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Powerful imaging tool unlocks kidneys' secrets

(Medical Xpress)—A powerful new way of imaging kidneys is providing scientists with insights into the importance of the body's filtering system and how it is affected by cardiovascular disease, stroke and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study calls for research on the efficacy and safety of vena cava filters

An evaluation of practice patterns in California hospitals showed a large variation in the use of metal devices called inferior vena cava filters, or VCFs, despite little evidence of their safety and effectiveness.

Cardiology created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find better management needed for use of IVC filters

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that the use of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters for the prevention and treatment of venous thrombotic events (VTE) may result in poor outcomes due to ...

Cardiology created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical societies to launch large-scale study on vein filter use

The Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Vascular Surgery jointly will launch PRESERVE—the first large-scale, multispecialty prospective study to evaluate the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters and related ...

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

30 percent of teen girls report meeting offline with someone they met online

A new study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online – a risk heightened for teen girls who have been victims of abuse or neglect.

Pediatrics created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Japan tooth patch could be end of decay

Scientists in Japan have created a microscopically thin film that can coat individual teeth to prevent decay or to make them appear whiter, the chief researcher said.

Dentistry created Sep 16, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (45) | comments 15

Archived Guthrie cards find a new purpose

Over the last 50 years, the spotting of newborn's blood onto filter paper for disease screening, called Guthrie cards, has become so routine that since 2000, more than 90% of newborns in the United States ...

Genetics created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IVC filters confirmed effective for patients at embolism risk

(HealthDay) -- Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are safe for use in patients at higher risk for venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) while undergoing major spinal surgery, according to research published in ...

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

Vena cava filters do not lower mortality rate in most embolism cases

A filter used to block clots from passing from the veins in the legs to the arteries of the lung does not improve mortality rates for most patients suffering a pulmonary embolism. However, if a patient is ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combined approach to global health can save lives at lower cost

(Medical Xpress) -- The great paradox of global health efforts is that regions of the world most plagued by poverty, poor infrastructure and rampant disease are often the most difficult to support. Now, scientists ...

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Regeneration of specialized cells offers hope for treating chronic kidney disease

Damage to podocytes -- a specialized type of epithelial cell in the kidney -- occurs in more than 90 percent of all chronic kidney disease. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have uncovered an unexpected ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast