Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Icelandic program seeks to eliminate HCV
A new Journal of Internal Medicine study describes an innovative program to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat in Iceland.
Mar 7, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
BODE may overestimate transplant benefit in COPD patients
COPD remains the leading indication for lung transplantation worldwide and accounts for one third of all lung transplants performed. In order to qualify for a lung transplant, patients receive an evaluation and undergo rigorous ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poor outcomes common with childhood anorexia nervosa
(HealthDay)—Anorexia nervosa (AN) that develops before age 14 often leads to unfavorable outcomes, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Mar 5, 2018
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Neuroscience
Many epilepsy patients take drug combinations that interact
In an Epilepsia analysis of 2008-2010 Medicare claims data, one in four older Americans with new-onset epilepsy and more than one-third with prevalent epilepsy received a combination of antiepileptic drugs and non-epilepsy ...
Feb 7, 2018
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Attention deficit disorders
ADHD medications may reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infection
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases the risk of subsequent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescent and young adult populations by about three times, reports a study published in the January ...
Jan 2, 2018
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Health
Centenarians healthier than previously thought during last years of life
When it comes to aging and healthspan, are centenarians good role models? Or is extreme age inextricably linked with increasing levels of illness? Which diseases most commonly affect people who fail to reach the 100-year ...
Jul 21, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients accurately self-report medical histories for most maladies
A study led by a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher found that a group of prostate cancer patients reliably reported their own medical histories when their responses were compared ...
Feb 17, 2017
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Attention deficit disorders
Study shows poor children face higher rates of asthma and ADHD
Poverty takes a toll on human health and especially on children.
Feb 13, 2017
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Pediatrics
Comorbidities up resource use in pediatric spinal fusion
(HealthDay)—For children with medical complexity undergoing spinal fusion, chronic respiratory insufficiency, bladder dysfunction, and epilepsy are significantly associated with hospital resource use, according to a study ...
Feb 3, 2017
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Pediatrics
Children with medical and psychiatric disorders have driven increase in hospital usage and costs
The number of children with psychiatric illnesses admitted to pediatric hospitals in the United States has increased sharply in the past decade, according to a study led by Dr. Bonnie Zima, professor of psychiatry at the ...
Nov 29, 2016
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