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Early reports of thrombosis after insertion of drug-eluting stent

Authors of a research letter in this week’s issue of THE LANCET highlight how the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) may carry a risk of subsequent thrombosis if stenting is accompanied by a withdrawal of antiplatelet therapy.

21 Oct 2004

Let regional organizations prevent genocide

The conflict in Dafur shows that the UN cannot guarantee international peace and security all by itself. The UN Security Council is too splintered to take resolute action to resolve the crisis, and international law does not allow any effective diplomatic alternatives.

21 Oct 2004

Long-term outcome after intravenous thrombolysis of basilar artery occlusion

Occlusion of the basilar artery (BAO) is a relatively infrequent but the most catastrophic form of ischemic stroke with a dismal natural course, carrying from 85 to almost 95 % mortality.

21 Oct 2004

Single nucleotide polymorphisms and forensic genetics, maybe not such a perfect combination

Forensic genetics is the branch of genetics that, through DNA analysis and comparison, deals with the resolution of legal problems such as paternity tests.

21 Oct 2004

Misconceptions about sexual violence common among South African youth

Misconceptions about sexual violence and the risk of HIV infection and AIDS are common among South African youth, finds a study in this week's BMJ.

21 Oct 2004

Sleep apnoea increases risks in general anaesthesia

Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea are at high risk of developing complications when having surgery under general anaesthesia, say researchers in this week's BMJ.

21 Oct 2004

The attitude towards MRSA in the United Kingdom is a case of shutting the gate after the horse has bolted

Nicholas Akerman's experience of working in Australia was that people are unable to work with patients without being screened and cleared. Yet, having worked in England in medicine for over 12 years, he has never once been screened. "Surely we should at least be adopting this policy to help combat the problem?" he asks.

21 Oct 2004

Children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia in later life

These findings add weight to the theory that accumulating mutations in the sperm of older fathers contributes to the overall risk of schizophrenia.

21 Oct 2004

Organic molecules spontaneously organize themselves into large spherical structures

A critical step in the emergence of life was the spontaneous self-organization of identical small units into large symmetrical structures.

21 Oct 2004

Adults who were abused or neglected as children tend to visit doctors more often

"Many patients visit doctors with symptoms that cannot be explained by underlying physical disease," says researcher Francis Creed, M.D., of the University of Manchester. "Common examples are headache, abdominal and chest pains and constant tiredness."

21 Oct 2004

BMA response to physician-assisted suicide survey

Commenting on the survey on physician-assisted suicide commissioned by the Voluntary Euthanasia Society (VES), Chairman of the BMA Ethics Committee, Dr Michael Wilks, made the following statement:

21 Oct 2004

Black Sea coastal area of Turkey is prone to bouts of an unusual type of food poisoning from "mad" honey

The researchers detail 19 patients who all required emergency care in 2002 after eating local Turkish honey. The patients, whose ages ranged from 22 to 61, all had symptoms of nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, slowed heart rate and fainting. Four of them had also sustained head injuries after falling.

21 Oct 2004

No change in UK perinatal death rate from infections and prematurity in 20 years

Despite overall falls in UK rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths over the past 20 years, deaths caused by infections and prematurity in multiple births have remained unchanged, reveals research in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

21 Oct 2004

Babies born by Caesarean section may be at greater risk of diarrhoea

Babies born by Caesarean section may be at greater risk of diarrhoea and sensitisation to certain foodstuffs during their first 12 months than babies born vaginally, suggests research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

21 Oct 2004

Freezing or refrigerating expressed breast milk for longer than 48 hours substantially lowers its antioxidant content

This may be of particular importance for premature babies, who both have reduced antioxidant capacity as well as high levels of oxygen free radical activity as a result of infection and blood transfusions, say the authors.

21 Oct 2004

Global warming poses an increasingly sizeable threat to the continued existence of man

James Lovelock, atmospheric chemist and author of Gaia warns that the gravity of the situation facing Earth's inhabitants is greater than we have yet realized and accepted. Lovelock sets forth his predictions -- and proposed solutions -- in a commentary piece published this week in Atmospheric Science Letters.

21 Oct 2004

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Early reports of thrombosis after insertion of drug-eluting stent

Let regional organizations prevent genocide

Long-term outcome after intravenous thrombolysis of basilar artery occlusion

Single nucleotide polymorphisms and forensic genetics, maybe not such a perfect combination

Misconceptions about sexual violence common among South African youth

Sleep apnoea increases risks in general anaesthesia

The attitude towards MRSA in the United Kingdom is a case of shutting the gate after the horse has bolted

Children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia in later life

Organic molecules spontaneously organize themselves into large spherical structures

Adults who were abused or neglected as children tend to visit doctors more often

BMA response to physician-assisted suicide survey

Black Sea coastal area of Turkey is prone to bouts of an unusual type of food poisoning from "mad" honey

No change in UK perinatal death rate from infections and prematurity in 20 years

Babies born by Caesarean section may be at greater risk of diarrhoea

Freezing or refrigerating expressed breast milk for longer than 48 hours substantially lowers its antioxidant content

Global warming poses an increasingly sizeable threat to the continued existence of man

Lack of improvement 24 hours after stroke treatment associated with poor outcome or death at 3 months

Study identifies factors associated with higher risk of death in hospital after treatment for stroke

Drastic market changes with MRI contrast media and PET radiopharmaceuticals emerging as most promising segments

New antibody to prevent respiratory syncytial virus in premature babies

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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