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Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
World Cup "will be as much a festival of alcohol as it is of football" warns The BMJ
http://mnt.to/l/4nNQ
Brazil may be favourites to win the 2014 World Cup, but whichever team hoists aloft the trophy on 13 July, the real winner will be the alcohol industry, concludes a special report published in...
Addiction recast as a manageable disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nNn
Neuroscientists agree that abuse of drugs hijacks circuits in the brain that are crucial for decision-making, but society as a whole tends to stigmatize addicted people for lacking self-control.
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** ALLERGY News **
ALK presents Phase III data on house dust mite SLIT-tablet
http://mnt.to/l/4nNM
ALK has presented key trial results on its new sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet (SLIT-tablet) for house dust mite (HDM) respiratory allergic diseases at the 2014 Annual Congress of the...
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Late-life depression could increase risk of Alzheimer's
http://mnt.to/l/4nPy
Many people develop depression in the latest stages of life, but until now doctors had no idea that it could point to a build up of a naturally occurring protein in the brain called...
Sleep disorder linked to development of progressive brain diseases such as Parkinson's
http://mnt.to/l/4nPx
How many millions of people suffer from sleep disturbance? One sleep disorder in particular, called REM behavior disorder, could be a sign of impending neurodegenerative disease, including...
In a mouse model the tangled path of Alzheimer's-linked brain cells has been mapped
http://mnt.to/l/4nNR
By studying laboratory mice, scientists at The Johns Hopkins University have succeeded in plotting the labyrinthine paths of some of the largest nerve cells in the mammalian brain: cholinergic...
Specific gene linked to adult growth of brain cells, learning and memory
http://mnt.to/l/4nNJ
Learning and memory are regulated by a region of the brain known as the hippocampus.
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Detecting the inflammation involved in the ongoing pathology of osteoarthritis
http://mnt.to/l/4nPz
Rheumatoid arthritis causes chronic pain for almost half of adults by the time they retire, but a new molecular imaging technique can visualize inflammation in the joints, giving doctors a clear...
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** AUTISM News **
Systems designed to help children with special needs
http://mnt.to/l/4nNS
A group of Kansas State University engineers and students have developed technology to improve the health and quality of life for children with severe developmental disabilities.
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** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **
For better preparedness, science and technology advances needed in microbial forensics
http://mnt.to/l/4nPb
Much as human DNA can be used as evidence in criminal trials, genetic information about microorganisms can be analyzed to identify pathogens or other biological agents in the event of a...
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Promising protein discovered for new drugs against tuberculosis
http://mnt.to/l/4nPL
Immune cells keep tuberculosis bacteria under control by breaking them down. Leiden biologist Annemarie Meijer and her colleagues discovered which protein triggers this process.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Sepsis kills tens of thousands a year, but UK Trusts are recording only one in four cases
http://mnt.to/l/4nPB
Research by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sepsis reveals an astonishing number of hospital Trusts are not properly recording the killer illness sepsis, which kills 37,000 people a year...
Novel molecular imaging techniques combined to predict spread of cancer and patient survival based on outlier cancer cells in the blood
http://mnt.to/l/4nPw
A simple noninvasive blood test matched with state-of-the-art molecular imaging of individual cells could help oncologists understand their patients' chances of survival, say researchers at the...
Protein identified that keeps blood stem cells healthy as they age
http://mnt.to/l/4nNm
A protein may be the key to maintaining the health of aging blood stem cells, according to work by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently published online in Stem...
Dormant viruses re-emerge in patients with lingering sepsis
http://mnt.to/l/4nMH
A new study finds that late-stage sepsis, a leading cause of death in hospitals, is linked to prolonged episodes of infection with reactivation of otherwise-dormant viruses in the body.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
For women with positive IGF1 receptor, limiting carbohydrates could reduce breast cancer recurrence
http://mnt.to/l/4nQc
Dartmouth researchers have found that reducing carbohydrate intake could reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among women whose tumor tissue is positive for the IGF-1 receptor.
Can breast cancer risk be predicted by skin moles?
http://mnt.to/l/4nPC
Two new studies find an association between breast cancer and moles. However, the researchers can only hypothesize on the mechanisms driving this association.
Antibody-based molecular imaging agent homes in on newly targeted cell receptor that hints at more aggressive breast cancers and potential therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nPr
For years researchers have been developing molecular imaging techniques that visualize hormonally active breast cancer cells - specifically those testing positive for human epidermal growth...
