Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 6 July 2008

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Sunday 6 July 2008

New Therapeutic Options For Diabetes-Related Tissue Injury
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by altered glucose tolerance and impaired lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and is associated with a number of complications directly resulting from hyperglycemiainduced inflammation...
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Dentin Regeneration Employing Novel Hydrogel Systems
Dental caries, or tooth decay, continues to be the most prevalent infectious disease in the world, presenting significant public health challenges and socio-economic consequences...
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Dental Referrals By Primary Care Physicians
Young children from low-income families experience high levels of tooth decay and face many barriers to getting dental treatment and preventive services. Because these children usually visit their pediatrician or other...
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Other Medical and Health News for 6 July*

Fighting The Plague With Pathogens That Mimic The Infection

Potential Treatment For TB Solves Puzzle

Disclosing Violence To Primary Care Or Obestetrics / Gynecology Physicians Most Beneficial

Decreasing Radiographic Screening Burden Of Testis Cancer Patients

Resveratrol Found To Improve Health, But Not Longevity In Aging Mice On Standard Diet

Red Wine Ingredient Wards Off Effects Of Age On Heart, Bones, Eyes And Muscle

Accord On Core Competency, Standards And Quality Assurance In Health Promotion And Education

No Scope For 'Gentlemen's Agreements' With Existing Rules, UK

Visualizing Atomic-Scale Acoustic Waves In Nanostructures

British Doctors Foster Better Ties In Iraq To Reduce Toll Of Maternal And Neonatal Mortality

Light Shed On The Molecular Basis Of Crib Death By New Research

Primary And Community Care Report - UNISON Reaction, UK

Teaching And Mentoring: A Multi-Center Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Experience

Surgical Skills Training For Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP) For Residents And Fellows

Gaining Body Fat May Be Good For Those With Type 1 Diabetes

New IVF Lab In A Box Increases Clinical Pregnancy Rates By 50% - European Launch Of Ac-tive(R) IVF System At ESHRE 2008, Barcelona

Mother's Vitamin D Status During Pregnancy Will Affect Her Baby's Dental Health

The Changing Landscape For Cervical Screening

Socio-Economic Status Affects Long-Term Survival After Critical Illness

Motorcycle Injuries Jump For Victorian Kids And Teens, Australia

General Osteopathic Council Welcomes EU Plans On Patients' Rights

RNs Welcome Blue Ribbon Panel Call To Rebuild St. Luke's Hospital, California Nurses Association

Kings County Death: NAMI Calls For Criminal Probe; Survey Shows Psychiatric Emergency Room Delays Are National Problem

Medicago Receives Contribution From NRC-IRAP For Seasonal Flu Vaccine Program

Dr. Eamonn Quigley Reveals Crucial Health Benefits Of Taking Probiotics

Robotic Surgery As Effective As Open Or Laparoscopic Surgery Regarding Oncological And Functional Outcomes

IBM And ETH Scientists Advance Supercomputing Simulations To Improve Diagnosis Of Osteoporosis

A New Study Shows DispersinBTM Helps Our Body's Immune Cells To Kill Bacteria

GiveVaccines.org Creates Quiz Web Site To Donate Life-Saving Vaccines To Impoverished Children Around The World Through The GAVI Alliance

Cancer Cases Up But Survival More Than Doubles In Breast And Bowel Cancer

Abstracts Discussing The Treatment Of Peyronie's Disease - Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

Stone Disease - Randomized Clinic Trials Suggest Lack Of Benefit To Alpha Blocker Therapy For Ureteral Calculi

Researchers Reveal Types Of Genes Necessary For Brain Development

Two-thirds Of UK Patients Do Not Mind Which Doctor They See If They Can Get A Convenient Appointment, Says Which?

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