January, 2007

Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index+

26th January 2007
pat doyle Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index

PAT DOYLE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

REFERENCE: BJOG 2007 114:170
Underweight women were found to be at increased risk of miscarriage in a study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A team from …
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Three-Class Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Not Appropriate: Results from the FIRST Study+

19th January 2007
rodger macarthur Three Class Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Not Appropriate: Results from the FIRST Study

RODGER MACARTHUR, Wayne State University, Detroit

REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 2125-35
A three-class HIV antiretroviral therapy is not necessary, according to data published in the Lancet. The FIRST study had three arms which included non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), …
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Telomere Length Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Risk and Statin Response+

19th January 2007
nilesh samani Telomere Length Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Risk and Statin Response

NILESH SAMANI, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester

REFERENCE: Lancet 2007; 369:107
A new genetic test could help predict which individuals will develop coronary heart disease among those with similar conventional risk factors. The length of the terminating structures of chromosomes, telomeres, …
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Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: Microfinance Helps Cut Domestic Violence in Rural South Africa+

17th January 2007
watts charlotte Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: Microfinance Helps Cut Domestic Violence in Rural South Africa

CHARLOTTE WATTS, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 1973-83
A large and groundbreaking study has shown that microfinance, combined with a gender and HIV training scheme, can help reduce domestic violence among poor women living …
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Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – January 15th, 2007 – HERA Study Results Confirm Trastuzumab Benefit in HER2 Positive Early Breast Cancer+

17th January 2007
ian smith Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance January 15th, 2007 HERA Study Results Confirm Trastuzumab Benefit in HER2 Positive Early Breast Cancer

IAN SMITH, Royal Marsden Hospital, London

REFERENCE: Lancet 369:29
Confirmation of the life-extending benefits of trastuzumab adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer has been published recently in the Lancet. Ian Smith gave Peter Goodwin three-year follow up results from

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Audio Journal of Medicine: Circulating Markers Herald Onset of Preeclampsia+

8th January 2007
richard levine Audio Journal of Medicine: Circulating Markers Herald Onset of Preeclampsia

RICHARD LEVINE, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda

REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2006; 355:992
In pregnant women circulating levels of the anti-angiogenic substances: soluble endoglin and soluble Flt-1 herald the onset of preeclampsia, according to a publication in the …
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Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – January 1st, 2007 – Reporting from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 14-17, 2006+

2nd January 2007
dennis slamon Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance January 1st, 2007 Reporting from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 14 17, 2006
Dennis Slamon
george peoples Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance January 1st, 2007 Reporting from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 14 17, 2006
George Peoples
james holland Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance January 1st, 2007 Reporting from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 14 17, 2006
James Holland
 massimo cristofanilli Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance January 1st, 2007 Reporting from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 14 17, 2006
Massimo Christofanilli

Trastuzumab: Mature Results in Early Breast Cancer Show Superiority

REFERENCE: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2006, Abstract: 52
DENNIS SLAMON, University of California, Los Angeles
Adjuvant therapy regimens containing trastuzumab have proved

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