Physical activity plays a role in improving breast cancer outcomes
http://mnt.to/l/4nPq
Physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis has been linked with prolonged survival and improved quality of life, but most participants in a large breast cancer study did not meet national...
Injection timing and increased dose of a common imaging agent boosts detection of advanced malignancy of the breast and lymph nodes
http://mnt.to/l/4nPj
Patients with advanced breast cancer that may have spread to their lymph nodes could benefit from a more robust dose of a molecular imaging agent called Tc-99m filtered sulfur colloid when...
Could red meat consumption increase breast cancer risk?
http://mnt.to/l/4nNV
Is there a link between red meat intake and breast cancer? A new study investigating dietary protein sources in early adulthood suggests that there could be.
Breast cancer risk greater for African-American women
http://mnt.to/l/4nNx
A research study led by cancer specialists at MedStar Washington Hospital Center found that African-American women frequently present with biologically less favorable subtypes of breast cancer.
In breast cancer, needle biopsy underused, negatively impacting diagnosis and care
http://mnt.to/l/4nNs
Needle biopsy, the standard of care radiological procedure for diagnosing breast cancer, is underused with too many patients undergoing the more invasive, excisional biopsy to detect their...
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Researchers uncover molecular makeup of new form of cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nQn
Researchers from Mayo Clinic have uncovered the genetic structure and molecular signature of a new form of cancer - called biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma - that starts in the nose.
Neuroendocrine cancer halted by chemo-radionuclide therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nPD
Advanced cancer of the neuroendocrine system can lead to dismal prognoses, but a novel therapy is packing a punch by uniting powerful radionuclide treatment and chemotherapy drugs, revealed...
Novel molecular imaging techniques combined to predict spread of cancer and patient survival based on outlier cancer cells in the blood
http://mnt.to/l/4nPw
A simple noninvasive blood test matched with state-of-the-art molecular imaging of individual cells could help oncologists understand their patients' chances of survival, say researchers at the...
Looking for savings in health care
http://mnt.to/l/4nPk
Reducing Maternal Mortality In Zambia and Uganda. Margaret E. Kruk of Columbia University and co-authors assessed the effectiveness of Saving Mothers, Giving Life, a new global...
More cancer diagnosed with presurgical SPECT/CT
http://mnt.to/l/4nPh
Startling data from an international multi-center trial provide growing evidence that sentinel node imaging is more effectively accomplished with hybrid functional imaging with single photon...
An innovative pain treatment will be tested in one of the largest clinical trials in cancer pain
http://mnt.to/l/4nP4
More than 500 patients who suffer from severe chronic pain related to cancer can participate in one of the largest trials in cancer pain in 145 hospitals spread over 21 countries worldwide.
Liver cancer in hepatitis B patients may be prevented by antiviral therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nNp
Researchers have found that antiviral therapy may be successful in preventing hepatitis B virus from developing into the most common form of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Clinical trial evaluates ex vivo cultured cord blood: Murine model of Ewing's sarcoma reveals tumor origins
http://mnt.to/l/4nNk
Clinical trial evaluates ex vivo cultured cord bloodkarateUmbilical cord blood (UCB) is a rich source of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs)that can be used for bone marrow...
Leukaemia drug found to stimulate immunity against many cancer types
http://mnt.to/l/4nMK
A class of drug currently being used to treat leukaemia has the unexpected side-effect of boosting immune responses against many different cancers, reports a new study led by scientists at UCL...
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Experts unlock key to blood vessel repair
http://mnt.to/l/4nP6
Scientists from the University of Leeds have found a way to restore the function of damaged blood vessel repairing cells, in a potentially important step for the future treatment of heart...
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
Insight into the benefits and limitations of cervical cancer screening
http://mnt.to/l/4nNF
Should U.S. women be screened for cervical cancer with Pap tests, HPV tests or both?
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
An innovative pain treatment will be tested in one of the largest clinical trials in cancer pain
http://mnt.to/l/4nP4
More than 500 patients who suffer from severe chronic pain related to cancer can participate in one of the largest trials in cancer pain in 145 hospitals spread over 21 countries worldwide.
Largest-ever trial in Parkinson's disease shows that for long-term treatment levodopa is better than newer drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4nNG
For long-term treatment of newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD), the old drug levodopa provides better mobility and a higher quality of life than the two main alternatives, dopamine...
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** CONFERENCES News **
miRNA World 2014 - Early bird reminder, expires Friday June 13th
http://mnt.to/l/4nQr
The early bird discount rate for miRNA World 2014 expires this Friday June 13th. This is your last chance to access the best rate we have for this meeting, so don't miss out.
