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Physicians Reminded Of Their Ethical Obligations In Relation To Torture And Interrogation
Physicians have been strongly reminded by the World Medical Association

Recipients Of HIV/AIDS Programs Aid Expected To Feel Crunch Of Global Economic Crisis
At the 2009 HIV Implementers" Meeting in Namibia Thursday, Paul DeLay, deputy executive director of UNAIDS, said the global economic crisis will impact countries who receive international aid for HIV/AIDS programs, so recipients of such aid should identify priorities for their programs, the China Post reports (China Post, 6/12).
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Medtronic Announces Two Worldwide Clinical Trials To Study Medical Device Interventions For Stroke
Each year, approximately 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke1 in the United States, and approximately a half million people in Western Europe are similarly afflicted2. Today, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announces two significant clinical trials related to medical device interventions for stroke. First enrollments in the global CRYSTAL AF (Study of Continuous Cardiac Monitoring to Assess Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke) trial have taken place. The trial will use the Reveal® XT Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) to assess the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with cryptogenic stroke (stroke of an undetermined cause) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in order to aid physicians in determining the optimal course of treatment for these patients. It is widely recognized that patients with sustained AF are at increased risk of stroke3.
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Women Over 55 Underestimate Risk Of Fracture

Most women who are likely to have a bone fracture do not think they are at greater risk, said a leading Italian rheumatologist at a European conference today. This could help to explain why many women do not adhere to preventive treatment. Professor Silvano Adami from the University of Verona presented results from the GLOW trial, a multinational study involving 60393 women over 55 years in 10 countries in North America, Australia and Europe. The aim of the study was to compare their perceived risk of fracture with their knowledge of factors that might apply to them that would make them more vulnerable. "The questionnaires gave us information about their medical history, fracture risks and occurrence, how the women sought to prevent fractures and the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis," he said at the European Symposium on Calcified Tissues in Vienna. The women who took part rated their perceived risk of fracture using a five-point scale that ranged from "much lower" to "much higher" than other women of the same age, taking into account their weight, smoking status and the use of their arms to stand up. Of the 25,334 women in Europe who participated, Professor Adami and his colleagues found that 64% with a history of fracture considered their risk of future fracture to be lower than women of the same age. Among the women diagnosed with osteoporosis, over half of them believed that they were not at increased risk for fracture, and 75% of nearly 18,000 women with a high FRACTURE Index (a tool to predict fracture risk in postmenopausal women) considered themselves not to be at greater risk for fracture than other women their age. The women who most strongly believed their risk to be high were those diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, especially if they were being treated with corticosteroid or if they had had a fracture. Regardless of age and country, these results were consistent. "Although the risks, treatment and means of helping to prevent a fracture are well known, our data suggest that many women do not persist with medical treatment to lower their risk of fracture," said Professor Adami. "We need to understand why some women do not comply with treatment," he added. Snell Communications Ltd


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