2015年5月27日 星期三

2015-05-28 Pakistan Health


The News International
   
Dozens of genes in breast cancer tests lack link to risk   
San Diego Source (subscription)
Genetic tests for breast cancer risk, such as San Diego-based Illumina's TruSight, often look for DNA flaws that haven't been reliably linked to the disease, a new report found, casting doubt on diagnostics that examine dozens of genes to calculate a patient's ...

Researchers Question the Relevance of Multiple Gene Panel Tests for Breast ...   NYC Today
Breast cancer genetic tests without clinical validity should not be offered ...   Genetic Literacy Project
Many Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Detection are Unnecessary   West Texas News
MicroCap Observer   
American Live Wire   
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Polio case reported in N. Waziristan   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: A polio case has been reported from North Waziristan, the first during the past six months. With the confirmation of the latest case by the Polio Virology Laboratory at the National Institute of Health, the total count for this year has reached 24.
Another polio case from NWA confirmed   The Nation
First case in North Waziristan after 8 months   The Express Tribune

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The Express Tribune
   
Bob Dyer: Tobacco smoke doesn't vanish outdoors   
Akron Beacon Journal
Some things that seem ridiculous today were common practice just a couple of generations ago. In 1971, United Airlines was hailed as a pioneer for dividing its seats into smoking and nonsmoking sections. Before that, we could fire up our cancer sticks in any ...

Resources to help quit smoking   Illinois State University Stories
Smoking kills   The Nation (blog)
Iqaluit company fined for allowing smoking inside the workplace   Nunatsiaq News
The News Teller   
The Daily News   
DAWN.com   
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The Express Tribune
   
Multiple sclerosis attacks increase in Pakistan: experts   
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Experts said on Wednesday cases of multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory disease that damages the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, had started surfacing quite frequently and warned that the non-availability of ...

Lifespan lengthening for those with MS, but still live 7.5 years less than others   CTV News
Multiple Sclerosis motivation raises $17000   Mesabi Daily News
Multiple Sclerosis Community Celebrates World MS Day   Multiple Sclerosis News Today
WBKB-TV   
WHSV   
WebMD   
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Slate Magazine (blog)
   
Pentagon Mistakenly Sends Live Anthrax Samples to Labs Across the Country   
Slate Magazine (blog)
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday it had mistakenly sent as many as nine samples of live anthrax to labs across the country, and one internationally. Presumably the announcement was made sheepishly; it's not a great look for the keeper of America's ...

22 Possibly Exposed to Anthrax at South Korea Base: US Army   NDTV
Pentagon sends live anthrax to nine US states and South Korea   India Today
US military mistakenly ships live anthrax to labs in nine states   Reuters Africa
NJ.com   
Independent Online   
New York Times   
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The Express Tribune
   
Activists mark World Menstruation Day   
NewsDay
Gender activists and human rights defenders today celebrate World Menstruation Day amid calls on societies to break down global taboos around menstruation (a natural bodily function), and discuss pertinent issues like hygiene and access to proper sanitary ...

Local organization tackles issue of feminine hygiene in developing nations   Waterloo Record
Conspiracy of silence   E Kantipur
We need to stop treating menstruation as a 'fault'   The Express Tribune (blog)

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AsiaOne
   
Malaysia back to square one in dengue research   
The Star Online
The plan to release genetically altered male Aedes mosquitoes so that they cannot breed with wild females has proven too costly and impractical. Another plan for a dengue vaccine by a pharmaceutical company which was slated to be marketed next month ...

Gene-editing that changes sex of mosquitoes could halt spread of deadly ...   Science Recorder
Doctors advise people to adopt malaria preventive measures   The Nation
Scientists render mosquitoes harmless   Maine News Online

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The Week UK
   
Magic mushrooms & LSD should be used to treat anxiety & addictions   
Daily Times
Magic mushrooms and LSD should be reclassified to allow doctors to prescribe them to treat anxiety and addiction, a leading expert said today. A psychiatrist at King's College London, James Rucker, warned legal restrictions on psychedelic drugs are making ...

Psychedelic Drug Laws Make No Sense, Experts Argue   Newsweek
Magic mushrooms and LSD should be used to treat mental health problems ...   Metro
Magic mushrooms should be used to treat mental health problems, psychiatrist ...   Telegraph.co.uk
The Independent   
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Metro
   
In a first, cold sore virus used to fight cancer cells   
Times of India
Scientists have the first proof that a "brand new" way of combating cancer, using genetically modified viruses to attack tumour cells, can benefit patients, paving the way for a "wave" of new %potential treatments over the next decade. Specialists at the NHS ...

Cold sore virus 'game-changer' for skin cancer   Irish Examiner
Skin Cancer Halted With Herpes Virus Immunotherapy   Newsweek
Herpes virus zaps cancer cells   Times LIVE
New York Daily News   
U.S. News & World Report   
Haaretz   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Contraceptive pill may cause blood clots   
NEWS.com.au
THE broadest study of its kind on Wednesday backed estimates that newer kinds of contraceptive pills carry a higher risk of dangerous blood clots. But it also confirmed past advice that the risk is very low in real terms and there was no immediate worry for ...

Newer birth control pills have higher risk of blood clots   CBS News
Newer contraceptive pills may further raise risk of blood clots   Reuters
Blood clot risk higher with newer versions of birth control pill: Study   Toronto Sun
Huffington Post   
Los Angeles Times   
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