This is a selection of articles from the December 2006 archive. Click here for this month's Global & Universal headlines.
December 31, 2006: Essay: Doctor, Doctor
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Source: Sound Medicine - December 31, 2006 Source Type: journals
Tsunami Two Years Later: American Red Cross Continues To Support Critical Needs Of Survivors
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Source: Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today - December 30, 2006 Source Type: journals
FDA Approves Drug To Treat Cyanide Poisoning
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Source: Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News From Medical News Today - December 29, 2006 Source Type: journals
Sex differences and rheumatoid arthritis
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 28, 2006 Source Type: journals
Gene discovered for form of brittle bone disease
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 27, 2006 Source Type: journals
FRANCE: Burning of Toxic Waste Brings New Fears
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 26, 2006 Source Type: journals
Incidence of stroke decreases over last 50 years
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 26, 2006 Source Type: journals
Acid suppression medication linked with increased risk of hip fracture
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 26, 2006 Source Type: journals
Circumcision for prevention of HIV: new analysis demonstrates cost-effectiveness
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 25, 2006 Source Type: journals
Methamphetamine use increases risks of artery tears and stroke
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 25, 2006 Source Type: journals
December 24, 2006: Medical Advice from Mom
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Source: Sound Medicine - December 24, 2006 Source Type: journals
December 24, 2006: Medical Mystery Shoppers
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Source: Sound Medicine - December 24, 2006 Source Type: journals
December 24, 2006: Sweet Tooth (medical definition)
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Source: Sound Medicine - December 24, 2006 Source Type: journals
American Public Health Association Adopts Policies On Pandemic Influenza Funding, Abstinence Education, War In Iraq
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Source: Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today - December 22, 2006 Source Type: journals
How does aspirin crystallize?
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 22, 2006 Source Type: journals
Psychological treatments improve outcomes for back pain sufferers
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 22, 2006 Source Type: journals
HIV treatments improve health, but nutritional issues remain
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 22, 2006 Source Type: journals
Bulletin IX (Final):AMDA Multi-national Medical Mission for Typhoon Durian, Philippines
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Source: AMDA International Blog - December 22, 2006 Authors: cpiblog01432 Tags: Emergency Relief Source Type: journals
Age-Specific Impact of Obesity on Prevalence and Costs of Diabetes and Dyslipidemia
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Source: Value in Health - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Economic Burden and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Patients with Different Cardiometabolic Risk Profiles
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Source: Value in Health - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Metabolic Syndrome and Employer Sponsored Medical Benefits: An Actuarial Analysis
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Source: Value in Health - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Physicians enlisted in efforts to keep demented drivers off the road
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Study compares LASIK and LASEK eye surgery
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Arrest deters kerb crawlers from further prostitution activity
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
New imaging compound might 'see' Alzheimer's earlier
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Scanning the brain for transference
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Singing for survival
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Male contraception -- UVa discovery stirring interest among basic scientists and drug developers
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Neurobiological insights for psychoanalysts working with autistic children
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Bulletin VIII:AMDA Multi-national Medical Mission for Typhoon Durian, Philippines
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Source: AMDA International Blog - December 20, 2006 Authors: cpiblog01432 Tags: Emergency Relief Source Type: journals
Cluster of journals publish findings on dangerous parasite, Toxoplasma gondii
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Restoring tamoxifen sensitivity in resistant breast cancer cells
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Epigenetic drugs, promising for breast cancer treatment
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Researchers find stem-cell therapy effective in targeting metastatic cancer
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
New study shows promise of toxicogenomics in environmental monitoring
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Snake-like robot and steady-hand system could assist surgeons
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Study finds that rich retirees are the main losers from inflation
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 19, 2006 Source Type: journals
The future of federally funded food programs -- Can they also fight obesity?
