The off-label and untested use of drug-coated stents in the treatment of coronary artery blockage is common in U.S. practice, and ischemic complication rates are higher among patients receiving drug-coated stents for off-label indications, according to two studies in JAMA.Stents are tiny mesh tubes
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Weill Cornell Medical College study published in the current issue of European Journal of Epidemiology, the paper finds that the framing of the research question, identification of the problem, as well as the design and methodology of the study are all subject to value judgments by investigators.
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The Indonesian Health Minister says her country has resumed sharing samples of the H5N1 bird flu virus with the World Health Organisation (WHO) after a five-month gap.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries led by Indonesia on Tuesday demanded a fair share of commercial vaccines derived from samples they provide of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
Scientists examining documents dating back 3,500 years say they have found proof that the origins of modern medicine lie in ancient Egypt and not with Hippocrates and the Greeks.The research team from the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology at The University of Manchester discovered the evidence i
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Primary tumors can spread towards distant organs as single cells, when they lose a protein called E-cadherin. But they can also move as a cell cluster, if they sense the activity of a protein called podoplanin. Or, in a third scenario, they can sprout lymphatic vessels that facilitate their dissemi
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NIDA will present a special research-based program track at the American Psychiatric Association's (APA's) 160th Annual Meeting, May 19 - 24 in San Diego. Highlights of NIDA's participation in this meeting include: -- Insights on Obesity and Drug Addiction from Brain Imaging - NIDA Director Dr. Nor
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