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2008 crisis spurred rise in suicides in Europe
The financial crisis that began to hit Europe in mid-2008 reversed a steady, years-long fall in suicides among people of working age, according to a letter published on Friday by The Lancet.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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DNA scan yields insights into Germany's E. coli bug
A strain of E. coli bacteria blamed for killing dozens of people in Germany is a genetic mix whose ability to stick to intestinal walls may have made it so lethal, a study in The Lancet said on Wednesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Wrong strategy could worsen dengue epidemics: study
The wrong approach to wiping out the mosquitoes that cause dengue infections could lead to worse epidemics in the future, according to a study released Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2011 |
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WHO to help India probe 'superbug': report
The World Health Organisation will help India study whether a multi-drug resistant "superbug" allegedly found in New Delhi's water poses a health risk, a report Thursday said.
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Apr 14, 2011 |
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Report indicates that 'new' welfare reforms hark back to Victorians
The UK coalition government's planned NHS and welfare reforms, and their use of 'nudge' theory, hark back to ideas on welfare and recession from the end of the nineteenth century, according to studies by a University of Leicester ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Newer antimalarials more effective than quinine against severe malaria
Quinine should no longer be the drug of choice for treating severe malaria, according to an updated systematic review by Cochrane researchers. It is now evident that the antimalarial drug artesunate, which is derived from ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Gene test could solve prostate cancer riddle and spare thousands from surgery
A genetic pattern could predict how aggressive prostate cancer is before treatment, and whether the disease will come back in men who have already been treated, according to research published in the Lancet Oncology.
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes
Scientists have identified five new genes linked to Parkinson's disease in a large genetic analysis of the illness, according to a new study. After reviewing nearly 8 million possible genetic mutations, researchers pinpointed ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Common treatments for children with HIV equally effective, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- A major trial comparing the effectiveness of two classes of drugs commonly used to treat HIV in children has found that both are equally effective as an initial treatment. The study, published online today ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Protection of pregnant women against malaria still inadequate
A study published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases finds that methods to protect pregnant women from malaria are still underutilised in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A review of national control strategies by a team o ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Revealed: 48-hour 'scramble' to discredit MMR concerns
A series of denials and a failure to formally investigate allegations of misconduct in Andrew Wakefield's MMR research meant the public was misled about the credibility of the paper for six years.
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Genetic risk factors identified for coronary artery disease, heart attack
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the single largest cause of death in adults in the United States. Until recently, the genetic basis of CAD has been largely unknown, with just a few proven genes (typically genes for cholesterol ...
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Medical practice on blood pressure challenged in study
New research shows that starting treatment of blood pressure with two medicines rather than the one produces better and faster results and fewer side effects. The findings could change clinical practice world-wide.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 12, 2011 |
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'New Delhi' superbug unfairly named, admits editor
The naming of a drug-resistant superbug after New Delhi unfairly stigmatised India, the editor of the medical journal that first published research into the disease has admitted.
Jan 12, 2011 |
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On the road: Bike riding helps Parkinson's diagnosis
Neurologists examining a patient with early symptoms of Parkinson's disease should ask that individual to ride a bike, according to unusual research by Dutch doctors.
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Jan 07, 2011 |
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