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Mind Comments On New Public Attitudes Survey
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Commenting on the release of the Department of Health's 2008 survey into public attitudes towards mental ill health, Mind's Chief Executive Paul Farmer said: "Overall, the general picture is that attitudes towards mental health are at best static - it's the reason why some of the leading mental hea ... more
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Multicellular Response Is 'All For One'
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Real or perceived threats can trigger the well-known "fight or flight response" in humans and other animals. Adrenaline flows, and the stressed individual's heart pumps faster, the muscles work harder, the brain sharpens and non-essential systems shut down. The whole organism responds in concert in order to survive. ... more
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Radiotherapy Delivery Up To Eight Times Faster, Accuracy Improved With Less Time For Movement
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) this month became the first U.S. medical center to offer a speedier cancer radiation therapy. The new technique can turn a 20-minute radiotherapy session into a 90-second session for selected patients. ... more
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UNICEF Seeks 8.2 Million Dollars To Meet The Critical Needs Of Children And Women Affected By The Cyclone In Myanmar
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
UNICEF has requested an initial $8.2 million for its emergency operation to assist the survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. Children and women require urgent assistance to survive in increasingly desperate conditions. ... more
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Use Of Drink And Drugs By Young People For Better Sex
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. ... more
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UK Architects RMJM To Design $90m Biotech Facility In Beijing
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
UK architecture firm RMJM has been appointed design architect for a state-of-the-art $US90 million biotechnology research and development centre in Beijing , it was announced recently. The new facility is for Genzyme Corp. ... more
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American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists Endorses National Diabetes Goal
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) announced its support for the National Diabetes Goal. The Goal is to help 45% of all Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes know their blood glucose levels and understand what actions to take, by the year 2015. ... more
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British Medical Association Launches Its National "Support Your Surgery" Campaign
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Details of a national "Support your Surgery" campaign to defend and promote NHS GP services in England, have been announced by the BMA.GPs are worried that government plans to introduce more commercial providers into general practice could destabilise existing services, depersonalise care and put some GP practices at risk of closure. ... more
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Clinical Data On Somaxon Pharmaceuticals' Product Candidate For The Treatment Of Insomnia Presented At American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ... more
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Duneland Schools Lead State In MRSA Fight
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The Duneland School Corporation, with the purchase of the Sports-O-Zone machine, becomes the first in the State of Indiana to take steps to proactively protect its athletes from the deadly MRSA virus. After a student athlete was hospitalized last fall with a cut infected by the MRSA virus, the school administration moved quickly to insure that all precautions were being taken. Dr. ... more
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