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Protect Your Health Records From Medical Identity Theft

“The crime occurs when someone uses a person's name and sometimes other parts of their identity — such as insurance information — without the person's…

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Interleukin-8: Key Marker for Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Although IL-8 expression has been recently correlated with the tumorpathology of various carcinoma types, the role of IL-8 in tumor development and metastasis…

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M-POSSUM: A New Approach to Effective Risk Assessment

Numerous scoring systems currently exist for risk assessment, including the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation…

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Key Gene Discovery Offers New Hope for Cancer Treatment

The University of Manchester research has identified a key gene that appears to play a critical role in the normal process of cell division.Cells divide…

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Antidepressants and Painkillers: Risks of Combining SSRIs

The antidepressant drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors known as SSRIs, are recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE)….

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Anti-Depressant Drugs Linked to Increased Bleeding Risk

“Clinicians who prescribe these medications should be aware of the potential risk and may need to consider alternatives,” said Sonal Singh, M.D., senior…

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Enhancing Malaria R&D Through Stakeholder Collaboration

However, this unprecedented level of malaria R&D activity is not necessarily all good news. The report’s authors found that the high number of malaria vaccine…

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Swimming Babies: Link to Infections Explained

Diarrhoea and otitis media during the first year of life are especially noteworthy. No increased risks were found for atopic diseases during the first six…

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Joslin Researchers Explore Leptin’s Role in Diabetes

Previous in vitro studies suggested that leptin receptors, which are found in tissues throughout the body including the pancreas as well as the brain, mediate…

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Significant Genetic Finding in Severe PMS and PMDD

PMDD is heritable, affects 5-8% of women, and is associated with severe emotional and physical problems, such as irritability, marked depressed mood, anger,…

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Vaccinating Schoolgirls Against HPV: A Critical Discussion

Professor Henry Kitchener, of The University of Manchester, will chair the session and discuss the role of preventative HPV vaccines.His colleague Dr Loretta…

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Safeguarding Cancer Care: Innovations in Radiotherapy Dosing

Around half of patients receive radiotherapy as part of their cancer treatment but the dose is limited by the possibility of causing side effects (toxicity) to…

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New Algorithms Enhance Heart Reanimation Techniques

Nevertheless, defibrillation also has its impediment or enemy: time. For every minute that passes from the moment of the attack, the possibilities of survival…

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New Strategies Boost Antitumor Efficacy in Cancer Treatment

A research team from the Faculty of Medicine and Odontology is working on identifying pharmacological agents that increase the therapeutic benefit of…

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Bilberry Extract: A Potential Ally Against Cancer Risks

Professor Andy Gescher, of the University of Leicester, is leading an investigation to carry out clinical trials with the commercially produced substance…

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New Methods Unveiled to Combat Breast Cancer by Manchester Researchers

Dr Robert Clarke and his team at the University's Cancer Studies research group have been investigating human breast cancers for the presence of stem cells -…

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