Art and medicine meet to make the world's first 'operation' gown

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Durham University second year medical student Melissa Gilbert wears the surgical garment showing where incisions should be made on the body. Credit: Durham University/North News

Medical students will be helped to understand what it is like to go under the knife thanks to a world-first project that brings together art and science.

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5 things you didn't know about... buying medication online

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Cynthia Reilly, director of the practice development division of the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, offers advice for shopping online:

Scientists go chatting to hear kids' drug concerns

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(AP) -- It's nothing to LOL about. Students these days often have ready access to marijuana, alcohol and tobacco but they don't feel comfortable talking about the ramifications. So, some of the nation's government ...

End-of-life discussions with physicians may have benefits for patients and caregivers

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Terminally ill patients who had end-of-life discussions with physicians were not more likely to experience emotional distress, received less aggressive medical care in their final week of life and had a better quality of ...

Older renal cancer patients appear to benefit from sorafenib treatment

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Older and younger patients with renal cancer derive similar benefit from sorafenib therapy and tolerate the drug equally well, according to a study published online October 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Use of medication for enlarged prostate not associated with increased risk of hip fracture

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Use of a class of medications for treating an enlarged prostate, known as 5-α reductase inhibitors, are not associated with an increased hip fracture risk, according to a study in the October 8 issue of JAMA.

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