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British researchers have found traces of chemicals called parabens in tissue taken from women with breast cancer
British researchers have found traces of chemicals called parabens in tissue taken from women with breast cancer. Dr Philip Harvey, European editor of the Journal of Applied Toxicology, said the findings should be interpreted cautiously. "Further work is required to examine any association between estrogenic and other chemicals in underarm cosmetics and breast cancer." more
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Gene which plays role in brittle bone disease located
A gene refered to as Alox15, which affects the density of mineralsin bones has been located. The scientists who have identified a gene believe it may play a key a role in determining who develops osteoporosis or brittle bone disease. more
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Depression, head injuries linked
A small study published in a US journal revealed that head injury patients had a higher risk of depression problems than patients who had suffered other injuries. Patients who have suffered a head injury may be more likely to develop depression, say researchers. A third of those examined by doctors in Iowa City showed signs of depressive illness within a year. more
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Patients with schizophrenia to benefit from new communication tool (2-COM)
A new study published in the leading psychiatry journal The British
Journal of Psychiatry shows that a simple communication tool called '2-COM',
which facilitates patient-psychiatrist communication, enables patients to
play a greater role in contributing to the overall management of their
condition and can lead to changes in how patients are treated.
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Information for practitioners: Using the 2-COM checklist
Many patients with schizophrenia have trouble communicating their concerns
and needs to the healthcare team. Often, the biggest concerns for patients
relate to problems that arise in coping with the impact of the illness and
its treatment on daily living these concerns can be among the most difficult
to identify during the clinic appointment. more
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Information for practitioners: The 2-COM assessment tool (PDF)
2-COM is designed to help your patients better verbalise his or her concerns, and to help you and the care team find out what problems are causing most difficulties to each patient. Taking notice of these problems and doing something about them can help strengthen the relationship between patient and care team and improve patient satisfaction with care. You may download a PDF copy of the assessment tool in today's issue of Vidyya.
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Pancreas transplant alone confers no survival advantage
People with brittle or complicated diabetes who receive either a pancreas transplant alone or a pancreas transplant after a kidney transplant have a lower survival rate than similar patients waiting for the same type of pancreas transplant. However, recipients of a simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant, who have diabetes as well as kidney failure, have better 1- and 4-year survival rates than those waitlisted for that surgery, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association on December 3, 2003.
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