Breaking Medical, Biomedical & Scientific News

news	updated Tuesday February 9, 2010

	BREAKING NEWS (LIFE SCIENCES) »			BREAKING NEWS (CLINICAL) »
•	Will earlier springs throw nature out of step?		•	FDA Okays Statin for Primary Prevention
•	Drug shows promise for Huntington's disease		•	SSRI and Tamoxifen Increase Mortality Risk (CME/CE)
•	Study reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke		•	Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Dangerous VT (CME/CE)
more...		more...

	BIOLOGY »			HEALTH NEWS »
•	Will earlier springs throw nature out of step?		•	Drug shows promise for Huntington's disease
•	Study reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke		•	Study reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke
•	Brown biologist solves mystery of tropical grasses' origin		•	Gadgets not related to teenagers' brain pain
more...		more...

	CANCER RESEARCH »			CARDIOLOGY »
•	Study reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke		•	FDA Okays Statin for Primary Prevention
•	Lower detection of prostate cancer with PSA screening in US than in a European randomized trial		•	Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Dangerous VT (CME/CE)
•	JCI online early table of contents: Feb. 8, 2010		•	Proteins Linked to Stress-Induced ACS (CME/CE)
more...		more...

	INFECTIOUS DISEASES »			ENDOCRINOLOGY »
•	Antiretroviral therapy associated with increase in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa		•	FDA Okays Statin for Primary Prevention
•	Infection-fighting antibodies made in plants as effective as costlier conventional version		•	Down a Beer to Improve Bone Health? Not So Fast
•	Nearly half of Americans believe H1N1 outbreak is over, poll finds		•	HRT Linked to Asthma Risk (CME/CE)
more...		more...

	PUBLIC HEALTH »			GASTROENTEROLOGY »
•	AAN: Industrial Cleaner Again Tied to Parkinson Risk (CME/CE, with audio)		•	Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Dangerous VT (CME/CE)
•	Week 31: Baucus Quotes Gandhi; Obama Wants $80 Billion HHS Boost		•	ASCO GI: Gene Test, Nodes Predict Colon CA Recurrence Risk (CME/CE)
•	Nurses Often Silent About Workplace Violence (CME/CE, with audio)		•	Ultrasound Helps Predict Liver Damage in NAFLD (CME/CE)
more...		more...

	IMMUNOLOGY »			NEUROLOGY »
•	Placental Infection Could Spur Asthma (CME/CE, with audio)		•	Huntington Drug Produces Slight Benefit (CME/CE)
•	U.S. Marshals Seize Unapproved Ozone Generators		•	Evidence-Based Treatment Improves Older Stroke Victims' Chances (CME/CE)
•	Low Vitamin D Worsens Asthma (CME/CE)		•	Autism Risk Linked to Maternal Age (CME/CE, with audio)
more...		more...

	ONCOLOGY »			PULMONARY / CRITICAL CARE »
•	SSRI and Tamoxifen Increase Mortality Risk (CME/CE)		•	FDA Okays First Platelet Storage Solution
•	Soft Drinks Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk (CME/CE)		•	Cardiac Benefits of Smoking Reduction Quantified (CME/CE)
•	Low-Dose Radiation in Breast Cancer Gets Support (CME/CE)		•	Pandemic Infections Hit 50 Million; Vaccine Supply Up
more...		more...

	RENAL MEDICINE »			DRUG ALERTS »
•	FDA Okays Statin for Primary Prevention		•	FDA Adds PML Risk to MS Drug Label
•	'Artificial Pancreas' Improves Glucose Control at Night (CME/CE)		•	Parents Often Err in Dosing Kids (CME/CE)
•	Even Normal Glucose in Kids Could Predict Diabetes Later (CME/CE)		•	FDA Approves First Excess Finger Collagen Drug
more...		more...

	ETHICS AND POLICY »			SCIENCE BUSINESS »
•	Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unassisted		•	Caltech neuroscientists discover brain area responsible for fear of losing money
•	The private sale of drugs in public hospitals		•	New CATCH rule to determine need for CT scans in children with minor head injury
•	Renewable oil companies		•	Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unassisted
more...		more...