Glowing feedback for Oxford Global's inaugural Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Genomics Congress
http://mnt.to/l/4nQm
Oxford Global Conferences were proud to present the Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Genomics Congress this April in London, with over 175 senior delegates attending from leading pharmaceutical...
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** DEPRESSION News **
Late-life depression could increase risk of Alzheimer's
http://mnt.to/l/4nPy
Many people develop depression in the latest stages of life, but until now doctors had no idea that it could point to a build up of a naturally occurring protein in the brain called...
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Can breast cancer risk be predicted by skin moles?
http://mnt.to/l/4nPC
Two new studies find an association between breast cancer and moles. However, the researchers can only hypothesize on the mechanisms driving this association.
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** DIABETES News **
Hydrolized formula 'does not protect infants from type 1 diabetes'
http://mnt.to/l/4nQw
Giving hydrolized formula to infants does not confer protection against type 1 diabetes, says study. However, the researchers add that their study is not yet complete.
More than 29 million Americans have diabetes; 1 in 4 doesn't know
http://mnt.to/l/4nPQ
More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Helping beta cells survive in type 1 diabetes
http://mnt.to/l/4nNP
In the healthy pancreas of someone without type 1 diabetes (T1D), the hormone insulin (essential for turning food into energy) is produced, stored, and released in a normal "factory-like"...
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Neuroendocrine cancer halted by chemo-radionuclide therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nPD
Advanced cancer of the neuroendocrine system can lead to dismal prognoses, but a novel therapy is packing a punch by uniting powerful radionuclide treatment and chemotherapy drugs, revealed...
Antibody-based molecular imaging agent homes in on newly targeted cell receptor that hints at more aggressive breast cancers and potential therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nPr
For years researchers have been developing molecular imaging techniques that visualize hormonally active breast cancer cells - specifically those testing positive for human epidermal growth...
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** FERTILITY News **
Cell phones may reduce sperm quality
http://mnt.to/l/4nPS
Men who carry cell phones in their trouser pocket could be reducing their fertility through exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation, according to research review.
Male fertility may be affected by mobile phones
http://mnt.to/l/4nPg
Men who keep a mobile phone in their trouser pocket could be inadvertently damaging their chances of becoming a father, according to a new study led by the University of Exeter.
Male fertility tests don't measure the right things
http://mnt.to/l/4nP7
A comprehensive review by South Australian scientists proposes that the profile of routine tests for male infertility needs to be expanded to ensure all possible causes are covered - including...
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** GENETICS News **
Researchers uncover molecular makeup of new form of cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nQn
Researchers from Mayo Clinic have uncovered the genetic structure and molecular signature of a new form of cancer - called biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma - that starts in the nose.
Novel sex modification technique could 'wipe out malaria-carrying mosquitoes'
http://mnt.to/l/4nP2
Researchers from the UK have created a technique that causes mosquitoes to produce male-only offspring, which they say could eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
Specific gene linked to adult growth of brain cells, learning and memory
http://mnt.to/l/4nNJ
Learning and memory are regulated by a region of the brain known as the hippocampus.
Antibiotic-resistant bugs may be dealt with by putting them in 'handcuffs'
http://mnt.to/l/4nNq
Staphinfections that become resistantto multiple antibiotics don't happen because the bacteriathemselves adapt to the drugs, but because of a kind ofgenetic parasite they carry called a...
Gene mutation discovery could explain brain disorders in children
http://mnt.to/l/4nMX
Researchers have discovered that mutations in one of the brain's key genes could be responsible for impaired mental function in children born with an intellectual disability.
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** GOUT News **
Detecting the inflammation involved in the ongoing pathology of osteoarthritis
http://mnt.to/l/4nPz
Rheumatoid arthritis causes chronic pain for almost half of adults by the time they retire, but a new molecular imaging technique can visualize inflammation in the joints, giving doctors a clear...
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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **
Audiogames may provide the hearing impaired with an improved ability to reconnect to the auditory world
http://mnt.to/l/4nP9
The ability to hear soft speech in a noisy environment is difficult for many and nearly impossible for the 48 million in the United States living with hearing loss.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Experts unlock key to blood vessel repair
http://mnt.to/l/4nP6
Scientists from the University of Leeds have found a way to restore the function of damaged blood vessel repairing cells, in a potentially important step for the future treatment of heart...
