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Outpatient urological surgery costs significantly less when performed in physician offices, ACCs

More and more outpatient surgical procedures are being done at nonhospital-based facilities such as freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and physician offices, instead of at hospital-based outpatient departments. A new ...

Surgery created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study sheds new light on the progression and invasiveness of ductal breast cancer

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is considered a precursor lesion for invasive breast cancer if untreated, and is found in approximately 45% of patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). Patients with DCIS only (not accompanied ...

Cancer created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Replicating risk genes in bipolar disorder

One of the biggest challenges in psychiatric genetics has been to replicate findings across large studies.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A gene implicated in schizophrenia risk is also associated with risk for cannabis dependence

A paper by Shizhong Han and colleagues in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry implicates a new gene in the risk for cannabis dependence. This gene, NRG1, codes for the ErbB4 receptor, a protein implicated in synapt ...

Genetics created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Does immune dysfunction contribute to schizophrenia?

A new study reinforces the finding that a region of the genome involved in immune system function, called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), is involved in the genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia.

Genetics created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HPV vaccination does not lead to an increase in sex

A study published in Vaccine reveals that contrary to recent discussions, the HPV vaccination does not increase sexual activity in adolescent girls.

Health created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outreach through social media can encourage condom use in young adults, study shows

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention messages delivered by Facebook can be effective in promoting condom use among young adults in the short term, a new study has found. Few students and young adults receive comprehensive ...

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study sheds light on cancer-protective properties of milk

Milk consumption has been linked to improved health, with decreased risks of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and colon cancer. A group of scientists in Sweden found that lactoferricin4-14 (Lfcin4-14), a milk protein with known ...

Cancer created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice focuses on periodontal and implant treatments

What's the latest, research-supported best practice in periodontal care and implant dentistry? Dental specialists and generalists alike can read about it in the first of a new series from The Journal of Evidence-Based De ...

Dentistry created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physiological role of a novel hormone FNDC5/irisin revealed in humans

A research team led by Dr. Christos Mantzoros, MD, PhD, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, has published new findings elucidating the molecular and clinical role of FNDC5/irisin in humans.

Medical research created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals wide discrepancy in multidrug surveillance among intensive care units

Screening practices for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in intensive care units (ICUs) vary widely from hospital to hospital, according to a new study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Infection Co ...

Health created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cogmed Working Memory Training: Does it actually work? The debate continues

Helping children achieve their full potential in school is of great concern to everyone, and a number of commercial products have been developed to try and achieve this goal. The Cogmed Working Memory Training program (ht ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Possible link between infants' regulatory behaviors and maternal mental health

Functional somatic symptoms (FSS) are physical complaints, such as headaches, pain, fatigue, and dizziness, that cannot be explained medically. These symptoms affect 10-30% of children and adolescents and account for 2-4% ...

Pediatrics created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hypertension not so simple

A recently published editorial in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH), "Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Should Be Included in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES)," re ...

Cardiology created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MRI helps identify patients with prostate cancer who may benefit from active surveillance

PSA screening has resulted in improved prostate cancer survival, but the high rate of diagnosis and treatment side effects raise concerns about overtreatment. In the quest to prevent overtreatment, "active surveillance" has ...

Cancer created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0