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Excessive cola consumption can lead to super-sized muscle problems warn doctors

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 7

Doctors have issued a warning about excessive cola consumption after noticing an increase in the number of patients suffering from muscle problems, according to the June issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Pr ...


Less than 1 in 5 heart problems are diagnosed before symptoms appear

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created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinicians are missing golden opportunities to identify heart disease before patients start displaying symptoms, according to a study of 13,877 people published in the May issue of UK-based IJCP, the International Journal of ...


Insulin drug study shows significant improvements in more than 52,000 diabetic patients

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created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A major international diabetes study of more than 52,000 patients from eight countries has shown that using biphasic BIAsp 30 insulin resulted in significant clinical improvements and greater patient satisfaction.


Fake internet drugs risk lives and fund terrorism, warns journal editor

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created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

People who buy fake internet drugs could be risking their lives and supporting terrorism, according to an editorial in the February issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.





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Researchers call for better regulation of genetic tests

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created Mar 14, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better regulation is urgently needed for genetic tests, particularly those marketed directly to the public, argue researchers in this week’s BMJ.


WHO tool helps target bone treatment

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created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Better targeted, more cost-effective osteoporosis treatment could soon be a reality worldwide. A new method for determining more accurately at which point someone needs further diagnostic tests, or when immediate treatment ...


Intervention needed for Asian mothers, babies

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created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A major international study involving the University of Adelaide, Australia, has shown that intervention is needed in South-East Asia to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies and prevent child and mother mortality.


New study set to change how critically ill patients are treated

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The current practice of intensively lowering blood glucose in critically ill patients increases the risk of death by 10%. Results of the largest trial of intensive glucose lowering in critically ill patients published today ...


Preventing allergies

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vaccination can lower children's risk of allergy. Cathleen Muche-Borowski and her coauthors present a clinical practice guideline for allergy prevention in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch ...


Genetic diagnosis of embryos: clear explanation, not rhetoric needed

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the area of genetic diagnosis of embryos, the choice of words matters as they can influence policies and perceptions, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).


Rise in weight-loss drugs prescribed to combat childhood obesity

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

Thousands of children and adolescents are using anti-obesity drugs that in the UK are only licensed for use by adults. The number of young people receiving prescriptions for these drugs has increased 15-fold since 1999, but ...


Study finds rise in rate of undesirable events at start of academic year

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The rate of undesirable events in teaching hospitals increases at the beginning of the academic year, regardless of trainees' level of clinical experience, concludes new research from Australia published on BMJ.com today.


Study: Overcoming the loss of a loved one

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created Jun 13, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Netherlands scientists have offered the first conceptualization of what's known as the Complicated Grief Syndrome.


Is Tetris good for the brain?

Is Tetris good for the brain?

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 21

Brain imaging shows playing Tetris leads to a thicker cortex and may also increase brain efficiency, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes. A research team based in ...



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