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Corpus Medici is a knowledge based website specially designed to support medical professionals in continuous medical education. It is available exclusively to Sri Lankan registered doctors and medical students, free of charge.

http://www.corpusmedici.com/prostate-cancer-blood-test-helps-target-treatment/
19/06/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/prostate-cancer-blood-test-helps-target-treatment/

Blood tests could help target precision drugs at the right people with cancer Scientists have developed a blood test that could pick out which men with advanced prostate cancer would benefit from a new drug treatment. The test detects cancer DNA in the blood, helping doctors check whether precision…

http://www.corpusmedici.com/egg-day-appears-help-young-children-grow-taller/
09/06/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/egg-day-appears-help-young-children-grow-taller/

By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online An egg a day might help undernourished young children grow to a healthy height, according to a six-month study in Ecuador. Whether soft or hard-boiled, fried or whisked into an omelette, eggs appeared to give infants a boost. It could be a cheap way...

http://www.corpusmedici.com/non-o-blood-group-linked-higher-heart-attack-risk/
05/05/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/non-o-blood-group-linked-higher-heart-attack-risk/

Health People with a non-O blood group have a slightly increased risk of heart attack and stroke, research suggests. Scientists say it could be because higher levels of a blood-clotting protein are present in people with A, B and AB blood. The findings could help doctors better understand who is a...

http://www.corpusmedici.com/air-pollution-heart-disease-link-found/
27/04/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/air-pollution-heart-disease-link-found/

By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Extremely small particles of pollution have the potential to evade the lungs’ protective filter system and end up deep in the body, scientists suggest. Researchers speculate the particles could then build up in blood vessels and raise the risk of heart disease. The...

http://www.corpusmedici.com/touchscreen-toddlers-sleep-less-researchers-say/
18/04/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/touchscreen-toddlers-sleep-less-researchers-say/

By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Toddlers who spend time playing on smartphones and tablets seem to get slightly less sleep than those who do not, say researchers. The study in Scientific Reports suggests every hour spent using a touchscreen each day was linked to 15…

http://www.corpusmedici.com/antibiotic-link-bowel-cancer-precursor/
08/04/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/antibiotic-link-bowel-cancer-precursor/

People who take antibiotics for a long time are more likely to develop growths on the bowel which can be a precursor to cancer, a study suggests. Researchers say this adds to emerging evidence that the diversity of bugs in the gut could have role in the development of tumours. Their paper appears in...

http://www.corpusmedici.com/change-diet-may-helped-brains-get-big/
03/04/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/change-diet-may-helped-brains-get-big/

Many anthropologists think that living in large social groups drove the evolution of bigger brains, but new findings call that into question By Melissa Hogenboom There are bones hidden away in almost every cupboard in many of the rooms of New York University’s primatology department, and James Higha...

http://www.corpusmedici.com/lung-probe-help-cut-unnecessary-use-antibiotics/
01/04/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/lung-probe-help-cut-unnecessary-use-antibiotics/

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland Researchers hope Proteus could help prevent bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics A lung probe that diagnoses bacterial infections could prevent unnecessary use of antibiotics in intensive care units, researchers believe. The fibre-optic tube can show within 60 s...

http://www.corpusmedici.com/new-drug-one-five-breast-cancers/
16/03/2017

http://www.corpusmedici.com/new-drug-one-five-breast-cancers/

By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Many more women could be helped by a new type of breast cancer drug, say experts Biological therapies are currently only available as part of clinical trials, but hold great promise Experts estimate as many as one in five patients might benefit Arou...

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