Insidermedicine In 60 - August 25, 2010

From New York - A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a novel therapy for advanced melanoma. Researchers found that the new targeted therapy called PLX4032--which works by blocking the BRAF protein--significantly shrank tumors in 80% of 32 patients studied.

From Bangladesh - Women with mental health issues are more likely to have smaller babies, according to a report published in BMC Public Health. Studying over 700 women, researchers found that those who suffered either depression or anxiety during pregnancy were much more likely to have smaller babies.


And finally, from Iceland - Migraine with aura raises risk of cardiovascular death, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers studied nearly 19,000 adults, finding that sufferers of migraine with aura were at increased risk of dying from heart disease or stroke.

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Science & Technology

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• depression anxiety pregnancy
• child birth birth weight
• melanoma skin cancer treatment