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EU hands Liberia 42 mn euros to cut maternal mortality

The European Commission on Thursday pledged 42 million euros to Liberia's president and Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to help halve one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates.

Health created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop non-invasive technique for predicting patients' response to chemotherapy

Researchers have developed a non-invasive way of predicting how much of a cancer-killing drug is absorbed by a tumour. The preliminary study, which will be reported at the 24th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets ...

Cancer created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study could lead to preeclampsia prevention

Excessive turnover of cells in the placenta may trigger an unnatural increase in blood pressure that puts mother and baby at risk, researchers say.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New hope for survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injury

A new ground-breaking study about to be published in the Adis journal CNS Drugs provides clinical evidence that, for the first time, chronic neurological dysfunction from stroke or traumatic brain injury can rapidly improv ...

Medical research created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher risk of maternal complications/preterm deliveries for women undergoing multiple caesareans

The risk of maternal complications and preterm deliveries is significantly higher for women undergoing their fifth or more caesarean section, finds a new study published today (31 October) in BJOG: An International Journal of ...

Health created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Incidence of recurrent anal sphincter rupture is 7.1 percent

(HealthDay)—The incidence of recurrent anal sphincter rupture (ASR) is 7.1 percent, and several risk factors are associated with an increased risk, including excessive birth weight, vacuum extraction, and ...

Health created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop new drug delivery system for bladder cancer using nanoparticles

A team of UC Davis scientists has shown in experimental mouse models that a new drug delivery system allows for administration of three times the maximum tolerated dose of a standard drug therapy for advanced bladder cancer, ...

Cancer created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel chewing gum formulation helps prevent motion sickness

A new prototype for medicated chewing gum has been developed for motion sickness that may offer many advantages over conventional oral solid dosage forms. About 33 percent of people are susceptible to motion sickness in mild ...

Medications created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel intravaginal ring shows promise in HIV prevention

A new 90-day intravaginal ring has been developed—that for the first time—enables the long-lasting vaginal delivery of tenofovir (TFV), the only topical prophylactic shown to be effective at reducing the sexual transmission ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can vaccines be delivered via the lungs instead of by injection?

In addition to the obvious benefit of eliminating the need for an injection, new vaccine delivery methods via the lungs offer particular advantages for protecting against infectious agents that enter the body through the ...

Medications created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Language barrier blocks epidural use in childbirth: study

(HealthDay)—Language barriers may help explain why Hispanic women in the United States are less likely than white women to receive an epidural for pain relief during childbirth, a new study finds.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Use of more costly diabetes medications varies widely

(HealthDay)—Even within an integrated Veterans Affairs (VA) system with a uniform national formulary and established criteria for drug use, there is substantial variation in the use of thiazolidinediones ...

Diabetes created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rates of procedures such as angioplasty lower in states with public reporting of outcomes

In an analysis that included nearly 100,000 Medicare patients who had experienced a heart attack, the use of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open ...

Cardiology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronic health records shown to improve the quality of patient care

A new study by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, provides compelling evidence that electronic health records (EHRs) enhance the quality of patient care in a c ...

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Implementation science links research with real-world practice to improve health

Why do medical research findings often fail to reach the people who could benefit from them most? And why are health programs proven to work in one setting frequently unable to achieve success in other places?

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