Archive: 06/21/2011
Most heart-attack patients needing procedure at another hospital not transferred in recommended time
Only about 10 percent of patients with a certain type of heart attack who need to be transferred to another hospital for a PCI (procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries) ...
Cardiology
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Intensive-dose statin therapy associated with increased risk of diabetes
An analysis of data from previously published studies indicates that intensive-dose statin therapy is associated with an increased risk of new-onset diabetes compared with moderate-dose therapy, according to a study in the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Smoking may increase risk of prostate cancer recurrence, death
A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco, researchers suggests that men with prostate cancer who smoke increase their risk of prostate cancer recurrence and of dying ...
Cancer
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Common rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis medications are associated with reduced diabetes risk
Individuals with systemic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriasis, experience a 1.5 to 2-fold increased rate of cardiovascular disease. Previous research suggests that inflammation and insulin ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Diabetic kidney disease on the rise in America, despite improved diabetes care
Diabetic kidney disease has become more prevalent in the United States over the past 20 years, despite a substantial increase in the use of medications for the treatment of people with diabetes, according to a study to be ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Stem cell model offers clues to cause of inherited ALS
An international team of scientists led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients with amyotrophic ...
Genetics
Jun 21, 2011 |
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New study suggests race might not influence life-sustaining treatment decisions in end-stage cancer
Sophisticated simulation techniques typically used for medical training could provide a powerful way of examining interactions between physicians and patients to reveal, for example, how race and other factors influence decision-making, ...
Other
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Young Asian/Pacific islander women in Calif. face higher breast cancer risk
Young Asian and Pacific Islander women born in California have higher risks of breast cancer than young white women, and some groups, including Filipinas, might have higher risks than African-Americans, according to a new ...
Cancer
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Treatment for minority stroke patients improves at top-ranked hospitals
After years of research have shown that minorities do not receive the same quality of health care as whites do, a new study suggests there has been some improvement in reducing the gap, at least for stroke patients.
Health
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Obese girls more than twice as likely to be addicted to smoking
Obese teenage girls are more than twice as likely as other girls to develop high-level nicotine addiction as young adults, according to a new study. Nearly 20 percent of American adolescents currently are obese, the authors ...
Health
Jun 21, 2011 |
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African-Americans with thyroid cancer fare worse than whites
African-Americans have fewer incidences of thyroid cancer but have a more advanced form of the disease once they receive a diagnosis -- and are more likely to die from it, according to a new study.
Cancer
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Omega-3 and blood-thinning drugs impact clotting process
Researchers in Poland have discovered that combining omega-3 fatty acids with two blood-thinning drugs, aspirin and clopidogrel, changed the process of blood clotting, potentially helping reduce the risk of ...
Cardiology
Jun 21, 2011 |
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How Do We Recognize Faces?
How do we recognize a face? Do we pick out “local” features— an eye or a mouth— and extrapolate from there? Or do we take in the “global” configuration—facial structure, distance between ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 21, 2011 |
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First genetic mutation linked to heart failure in pregnant women
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified the first genetic mutation ever associated with a mysterious and potentially devastating form of heart disease that affects ...
Cardiology
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Planning is key to a healthy and happy retirement, studies find
Retirement is often viewed as a time to relax, travel, participate in leisurely activities and spend time with family. However, for many older adults, chronic health problems and poor planning often hinder the enjoyment of ...
Health
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