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Georg Röggla on avalanches

From BMJ on 09 February 2010

The avalanche danger level was the second highest possible this week in most parts of the Alps. But the warning did not help: six alpinists died in avalanches within 24 hours in Austria. Although the scientific knowledge about the pathophysiology of being buried under an avalanche has improved, and the number of hospitals with technical equipment more...

Niall Scott Reveals his Dark Side (…as if it was ever hidden)

From Journal of Medical Ethics blog on 09 February 2010

Many readers of this blog will have come across the work of Niall Scott, a bioethicist at UCLAN. Anyone who’s ever met him will also know that he’s one of the nicest anarcho-syndicalist black metal fans you’re ever likely to encounter; and he popped up on Radio 4’s Sunday programme this week to talk about the facebook campaign more...

Cardiac Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors

From Heart JournalScan on 08 February 2010

Therapeutic advances in paediatric oncology have led to an increase in the number of adult survivors of childhood cancers.  However, it is not currently known whether their long term health is influenced by the cancer therapies they receive. In this retrospective cohort study, 14358 five year survivors of cancer enrolled in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study more...

Niacin HALTS progression of carotid thickness in imaging trial

From Heart JournalScan on 08 February 2010

Due to the residual risk that remains with statin monotherapy, cholesterol treatment can be intensified with the use of a secondary agent such a ezetimibe or nicotinic acid.  Whist ezetimibe has potent LDL-lowering capabilities, nicotinic acid is also capable of raising HDL-cholesterol and lowering triglyceride levels. The ARBITER6-HALTS (Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment more...

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