Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
A new research report published in the December 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal could one day give men similar type of control over their fertility that women have had since the 1960s. That’s because scientists have found how and where androgenic hormones work in the testis to control normal sperm production and male [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research…
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
Low-dose radiation from annual mammography screening may increase breast cancer risk in women with genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)…
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
National efforts to combat AIDS, particularly by preventing mother-to-child transmission, are showing positive results, but many HIV and AIDS affected children still struggle to have their basic needs met, according to a report launched today by four United Nations agencies…
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
The use of insect repellents by expectant mothers in the first trimester appears to be linked to higher rates of hypospadias, a relatively common urinary tract birth defect among boys, a European study found.
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) — Towering over much of the Central Business District, Charity Hospital at once represents the past, present, and future of healthcare in New Orleans.
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
Patients in rural areas are more likely than urban dwellers to undergo total knee and hip replacement surgeries, a new study found.
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
Insurers and patients alike bear a heavy financial burden for osteoarthritis (MedPage Today) — and disproportionately so for women, a new study found.
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
QRxPharma Limited announced today, as part of its Phase 3 program, the initiation of a registration (also called pivotal) trial (Study 008) comparing efficacy and safety profiles of MoxDuo(TM)IR against component doses of morphine and oxycodone alone for the management of moderate to severe post-operative pain following bunionectomy surgery. The Company expects to complete dosing [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Health News
Today at the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the enrollment of the first patient in an international Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of florbetaben (BAY 94-9172) PET imaging in the detection of beta-Amyloid plaques in the [...]
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