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Vaccine :: CDC urges parents to protect preteens with three recommended vaccines

As children approach their teen years, parents often worry about how to protect them from new risks and potential dangers. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a campaign to educate parents about one of the things they can do to protect their children at 11 and 12 years of age and for years to come: make sure they are vaccinated against serious, sometimes life-threatening diseases such as meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, and cervical cancer.

Gynecology :: ACOG recommends prevention of blood clots in gynecologic surgery patients

Blood clots are a leading cause of disability and death in patients following surgery, despite medical advances in their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

HIV :: HIV infection rate high among young Nepalese girls sex trafficked to India

A study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers of girls and women who were sex-trafficked from Nepal to India and then repatriated has found that 38 percent were HIV positive.

Breast Cancer :: Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts has breast cancer

Good Morning America’s anchor Robin Roberts, a noted Presbyterian, has announced that she has breast cancer.

Avandia :: Keep GSK diabetes drug Avandia available to US patients

The FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee voted to keep the Glaxo’s diabetes medicine Avandia available to patients in the US. The FDA will review the panel’s recommendation before making a decision.

Botulism :: Complete List of Recalled Chili Items

Castleberry?s Food Company expanded voluntary recall to additional products. If you had previously determined your Castleberry?s products were not included in the recall announced on July_18, you should check them again using the updated information below.

Blood Transfusion :: National blood donor pool significantly smaller than previously thought

According to a new study in TRANSFUSION, the number of individuals in the U.S. who are eligible to donate blood may be smaller than previously believed ? approximately 60 million fewer people.

Gene :: Under magnetic force, nanoparticles may deliver gene therapy

After binding DNA segments to tiny iron-containing spheres called nanoparticles, researchers have used magnetic fields to direct the nanoparticles into arterial muscle cells, where the DNA could have a therapeutic effect. Although the research, done in cell cultures, is in early stages, it may represent a new method for delivering gene therapy to benefit blood vessels damaged by arterial disease.

Cancer :: Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis

When it comes to searching out cancer cells, gold may turn out to be a precious metal. Purdue University researchers have created gold nanoparticles capable of identifying marker proteins making the tiny particles a potential tool to better diagnose and treat breast cancer.

Bipolar Disorder :: New databases put wings on search for bipolar risk genes

A novel, free, public online database opening this week should greatly speed efforts to find genes linked to increase risk of bipolar disorder.