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 19, 2006 Source Type: journals
Testosterone therapy may prevent Alzheimer's disease
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 19, 2006 Source Type: journals
Human-chimp difference may be bigger
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 19, 2006 Source Type: journals
Mental exercise helps maintain some seniors' thinking skills
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 19, 2006 Source Type: journals
HEALTH: Asian Govts Push Generic Drugs
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
ECUADOR-COLOMBIA: Crisis Over Coca Spraying Escalates
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza
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Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Designing a Biocontainment Unit to Care for Patients with Serious Communicable Diseases: A Consensus Statement
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Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Highlights & Happenings
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Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Closing the Schools: Legal Issues for School Boards
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Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Reorganization of Secondary Medical Care in the Israeli Defense Forces Medical Corps - A Cost-Effect Analysis
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Source: Military Medicine - December 18, 2006 Authors: Yagil, YaelArnon, RonenEzra, VeredAshkenazi, Isaac Source Type: journals
A Cost Analysis of Training Expenses versus the Value of Medical Care Provided during West Africa Training Cruise 2004 - Senegal
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Source: Military Medicine - December 18, 2006 Authors: Johnson, Norman L.Livingston, Martin J.Novak, Thomas S. Source Type: journals
Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Ruptures in a Healthy, Active Duty Soldier: Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Source: Military Medicine - December 18, 2006 Authors: Johnson, Anthony E.Rose, Stephen D. Source Type: journals
Prevalence of Reported Pain, Widespread Pain, and Pain Symmetry in Veterans of the Persian Gulf War (19901991): The Use of Pain Manikins in Persian Gulf War Health Research
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Source: Military Medicine - December 18, 2006 Authors: Stimpson, Nicola J.Unwin, CatherineHull, LisaDavid, TonyWessely, SimonLewis, Glyn Source Type: journals
Results of the Reproductive Health Education Program for Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers
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Source: Military Medicine - December 18, 2006 Authors: Sevig-breve, UmitYilmaz, SenayBaser, MuruvvetTasci, Sultan Source Type: journals
Psychosis in the British Army - A 2-Year Follow-Up Study
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Source: Military Medicine - December 18, 2006 Authors: Turner, Mark A.Finch, Peter J.C.McKechanie, Andrew G.Kiernan, Mathew D.Hawksley, Oliver J.Wadhwani, SharanMcManus, Frank B.Neal, Leigh A. Source Type: journals
Chest Pain and ST Segment Elevation Attributable to Cholecystitis - A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Source: Military Medicine - December 18, 2006 Authors: Durning, Steven J.Nasir, Javed M.Sweet, Jon M.Cation, Lannie J. Source Type: journals
An economic perspective on Malawi's medical brain drain
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Source: Globalization and Health - December 18, 2006 Authors: Richard Record and Abdu Mohiddin Source Type: journals
Correction: What Potential has Tobacco Control for
Reducing Health Inequalities? The New Zealand Situation
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Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - December 18, 2006 Authors: Nick Wilson, Tony Blakely and Martin Tobias Source Type: journals
Clinical factors of tinnitus influence perceived loudness and annoyance
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Low to moderate blood alcohol level linked to reduced mortality following traumatic head injury
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
High-quality marriages help to calm nerves
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Rutgers College of Nursing's Beverly Whipple co-authors "The Science of Orgasm"
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Stem cell activity deciphered in the aging brain
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Virtual experiences can cause embellished, false memories
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
HEALTH: 'Children Are the Hope of the World' Says Che's Daughter
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 17, 2006 Source Type: journals
December 17, 2006: Exercise after Fatty Meals
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Source: Sound Medicine - December 17, 2006 Source Type: journals
December 17, 2006: Book: Mindless Eating
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Source: Sound Medicine - December 17, 2006 Source Type: journals
December 17, 2006: Violent Video Games and Kids
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Source: Sound Medicine - December 17, 2006 Source Type: journals
U.S. Unprepared For Emergencies, Report Finds
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Source: Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today - December 15, 2006 Source Type: journals
RIGHTS: Treaty Shines Light on Disabled Inequality
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 15, 2006 Source Type: journals
New hope for wrinkles
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 15, 2006 Source Type: journals
Underground air might cause DNA damage
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 15, 2006 Source Type: journals
Linchpin discovered in insulin metabolism
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 15, 2006 Source Type: journals
Promoting Public Health Messages: Should We Move Beyond Fear-Evoking Appeals in Road Safety?
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Source: Qualitative Health Research - December 14, 2006 Authors: Lewis, I. M., Watson, B., White, K. M., Tay, R. Source Type: journals
Participatory Design in Health Sciences: Using Cooperative Experimental Methods in Developing Health Services and Computer Technology
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Source: Qualitative Health Research - December 14, 2006 Authors: Clemensen, J., Larsen, S. B., Kyng, M., Kirkevold, M. Source Type: journals
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