Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 30 March 2008

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Sunday 30 March 2008

MMR Doctor Denies Submitting Kids To Painful Tests Just To Prove His Theories

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Dr. Andrew Wakefield told a General Medical Council (GMC) disciplinary panel he did not submit young children to painful tests just to further his theories linking vaccinations to autism...
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Drug-Releasing Stent Better Than Uncoated Stent For Angioplasty

Written by Peter M Crosta

A study published early online in the journal JAMA concludes that patients who received angioplasty after a heart attack and who received stents that released the drug sirolimus were much less likely to experience major...
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Dental Scientists Convene In Dallas
Did you know that teledentistry can help provide orthodontic treatment to disadvantaged children? Did you know that saliva can provide diagnostic clues to your systemic health? Have you heard about the new "biological clock"...
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Other Medical and Health News for 30 March*

Keynoters, Symposia, Workshops Highlight Dental Research Meeting

A Key Culprit In Stroke Brain Cell Damage Discovered By Scientists

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Associated With More, Longer Hospitalizations

Apathy About Global Warming May Be Result Of Increased Knowledge

Squid Beak May Help Engineers To Design Functionally Graded Materials

Silicon Chips For Optical Quantum Technologies

Could Graphene Be The New Silicon?

A Vision For Infrastructure In The 21st Century

Cruciate Ligament In Dairy Cow's Knee Repaired By 'Wildcat Power Cord'

The National Sleep Foundation Young Investigator Award Won By Dr. Tracy Rupp

Analysis Finds Competitive And Individual-Type Learning Lead To Lower Achievement, Poorer Social Interaction

Study Results Show Investigational Drug, Prasugrel, Cuts Risk Of Stent-Related Clots By More Than Half Versus Clopidogrel

ISAR-REACT 3 Pits Bivalirudin Vs. Unfractionated Heparin In PCI

Study Finds PCI Safe, Effective Despite Off Site Cardiac Surgery

Study Finds Repeated Episodes Of Stent Thrombosis Common

TAXUS(R) Express(TM) Stent Shows Similarly Low Re-intervention Rates In Diabetic Patients Compared To Non Diabetics In ARRIVE 1 And 2 Registries

TRITON TIMI 38 Stent Analysis Favors Prasugrel

Tailored Clopidogrel Dosing Improves PCI Outcomes

VIRxSYS Presents Data On HIV Vaccine At Keystone HIV Vaccine Symposia

Pharsight Invited To Present On HIV Modeling And Simulation At ASCPT Annual Meeting

Physician Scientists Present At American College Of Cardiology's 57th Annual Scientific Session

Study Finds Improvement In The Care Of Children With Cancer At The End Of Life

IPods Found Not To Affect Pacemaker Function, Contrary To Prior Reports

Mysterious Child Fevers Of Unknown Origin: Could Surgery Be A Cure?

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