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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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Classifications and Terminologies Working Group (CTWG): Committee of the Australian National Health Information Group (NHIG) with responsibilities for endorsing and monitoring the stability and viability of health classifications and terminologies within Australia. Details of membership, informatics resources, terms of reference, contact information a...Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC): Dataset of universal identifiers for laboratory and other clinical observations to facilitate exchange and storage of clinical results or vital signs for patient care and research. Includes downloads, news, meetings, background, articles, e-mail list and submissions. Links to its custodians the R...
Medical informatics at Mayo Clinic: Details the LexGrid project, for standardizing the storage and access of medical terminologies. Provides tools, standards and content details.
National Centre for Classification in Health: Australian centre of excellence in health classification theory and an expert centre in clinical coding systems. (Home of ICD10-AM).
OpenGALEN: Home of the open source GALEN terminology. Tools, expertise and experience in building and delivering a multiaxial medical concept model and terminology
SNOMED International: The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine: A dynamic, sustainable, scientifically validated terminology developed by College of American Pathologists (CAP) to enable the sharing of health care knowledge across clinical specialties and sites of care. Includes news, events, services, programs, related sites, training, careers and details of...
Unified Medical Language System (UMLS): Metathesaurus and semantic network with lexical applications that can be used to overcome problems caused by differences in terminology and scattering of related information across databases. Includes FAQs, documentation, papers, license agreements, knowledge source server, bibliography and detai...
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