Study sheds light on pregnancy complications and overturns common belief
A study led by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has demonstrated that women who have a specific type of antibody that interferes with blood vessel function are at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Sleep deprivation effect on the immune system mirrors physical stress
Severe sleep loss jolts the immune system into action, reflecting the same type of immediate response shown during exposure to stress, a new study reports.
Sleep apnea
Jun 30, 2012 |
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Computer program aids blood-sugar control among critically ill
A computer-software program more effectively controlled blood-sugar levels among critically ill patients than nurse-directed care did, according to the first large clinical trial of its kind. The results to be presented at ...
Diabetes
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Modified bariatric surgery provides remission of Type 2 diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Type 2 diabetes often reverses after modified weight loss surgery, especially when the duration of diabetes is less than 10 years, a new study finds. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine ...
Diabetes
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Exercise with diet improves insulin sensitivity much more than diet alone
Obese older adults can reduce their chance of developing the metabolic syndrome by losing weight through dieting alone, but adding exercise to a weight loss program has even more benefit, a new study finds. The results, to ...
Diabetes
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Similar outcomes for robot-aided, conventional nephrectomy
(HealthDay) -- Robot-assisted and conventional laparoscopic partial nephrectomies have similar outcomes and complication rates, according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Urology.
Other
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Common blood pressure drug linked to severe GI problems
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered an association between a commonly prescribed blood pressure drug, Olmesartan, and severe gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss and electrolyte abnormalities ...
Medications
Jun 21, 2012 |
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Don't feel like exercise? Scientists find compound that may help you work out harder
As science rushes to develop safe weight loss drugs, a new research report approaches this problem from an entirely new angle: What if there were a pill that would make you want to exercise harder? It may sound strange, but ...
Medical research
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Study shows some may be protected from diabetic eye disease
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, supported by JDRF, have completed a study of 158 people who have lived with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 50 years or more with eye examinations at Joslin over many decades of follow-up, ...
Diabetes
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Perjeta approved for advanced breast cancer
(HealthDay) -- Perjeta (pertuzumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat people with HER2-positive late-stage breast cancer, the agency said in a news release.
Cancer
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Bariatric surgery works, we just need to ensure it's safe
Around 2.6 million Australians are obese. Obesity causes contribute to diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnoea, infertility, depression and cancer. The strength of the causal ...
Surgery
Jun 08, 2012 |
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Analysis will examine safety of in-hospital underwater births
One of the first systematic examinations of the safety of in-hospital underwater births in the United States commences this month, when Regenstrief Institute fellow Jeanne Ballard, M.D., an obstetrician/gynecologist with ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jun 07, 2012 |
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More bone grafts, screws tied to less spinal reconstruction stress
(HealthDay) -- Increasing the number of bone grafts and screws used for fusing multiple cervical spine segments yields a more stable construct that decreases the stresses at the graft end plate and bone-screw ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Predictors of length of hospital stay after spine surgery ID'd
(HealthDay) -- A variety of pre-, intra-, and postoperative factors contribute to increased length of stay (LOS) for patients who undergo level 1 minimally invasive (MIS) transforaminal interbody fusions (TLIF) ...
Surgery
May 17, 2012 |
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FDA advisers recommend approving weight loss drug
(AP) -- Advisers to government health regulators on Thursday recommended that that they approve sales of what would be the first new prescription weight-loss drug in the U.S. in more than a decade, despite concerns over ...
Medications
May 10, 2012 |
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