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General Medical Articles from Medical News Today

• Merck Serono: Study Published In JCO Shows Erbitux Enhances Efficacy ...
  Merck Serono: Study Published In JCO Shows Erbitux Enhances Efficacy In MCRC Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Tumors In 1st-Line Setting
  
• Immutep Announces Positive Interim Results In Phase I/II Chemoimmunotherapy ...
  Immutep Announces Positive Interim Results In Phase I/II Chemoimmunotherapy Trial In Breast Cancer
  
• Study Links Obesity To Elevated Risk Of Ovarian Cancer
  
• FDA Announces Class I Recall Of Ophthalmic Surgical Device
  
• FDA Prevents Two Dairies From Adulterating Animal Drugs And Food ...
  FDA Prevents Two Dairies From Adulterating Animal Drugs And Food
  
• Getting A Good Deal On Gym Membership
  
• Building Work Starts On The Largest IVF Facility In The NHS, ...
  Building Work Starts On The Largest IVF Facility In The NHS, UK
  
• What If The Treatment Doesn't Work: Nailing Steroid Resistant ...
  What If The Treatment Doesn't Work: Nailing Steroid Resistant Asthma
  
• American Medical Student Association Applauds Pharmaceutical ...
  American Medical Student Association Applauds Pharmaceutical Industry For Voluntary Ban; Continues To Call For Federal Regulation
  
• MHRA - Brief Summary Of Reclassifications That Have Been Approved ...
  MHRA - Brief Summary Of Reclassifications That Have Been Approved In The Past 12 Months, UK
  
• MRSA At Record Low For The Chesterfield Royal Hospital, England ...
  MRSA At Record Low For The Chesterfield Royal Hospital, England
  
• Hospitals Consult On Proposal To Become An NHS Foundation Trust ...
  Hospitals Consult On Proposal To Become An NHS Foundation Trust - Lincolnshire, England
  
• New Device Couples, Fuses Cells For Stem Cell Research
  
• Novel Glioblastoma Mouse Model Developed By Salk Researchers
  
• Discovery Could Improve Understanding Of Ulcerative Colitis, ...
  Discovery Could Improve Understanding Of Ulcerative Colitis, Lead To New Therapies
  
• The High Societal, Economic Burden Of Insomnia Shown By Study ...
  The High Societal, Economic Burden Of Insomnia Shown By Study
  
• Factors Other Than Central Sleep Apnea May Contribute To Poor ...
  Factors Other Than Central Sleep Apnea May Contribute To Poor Sleep Quality In Heart-Failure Patients
  
• Reducing Otolaryngic Surgical Infection Rates By Pre-Screening ...
  Reducing Otolaryngic Surgical Infection Rates By Pre-Screening For MRSA
  
• Toxicity Mechanism Identified For Parkinson's Disease
  
• Antioxidants Offer Pain Relief In Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis ...
  Antioxidants Offer Pain Relief In Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis
  

Thanks to Medical News Today for the links.

General Medical Articles from Web MD Health

• Steve Jobs' Hormonal Imbalance: FAQ
  
• CFS Linked to Childhood Trauma
  
• Bulimia Tied to Brain Differences
  
• Kawasaki Disease: No Link to Travolta Death
  
• Walk to Ward Off Age-Related Weight Gain
  
• Diabetes Slows Brain Function
  diabetes.webmd.com
• Fosamax: Higher Risk of Jawbone Death?
  
• Women Warned: Eat Less or Weigh More
  
• Which Kids Need Antidepressants?
  
• Osteoporosis Drugs Work, but How?
  
• Medication Errors Common in Chemo Treatments
  
• Grape Seed Extract May Fight Leukemia
  
• New Year's Champagne Corks Can Hurt Eyes
  
• Supplements May Not Cut Cancer Risk
  www.webmd.com
• Phosphates May Raise Lung Cancer Risk
  
• High Blood Sugar Linked to Memory Loss
  
• Genes Made 1918 Spanish Flu Deadly
  
• Facial Expressions Hardwired
  
• Virginity Pledge Doesn?t Stop Teen Sex
  www.webmd.com
• Surgery Reverses Type 2 Diabetes in Teens
  diabetes.webmd.com

Thanks to Web MD for the links.

Articles from the Mayo Clinic

• Omega-3 in fish: How eating fish helps your heart
  
• ACL injury
  
• Encopresis
  
• Food allergies: Watch food labels for these top 8 allergens
  
• Mesenteric lymphadenitis
  
• Performance-enhancing drugs and your teen athlete
  
• Healthy habits for the new year
  
• Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
  
• Intensive insulin therapy: Achieving tight blood sugar control ...
  Intensive insulin therapy: Achieving tight blood sugar control
  
• Omega-3 in fish: How eating fish helps your heart
  
• Weight-loss tip: First, make sure you're ready
  
• Premature ovarian failure
  
• Know your blood glucose target range
  
• Dislocation
  
• Hematocrit test
  
• Podcast: Cervical cancer vaccine
  
• Lymphocytosis (high lymphocyte count)
  
• Shin splints
  
• Hemorrhoids
  
• Dental fillings: Should metal fillings be replaced with composite? ...
  Dental fillings: Should metal fillings be replaced with composite?
  

Thanks to MayoClinic.com for the links.

Articles from Medicine.org

• Study Shows Obese People Have 'Sicker' Fat Cells
  
• Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
  
• Deaths Reported in Users of Diabetes Drug Byetta
  
• Robots with biological brains may help researchers learn about ...
  Robots with biological brains may help researchers learn about brain injury, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, stroke
  
• 2008 Flu shots shipped ? all new flu strains included in the ...
  2008 Flu shots shipped ? all new flu strains included in the new flu vaccines
  
• Pacifier Recall - It?s MY Binky Recalls Baby Pacifiers for Choking ...
  Pacifier Recall - It?s MY Binky Recalls Baby Pacifiers for Choking Danger
  www.medicine.org
• FDA says jalapeno peppers are source of salmonella outbreak
  www.medicine.org
• FDA Proposes New Drug Labeling System for Pregnant Women
  www.medicine.org
• An Active Social Life May Delay Memory Loss Among the Elderly ...
  An Active Social Life May Delay Memory Loss Among the Elderly
  
• Diet and Exercise Can Help Delay Diabetes
  
• American Heart Association (AHA) Recommends Heart Screening For ...
  American Heart Association (AHA) Recommends Heart Screening For Children before taking ADHD Drugs like Ritalin
  
• Baby Bottles Made With BPA May Pose Health Risks to Children ...
  Baby Bottles Made With BPA May Pose Health Risks to Children - Wal-Mart and Toys R Us Stop Selling Bottles with Bisphenol A
  
• American Heart Association OKs Compression-Only CPR for Adults ...
  American Heart Association OKs Compression-Only CPR for Adults
  
• UN World Autism Awareness Day - April 2, 2008
  www.medicine.org
• Dozens of Different Drugs found in U.S. Drinking Water including ...
  Dozens of Different Drugs found in U.S. Drinking Water including Antibiotics, Mood Stabilizers, Sex Hormones and Pain Medicine
  

Thanks to Medicine.org for the links.

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