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	Tragic Human Error Lead to Transplantation of HIV-positive Organs
...Several Italian doctors have transplanted to three recipients organs that were infected by HIV. The information was provided by the hospital in Florence. The doctors from the Careggi hospital said that the liver and kidneys of an HIV-positive woman were transplanted after a laboratory biologist mistakenly wrote on a woman's medical records that she tested negative for the virus. The chief of Careggi hospital, Edoardo M...
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	Surgeons Who Play Video Games are More Skilled
...lay or played video games for less than one hour a day, so parents should not think that it is always a benefit for children to play such games. After all a good video player does not always become a doctor....
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	Aggressive women - genes' fault
...one or both variation in serotonin receptor 2C gene also show a low level of aggression on test results. This discovery presents an increased interest not only for psychologists, but also for those doctors who deal with diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and glucose metabolism. These conditions are known to have a relation with aggressive feelings. The close association of genetic marker makes it easier to forese...
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	To live or die - computer will decide
...seriously ill patients based on the mathematical formula. The decisions made by computer calculations are claimed to be even more accurate than those of the patient's close people. Usually, when a doctor deals with an incapacitated patient and the chances for treatment are not evident, the decision is handed in to surrogate. But NIH scientists revealed, the surrogate decision may not be precise. A thorough analysis of ...
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	USA Workers Allowed to Use Marijuana?
...t leads to real confusion of people involved in the matter. Marijuana is used by patients who suffer from AIDS or HIV, cancer, hepatitis C, glaucoma, Crohn's disease, and multiple sclerosis. Some doctors support medical marijuana to get relief from such symptoms as pain and depression, nausea from their chemotherapy, and loss of appetite. Yet, not all medical organizations approve marijuana as a pain reliever. Some of...
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	Robot to Help Neurosurgery
...e has worked together with a leading team of Canadian Scientists. Dr. Garnette has cooperated with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. The cooperation lead to the design of a unique machine that doctors say is “a milestone in medical technology.” A surgeon, through a computer workstation controls the robot. The NeuroArm works with real-time MR imaging. It helps surgeons see and works on a microscopic scale. The...
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	HIV blood killed haemophilia patients
...an 2,000 patients infected through contaminated blood died or are reported to be seriously ill. Newsnight BBC programme disclosed the hidden facts of contaminated blood use. It became known that doctors were using blood of the clotting agent Factor 8 and these supplies were taken from US prisoners. Specialists testing new blood products were neglectful of the danger and used blood from the donors who were infected wi...
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	New Saliva Test to Save 1,000 Unborn Babies Each Year
...e over their 40s, women that suffer from obesity and those that have a family history of pre-eclampsia. The pre-eclampsia was, for the first time, identified 150 years ago. Till nowadays,however, doctors were not able to find what causes the condition. Dr. Brian Owen-Smith, a retired hospital rheumatologist, was the one to develop the new saliva test. The test monitors increased levels of urate, which is a salt of ...
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	New students forced to take pregnancy tests
...the new students and the test on pregnancy is also included in the check. It is worth mentioning that the technical college gatheres all the girls into a hall in order to pass urine samples on to doctors. Among all girls from the college those that are aged 17 and 18 represent 70 to 80 percent of all new spring semester students. The Beijing News said that in case a student with an abnormal result is found, the s...
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	Farmer Feeds Viagra to Oysters to Create the Ultimate Aphrodisiac
...u, Hong Kong and Moscow. He mentioned that the idea of feeding oysters with the drug came to him when he started "hanging around with the boys" after his retirement and prostate surgery. When his doctor had prescribed a rather small dose of Viagra, in order to help May recover from the surgery, the farmer thought of feeding the drug to oysters. The idea meant to help the local farmers, the majority of whom had fought ...
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	Rare Cancer After Collapsing Twin Towers 9/11 Tragedy
...r in life. The rare disease raised numerous concerns for researchers, fearing it might be a third wave of illnesses. Although no final conclusions on the reasons of the rare cancer were made, many doctors suppose that exposure to toxic dust might be the answer. Last year research showed that about 70 % of workers had respiratory diseases. It will be hard to estimate the risk of the new-found cancer for decades. All...
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	15-Year-Old Boy Performs Caesarian Surgery
...A doctor from India could be fired and face criminal charges after allowing his son, Dileepan Raj, perform caesarian surgery so he could be recorded in Guinness Book of Records. It is worth mentioning that his son is only 15 years old. When Dr. K. Murugesan showed the members of an Indian Medical Association branch, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, his video where a boy uses scalpel to perform a caesarian s...
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	Anti-abortion Activist Life Sentenced for Murder
...Anti-abortion opponent was given a life sentence for murdering a doctor who performed abortions. James Kopp wrote that he saved several children by killing the doctor. James Kopp, 52 year old man, who was fighting against abortions, killed Barnett Slepian, a doctor, in front of his children and wife. He was convicted on the charge of second-degree murder and given a life sentence in addition to 10 years on federal ch...
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	Bad Memories Can Be Suppressed If Only You Really Want It
...rom post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and various fears. Several experiments were conducted while participants were learned to suppress their negative memories. Brendan Depue, CU-Boulder doctoral candidate, who lead the research, said that study showed that people can deal with bad memories on their own practicing mental control over and over again. All the participants were asked to remember 40 different...
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