Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 23 February 2008

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Saturday 23 February 2008

Obama And Clinton Differ Slightly On Their Vision For Health Care

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Last Thursday evening Democrat contenders for the presidency Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton took part in a debate which started tamely enough, and then heated up when they started talking about various issues, including health care...
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Level I Trauma Centers Have Varying Patient Survival Rates

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

Level I trauma centers may have very different results when treating patients, even when they have similar injuries. This was analyzed in a report on February 18, 2008 in the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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Alteplase Shown To Benefit Stroke Patients Beyond Three Hours

Written by Peter M Crosta

According to an article published in The Lacnet Neurology, phase III clinical trials of alteplase should now begin. Alteplase is the only licensed therapy for acute ischaemic stroke and is found to have positive effects for...
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Antibiotics Do Not Prevent Fluid Buildup In Children's Ear Infections

Other Medical and Health News for 23 February*

Mathematical Model Finds Most Efficient Method For Humans To Go Up Or Down Steep Slopes

Computer Simulations Suggest Migration From Africa Left Mark On European Genetic Diversity

Torsten Fiebig, Boston College Chemist, Honored By Sloan Foundation

Unfavorable Media Portrayals Can Affect Racial Judgments

Nurses In ICU Require Training To Spot Delirium

Why Recovery From Flu May Increase Odds Of Bacterial Infection

Portable Safety: CSIRO's Trust Extension Device

Next Generation Internet TV To Be Shaped By European Research Project

Sniffing Out Insider Threats May Improve Public Safety, Prevent Terrorism

International Conference To Focus On Inventive Problem Solving

National Water Management Challenges Lecture Feb. 27

Secrets Of Nature's 'Great Pretenders' Revealed

New Mechanisms Of HBV Virulence

Democratic Presidential Candidates Clinton, Obama Discuss Health Care During Texas Debate

CMS Proposes Rule Changes That Would Give States 'Unprecedented Flexibility' In Designing Medicaid Programs

Los Angeles City Attorney Files Lawsuit Against Health Net For Cancellations

California Legislative Analyst Releases Alternative State Spending Plan

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Respond To Bush's Trip To Africa

RadSciences Group Announces Release Of 2008 Radiology Compensation Review

Arbios Receives Conditional Approval From The FDA To Initiate Pivotal Clinical Trial For SEPET(TM)

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Announces Physician-Sponsored Clinical Study Of Xibrom(TM) Combination Therapy With Lucentis(R)

ATS Medical Announces Initial Clinical Results Of Stand Alone Atrial Fibrillation Procedures Using ATS CryoMaze Product Line

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