Archive: 10/16/2012
Vitamin D supplements may benefit lupus patients
A new clinical study published in BioMedCentral's open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy provides preliminary evidence that vitamin D supplementation could be considered an immunomodulatory agent for systemic lupus ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
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Clinical trials: Around half of new treatments perform better than existing treatments
On average, new treatments perform better in clinical trials only slightly more often than existing treatments, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The fact that experimental treatments are no ...
Medical research
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Cranberry juice now unlikely to prevent cystitis
Cranberry juice is unlikely to prevent bladder and kidney infections, according to an updated systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors analysed the most up-to-date evidence and concluded that any be ...
Health
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Cochrane Review finds no benefit from routine health checks
Carrying out general health checks does not reduce deaths overall or from serious diseases like cancer and heart disease, according to Cochrane researchers. The researchers, who carried out a systematic review on the subject ...
Health
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First ever objective analysis of elderly falls could lead to improvements in fall prevention
Researchers have completed the first ever objective, real-life analysis of the causes and circumstances of falls in elderly people, which could lead to improvements in the understanding and prevention and of falls in this ...
Health
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Drugs used to immobilize patients during surgery raises risk of respiratory complications
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have found that medications currently used to immobilize patients during surgery can increase the risk of postoperative respiratory complications. Their study being published ...
Medications
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Muscle relaxants linked with increased risk of breathing problems after surgery
Muscle relaxants given to millions of patients during general anaesthesia are associated with an increased risk of serious breathing problems after surgery, finds a study published in BMJ today. ...
Medications
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Lawmakers seeking Justice Dept. probe of pharmacy
(AP)—U.S. legislators want the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether the company linked to a nationwide meningitis outbreak violated federal laws or regulations.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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EU health chief resigns in corruption scandal
(AP)—The European Union's health commissioner resigned Tuesday over corruption allegations involving tobacco laws but has denied any wrongdoing and has vowed to clear his name.
Health
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Experts list many ways funguses can taint drugs
(AP)—Experts say there are many ways funguses could have gotten inside the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of the deadly U.S. outbreak of fungal meningitis.
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Immune response may link social rejection to later health outcomes
(Medical Xpress)—No matter which way you look at it, rejection hurts. Experiencing rejection from a boss, a friend, or a partner is difficult enough for many adults to handle. But adolescents, who are dealing with the one-two ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Cold viruses point the way to new cancer therapies
Cold viruses generally get a bad rap—which they've certainly earned—but new findings by a team of scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggest that these viruses might also be a valuable ...
Cancer
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Researchers discover new blood vessel-generating cell with therapeutic potential
Researchers at the University of Helsinki believe they have discovered stem cells that play a decisive role in the growth of new blood vessels. If researchers learn to isolate and efficiently produce these ...
Medical research
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Shape of urine stream can indicate prostate issues
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that the characteristic shape of a man's urine stream could be used to help diagnose urinary problems.
Cancer
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Mother's touch could change effects of prenatal stress
Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby's body in the first few weeks after birth may change the effects that stress during pregnancy ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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