Archive: 03/12/2012
Latest data confirms high failure rates for metal-on-metal hip replacements
Ten days after the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that patients who have received stemmed metal-on-metal (MOM) hip replacements will need annual check-ups, The Lancet publishes "unequ ...
Surgery
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New research advances understanding of size perception
Neuroscientists from Western University have taken the all-important first step towards understanding the neural basis of size constancy or the ability to see an object as having the same size despite the ...
Neuroscience
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Exercise might boost kids' academic ability
(HealthDay) -- Promoting physical activity among young school kids can end up improving their academic performance, a new study suggests.
Health
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Health insurance premiums will surpass median household income in 2033: study
(HealthDay) -- If current trends continue, health insurance premiums will surpass the median U.S. household income in 2033, a new study says.
Health
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India licenses generic copy of patented Bayer drug
(AP) -- India effectively ended Bayer's monopoly on a patented cancer drug Monday, licensing a much cheaper generic under a unique law aimed at keeping costs affordable.
Medications
Mar 12, 2012 |
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British court: Right-to-die case can proceed
(AP) -- In a case that challenges Britain's definition of murder, a severely disabled man who says his life has no "privacy or dignity" will be granted a hearing on his request that a doctor be allowed to ...
Other
Mar 12, 2012 |
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FDA panel supports continued testing of pain drugs
(AP) -- A panel of arthritis experts has recommended that the federal government allow continued testing of an experimental class of pain drugs for arthritis, despite links to bone decay and joint failure
Medications
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New study has implications for treating and preventing cancers caused by viruses
New research from the Trudeau Institute addresses how the human body controls gamma-herpesviruses, a class of viruses thought to cause a variety of cancers. The study, carried out in the laboratory of Dr. Marcia Blackman, ...
Immunology
Mar 12, 2012 |
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University of Louisville/Jewish Hospital program helps avoid, delay heart transplant
Some patients with advanced heart failure caused by cardiomyopathy, the deterioration of function of the heart muscle, are benefitting from a new recovery protocol at the University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital, a part ...
Cardiology
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Tweens just say 'maybe' to cigarettes and alcohol
When it comes to prevention of substance use in our tween population, turning our kids on to thought control may just be the answer to getting them to say no.
Addiction
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More red meat consumption appears to be associated with increased risk of death
Eating more red meat appears to be associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality and death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, but substituting other foods including fish and poultry for red meat is associated ...
Health
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Statin use appears associated with modest reduction in Parkinson's disease risk
Regular use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may be associated with a modest reduction in risk for developing Parkinson disease, particularly among younger patients, according to a study in the March issue of Archives of ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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Study reports steady increases in long-term survival among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
A study by the Children's Oncology Group (COG) reported that five-year survival for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL, the most common type of pediatric cancer) among children treated through COG clinical trials increased ...
Cancer
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Prescribing opioids for pain after short-stay surgery appears associated with long-term use
Prescribing opioids for pain to older patients within seven days of short-stay surgery appears to be associated with long-term analgesic use compared to those patients who did not receive prescriptions for analgesics after ...
Medications
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Routine glaucoma screening program may benefit middle-age African-American patients
Implementing a routine national glaucoma screening program for middle-age African American patients may be clinically effective; however its potential effect on reducing visual impairment and blindness may be modest, according ...
Ophthalmology
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