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Feb 28 2008 106 ep. 5 mins 151

Audio Medica brings informally spoken comments from the world's most significant medical experts to the ears of practising doctors and medical professionals. Audio journalists attend leading medical conventions to interview doctors and medical scientists about their latest findings from important clinical trials. Their reports are available to subscribers on audio journal CDs and through internet podcast downloads.

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FERTILITY: Circulating Markers Herald Onset of Preeclampsia

Jan 08 2007 7 mins

Audio Journal of Fertility Circulating Markers Herald Onset of Preeclampsia REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2006; 355:992 RICHARD LEVINE, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda In pregnant women circulating levels of the anti-angiogenic substances: soluble endoglin and soluble Flt-1 herald the onset of preeclampsia, according to a publication in the New England Journal of Medicine. Rich

GLOBAL HEALTH: Microfinance Helps Cut Domestic Violence in Rural South Africa

Jan 17 2007 4 mins

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues Circulating Markers Herald Onset of Preeclampsia REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 1973-83 CHARLOTTE WATTS, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine A large and groundbreaking study has shown that microfinance, combined with a gender and HIV training scheme, can help reduce domestic violence among poor women living in rural South Africa. Cha

GLOBAL HEALTH: Three-Class Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Not Appropriate: Results from the FIRST Study

Jan 19 2007 3 mins

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues Three-Class Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Not Appropriate: Results from the FIRST Study REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 2125-35 RODGER MacARTHUR, Wayne State University, Detroit A three-class HIV antiretroviral therapy is not necessary, according to data published in the Lancet. The FIRST study had three arms which included non-nucleoside rever

CARDIOVASCULAR: Telomere Length Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Risk and Statin Response

Jan 19 2007 5 mins

Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine Telomere Length Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Risk and Statin Response REFERENCE: Lancet 2007; 369:107 NILESH SAMANI, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester A new genetic test could help predict which individuals will develop coronary heart disease among those with similar conventional risk factors. The length of the terminating structures of chr

GLOBAL HEALTH: Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index

Jan 26 2007 5 mins

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues, January 26th, 2007 Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index REFERENCE: BJOG 2007 114:170 PAT DOYLE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Underweight women were found to be at increased risk of miscarriage, according to a study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A team from the London School o

GLOBAL HEALTH: The Genetics of Obesity: Genetic Mutation, Possible Marker for Obesity?

Feb 07 2007 6 mins

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues The Genetics of Obesity: Genetic Mutation, Possible Marker for Obesity? REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2007;356:237-47 SADAF FAROOQI, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge UK Gene defects and mutations could be markers for early onset obesity. This is according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine which concludes that the leptin

GLOBAL HEALTH: Folic Acid Supplement Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults: FACIT Trial

Feb 07 2007 6 mins

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues Folic Acid Supplement Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults: FACIT Trial REFERENCE: Lancet 2007;369:208 JANE DURGA, Nestlé Research Centre, Lausanne A trial that randomised older adults to receive a folic acid supplement or placebo has shown that folic acid can significantly improve cognitive performance in older individuals. Jane Durg

CARDIOVASCULAR: Aggressive Statin Therapy: Better than Endarterectomy for Patients with Carotid Stenosis?

Feb 08 2007 3 mins

Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine Aggressive Statin Therapy: Better than Endarterectomy for Patients with Carotid Stenosis? REFERENCE: Abstract No. 17 HENRIK SILLESEN, University of Copenhagen Patients with carotid artery stenosis run much lower risks of further events if treated aggressively with a statin, according to a study reported at the International Stroke Conferen

CARDIOVASCULAR: MRI Scans Expand Therapeutic Window for Thrombolysis in Stroke

Feb 08 2007 3 mins

Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine MRI Scans Expand Therapeutic Window for Thrombolysis in Stroke REFERENCE: Abstract 2 PETER SCHELLINGER, University Clinic of Erlangen, Germany MRI scanning could make it possible to treat stroke patients safely and effectively with thrombolytics such as tPA beyond the recommended 3 hour window. The International Stroke Conference heard ana

CARDIOVASCULAR: "NIHSS-Plus": Improvement on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale?

Feb 09 2007 4 mins

Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine "NIHSS-Plus": Improvement on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale? REFERENCE: Poster 456 REBECCA GOTTESMAN, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Two simple bedside tests could be added to the NIHSS to make it more accurate, researchers claim. The team from Johns Hopkins University evaluated a range of cognitive tests for stroke patien