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Survival rates for the most premature babies at a top London hospital have more than doubled over a 20 year period, as per research reported in the latest edition of the journal Acta Paediatrica. The study, led by scientists at University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), suggests significant improvements in survival rates can be achieved when maternity and neonatal units have consistent staffing, resources and therapy policies……..

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A new study may explain why women with a mutation in the BRCA1 gene face up to an 85 percent lifetime risk of breast cancer. Scientists from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center observed that BRCA1 plays a role in regulating breast stem cells, the small number of cells that might develop into cancers……..

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Honolulu, HI Hypertension may be one of the top killers in the country, but youd never know it by the way were behaving, say researchers attending the annual congress of the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). Research shows that some 73 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure, yet a number of of them dont even know it. And among those that do, a large number are not taking the medications they need to control it,” says Dr. Christopher Granger, a heart specialist at Duke University Medical Center. Weve discovered that these patients are getting highly variable therapy. Moreover, we also found out that we arent doing a very good job following up with these folks once they leave the hospital, he adds……..

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Consumption of sugar sweetened soft drinks and fructose is strongly linked to an increased risk of gout in men, finds a study published on bmj.com today. Gout is a joint disease which causes extreme pain and swelling. It is most common in men aged 40 and older. It is caused by excess uric acid in the blood (hyperuricaemia) which leads to uric acid crystals collecting around the joints……..

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A study of the first universal parenting programme, designed to prevent early child behaviour problems, shows that it has little impact on toddler behaviour. The study, conducted at the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) in Melbourne, Australia, is published on bmj.com today. Behaviour problems affect up to 20 per cent of children and have major personal, societal and economic ramifications. Left untreated, up to half of behaviour problems in preschool children develop into later mental health problems……..

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Last week, the UK health secretary declared that we are in a grip of an obesity epidemic, but does the evidence stack up? Scientists in this weeks BMJ debate the issue. Claims about an obesity epidemic often exceed the scientific evidence and mistakenly suggest an unjustified degree of certainty, argue Patrick Basham and John Luik……..

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Minority and low-income patients are less likely than those who are white or more well off to agree to post-surgery epidural pain relief, as per new research from physicians at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The study, published recently in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia, examined how race, economic and educational status may influence health care choices when access to care isnt a factor. In the overall analysis, education and income were not as important as race in determining epidural acceptance, but the scientists say the costs of improper pain therapy after surgery are large for any patient group……..

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