scientist Receives 2007 AAAS International Scientific Cooperation Award

How Consumers Accept New Information Depends On Prior Knowledge

ASCO GU 2008 - Metabolic Syndrome In America: Implications For Treatment

ASCO GU 2008 - Nutrition And Prostate Cancer

Preliminary Phase II Results Of Abiraterone Acetate In Patients With Castration-resistant Metastatic Prostate Cancer

ASCO GU 2008 - Prostate Stem Cell Insight Into Tumor Initiation

ASCO GU 2008 - Radiation Therapy: How Much Androgen Deprivation Therapy Is Enough?

ASCO GU 2008 - Secondary Androgen Deprivation: Treating The Prostate Specific Antigen Or The Patient

ASCO GU 2008 - Side Effects Of Local Therapy In The Elderly Male

ASCO GU 2008 - The Role Of MicroRNA In Prostate Tumor Biology

Safety And Efficacy Of The Use Of Intravesical And Oral Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium For Interstitial Cystitis

Beyond The Abstract: Donor Insemination And Infertility: What General Urologists Need To Know

Beyond The Abstract: Influence Of Prostate Size On The Outcome Of Holmium Laser Enucleation Of The Prostate

Beyond The Abstract: Pharmacology And New Perspectives Of Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker In Prostate Cancer Treatment

Beyond The Abstract: Surgical Treatment Of Peyronie's Disease: Choosing The Best Approach To Improve Patient Satisfaction

Outcome After Radical Cystectomy With Limited Or Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection

Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity And The Detection Of Gleason Score 7 To 10 Prostate Cancer

The Effect Of Shock Wave Rate On The Outcome Of Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Meta-Analysis

Absence Of Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment In Elderly Medicaid-Insured Nursing Home Residents

Renal Function Outcomes In Patients Treated With Renal Masses Smaller Than 4 Cm By Ablative And Extirpative Techniques

Defining Overactive Bladder As Hypersensitivity

Urinary Reference Values For Stone Risk Factors In Children

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