Study sheds light on cause of an AIDS treatment side effect
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ROCHESTER, Minn. -- After three days of debate and deliberation, attendees gathered over the weekend at the Mayo Clinic National Conference on Medicine and the Media reviewed preliminary observations for bringing more accurate, timely and responsible medical news to the public. The conference wa...Anesthesiologists' substance abuse constant despite efforts
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...n contribute greatly to resolving the longstanding debate on the superiority of carboplatin or cisplatin-based chemotherapy in lung cancer. Although paclitaxel/carboplatin yielded a similar response rate, the significantly longer median survival obtained with paclitaxel/cisplatin indicates that cisplatin-ba...Lancet readers to join WHO election debate
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... in this week's issue of THE LANCET should end the debate about the use of intravenous magnesium for high-risk patients after heart attack--the investigators report no benefit for magnesium treatment compared with placebo. The benefits of supplementary administration of intravenous magnesium in patients wi......ected by drowsiness. The prospect is stirring up a debate about the dangers of popping a pill to counter a sleep-deprived lifestyle. Provigil, as the drug is known in the US and Britain, is approved for treating the daytime sleepiness associated with the rare condition called narcolepsy, which makes people ...Evidence supports two types of heart failure
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...intentionally spread smallpox has been a matter of debate among researchers. The vaccine, which is a live cowpox virus, poses a small risk of serious side effects. Compared to the targeted approach, mass vaccination before any smallpox introduction or immediately thereafter was more effective at preventing...Joint-custody arrangements good for children of divorce -- but only if there is no parental conflict
...y arrangements. "The debate on custody arrangements is a complicated one, involving interests of many groups. It is therefore important to stay focused on the most important factor in all of this -- the welfare of a...Internet porn-blocking software neednt block health information, study finds
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... and Medicaid reform that he hopes the Senate will debate this session. Breaux's proposal to cover the uninsured includes offering a basic health insurance plan for all Americans, with full premium subsidies for families with incomes below 150 percent of the federal poverty level through a refundable, adva...Bupropion triples quit rates among women and formerly depressed smokers, study shows
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...nd drug development and regulatory scientists will debate and identify improvements to intensify and acceler... not working. Our goal today is to kick-start the debate on how to radically improve future oncology drug development. The CDDS has recently sponsored simil...UCLA, RAND researchers help men with prostate cancer
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