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Decline In Performance Of Candidates Taking A Postgraduate Medical Exa
The performance of doctors taking a postgraduate medical exam declined between 1997 and 2001, reveals a study carried out by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and published today in the Open Access journal BMC Medicine. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Ethnic Variations In Hormone Levels May Cause Differences In Breast Ca
Researchers have known that a woman's natural hormone levels can affect her risk of developing breast cancer. A new study from the University of Southern California has found that the natural levels of estrogens in post-menopausal women varies by ethnicity and race, and may explain the differences in the groups' breast cancer rates. Bevacizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Prolongs Survival For Some Pati
Preliminary results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with previously untreated advanced non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer show that those patients who received bevacizumab (AvastinTM) in combination with standard chemotherapy lived longer than patients who received the same chemotherapy without bevacizumab. 3-D TV That Actually Works
With a new line of LCD and plasma monitors from Philips, viewers see three-dimensional objects without having to wear glasses. By Seán Captain. Model Simulates Dynamics Of Heart Rhythm Disorders
Dutch researcher Kirsten ten Tusscher has developed a model that can simulate the electrical behaviour of the heart during heart rhythm disorders. One of the things her model revealed is that the electrical activity of the heart during a rhythm disorder is much less chaotic than was originally thought. Holy Smoke! Hacked IPhone Explodes
Many iPhone hacks require opening up the case -- and that can lead to trouble, as one would-be hacker discovers, when a wayward screwdriver punctures the battery, causing it to explode. Decline In Breast Cancer Deaths Explained By Use Of Screening And Adju
Early detection through screening mammography and improved adjuvant treatment have contributed almost equally to the substantial decrease in breast cancer death rates over the past 10 to 15 years, researchers conclude in an unprecedented effort to parse out the factors that have led to the decline. Genetic Variation May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
Adults with a genetic variation enabling them to express higher levels of fetal hemoglobin may have a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say. Brain Abnormalities Underlying Key Element Of Borderline Personality D
Using new approaches scientists have gained a view of activity in key brain areas associated with a core difficulty in patients with borderline personality disorder -- shedding new light on this serious psychiatric condition.
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