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Nicotine Dependence Remains Prevalent Despite Recent Declines In Cigarette Use
Despite recent declines in cigarette use in the U.S., nicotine dependence has remained steady among adults and has actually increased among some groups. The finding by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests that public health initiatives have been far more successful in preventing Americans from taking up smoking than in persuading hard-core smokers to stop. The study is available online in the American Journal of Public Health and will be published in the August 2009 issue.
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Liverpool To Strengthen Health Research In Africa
Researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the University of Liverpool will work with universities across Africa as part of a ÷£30 million initiative to strengthen research into science and health on the continent.
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Hearing Improved In First Successful Medical Treatment For Tumor-Inducing Genetic Disorder
Treatment with the angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab improved hearing and alleviated other symptoms in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). In a paper to appear in the July 23 New England Journal of Medicine, which is receiving early online release, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) report that bevacizumab treatment successfully shrank characteristic tumors in a small group of NF2 patients, the first reported successful NF2 treatment not involving surgery or radiation.
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British Heart Foundation Urges People To Have Regular Heart Health Checks

In response to a study published online in the BMJ, comparing the performance of two cardiovascular risk assessment tools, British Heart Foundation (BHF) Medical Director, Professor Peter Weissberg, said: "The comparison made here between QRISK and the Framingham risk assessment tool shows that QRISK performs better in the UK population. This suggests that in the future we should be using QRISK as the model for assessing a person"s cardiovascular risk. "However, perhaps the most telling finding in the report was the indication that only a very small percentage of the UK population have undergone any formal risk assessment. Rather than agonise over which assessment tool is best, we should be urging people to visit their GP and have a heart health check." - Issued in response to "An independent external validation and evaluation of QRISK cardiovascular risk prediction: a prospective open cohort study", Gary S Collins, Douglas G Altman. Published online in the BMJ, BMJ 2009;339:b2584. doi:10.1136/bmj.b2584 British Heart Foundation


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