FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug Erivedge
(AP) -- Regulators have approved a pill that treats the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma.
Mon 30 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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New study confirms that mom's love good for child's brain
School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to learning, memory and response to stress.
Mon 30 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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US recommends routine HPV vaccination for boys
US health authorities on Friday urged all boys age 11-12 to get a routine vaccination against the most common sexually transmitted disease, human papillomavirus, or HPV.
Fri 3 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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Policy: Adaptations of avian flu virus are a cause for concern
Members of the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity explain its recommendations on the communication of experimental work on H5N1 influenza.
Tue 31 Jan 12 from Nature News
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'Take both arms' blood pressure'
Measuring blood pressure in both arms should be routine, says a University of Exeter study, because it is the difference between the arms that counts.
Mon 30 Jan 12 from BBC News
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Rapid nerve repair helps lame rats walk within days
A new procedure holds promise for swift recovery of people paralysed by nerve injuries
Fri 3 Feb 12 from Newscientist
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Treasure trove of wildlife found in Peru park
The Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Peru program announced today the discovery of 365 species previously undocumented in Bahuaja Sonene National Park (BSNP) in southeastern Peru.
Thu 2 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Football findings suggest concussions caused by series of hits
A two-year study of high school football players suggests that concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed.
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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Study urges parents to enforce booster seat use when carpooling
Most parents report that they typically require their child to use a life-saving booster seat, but more than 30 percent said they do not enforce this rule when their child is riding with another ...
Mon 30 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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Body location plays part in scratching pleasure
An itch is just an itch. Or is it? New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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