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Tuesday, 2 December 2008 at 4:21 pm Posted by smp

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Young doctors still too tired for safety, report finds (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:03 PM CST

A doctor checks the blood pressure of a patient in downtown Los Angeles July 30, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)AP - Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap. Regulations that capped the working hours of bleary-eyed young doctors came just five years ago, limiting them to about 80 hours a week.

Doctors separating joined twins in London (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:50 PM CST

AP - British doctors were conducting surgery to separate twins joined at the chest on Tuesday, hospital officials said.

1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder, researchers report (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 06:47 AM CST

AP - Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.

Brain waves are window into autism language woes (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 09:07 AM CST

AP - Unique brain wave patterns, spotted for the first time in autistic children, may help explain why they have so much trouble communicating.

Patient photos aid docs reading faceless CT scans (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:30 PM CST

AP - Imagine sitting in a dark room all day, evaluating CT scans and other medical images on a computer screen but never actually seeing real patients. That's life for many radiologists.

Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The experimental drug tasimelteon helps treat temporary insomnia caused by jet lag or night shifts, according to the results of two new clinical trials.

Up to one in 10 children victims of maltreatment: experts (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 06:07 PM CST

Up to one in 10 children are thought to be victims of maltreatment in high-income countries, experts said Wednesday, warning that child abuse is much more widespread than most people think.(Lancet)AFP - Up to one in 10 children are thought to be victims of maltreatment in high-income countries, experts said Wednesday, warning that child abuse is much more widespread than most people think.

CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancer and osteoporosis are very different diseases that a single test may be able to accurately detect, a new study says.

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