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Pneumonia patients nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression, impairments

The long-term consequences of pneumonia can be more detrimental to a person's health than having a heart attack, according to joint research from the University of Michigan Health System and University of Washington School ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with peanut/tree nut allergies can minimize risk of reactions on airplane flights

Few situations can provoke more anxiety for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies than having an allergic reaction while flying on an airplane and being unable to get help.

Immunology created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Probiotics reduce stress-induced intestinal flare-ups

For those with irritable bowel syndrome who wonder if stress aggravates their intestinal disorder, a new University of Michigan Health System study shows it's not all in their head.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Do blood thinners + stroke treatment = danger? Study indicates the risk is low

Millions of Americans take aspirin or other drugs every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks or other problems caused by blood clots.

Cardiology created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Repairing the nose after skin cancer in just one step

The skin cancer growing on Carolyn Bohlmann's nose was not a very aggressive variety. But it was deep and located right on her nostril. The tricky part was not so much removing it – MOHS surgery, the procedure ...

Surgery created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small physician practices that care for children unprepared to become medical homes

Primary care practices around the country are being encouraged and even paid to become "medical homes," but small practices might be at a significant disadvantage in this race to improve health care for children, according ...

Pediatrics created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Emergency departments not doing enough to educate parents about car seat safety

Each year, more than 130,000 children younger than 13 are treated in U.S. emergency departments after motor-vehicle crash-related injuries.

Pediatrics created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scores that evaluate newborn intensive care units are inconsistent

Scoring methods commonly used to evaluate Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICU) are inconsistent, according to new research from the University of Michigan.

Pediatrics created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research challenges notion of using Herceptin only for HER2-positive breast cancer

New research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds that the protein HER2 plays a role even in breast cancers that would traditionally be categorized as HER2-negative – and that ...

Cancer created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The ethics of access: Comparing two federal health care reform efforts

Two major health reform laws, enacted 25 years apart, both try to meet an ethical standard to provide broad access to basic health care. Neither quite gets there—but it's not too late for modern health care reform to bring ...

Health created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could an old antidepressant treat sickle cell disease?

(Medical Xpress)—An antidepressant drug used since the 1960s may also hold promise for treating sickle cell disease, according to a surprising new finding made in mice and human red blood cells by a team ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover new findings on genetic risks of Behçet's disease

Researchers don't know the exact cause of Behçet's disease, a chronic condition that leads to oral and genital sores and serious complications such as blindness, but new research brings better understanding to what makes ...

Genetics created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Babies are born earlier and smaller when males are scarce

(Medical Xpress)—In communities where Dad is more likely to be missing from the picture, more babies are born prematurely and of lower weight, according to a researcher from the University of Michigan School of Public Health ...

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds potential to match tumors with known cancer drugs

When it comes to gene sequencing and personalized medicine for cancer, spotting an aberrant kinase is a home run. The proteins are relatively easy to target with drugs and plenty of kinase inhibitors already exist.

Cancer created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Just 11 percent of adults, five percent of children participate in medical research

Medical research is vital to the advancement of health care, but many medical research studies have too few people who participate. A new study from the University of Michigan takes an in-depth look at public participation ...

Medical research created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0