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People with HIV hospitalized less often since combination antiretroviral drug therapy introduced

People with HIV are being hospitalized in Ontario significantly less often than they were 15 years ago when combination antiretroviral drug therapy (cART) was introduced, new research has found.

HIV & AIDS created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Psychosocial distress associated with increased stroke risk

People over age 65 with high psychosocial distress face increased risk of stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low copays, mail-order pharmacies may reduce adherence disparities to hypertension meds

New research suggests that making prescription refills more affordable and easier to get may reduce disparities among hypertension patients.

Health created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests odds of visual field testing for glaucoma decreased most for Hispanics in past decade

The odds of individuals with open-angle glaucoma undergoing visual field testing decreased for all racial/ethnic groups from 2001 through 2009, but the odds decreased the most for Hispanic men and women in a study of enrollees ...

Ophthalmology created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey shows breakthrough medical research relies heavily on NIH funding

A survey highlighting the correlation between today's cutting edge medical research and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding was released today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), ...

Other created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web-based project prevents epilepsy-related depression

Emory researchers announced results of a new study that has proven successful in the prevention of depression in people diagnosed with epilepsy.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ovarian cancer patients have lower mortality rates at high-volume hospitals

Women who have surgery for ovarian cancer have better outcomes if they are treated at high-volume hospitals, according to researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University ...

Cancer created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Uninsured brain cancer patients may be more likely than insured to die after surgery to remove tumor

Uninsured patients who undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor could be twice as likely to die in the hospital as those who have the same operation but are privately insured, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. In teaching ...

Surgery created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Case study validates teleconcussion

A program at Mayo Clinic using telemedicine technology is showing promise for patients with concussions in rural Arizona. A case study published in the December 2012 issue of Telemedicine and e-Health validates "teleconcussion" ...

Health created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LGBTQ youth more likely to be truant or to consider or commit suicide

(Medical Xpress)—Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and those questioning their sexuality are at significantly greater risk of truancy and of considering and attempting suicide than their heterosexual classmates ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black patients with kidney cancer have poorer survival than whites

Among patients with the most common form of kidney cancer, whites consistently have a survival advantage over blacks, regardless of patient and tumor characteristics or surgical treatment. That is the conclusion of a new ...

Cancer created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Systematic incarceration of African American males is a wrong, costly path

Mental health experts from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine have released the first comprehensive report on the correlation between the incarceration of African American males and substance abuse and other health ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Grandfathers play a more prominent role in grandchildren's lives, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Europeans spend much time with their grandchildren. And past 70, the grandfather takes the lead.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Transplantation issues: Kidney donors and children in need of transplants

Three studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information related to kidney transplantation—specifically, the post-transplant health of kidney donors and the racial disparities ...

Other created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Socioeconomic disadvantage linked to breast cancer tumor disparity

Racial and ethnic disparities in breast tumor aggressiveness might be explained by social factors that influence the developing tumor and place those in disadvantaged groups at higher risk for aggressive breast cancer, according ...

Cancer created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0