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Internal Medicine Residents May Benefit Most From Time In Clinic

A new approach to internal medicine residency training could improve patient care and physician-patient relationships. Research has ...  > full story

Hurricane Preparedness Survey: Worries About Drinking Water And Medical Care

A new survey finds the top worries of respondents threatened or hit by Hurricane Katrina are that they would not have enough ...  > full story

Breakthrough In Fight Against Deadly Superbug: Early Detection Method Greatly Increases Chances Of Survival

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the fight against a deadly hospital infection which kills tens of thousands of people every ...  > full story

Flexible ECG Patch Extended To Enable Arrhythmia Detection

Researchers have extended the functionality of the wireless ECG patch for cardiac monitoring. The innovative ECG patch is intended to monitor ...  > full story

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  Advanced Liver Cancer Patients Live Longer By Taking Anti-cancer Drug Sorafenib

  July 25, 2008 — Researchers have found that sorafenib (Nexavar) helps patients with advanced liver cancer live about 44 percent longer compared with patients who did not receive the anti-cancer drug. The findings ... > full story
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  Teamwork Cuts Out Unnecessary Biopsies, Researchers Find

  July 25, 2008 — New research found that when nuclear medicine clinicians and treating physicians work together to interpret PET-CT scan results, the accuracy dramatically improves, sparing patients unnecessary pain ... > full story
• Lung Cancer
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  Gene Panel Predicts Lung Cancer Survival, Study Finds

  July 24, 2008 — Researchers from four leading cancer centers have confirmed that an analysis involving a panel of genes can be used to predict which lung cancer patients will have the worst survival. The finding ... > full story
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  Want A Reason To Love Your Lower Belly Fat? It's Rich In Stem Cells

  July 24, 2008 — Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concentrations than other areas of the body. This is a ... > full story
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  Head And Neck Cancer: Quick Way To Determine If Cancer Has Spread

  July 24, 2008 — For patients with head and neck cancer, accurately determining how advanced the cancer is and detecting secondary cancers usually means undergoing numerous tests - until now. New research has found ... > full story
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  Does Too Much Sun Cause Melanoma?

  July 24, 2008 — We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma, but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun causing us more harm than ... > full story
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  Pandemic Flu: Most Nursing Homes Don't Have A Plan

  July 24, 2008 — If an influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study suggests ... > full story
• Breast Cancer
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  Over-the-counter Anesthetic Gel Puts The Squeeze On Mammogram Pain

  July 24, 2008 — The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams. For a mammography exam, a radiologic technologist positions the ... > full story
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  Virtual Toothache Helps Student Dentists

  July 24, 2008 — Masha, a middle-aged avatar from Second Life, is an integral part of a new research project to teach and give students practice time to communicate with mock patients. Not only do findings from the ... > full story
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  Analysis Of Quickly Stopped Rx Orders Provides New Tool For Reducing Medical Errors

  July 24, 2008 — By studying medication orders that are withdrawn ("discontinued") by physicians within 45 minutes of their origination, researchers have demonstrated a systematic and efficient method of identifying ... > full story

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