New Antibiotic Beats Superbugs At Their Own Game The problem with antibiotics is that, eventually, bacteria outsmart them and become resistant. But by targeting the gene that confers such resistance, a new drug may be able to finally outwit them.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com'Mind's Eye' Influences Visual Perception Letting your imagination run away with you may actually influence how you see the world. New research from Vanderbilt University has found that mental imagery--what we see with the "mind's eye"--directly impacts our visual perception. The research was published online June 26 by the journal Current Biology.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEndourology - Clinical Trials Evaluating The Role Of Alpha Blockers In Patients With Ureteral Calculi ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) There were several clinical trials evaluating the role of alpha blockers in patients with Ureteral calculi. Alpha blockers did not seem beneficial for patients with untreated Ureteral calculi.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPromising Hematologists Begin Year-Long Program To Pursue Careers In Clinical Hematology Research Twenty hematology and hematology/oncology fellows and junior faculty will begin a unique year-long education and mentoring program this summer as part of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Clinical Research Training Institute. Each year, the Clinical Research Training Institute provides aspiring hematologists with the necessary tools to begin careers in clinical research.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comComparing Laparoscopic And Open Radical Prostatectomy ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Abstract 996 and 1001 compared laparoscopic and open radical prostatectomy. There was little to no difference in blood loss, hospital stay, continence, and potency. The 5-year disease-free survival rates for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy are shown below.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNHS At 60 Still The Fairest And Most Cost-Effective Health System In The World Commenting on the NHS' 60th anniversary on 5 July, The King's Fund's Chief Executive Niall Dickson said: 'Sixty years on from its inauguration our NHS, funded through general taxation, is still the fairest and most cost-effective
health system in the world. It removes fear and creates what is in effect a huge compulsory insurance scheme that is valued by patients, staff and the public.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIdentification Of Tumor Suppressor That Manages Cellular Cleaning And Recycling Proceses Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a specific tumor suppressor that manages membrane traffic routes for cellular cleaning and recycling. The study will be published in the July issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology, and is now available online.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDarzi's Final Vision For Primary Care Is Positive Though Undermined By Previous Announcements While many of the ambitions within the government's Vision for Primary and Community Care are welcome, previously announced government proposals will undermine the positive in this report, the BMA said on Thursday 3 July 2008. Commenting on Lord Darzi's report, Dr Laurence Buckman, Chairman of the BMA's GP Committee said: "There is much within this vision for primary care that is positive.
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