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Pregnant women have a higher incidence of insufficient amniotic fluid levels (oligohydramnios) in the summer months due to dehydration, according to a study conducted by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). http://www.physorg.com/news168179327.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:50:30 EST news168179327 Available evidence supports the use of online or other computer-based smoking cessation programs for helping adults quit smoking, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies appearing in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news162487363.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 16:23:16 EST news162487363 Breast cancer patients who receive breast-conserving therapy and radiation do not need a follow-up mammogram until 12 months after radiation, despite current American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines that recommend follow-up mammograms at between six and 12 months after radiation, according to a November 15 study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. http://www.physorg.com/news146832545.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:49:05 EST news146832545 Pilot study results suggest that difluoromethylornithine can modulate biomarkers of cell proliferation in patients with Barrett's esophagus and mucosal dysplasia. http://www.physorg.com/news146061984.html Medicine & Health Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:46:24 EST news146061984 Results from a late-breaking clinical trial, presented at the 2008 Canadian Cardiology Congress (CCC) in Toronto, show for the first time that combining the pure heart rate reduction medication ivabradine to current treatments of patients with stable angina improves their exercise capacity. http://www.physorg.com/news144581157.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:25:57 EST news144581157 An infant diet that includes fish before the age of 9 months curbs the risk of developing eczema, indicates research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. http://www.physorg.com/news141537129.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:52:09 EST news141537129 Genetic testing can identify a group of patients with advanced colorectal cancer who are likely to survive on average twice as long if treated with the drug cetuximab, late breaking results show. http://www.physorg.com/news140787443.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:37:23 EST news140787443 Scientists working in the Academy-funded Research Programme on Neuroscience (NEURO) have discovered important changes in the way that infants react to another person's face at age 5-7 months. http://www.physorg.com/news137839921.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:52:01 EST news137839921 (PhysOrg.com) -- Children who are given antibiotics in their first three months often wheeze at 15 months of age. However, this wheezing is probably more due to the presence of chest infections than to the use of antibiotics. http://www.physorg.com/news137252638.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:43:58 EST news137252638 A recent study published in American Journal of Hematology demonstrated that Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), a widely used drug to treat anemia, may have a negative impact on the survival of myeloma patients. In the study, 323 multiple myeloma patients were evaluated over a 20 year period in Greece from 1988 to 2007. The investigators reviewed their medical records and observed an association between ESA exposure and a reduction in progression-free and overall survival. http://www.physorg.com/news137088898.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:14:58 EST news137088898 Outbreaks of measles in developing countries may be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the World Health Organization's recommended routine vaccination at 9 months, according to a study published on BMJ.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news136182520.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:28:40 EST news136182520 A new study by researchers from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health addresses one of the most challenging issues in infant health and preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in poor countries. In these settings, HIV-infected mothers had been advised that for the best outcome for their infants, they should exclusively breast-feed, followed by a rapid weaning four to six months after birth. http://www.physorg.com/news136123250.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:00:50 EST news136123250 Zinc supplementation benefits children suffering from diarrhoea in developing countries, but only in infants over six months old, Cochrane Researchers have found. Their study supports World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of diarrhoea with zinc, although not in the very young. http://www.physorg.com/news135404206.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:16:46 EST news135404206