Early changes in liver function could detect life-threatening infection
Early changes in liver function detected by novel techniques can identify severe infection (sepsis) hours after onset and so could have important implications for the treatment of patients who are critically ill, according ...
Medical research
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Lean process methods expedite care in ischemic stroke
(HealthDay)—Use of lean process improvement methodology can reduce the time to stroke care without compromising patient safety, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Stroke.
Cardiology
Nov 10, 2012 |
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Disc disease severity doesn't predict surgical outcomes
(HealthDay)—Increasing severity of degenerative disc disease (DDD) does not impact outcomes in total lumbar disc replacement (TDR), according to a study published in the November issue of the European Sp ...
Surgery
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Study finds new drug may hold promise for hospitalized heart failure patients
Hospitalized heart failure patients given an investigational drug had improved symptoms and other clinical benefits including fewer deaths, than those given standard of care plus a placebo, according to late-breaking clinical ...
Cardiology
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Near-complete blood flow restoration critical for best outcomes in stroke
Two Rhode Island Hospital researchers recently found that restoring near-complete blood flow to the brain is necessary to restore or preserve neurological function following stroke. Seems like a no-brainer, right?
Cardiology
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Most large treatment effects of medical interventions come from small studies
In an examination of the characteristics of studies that yield large treatment effects from medical interventions, these studies were more likely to be smaller in size, often with limited evidence, and when additional trials ...
Cancer
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Improving the safety of angioplasty in patients with coronary bypass graft disease
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have shown that combining distal protection devices with the prophylactic use of the drug nicardipine is more effective at preventing life-threatening complications following ...
Cardiology
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Antibiotic shows promise in treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
When tested in patients hospitalized with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) unresponsive to previous treatment, linezolid, an antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections, proved largely effective when ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Epigenetic analysis of stomach cancer finds new disease subtypes
Researchers at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore have identified numerous new subtypes of gastric cancer that are triggered by environmental factors.
Cancer
Oct 17, 2012 |
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No benefit from high-dose multivitamins seen for HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy
A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers suggests that, for HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV, there is no benefit from high- vs. standard-dose micronutrient ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Drug class linked to worse outcomes after transplant
(HealthDay)—Kidney transplant patients who receive mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors after transplant have a greater probability of death or transplant failure than patients receiving calcineurin ...
Surgery
Oct 14, 2012 |
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Cardiovascular IED infections have distinct features, outcomes
(HealthDay)—Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have distinct clinical features and outcomes, ...
Cardiology
Oct 14, 2012 |
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UnitedHealth plans overseas growth with $4.9B deal (Update)
UnitedHealth Group Inc. will spend about $4.9 billion to buy a majority stake in Brazilian health benefits and care provider Amil Participacoes SA, as the largest U.S. health insurer leaps into an international market it ...
Other
Oct 08, 2012 |
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Researchers show Myc protein is cancer's 'volume control'
(Medical Xpress)—A protein called Myc, commonly found at high levels inside cancer cells, fuels the disease by allowing cells to override their in-built self-destruct mechanisms, according to two new studies by US scientists.
Cancer
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Change in treatment regime for cryptococcal meningitis may be needed
The most cost-effective treatment for cryptococcal meningitis (a serious infection of the brain membranes, usually in people with AIDS or other immune system deficiencies) is different to that currently recommended by the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 25, 2012 |
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