More Women Seek Nonprescription Remedies For Menopause Symptoms

Over-the-counter remedies for menopause symptoms are growing in popularity among some women who fear potential risks from prescription hormone replacement therapy, the New York Times reports.
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Cases Of The 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus Confirmed In Crawford And Miami Counties

Cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus has been confirmed in a Crawford County adult and a Miami County child. These are the first cases identified in both counties. Local health departments are following the guidance provided by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) when dealing with a confirmed case. This includes a thorough case investigation and management of the patient and close contacts.
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Biomarker Of Breathing Control Abnormality Associated With Hypertension And Stroke

A study in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP identified a distinct ECG-derived spectrographic phenotype, designated as narrow-band elevated low frequency coupling (e-LFCNB), that is associated with prevalent hypertension, stroke, greater severity of sleep disordered breathing and sleep fragmentation in patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Results indicate that the odds ratio for prevalent stroke was 1.65 [CI: 1.
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Gefitinib Receives European Licence For The Treatment Of Lung Cancer For Patients With EGFR Activating Mutation Positive Tumours

AstraZeneca announced that it has received a licence by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for its oral targeted anti-cancer drug, gefitinib, for EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase) activating mutation positive patients with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC is the most common type of lung cancer and accounts for 80% of all lung cancer cases.
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Posted on 07/02/2009 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Lung Cancer | Trackback | Comments Off

New Nutritional Supplement BioShield-Radiation(R) First To Offer Radiation Protection In Pill Form

After a series of comprehensive research studies and a governmental research initiative, a respected team of radiation biologists and antioxidant scientists at Premier Micronutrient Corporation has developed BioShield-Radiation® - a patented micronutrient formulation specifically designed to address oxidative stress produced by ionizing radiation. Now offered for the first time direct to the public via the new
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Swine Flu Daily Update Issued At: 11am Tuesday 30 June 2009, Wales

-- 26 confirmed cases in Wales, with 9 new cases: - A 25-year-old male from Cardiff who is a healthcare worker at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. The infection is related to travel and not to another case of swine flu in a healthcare worker at the same hospital. Close contacts, including patients and staff, are being identified and will be offered antiviral medicine. The case is no longer in work and there is no further risk to patients or staff at the hospital.
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MPs Debate ‘Blatant Discrimination’ Of Oyxgen Users, UK

Yesterday MPs debated the discrimination that people with a lung condition can experience when they travel on planes. People with lung conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Pulmonary Hypertension often require additional supplementary oxygen due to the low levels of oxygen in their blood. However, due to the policies set by airline companies, it is both expensive and difficult for people who need supplementary oxygen to plan and use air travel.
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Don’t Throw Swine Flu Parties, Say Northern Ireland Doctors

Throwing "swine flu parties" in an attempt to get immunity against the virus while it is a fairly mild form is not a good idea, the BMA said yesterday, 1 July 2009. Reports have emerged of people intentionally mixing with friends who have flu. Their reasoning is that it is best to be infected before the winter when the virus could become more deadly.
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Latest Swine Flu Advice, UK

Since being declared a pandemic earlier this month, swine flu has continued to cause concern for many people across the world, not least those in high risk groups such as people with diabetes. Now renamed influenza A(H1N1), swine flu is a respiratory disease that could lead to complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia. It has some elements of a virus found in pigs but cannot be transferred from pigs to humans.
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Researchers Find A Way To Reduce Patient Radiation Dose During Pulmonary CT Angiography

While screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, a new study shows that radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44% and improve vascular enhancement without deterioration of image quality, according to a study performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. A total of 400 patients believed to have a pulmonary embolism were evaluated using pulmonary CT angiography.
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