Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 16 March 2008

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Sunday 16 March 2008

The Genes That Protect Against Atherosclerosis, A Major Cause Of Myocardial Infarction And Stroke

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Myocardial infarction and stroke cause nearly half of all deaths in the Western World, and atherosclerosis is the main cause of myocardial infarction and stroke. Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have shown...
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ADHD Treatment For Children Different Between Specialties, Australia
Standardisation of diagnosis and treatment of ADHD is needed to ensure consistency between treatment by psychiatrists and paediatricians, according to a study in the latest Medical Journal of Australia...
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Health Care System In Need Of Redesign, Medical Journal Of Australia
Redesign of the processes surrounding the delivery of clinical care is needed to cope with the increasing strain on Australia's health system, according to an article in the supplement to the latest Medical Journal of...
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Other Medical and Health News for 16 March*

European Guidance For Osteoporosis Diagnosis And Management

Microbial Profiles Serve As The Ecological Version Of The Human Genome Project

Improved Quality Of Life Is The Aim Of Leading Engineers And Scientists

NSF-Supported Researchers Complete Draft Sequence On The Corn Genome In Less Than 3 Years

Dynamic Visualization Of Simplest Circadian Clock Provided By New Research

New Research In Food Allergies Presented At Annual Meeting

5 Factors Of Social Ills In Energy, Mining And Logging Communities Revealed By Study

New Book: Molecules That Changed The World

Lifetime Award In Genetics Presented To Peter H. Byers By March Of Dimes

Donation Funds The Purchase Of Three High-powered Electron Microscopes For Cutting-Edge Research

Springer Author Takeo Kanade Receives Bower Award And Prize 2008

U-Iowa Child Health Research Benefits From $2.1 Million NIH Grant

Frequency And Distribution Of Multiple Diagnoses In Chronic Pelvic Pain Related To Previous Abuse Or Drug-Seeking Behavior

Beyond The Abstract Mayo Clinic Validation Of The D'Amico Risk Group Classification For Predicting Survival Following Radical Prostatectomy

External Validation Of IMP3 Expression As An Independent Prognostic Marker For Metastatic Progression And Death For Patients With Renal Carcinona

Sensitivity Of Normal, Paramalignant, And Malignant Human Urothelial Cells To Inhibitors Of The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pathway

The Use Of Polypropylene Mesh As A Transobturator Sling For The Treatment Of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (Early Experience With 40 Cases)

The Clinical Management Of Patients With A Small Volume Of Prostatic Cancer On Biopsy: What Are The Risks Of Progression?

Vitamin And Mineral Supplement Use Among US Adults After Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review

Single-Port Laparoscopic Surgery In Urology: Initial Experience

Is Smaller Workspace A Limitation For Robot Performance In Laparoscopy?

Pediatric Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: 4-Year Experience

SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Biochemical Basis For SUI/Pelvic Organ Prolapse

SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Breakout Session #4 - Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Genetic Factors In SUI/Pelvic Organ Prolapse

SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Lumbo To Sacral Nerve Rerouting To Restore Voiding Function In Spina Bifida

SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Repair Of Vesicovaginal Fistual: Lessons Learned In Africa

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