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One in five seniors on risky meds; more in US South

More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful "high risk medication" in 2009, according to a newly published analysis by Brown University public ...

Health created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reading history through genetics: New method analyzes recent history of Ashkenazi and Masai populations

Computer scientists at Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science have published a study in the November 2012 issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) that demonstrates a new approach used to analy ...

Genetics created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dysentery epidemic killed many in the 1700s-1800s

In the 1700s-1800s, dysentery was a disease causing many deaths. In fact, in some areas in Sweden 90 percent of all deaths were due to dysentery during the worst outbreaks. A new doctoral thesis in history from the University ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ACOG: Intrauterine device insertion linked to weight loss

(HealthDay) -- Women who undergo postpartum or interval insertion of Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS) or Copper T 380A (CU-T) intrauterine devices experience weight loss in the two years ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ethnic differences in appointment keeping affect health of diabetes patients

Ethnic differences in appointment keeping may be an important factor in poor health outcomes among some minority patients with diabetes, according to a new study.

Health created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The importance of the team composition in ICUs

A higher proportion of female nurses among intensive care teams may decrease individuals' risk of professional burnout, according to Swiss researchers who studied the factors related to burnout in the high-stress setting ...

Health created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boys reach sexual maturity younger and younger

(Medical Xpress) -- Boys are maturing physically earlier than ever before. The age of sexual maturity has been decreasing by about 2.5 months each decade at least since the middle of the 18th century. Joshua ...

Health created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Heartburn treatment may extend survival in IPF patients

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who report treatment for gastroespophageal reflux (GER) appear to have longer survival than IPF patients who are not treated for GERD, according to a new study from the University ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0