Heart Disease :: New genetic biomarkers could predict coronary heart disease
New genetic markers may be able to predict whether a person is likely to have coronary heart disease (CAD) in the future.
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Health :: International Health Security – World Health Day 2007
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said “The theme of this year’s World Health Day, international health security, is apt given the global health landscape today. In a highly interconnected world, diseases spread fast and recognize no boundaries.”
Clotting Disorder :: FDA approves Ceprotin biologic to treat rare clotting disorder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed Ceprotin, the first biologic treatment for patients with a rare genetic defect that can cause a potentially life-threatening clotting disorder.
Smoking :: Tide is turning in the fight against substance misuse amongst young people,UK
Almost half of young people aged between 11 and 15 have never had a proper alcoholic drink, six out of ten have never smoked and drug taking prevalence has dropped, according to a national school survey.
Life :: Updated BMA guidance on end of life issues
The BMA is launching updated guidance on withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatment, to take into account the major changes for patients and doctors that will come into force when the Mental Capacity Act is implemented in England and Wales in April and October 2007.
Dental :: Sandia handheld instrument assesses dental disease in minutes
Who would have guessed that when the Star Trek medical diagnostic tool known as the tricorder makes its appearance in real life, the first user might be . . . your dentist.
Bone :: Intelligent materials to regenerate bone tissue
More than half a million people in the European U_nion and a million in the United States suffer from disorders in or serious defects of some part of their bone structure. Operations involving grafts or implants, required to mitigate the damage, depend decisively on the materials used.
Lung Cancer :: Early lung cancer screening best for cure
Annual computed tomography (CT) screening identifies a high proportion of patients with early-stage lung cancer, according to the latest findings of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center – led New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project (NY-ELCAP) published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.
Cancer :: Bush’s Statement on Tony Snow’s Cancer Recurrence
US Presidential spokesman Tony Snow’s surgery to remove a small growth showed that his cancer has returned, the White House said.
Drugs :: New chemistry approach promises less expensive drugs
With a newly discovered method of assembling organic molecules, a team of Princeton University chemists may have found a way to sidestep many of the expensive and hazardous barriers that stand in the way of drug development.