Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 19 October 2008

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Sunday 19 October 2008

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Lifetime Of Health Risk Created By Early Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol
People who began drinking and using marijuana regularly prior to their 15th birthday face a higher risk of early pregnancy, as well as a pattern of school failure, substance dependence, sexually-transmitted disease and...
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Nursing Workforce Development And Patient Safety Issues Throughout The Caribbean And Latin America To Be Addressed By University Of Miami
The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies has received designation as a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Collaborating Centre for Nursing Human Resources Development and Patient Safety...
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Significant Number Of Exons Created From Junk DNA Seem To Play A Role In Gene Regulation
For about 15 years, scientists have known that certain "junk" DNA -- repetitive DNA segments previously thought to have no function -- could evolve into exons, which are the building blocks for protein-coding genes in higher...
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Other Medical and Health News for 19 October*

Mice With Retinal Degeneration Have Had Their Vision Restored By Gene Therapy

Fighting Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes And Other Metabolic Diseases By Computer

Diabetes Pathfinder Award Goes To Einstein Investigator

Computer Model Reveals Cells' Inner Workings - MIT

Genetic Based Human Diseases Are An Ancient Evolutionary Legacy

Dartmouth's Work For The National Center For Disaster Mental Health Research Triggered By Hurricane Ike

Accuracy Of MRI As Internal 'Thermometer' Improved By Duke Innovations

Scientists Discover A Role For Remarkably Precise Timing In The Brain's 'Neural Code'

Mortality Reduced By Integrating Antiretroviral Therapy With TB Treatment For Co-Infections

Ardea Biosciences Initiates Phase 1/2 Study Of RDEA119, Its Lead MEK Inhibitor, In Combination With Nexavar® In Patients With Advanced Cancer

Over Three Quarters Of Current Hormonal Contraceptive Users Have Concerns About Their Current Birth Control Method

Family Planning Association Survey Confirms Public Support For Abortion In Northern Ireland

World Medical Association General Assembly

Dr. David Tovey To Be The Cochrane Library's First Editor-in-Chief

US Presidential Debate - National Autistic Society Of UK Encouraged To See Autism High On The US Political Agenda

ABRAXANE For Metastatic Breast Cancer Approved In Australia

Start Of Phase 2 Study Of ACE-011 In Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Doctor's Clinical Independence Essential To High Quality Medical Care, Says World Medical Association

National Pharmacy Association Insurance Covers Pharmacists For Flu Vaccinations, UK

Pharmacy Show Encourages Members To "Ask The NPA", UK

American Veterinary Medical Association Membership Survey Shows Association Leadership, Membership Well Aligned In Goals And Values

Check Your Emergency Preparedness Kits When You Set Your Clocks, Says American Public Health Association Campaign

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