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
Jul 16, 2012 |
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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
Jul 15, 2012 |
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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
Jul 09, 2012 |
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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
Jul 04, 2012 |
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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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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
Jul 02, 2012 |
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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
Jun 28, 2012 |
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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
Jun 28, 2012 |
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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
Jun 27, 2012 |
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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
Jun 20, 2012 |
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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
Jun 18, 2012 |
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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
Jun 08, 2012 |
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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
Jun 07, 2012 |
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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
Jun 05, 2012 |
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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
May 31, 2012 |
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