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Half-dose flu shot appears to produce immune response in young, healthy adults

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Individuals younger than 50 who have been previously vaccinated do not appear to have a substantially different immune response to a half-dose of influenza vaccine than to a full dose, according to a report in the December ...


Fractional dose of scarce meningitis vaccine may be effective in outbreak control

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 05, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One fifth of the standard dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full dose. This new finding should allow scarce vaccine resources to be stretched further, especially during epidemics ...


Fractional dose of scarce meningitis vaccine may be effective in outbreak control

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created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A partial dose of a commonly used vaccine against meningitis may be as effective as a full dose, according to new research published December 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Fractional dosing ...





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Genetic testing may be valuable in treating colorectal cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For the 29,000 patients in the United States with metastatic colorectal cancer, chemotherapy with irinotecan is a standard treatment that has been shown to improve survival. But for more than one in 10 of these patients, ...


Virginia Tech's proposed next generation nano-CT system will enhance nano-scale research

Virginia Tech's proposed next generation nano-CT system will enhance nano-scale research

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In 1991, Ge Wang produced the first paper on spiral cone-beam computed tomography (CT), now an imaging technique used in the mainstream of the medical CT field. Today, Wang, known as a pioneer in this field, ...


Researchers: agent provides treatment option for women with hot flashes

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A pill used for nerve pain offers women relief from hot flashes, Mayo Clinic researchers report at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).


Radiation device in the breast reduces complications for early stage breast cancer patients

Radiation device in the breast reduces complications for early stage breast cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new study shows that the SAVI applicator, a small, expandable device inserted inside the breast to deliver partial breast irradiation, carries a low infection risk, a potential complication of such devices. ...


Study on government's controversial choice of HPV vaccine

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created Jul 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The UK government may save up to £18.6 million a year by deciding to use the HPV vaccine Cervarix, given that it is equally effective as the more expensive Gardasil in preventing cervical abnormalities, according to a study ...


Aiming to avoid damage to neurocognitive areas of the brain during cranial radiation

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation oncologists at Rush University Medical Center are intent on finding ways to avoid damage to the critically important hippocampus and limbic circuit of the brain when cranial radiation is required to treat existing ...


NPL unveils new equipment to make cancer treatment safer

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created Nov 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A new piece of medical technology unveiled at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) today will help improve the success rates of radiotherapy cancer treatments. The new clinical electron linear accelerator (linac) will help ...


2 swine flu vaccine doses for kids under 10 likely

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Test results of its swine flu vaccine suggest that children under 10 are likely to need two shots to be fully protected, vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur said Wednesday.


Study fuels debate over routine medical tests

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created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study found a small but significant number of patients received dangerously high doses of radiation from medical imaging tests, putting them at higher risk for cancer -- sometimes needlessly.


Change urged in analgesic prescriptions

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created Feb 28, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The American Heart Association wants U.S. physicians to change the way they prescribe analgesics for patients with, or at risk for, heart disease.



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