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Most with confirmed H7N9 avian flu are critically ill

(HealthDay)—Most Chinese patients with confirmed avian influenza A (H7N9) are critically ill and 21 percent have died, according to a preliminary report published online April 24 in the New England Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Self-collection and HPV DNA testing could be an effective cervical cancer screening

Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing of self-collected specimens may be a more effective way to screen for cervical cancer in low-resource settings compared to visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and liquid-based cytology ...

Cancer created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-op factors predict post-gastric op glycemic response

(HealthDay)—The glycemic response to gastric bypass surgery can be predicted in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes by three preoperative factors, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Diabetes Ca ...

Diabetes created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ovarian cancer risk reduced by prolonged lactation

Curtin University researchers have found that women who breastfeed their babies have significantly reduced rates of ovarian cancer in a study that extends what was known about the beneficial effects of breastfeeding on mothers.

Cancer created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pattern of disc degeneration impacts low back pain

(HealthDay) -- Contiguous, multilevel disc degeneration (CMDD) is associated with increased likelihood of low back pain (LBP) and pain severity compared with skipped level disc degeneration (SLDD), according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adding clopidogrel to aspirin therapy reduces risk of second stroke

Adding a second drug to aspirin therapy reduced the risk of a second stroke in the weeks after Chinese patients had a minor ischemic (due to a clot) stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), according ...

Cardiology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adding cetuximab to chemotherapy enables patients with advanced colorectal cancer, liver metastasis to undergo surgery

New results from a clinical trial conducted in Shanghai, China, indicate that adding cetuximab (Erbitux) to standard chemotherapy enables some patients with otherwise inoperable liver metastases due to colorectal cancer have ...

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chinese herbs show promise for lung cancer, flu, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Chinese herbs, including JHQG, BFXL, and BFHX, may show significant benefits for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and influenza.

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

Could patients' own kidney cells cure kidney disease?

Approximately 60 million people across the globe have chronic kidney disease, and many will need dialysis or a transplant. Breakthrough research published in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN) indicates that p ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0