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
ALK presents Phase III data on house dust mite SLIT-tablet
http://mnt.to/l/4nNM
ALK has presented key trial results on its new sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet (SLIT-tablet) for house dust mite (HDM) respiratory allergic diseases at the 2014 Annual Congress of the...
Improved understanding of antibody diversity through newly identified B-cell selection process
http://mnt.to/l/4nND
As elite soldiers of the body's immune response, B cells serve as a vast standing army ready to recognize and destroy invading antigens, including infections and cancer cells.
Combined MMRV vaccine shows slight rise in adverse events
http://mnt.to/l/4nNv
The combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine shows a slightly increased risk of febrile seizures in children, compared with the previously separate vaccines for MMR and...
Protein enables powerful initial immune response
http://mnt.to/l/4nNt
Your first response to an infectious agent or antigen ordinarily takes about a week, and is relatively weak.
Leukaemia drug found to stimulate immunity against many cancer types
http://mnt.to/l/4nMK
A class of drug currently being used to treat leukaemia has the unexpected side-effect of boosting immune responses against many different cancers, reports a new study led by scientists at UCL...
Dormant viruses re-emerge in patients with lingering sepsis
http://mnt.to/l/4nMH
A new study finds that late-stage sepsis, a leading cause of death in hospitals, is linked to prolonged episodes of infection with reactivation of otherwise-dormant viruses in the body.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Promising protein discovered for new drugs against tuberculosis
http://mnt.to/l/4nPL
Immune cells keep tuberculosis bacteria under control by breaking them down. Leiden biologist Annemarie Meijer and her colleagues discovered which protein triggers this process.
Sepsis kills tens of thousands a year, but UK Trusts are recording only one in four cases
http://mnt.to/l/4nPB
Research by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sepsis reveals an astonishing number of hospital Trusts are not properly recording the killer illness sepsis, which kills 37,000 people a year...
For better preparedness, science and technology advances needed in microbial forensics
http://mnt.to/l/4nPb
Much as human DNA can be used as evidence in criminal trials, genetic information about microorganisms can be analyzed to identify pathogens or other biological agents in the event of a...
Novel sex modification technique could 'wipe out malaria-carrying mosquitoes'
http://mnt.to/l/4nP2
Researchers from the UK have created a technique that causes mosquitoes to produce male-only offspring, which they say could eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
Combined MMRV vaccine shows slight rise in adverse events
http://mnt.to/l/4nNv
The combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine shows a slightly increased risk of febrile seizures in children, compared with the previously separate vaccines for MMR and...
Protein enables powerful initial immune response
http://mnt.to/l/4nNt
Your first response to an infectious agent or antigen ordinarily takes about a week, and is relatively weak.
Antibiotic-resistant bugs may be dealt with by putting them in 'handcuffs'
http://mnt.to/l/4nNq
Staphinfections that become resistantto multiple antibiotics don't happen because the bacteriathemselves adapt to the drugs, but because of a kind ofgenetic parasite they carry called a...
Dormant viruses re-emerge in patients with lingering sepsis
http://mnt.to/l/4nMH
A new study finds that late-stage sepsis, a leading cause of death in hospitals, is linked to prolonged episodes of infection with reactivation of otherwise-dormant viruses in the body.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Systems designed to help children with special needs
http://mnt.to/l/4nNS
A group of Kansas State University engineers and students have developed technology to improve the health and quality of life for children with severe developmental disabilities.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
New study reveals the costs of low uptake of hepatitis C treatment
http://mnt.to/l/4nPt
A new study from Public Health England published in the Journal of Hepatology has looked at the cost of increasing hepatitis C treatment uptake in England, and the impact this would have on...
Liver cancer in hepatitis B patients may be prevented by antiviral therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nNp
Researchers have found that antiviral therapy may be successful in preventing hepatitis B virus from developing into the most common form of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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** LUNG CANCER News **
ESMO survey sheds light on common clinical practice for incompletely resected lung cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nP8
A landmark survey of more than 700 specialists provides crucial real-world insight into the treatments most oncologists choose for lung cancer patients whose tumour has been incompletely...
It may be possible to reverse resistance to lung cancer targeted therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nNN
Up to 40 percent of lung cancer patients do not respond to a targeted therapy designed to block tumor growth - a puzzling clinical setback that researchers have long tried to solve.
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** LUPUS News **
Detecting the inflammation involved in the ongoing pathology of osteoarthritis
http://mnt.to/l/4nPz
Rheumatoid arthritis causes chronic pain for almost half of adults by the time they retire, but a new molecular imaging technique can visualize inflammation in the joints, giving doctors a clear...
