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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is an almost uniformly fatal disease regardless of the stage at time of diagnosis. However, a small percentage of patients develop a form of ductal adenocarcinoma associated with cystic lesions that can be detected earlier, is less aggressive and has a 50 percent lon... read more »
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The General Dental Council has produced an information sheet on indemnity to answer the questions dental professionals most frequently ask. [click link for full article] read more »
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Women who develop age-related macular degeneration may have higher blood levels of markers related to inflammation before they begin showing symptoms of the disease, according to a report published in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Debra A. Schaumber... read more »
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Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R), who has formed a presidential exploratory committee, on Monday fielded questions about his positions on social issues, including abortion, after a video clip surfaced showing him supporting publicly funded abortions during a speech in 1989, the [clic... read more »
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A new study sheds light on how some small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors, including two that are currently being used clinically to treat cancer, interact with wild-type and mutated forms of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). [click link for full article] read more »
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Young athletes could see their sports dreams evaporate if they don't seek prompt treatment and allow full rehabilitation of foot and ankle injuries. That warning comes today from sports medicine experts meeting in Orlando for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Annual Scientific ... read more »
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People with abdominal aortic aneurysms stand a better chance of surviving if they are operated on at hospitals that see large numbers of these patients than if they are treated at smaller regional hospitals with fewer such patients.This finding is supported by two papers published in this month's BJ... read more »
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12-step screen can spot underlying heart problems, experts say read more »
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