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Methods to repair kidney cells, assess kidney function on the horizon

Researchers may have found a way to block kidney-destroying inflammation and help damaged kidney cells recover.

Medical research created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

WHO plays down China bird flu fears

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday played down fears over a strain of bird flu which has killed two people in China, but said it was crucial to find out how the virus infected humans.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China strengthens checks after new bird flu deaths (Update)

China's commercial hub Shanghai is stepping up monitoring after a new strain of bird flu killed two people, state media said Monday, as Taiwan announced it would screen travellers from the mainland. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Co-located GP clinics can ease the load in ERs

(Medical Xpress)—The addition of a GP clinic at hospitals should reduce waiting times in emergency departments, according to new research.

Health created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Worries about dementia: How hospitalization affects the elderly

Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care looks ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Qatari with SARS-like virus on artificial lung: UK hospital

A Qatari man suffering from a mystery respiratory virus from the same family as the deadly disease SARS is on an artificial lung to keep him alive, a British hospital said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New technique helps determine degree of muscle wasting in critically ill patients

Researchers have identified a new technique that can help determine the severity of muscle loss in critically ill patients. The breakthrough could lead to new research to help prevent muscle-wasting and new therapeutic interventions ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International panel updates definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome

Gordon D. Rubenfeld, M.D., of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Canada, and colleagues with the ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) Definition Task Force, developed a new definition of ARDS (the Berlin ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ATS issues joint statement on key issues and recommendations for critical care research

To reduce mortality and improve patient care in the nation's ICUs, a task force formed by the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC), in conjunction with the US Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group (USCIITG) has ...

Other created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probiotics appear to mitigate pancreatitis: Surprising hypothetical mechanism warrants further investigation

(Medical Xpress) -- A probiotic treatment appears to mitigate pancreatitis in an animal model, leading to a new hypothesis of how probiotics may act, according to a paper in the November Applied and Environmental Microbiology. ...

Medical research created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intravenous nutrition in critically ill patients should be delayed, study finds

Patients in the intensive care unit who do not tolerate adequate nutrition from tube feeding should wait a week before receiving intravenous (IV) feeding because, compared with early IV feeding, it enhances recovery from ...

Other created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decision aid helps families, clinicians communicate about care decisions

Surrogate decision-makers faced with the difficult task of overseeing loved ones' medical care may find help thanks to a new decision aid aimed at patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation. According to a study conducted ...

Other created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pneumonia patients at risk for in-hospital cardiac arrest

Hospital patients with pneumonia may be at risk of experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, often with few or no warning signs, according to research from the University of Chicago Medical Center under the auspices of the American ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0