Protein enables powerful initial immune response
http://mnt.to/l/4nNt
Your first response to an infectious agent or antigen ordinarily takes about a week, and is relatively weak.
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** LYMPHOLOGY/LYMPHEDEMA News **
Injection timing and increased dose of a common imaging agent boosts detection of advanced malignancy of the breast and lymph nodes
http://mnt.to/l/4nPj
Patients with advanced breast cancer that may have spread to their lymph nodes could benefit from a more robust dose of a molecular imaging agent called Tc-99m filtered sulfur colloid when...
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Protein identified that keeps blood stem cells healthy as they age
http://mnt.to/l/4nNm
A protein may be the key to maintaining the health of aging blood stem cells, according to work by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently published online in Stem...
Leukaemia drug found to stimulate immunity against many cancer types
http://mnt.to/l/4nMK
A class of drug currently being used to treat leukaemia has the unexpected side-effect of boosting immune responses against many different cancers, reports a new study led by scientists at UCL...
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Video game technology aids horse rider assessment
http://mnt.to/l/4nNT
Horse riders' balance, symmetry and poor posture could be improved thanks to an innovative body suit that works with motion sensors, commonly used by movie makers and the video games industry.
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
New analysis of Medicare payments prompts Fox Chase doctors to urge caution
http://mnt.to/l/4nNL
There's much to learn from the recent release of unprecedented amounts of data from the nation's second largest health insurer, Medicare, but only if interpreted cautiously, write two doctors at...
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
Can breast cancer risk be predicted by skin moles?
http://mnt.to/l/4nPC
Two new studies find an association between breast cancer and moles. However, the researchers can only hypothesize on the mechanisms driving this association.
Discovery of the molecular mechanisms regulating tumour initiation and cancer stem cells functions in skin squamous cell carcinoma
http://mnt.to/l/4nPm
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) represents the second most frequent skin cancer with more than half million new patients affected every year in the world.
More cancer diagnosed with presurgical SPECT/CT
http://mnt.to/l/4nPh
Startling data from an international multi-center trial provide growing evidence that sentinel node imaging is more effectively accomplished with hybrid functional imaging with single photon...
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Cell phones may reduce sperm quality
http://mnt.to/l/4nPS
Men who carry cell phones in their trouser pocket could be reducing their fertility through exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation, according to research review.
Male fertility may be affected by mobile phones
http://mnt.to/l/4nPg
Men who keep a mobile phone in their trouser pocket could be inadvertently damaging their chances of becoming a father, according to a new study led by the University of Exeter.
Male fertility tests don't measure the right things
http://mnt.to/l/4nP7
A comprehensive review by South Australian scientists proposes that the profile of routine tests for male infertility needs to be expanded to ensure all possible causes are covered - including...
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Attitudes towards mental health improving despite recession
http://mnt.to/l/4nPP
A new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal suggests that Time to Change, England's mental health anti-stigma programme run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, is having a positive...
Signpost for health care services: U.S. teenagers go from school psychologist to family doctor
http://mnt.to/l/4nP5
After initially visiting a school psychologist, adolescents in the United States with a mental disorder often go to seek care from their pediatricians or family doctors.
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
What happens to the brain when it recovers from anesthetic?
http://mnt.to/l/4nQV
Researchers examining electrical activity in the brains of rats recovering from anesthesia have made some interesting discoveries about how consciousness is regained.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Antibiotic-resistant bugs may be dealt with by putting them in 'handcuffs'
http://mnt.to/l/4nNq
Staphinfections that become resistantto multiple antibiotics don't happen because the bacteriathemselves adapt to the drugs, but because of a kind ofgenetic parasite they carry called a...
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** MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS News **
European Commission approves wider use of Gilenya® (fingolimod), the first once-daily pill for multiple sclerosis
http://mnt.to/l/4nNB
Novartis is delighted to announce that the European Commission has endorsed the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) positive opinion recommending the expanded use of...
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
What happens to the brain when it recovers from anesthetic?
http://mnt.to/l/4nQV
Researchers examining electrical activity in the brains of rats recovering from anesthesia have made some interesting discoveries about how consciousness is regained.
Neuroendocrine cancer halted by chemo-radionuclide therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nPD
Advanced cancer of the neuroendocrine system can lead to dismal prognoses, but a novel therapy is packing a punch by uniting powerful radionuclide treatment and chemotherapy drugs, revealed...
Brain activity passes through newly detected states to recover consciousness
http://mnt.to/l/4nPf
Anesthesia makes otherwise painful procedures possible by derailing a conscious brain, rendering it incapable of sensing or responding to a surgeon's knife.
In a mouse model the tangled path of Alzheimer's-linked brain cells has been mapped
http://mnt.to/l/4nNR
By studying laboratory mice, scientists at The Johns Hopkins University have succeeded in plotting the labyrinthine paths of some of the largest nerve cells in the mammalian brain: cholinergic...
Sleep loss causes brain vulnerability to toxic elements
http://mnt.to/l/4nNK
In search of the answer to why do we sleep, research conducted at the Mexican Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) revealed that chronic sleep loss can cause certain neurotoxic molecules...
Specific gene linked to adult growth of brain cells, learning and memory
http://mnt.to/l/4nNJ
Learning and memory are regulated by a region of the brain known as the hippocampus.
Gene mutation discovery could explain brain disorders in children
http://mnt.to/l/4nMX
Researchers have discovered that mutations in one of the brain's key genes could be responsible for impaired mental function in children born with an intellectual disability.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Hydrolized formula 'does not protect infants from type 1 diabetes'
http://mnt.to/l/4nQw
Giving hydrolized formula to infants does not confer protection against type 1 diabetes, says study. However, the researchers add that their study is not yet complete.
For women with positive IGF1 receptor, limiting carbohydrates could reduce breast cancer recurrence
http://mnt.to/l/4nQc
Dartmouth researchers have found that reducing carbohydrate intake could reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among women whose tumor tissue is positive for the IGF-1 receptor.
Could red meat consumption increase breast cancer risk?
http://mnt.to/l/4nNV
Is there a link between red meat intake and breast cancer? A new study investigating dietary protein sources in early adulthood suggests that there could be.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
In the fight against obesity, targeting popular teens not all that effective
http://mnt.to/l/4nPs
In the fight against teenage obesity, some researchers have proposed targeting popular teens, in the belief that such kids would have an outsize influence on their peers.
Male fertility tests don't measure the right things
http://mnt.to/l/4nP7
A comprehensive review by South Australian scientists proposes that the profile of routine tests for male infertility needs to be expanded to ensure all possible causes are covered - including...
To protect against child obesity both parent and child must get enough sleep
http://mnt.to/l/4nNz
Is sleep one of your most important family values? A new University of Illinois study suggests that it should be, reporting that more parental sleep is related to more child sleep, which is...
Statin use linked to less exercise in older men
http://mnt.to/l/4nNj
Study of thousands of older men finds statin use is linked to lower physical activity and questions if the drug's muscle pain, fatigue and weakness side effects may be the cause.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Brain activity passes through newly detected states to recover consciousness
http://mnt.to/l/4nPf
Anesthesia makes otherwise painful procedures possible by derailing a conscious brain, rendering it incapable of sensing or responding to a surgeon's knife.
An innovative pain treatment will be tested in one of the largest clinical trials in cancer pain
http://mnt.to/l/4nP4
More than 500 patients who suffer from severe chronic pain related to cancer can participate in one of the largest trials in cancer pain in 145 hospitals spread over 21 countries worldwide.
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** PANCREATIC CANCER News **
Scottish Medicines Consortium makes negative recommendation for Abraxane, treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nNX
Abraxane® (paclitaxel formulated as albumin bound nanoparticles; nab-paclitaxel) in combination with gemcitabine, has not been recommended for use within NHS Scotland by the Scottish...
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Sleep disorder linked to development of progressive brain diseases such as Parkinson's
http://mnt.to/l/4nPx
How many millions of people suffer from sleep disturbance? One sleep disorder in particular, called REM behavior disorder, could be a sign of impending neurodegenerative disease, including...
Largest-ever trial in Parkinson's disease shows that for long-term treatment levodopa is better than newer drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4nNG
For long-term treatment of newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD), the old drug levodopa provides better mobility and a higher quality of life than the two main alternatives, dopamine...
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Hydrolized formula 'does not protect infants from type 1 diabetes'
http://mnt.to/l/4nQw
Giving hydrolized formula to infants does not confer protection against type 1 diabetes, says study. However, the researchers add that their study is not yet complete.
In the fight against obesity, targeting popular teens not all that effective
http://mnt.to/l/4nPs
In the fight against teenage obesity, some researchers have proposed targeting popular teens, in the belief that such kids would have an outsize influence on their peers.
Signpost for health care services: U.S. teenagers go from school psychologist to family doctor
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After initially visiting a school psychologist, adolescents in the United States with a mental disorder often go to seek care from their pediatricians or family doctors.
Systems designed to help children with special needs
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A group of Kansas State University engineers and students have developed technology to improve the health and quality of life for children with severe developmental disabilities.
To protect against child obesity both parent and child must get enough sleep
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Is sleep one of your most important family values? A new University of Illinois study suggests that it should be, reporting that more parental sleep is related to more child sleep, which is...
Combined MMRV vaccine shows slight rise in adverse events
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The combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine shows a slightly increased risk of febrile seizures in children, compared with the previously separate vaccines for MMR and...
Gene mutation discovery could explain brain disorders in children
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Researchers have discovered that mutations in one of the brain's key genes could be responsible for impaired mental function in children born with an intellectual disability.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Looking for savings in health care
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Reducing Maternal Mortality In Zambia and Uganda. Margaret E. Kruk of Columbia University and co-authors assessed the effectiveness of Saving Mothers, Giving Life, a new global...
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Looking for savings in health care
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Reducing Maternal Mortality In Zambia and Uganda. Margaret E. Kruk of Columbia University and co-authors assessed the effectiveness of Saving Mothers, Giving Life, a new global...
Pregnant women benefit from text messaging program
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The leading mobile health service in the nation, Text4baby, was found to significantly benefit pregnant women, according to a new study led by Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken...
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** PREVENTIVE MEDICINE News **
Insight into the benefits and limitations of cervical cancer screening
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Should U.S. women be screened for cervical cancer with Pap tests, HPV tests or both?
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
New analysis of Medicare payments prompts Fox Chase doctors to urge caution
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There's much to learn from the recent release of unprecedented amounts of data from the nation's second largest health insurer, Medicare, but only if interpreted cautiously, write two doctors at...
What matters most about contraception differs between women and health care providers
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When women are choosing a contraceptive, health care providers should be aware that the things they want to discuss may differ from what women want to hear, according to a survey published in...
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
In the fight against obesity, targeting popular teens not all that effective
http://mnt.to/l/4nPs
In the fight against teenage obesity, some researchers have proposed targeting popular teens, in the belief that such kids would have an outsize influence on their peers.
In a declining economy, African-Americans appear 'blacker'
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When the economy declines, African Americans are more likely to be seen as "Blacker" and to bear stereotypical features, according to a new study by psychology researchers at New York University.
Signpost for health care services: U.S. teenagers go from school psychologist to family doctor
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After initially visiting a school psychologist, adolescents in the United States with a mental disorder often go to seek care from their pediatricians or family doctors.
Reasoning improves when you distance yourself from a conflict
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If you're faced with a troubling personal dilemma, such as a cheating spouse, you may think about it more wisely if you consider it as an outside observer would, according to research...
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
More than 29 million Americans have diabetes; 1 in 4 doesn't know
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More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and...
New study reveals the costs of low uptake of hepatitis C treatment
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A new study from Public Health England published in the Journal of Hepatology has looked at the cost of increasing hepatitis C treatment uptake in England, and the impact this would have on...
For better preparedness, science and technology advances needed in microbial forensics
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Much as human DNA can be used as evidence in criminal trials, genetic information about microorganisms can be analyzed to identify pathogens or other biological agents in the event of a...
World Cup "will be as much a festival of alcohol as it is of football" warns The BMJ
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Brazil may be favourites to win the 2014 World Cup, but whichever team hoists aloft the trophy on 13 July, the real winner will be the alcohol industry, concludes a special report published in...
Experts urge government to publish draft regulations on plain tobacco packaging
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More than 600 doctors, nurses and other NHS health professionals are urging the UK Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health to publish draft regulations on standardised (plain) tobacco...
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
Antibody-based molecular imaging agent homes in on newly targeted cell receptor that hints at more aggressive breast cancers and potential therapy
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For years researchers have been developing molecular imaging techniques that visualize hormonally active breast cancer cells - specifically those testing positive for human epidermal growth...
More cancer diagnosed with presurgical SPECT/CT
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Startling data from an international multi-center trial provide growing evidence that sentinel node imaging is more effectively accomplished with hybrid functional imaging with single photon...
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
INVEGA® - European approval to extend its adult indication for treatment of schizophrenia to include adolescents aged 15 years and older
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Janssen-Cilag International NV has announced that the European Commission has approved an extension of the oral atypical antipsychotic INVEGA® (paliperidone ER) schizophrenia indication...
