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Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer'
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:06:48 -0000
A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.
More teens surviving with cancer
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:10:20 -0000
Cancer survival rates for teenagers and young adults in Britain are rising, figures show.
Back pain eased by good posture
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:56:12 -0000
Long-term back pain can be relieved through encouraging sufferers to adopt good posture through the Alexander technique, say researchers.
Tag for aggressive bowel cancer
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:57:55 -0000
UK scientists find a marker for aggressive bowel cancers needing the most treatment.
Fruit juice 'could affect drugs'
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:39:04 -0000
Fruit juices may not be as healthy as thought - they could reduce the effectiveness of some medicines, it is claimed.
Chewing gum aids bowel recovery
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:42:54 -0000
Chewing gum aids recovery from bowel surgery, mounting evidence suggests.
NYT > Health
Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:21:32 -0000
Studies suggest that two vaccines against cervical cancer are being used without sufficient evidence that they are effective and worth their high cost.
Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:52:20 -0000
Medicare officials’ 2006 statements that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims were misleading, a draft report says.
CNN.com - Health
Are gender differences hard-wired?
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:53:16 -0400
Even though I'm a psychologist who specializes in early education, it took having kids to make me realize that sex differences aren't just the stuff of Brady Bunch reruns. While 18 months is old enough to have been influenced by stereotyped gifts, research suggests that many of the differences we see are evident from birth, and may even be hardwired. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
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Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer'
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:06:48 -0000
A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.
More teens surviving with cancer
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:10:20 -0000
Cancer survival rates for teenagers and young adults in Britain are rising, figures show.
Back pain eased by good posture
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:56:12 -0000
Long-term back pain can be relieved through encouraging sufferers to adopt good posture through the Alexander technique, say researchers.
Tag for aggressive bowel cancer
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:57:55 -0000
UK scientists find a marker for aggressive bowel cancers needing the most treatment.
Fruit juice 'could affect drugs'
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:39:04 -0000
Fruit juices may not be as healthy as thought - they could reduce the effectiveness of some medicines, it is claimed.
Chewing gum aids bowel recovery
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:42:54 -0000
Chewing gum aids recovery from bowel surgery, mounting evidence suggests.
NYT > Health
Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:21:32 -0000
Studies suggest that two vaccines against cervical cancer are being used without sufficient evidence that they are effective and worth their high cost.
Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:52:20 -0000
Medicare officials’ 2006 statements that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims were misleading, a draft report says.
CNN.com - Health
Are gender differences hard-wired?
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:53:16 -0400
Even though I'm a psychologist who specializes in early education, it took having kids to make me realize that sex differences aren't just the stuff of Brady Bunch reruns. While 18 months is old enough to have been influenced by stereotyped gifts, research suggests that many of the differences we see are evident from birth, and may even be hardwired. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
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BEEM: Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine: The Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine continuing medical education course offered through McMaster University, providing the very latest in high-impact critically appraised EM literature from the previous year.EAST - Trauma Practice Guidelines: Practice management guidelines on trauma-related issues, including a Primer on Evidence Based Medicine. From the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
Emergency Medicine-Ambulatory Care: Evidence Based Medicine at Emory University: a joint project between the departments of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine to incorporate current medical literature as a practical tool in the medical workplace., Evidence Based Medicine at Emory University: a joint project between the depart...
Evidence Based Emergency Medicine: Educational resource of the New York Academy of Medicine for evidence-based emergency medicine research; user's guide, journal club bank (member-only), and downloadable slides.
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