Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 6 April 2008

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Sunday 6 April 2008

Yale Study Shows How Rare Genes Have Big Impact On Blood Pressure
Yale University researchers report in the journal Nature Genetics that they have discovered that rare genetic variants can be associated with a dramatically lower risk of developing high blood pressure in the general population...
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Smoking During Pregnancy Linked To Low Baby Birthweight
Babies whose teenage mothers smoked during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from low birthweight (LBW) than babies whose mothers did not smoke, according to a study in the latest Medical Journal of Australia...
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Health Profession Must Act On Environmental And Social Change, Australian Medical Association
The health profession needs to actively advocate for Government action on climate change and economic inequalities to ensure the survival of humanity, according to an article in the latest Medical Journal of Australia...
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Other Medical and Health News for 6 April*

Public Awareness Of Risks Of Black Cohosh Needed, Australian Medical Association

Study Fills Gap In Positive Research On African American Families

Are Animals Stuck In Time?

Alcohol Dependence May Respond To Aripiprazole, Treatment For Bipolar Disorder And Schizophrenia.

Patients' Trust Earned By Healthcare Providers Who Discuss Intimate Piercings

'Microenvironment' Of Human Breast Tumors Primes Them For Metastasis

Cultural Biases May Influence Parenting Studies, Scientist Finds

Enzyme Complex Could Be Key To New Cancer Treatments

Rare Genetic Syndrome May Hold Key To Cure For Heat Stroke

Mitosis Gets Harder Thanks To New Gene Discovery

Researchers Answer Troublesome Question Of Why Some Genetic Association Studies Have Failed Replication Attempts

Improved Quality Of Life For Women On Continuous Oral Contraceptives

Computational Quantum Chemical Methods Promising For Drug Development

Caution Advised When Using Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer

Non Hodgkin Lymphoma Is Focus Of Cancer In Iowa Report

A Large Open Label, Non-Comparative, Phase III Study Of The Multi-Targeted Kinase Inhibitor Sorafenib In European Patients

Safety And Short-Term Efficacy Of Laparoscopic Cryoablation For Renal Tumors ≥ 3 Cm: A Multicenter European

Laparoscopic Renal Cryoablation (LRC) Of Small Renal Masses

Management Of Superficial Bladder Tumors: Does Photo Dynamic TURB Improve Outcome Of Initial T1 High Grade Bladder Cancer?

Management Of Superficial Bladder Tumors

Management Of Superficial Bladder Tumors: Celecoxib For The Treatment Of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder

Management Of Superficial Bladder Tumors

Radical Nephrectomy Is Not Superior To Nephron-Sparing Surgery In PT1b-pT2N0M0 Renal Tumors

Scarless Nephrectomy By Transgastric And Transvesical Combined Approach

Cancer Research Taking The Main Stage At Baylor University

Data From Ortho Biotech Sponsored Studies To Be Presented At National Kidney Foundation 2008 Spring Clinical Meetings

FDA Approves Rotarix [Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral], The First Vaccine Licensed To Complete The Rotavirus Immunisation Series By Four Months Of Age

Researchers Report Neublastin Virtually Restores Complete Long Term Sensory Motor Function In Preclinical Studies

Amgen's Oncology Pipeline Data Highlighted At Upcoming Scientific Meeting

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