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New study reveals racial disparities in voice box-preserving cancer treatment

A new epidemiological study led by UC Davis researchers reveals significant racial disparities in the use of non-surgical larynx-preservation therapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer.

Cancer created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Undergoing multiple ACL surgeries allows patients to regain basic function, but not full activity

Patients who undergo repeated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions, or repeat revision surgery, are unlikely to return to prior activity levels despite showing basic functional improvement according to research ...

Surgery created Jul 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newer technology to control blood sugar works better than conventional methods

Newer technologies designed to help people with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels daily work better than traditional methods and require fewer painful needle sticks, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

Medical research created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Failing metal hip implants could be releasing genotoxic material

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have discovered that the inflammation in the surrounding tissue of patients with failing chromium-cobalt metal-on-metal (MOM) implants is caused by the release of The Cobalt ...

Medical research created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study looks at why heart attacks cause so much more damage in late pregnancy

Heart attacks during pregnancy are uncommon, but the prevalence of heart disease in pregnant mothers has increased over the past decade as more women delay pregnancy until they are older. These women, who ...

Cardiology created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Both innate and adaptive immune responses are critical to the control of influenza

Both innate and adaptive immune responses play an important role in controlling influenza virus infection, according to a study, published in the Open Access journal PLoS Computational Biology, by researchers from Oaklan ...

Medical research created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study suggests Tasers don't cause cardiac complications

Taser shots to the chest are no more dangerous than those delivered to other body locations, according to a new study by one of the country's leading experts on the devices.

Cardiology created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese appendectomy patients have fewer complications with minimally invasive operations

Obese patients who need to have their appendixes removed fare better after a minimally invasive surgical procedure rather than an open operation, according to a new study published in the July issue of the Journal of the Am ...

Surgery created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Regional anesthesia reduces complications and death for hip fracture patients

In a study of more than 18,000 patients having surgery for hip fracture, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that the use of regional anesthesia versus general anesthesia, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psoriasis increases risk of diabetes: study

Psoriasis is an independent risk for Type 2 Diabetes, according to a new study by researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, with the greatest risk seen in patients with severe psoriasis. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Rabbit risk score can help rheumatologists identify patients at high risk of infection

Results of a study presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, suggest that the newly developed RABBIT Risk Score, which calculates the risk of serious infections in patients ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Successful pregnancies possible for women following liver transplantation

New research confirms that successful pregnancies are common for female liver transplant recipients. The study appearing in the June issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the ...

Other created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Morbid obesity ups complication rate in spinal fusion surgery

(HealthDay) -- Morbid obesity increases the risk of multiple complications in spinal fusion surgery, particularly in patients undergoing anterior cervical or posterior lumbar procedures, according to research ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-op chemoradiotherapy ups survival in esophageal cancer

(HealthDay) -- For patients with esophageal or esophagogastric-junction cancer, treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection is associated with improved survival compared with ...

Cancer created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0