Research & journals
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19th June 2013
Maturitas Publishes 2013 Update on Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women and Older Men
Update presented by National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG)
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of the National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) Update 2013 on diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men in the... Read more
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19th June 2013
Bullying and Suicide Among Youth Is a Public Health Problem
Expert research from CDC panel provides details and clarity, reports the Journal of Adolescent Health
Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assemble an expert panel to focus on these issues. This panel synthesized the... Read more
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19th June 2013
Elsevier Launches Open Access Journal: GeoResJ
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new open access journal, GeoResJ. With the launch of GeoResJ, Elsevier's earth and planetary science journals portfolio has its... Read more
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17th June 2013
Elsevier Announces Publishing the Journal International Economics
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce it has been selected as the new publisher for the journal International Economics. The journal is published on behalf CEPII, the French research... Read more
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11th June 2013
Background Mortality Rates Key to Accurate Reporting of Vaccine Safety Risks
Collaborative study utilizing Vaccine Safety Datalink published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
In a study using the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), investigators analyzed four years of data and determined that background mortality rates (rates of death irrespective of cause) are crucial in interpreting the numbers of deaths following vaccination. The VSD mortality... Read more
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11th June 2013
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment: Genetic Predictor of Response to Exposure Therapy
From a new study in Biological Psychiatry
There is growing evidence that a gene variant that reduces the plasticity of the nervous system also modulates responses to treatments for mood and anxiety disorders. In this case, patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, with a less functional... Read more
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10th June 2013
Do Antidepressants Impair the Ability to Extinguish Fear?
Answers from a new study in Biological Psychiatry
An interesting new report of animal research published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that common antidepressant medications may impair a form of learning that is important clinically. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly called SSRIs, are a class of antidepressant widely used... Read more
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7th June 2013
Biomarker Identification May Lead to New Noninvasive Test for Colorectal Cancer Detection
Serum DNA analysis allows detection of early disease, say researchers in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
The average 5-year survival for colorectal cancer (CRC) is less than 10% if metastasis occurs, but can reach 90% if detected early. A new non-invasive test has been developed that measures methylation of the SDC2 gene in tissues and blood... Read more
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6th June 2013
New Study Shows Most Youth Football Player Concussions Occur During Games, Not Practice
Sports-related concussion has been referred to as an "epidemic" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emergency department visits for concussions have increased 62% between 2001 and 2009. Despite the lack of data regarding the rates of concussions in... Read more
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6th June 2013
Reversal Cells May Tip the Balance Between Bone Formation and Resorption in Health and Disease
Investigators report on a possible "missing link" in The American Journal of Pathology
By analyzing biopsy specimens from patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and primary hyperparathyroidism, investigators have begun to pay increasing attention to "reversal cells," which prepare for bone formation during bone remodeling. The hope is that these reversal cells will become critical... Read more
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4th June 2013
Elsevier Author Dr. Paul Auerbach Updates Popular Book: Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine
Auerbach adds chapters on global humanitarian relief, disaster medicine and wilderness sustainability
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that Paul S. Auerbach, MD, one of the world's leading authorities on wilderness medicine, has teamed up with Benjamin Constance, MD, and Luanne Freer, MD,... Read more
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30th May 2013
National Lipid Association Issues Statement on the Relationship Between Increased Body Fat And Abnormal Blood Cholesterol / Lipid Levels
Following a National Lipid Association (NLA) Consensus Conference held September 16, 2012, national leaders in the field of lipidology authored a consensus statement representing the most comprehensive review yet published on the impact of disturbances in calorie balance on lipid... Read more
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30th May 2013
Twitter a Popular Source for Vaccination Information, Debate
Twitter is a popular source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines, and also a basically reliable one, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the... Read more
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27th May 2013
Reproductive Health Matters Announces Publication of its Latest Themed Issue: Young People, Sex and Relationships
Young people are demanding information and education about their bodies, sex, their sexuality and sexual health, as well as access to services that will support them to stay safe and healthy. Papers published in the latest themed issue of Reproductive... Read more
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27th May 2013
Elsevier Launches New Open Access Journal: Translational Proteomics
First articles now available online on ScienceDirect
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of Translational Proteomics, an online-only, open access journal devoted to transferring fundamental discoveries in the field of proteomics to clinical applications,... Read more