Scottish Medicines Consortium makes negative recommendation for Abraxane, treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer
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Abraxane® (paclitaxel formulated as albumin bound nanoparticles; nab-paclitaxel) in combination with gemcitabine, has not been recommended for use within NHS Scotland by the Scottish...
European Commission approves wider use of Gilenya® (fingolimod), the first once-daily pill for multiple sclerosis
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Novartis is delighted to announce that the European Commission has endorsed the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) positive opinion recommending the expanded use of...
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
ALK presents Phase III data on house dust mite SLIT-tablet
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ALK has presented key trial results on its new sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet (SLIT-tablet) for house dust mite (HDM) respiratory allergic diseases at the 2014 Annual Congress of the...
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
INVEGA® - European approval to extend its adult indication for treatment of schizophrenia to include adolescents aged 15 years and older
http://mnt.to/l/4nNY
Janssen-Cilag International NV has announced that the European Commission has approved an extension of the oral atypical antipsychotic INVEGA® (paliperidone ER) schizophrenia indication...
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Late-life depression could increase risk of Alzheimer's
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Many people develop depression in the latest stages of life, but until now doctors had no idea that it could point to a build up of a naturally occurring protein in the brain called...
New analysis of Medicare payments prompts Fox Chase doctors to urge caution
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There's much to learn from the recent release of unprecedented amounts of data from the nation's second largest health insurer, Medicare, but only if interpreted cautiously, write two doctors at...
Statin use linked to less exercise in older men
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Study of thousands of older men finds statin use is linked to lower physical activity and questions if the drug's muscle pain, fatigue and weakness side effects may be the cause.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
What matters most about contraception differs between women and health care providers
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When women are choosing a contraceptive, health care providers should be aware that the things they want to discuss may differ from what women want to hear, according to a survey published in...
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Sleep disorder linked to development of progressive brain diseases such as Parkinson's
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How many millions of people suffer from sleep disturbance? One sleep disorder in particular, called REM behavior disorder, could be a sign of impending neurodegenerative disease, including...
Sleep loss causes brain vulnerability to toxic elements
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In search of the answer to why do we sleep, research conducted at the Mexican Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) revealed that chronic sleep loss can cause certain neurotoxic molecules...
To protect against child obesity both parent and child must get enough sleep
http://mnt.to/l/4nNz
Is sleep one of your most important family values? A new University of Illinois study suggests that it should be, reporting that more parental sleep is related to more child sleep, which is...
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Experts urge government to publish draft regulations on plain tobacco packaging
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More than 600 doctors, nurses and other NHS health professionals are urging the UK Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health to publish draft regulations on standardised (plain) tobacco...
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Video game technology aids horse rider assessment
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Horse riders' balance, symmetry and poor posture could be improved thanks to an innovative body suit that works with motion sensors, commonly used by movie makers and the video games industry.
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** STATINS News **
Statin use linked to less exercise in older men
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Study of thousands of older men finds statin use is linked to lower physical activity and questions if the drug's muscle pain, fatigue and weakness side effects may be the cause.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Discovery of the molecular mechanisms regulating tumour initiation and cancer stem cells functions in skin squamous cell carcinoma
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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) represents the second most frequent skin cancer with more than half million new patients affected every year in the world.
Stem cells are a soft touch for nano-engineered biomaterials
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Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have shown that stem cell behaviour can be modified by manipulating the nanoscale properties of the material they are grown on - improving the...
Protein identified that keeps blood stem cells healthy as they age
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A protein may be the key to maintaining the health of aging blood stem cells, according to work by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently published online in Stem...
Clinical trial evaluates ex vivo cultured cord blood: Murine model of Ewing's sarcoma reveals tumor origins
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Clinical trial evaluates ex vivo cultured cord bloodkarateUmbilical cord blood (UCB) is a rich source of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs)that can be used for bone marrow...
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Novel sex modification technique could 'wipe out malaria-carrying mosquitoes'
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Researchers from the UK have created a technique that causes mosquitoes to produce male-only offspring, which they say could eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
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** TUBERCULOSIS News **
Promising protein discovered for new drugs against tuberculosis
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Immune cells keep tuberculosis bacteria under control by breaking them down. Leiden biologist Annemarie Meijer and her colleagues discovered which protein triggers this process.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Could red meat consumption increase breast cancer risk?
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Is there a link between red meat intake and breast cancer? A new study investigating dietary protein sources in early adulthood suggests that there could be.
What matters most about contraception differs between women and health care providers
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When women are choosing a contraceptive, health care providers should be aware that the things they want to discuss may differ from what women want to hear, according to a survey published in...
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