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98 percent of total knee replacement patients return to life, work following surgery

Ninety-eight percent of total knee replacement (TKR) patients who were working before surgery returned to work after surgery, and of those patients, 89 percent returned to their previous position, according to new research ...

Surgery created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aristolochic acid nephropathy, a global health problem

(HealthDay)—Although the first description of a rapidly progressive nephropathy associated with the consumption of aristolochic acid (AA) found in Chinese herbs was first reported 20 years ago, AA-induced ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Revolutionary imaging software offers more detailed, clearer scans of heart conditions

Innovative software has been developed that greatly enhances the detail quality and field of view of conventional ultrasound images. It could improve the diagnosis of heart disease and deliver big savings ...

Cardiology created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CDC releases disease detective game app for iPad

(HealthDay)—The "Solve the Outbreak" iPad application allows gamers to play the role of a disease outbreak investigator and determine the cause of outbreaks, based on real-life events, according to a press ...

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

New discovery makes early diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome a reality for the first time

(Medical Xpress)—Patients suffering from the painful autoimmune disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, will soon be able to be properly diagnosed much earlier, thanks to the discovery of novel antibodies by researchers at the University ...

Immunology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More doctors use ultrasound to diagnose, manage rheumatic diseases

More rheumatologists are embracing musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) to diagnose and manage rheumatic diseases. In response, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) assembled a task force to investigate and determine best ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is moderate alcohol intake associated with risk of atrial fibrillation among patients with CVD?

An analysis of the association of alcohol consumption with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) among subjects with coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or other manifestations of cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

Cardiology created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High definition fiber tracking images accurately reflect brain fiber anatomy

High definition fiber tracking, or HDFT, provides colorful, detailed images of the brain’s fiber network that accurately reflect brain anatomy observed in surgical and laboratory studies, according to a new report from ...

Neuroscience created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gastrointestinal perforation rare in rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay) -- Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation is a rare but serious condition that affects patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), most frequently in the lower GI tract, according to a study published ...

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

Revised ARDS definition sets out levels of severity

An international task force this week unveiled a revised definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a disease first recognized during the Vietnam War in casualties with limb injuries who had trouble breathing.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 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

First, do no harm: Study finds danger in standard treatment for a serious lung disease

A combination of three drugs used worldwide as the standard of care for a serious lung disease puts patients in danger of death or hospitalization, and should not be used together to treat the disease, called ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Newborn screening for DMD shows promise as an international model

Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital, working with the DNA Sequencing Core Facility at the University of Utah, have developed an approach to newborn screening (NBS) for the life-threatening genetic disorder, Duchenne ...

Neuroscience created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain-imaging differences evident at 6 months in infants who develop autism

A new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found significant differences in brain development starting at age 6 months in high-risk infants who later develop autism, compared to high-risk ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technology to tackle treatment-resistant cancers

Free-flowing cancer cells have been mapped with unprecedented accuracy in the bloodstream of patients with prostate, breast and pancreatic cancer, using a brand new approach, in an attempt to assess and control the disease ...

Cancer created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast