Archive: 03/15/2013
Rheumatoid arthritis can be costly
(HealthDay)—Workers with rheumatoid arthritis have higher health care and other costs for U.S. employers than workers without the condition, a new study finds.
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Study examines combo chin, nose plastic surgery
(HealthDay)—For patients considering plastic surgery to correct their facial profile, changing the nose and chin simultaneously may provide the most satisfying results, Italian researchers say.
Surgery
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Internal Medicine residency match results encouraging for adults needing primary care
The number of U.S. senior medical students choosing categorical internal medicine residencies increased for the fourth consecutive year. According to the 2013 National Resident Matching Program, 3,135 U.S. medical school ...
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UK study says violence more likely among vets, troops
Young men who have served in the British military are about three times more likely than civilians to have committed a violent offense, researchers reported Friday in a study that explores the roots of such ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Sex differences in the normal composition of the heart may explain unique gender outcomes
Groundbreaking new insights on the differences in cardiovascular pathophysiology between women and men will be presented by Marianne Legato, MD, a globally recognized expert in gender specific medicine, and consultant to ...
Cardiology
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NY court: Group can sue over soap chemical
(AP)—A New York federal appeals court says environmental activists can try to prove that a chemical found in some soaps is potentially dangerous.
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British team perform new 'warm' liver transplants
British surgeons said Friday they have performed successful liver transplants on two patients using a revolutionary technique which keeps the organ warm and functioning while outside the body.
Surgery
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Drug-resistant MRSA bacteria: Here to stay in both hospital, community
(Medical Xpress)—The drug-resistant bacteria known as MRSA, once confined to hospitals but now widespread in communities, will likely continue to exist in both settings as separate strains, according to ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Depression in kids linked to cardiac risks in teens
Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, even if they no longer suffer from depression.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Cardio risks need evaluation before prescribing statins
(HealthDay)—Physicians may not adequately consider a patient's cardiovascular risk when prescribing statins as preventive therapy, according to a research letter published online March 11 in JAMA Internal Me ...
Cardiology
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Exercise, counseling cut days off from back pain in recruits
(HealthDay)—Neuromuscular exercise and counseling decrease the number of days off due to low back pain (LBP) among young men serving in the military, according to a study published in the March 1 issue ...
Health
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Primary health risks outweigh long-term radiation concerns
(HealthDay)—Immediate health risks supersede lifetime radiation-induced cancer risk in patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) surveillance for testicular cancer, according to a study published in ...
Cancer
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People with type 1 diabetes at risk of thyroid disease
(HealthDay)—People who have type 1 diabetes are more likely than others to develop an autoimmune thyroid condition.
Diabetes
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NY woman balances thyroid disease and diabetes
(HealthDay)—Jet Landis was only 4 years old when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1992. Even though she was so young, she can still recall the extreme thirst she felt because of diabetes.
Diabetes
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US organ transplant patient dies of rabies
A person in the northeastern state of Maryland who recently died of rabies was found to have contracted the illness from an organ transplant done over a year ago, US health officials said Friday.
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