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... The Mind and Life conference is an opportunity to review some of the recent work that has been unfolding in these areas, and to map out the potential for both broadening and deepening these investigations." "The meeting will provide an opportunity for scientists whose research is focused on basic mind-bra...Little evidence behind bronchodilator therapy for cystic fibrosis
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...eported along with new global actions in an annual review to be released at the meeting. The overall goal of the conference is to raise awareness about the need for timely action on policy and at the grass roots level. The diverse members of The Oxford Health Alliance are a multi-disciplinary consortium, ...Doctors call for urgent review of cancer initiative
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...he University of New Mexico conducted a systematic review of the safety and efficacy of probiotics in IBS that included eight randomized clinical trials in adults. The New Mexico group noted that there was large variation among the studies, and that many of the trials included only a small number of patien...New study shows risk of serious GI problems & bleeding intensified by common OTC pain medications
...m with aspirin. Findings of a large retrospective review of medical records for over 3.2 million individuals were presented at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology. Researchers from the University of Utah and Pfizer Inc. included 11,957 patients on naproxen (220 mg...New screen-and-treat methods for cervical cancer significantly reduce cancer precursor lesions
...tematic hurdles, was approved by the institutional review boards of Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa). The international group included researchers from Columbia University Medical Center: Dr. Wright and Louise Kuhn, Ph.D. of the Gertrude H. Sergi...Infectious disease doctors respond to President Bush's strategy on pandemic influenza
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