Outcomes for children after brain injury difficult to predict and highly variable
Outcomes for children with brain injury acquired during childhood are difficult to predict and vary significantly, states an analysis of evidence on the topic published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Pediatrics
Jun 18, 2012 |
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Tracking MRSA in real time: Study highlights benefits of rapid whole-genome sequencing
In a new study released today in New England Journal of Medicine, researchers demonstrate that whole genome sequencing can provide clinically relevant data on bacterial transmission within a timescale that can influence infect ...
Genetics
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Newly recognized syndrome keeps patients from full recovery, researchers say
(Medical Xpress) -- University of Florida researchers have identified a medical condition they say keeps many intensive care, heart surgery and burn patients from recovering fully and returning home.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 12, 2012 |
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In preemies, maternal smoking tied to necrotizing enterocolitis
(HealthDay) -- Maternal smoking has been identified as a risk factor associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants, according to a study published June 11 in Pediatrics.
Pediatrics
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Legionnaires' outbreak brings Scottish distillery to a halt
A Scottish whisky distillery at the centre of an investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that has infected up to 74 people has temporarily halted production, it said Friday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 08, 2012 |
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Dose of zinc boosts recovery chances for sick babies
A simple, cheap dose of zinc helps the recovery of newborns suffering from bacterial infections such as pneumonia and meningitis, according to an Indian study reported on Thursday in The Lancet.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 31, 2012 |
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Antidepressant use associated with increased mortality among critically ill patients?
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, have found that critically ill patients were more likely to die if they were taking the most commonly ...
Medications
May 22, 2012 |
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Combination antibiotic treatment does not result in less organ failure in adults with severe sepsis
Frank M. Brunkhorst, M.D., of Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, and colleagues conducted a study to compare the effect of the antibiotics moxifloxacin and meropenem with the effect of meropenem monotherapy on ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2012 |
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Nighttime intensivist staffing and mortality in the ICU
Nighttime intensivist physician staffing in intensive care units (ICUs) with a low-intensity daytime staffing model is associated with reduced mortality, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Me ...
Other
May 21, 2012 |
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Back pain improves in first six weeks but lingering effects at one year
For people receiving health care for acute and persistent low-back pain, symptoms will improve significantly in the first six weeks, but pain and disability may linger even after one year, states a large study published in ...
Health
May 14, 2012 |
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Reducing post-traumatic stress after intensive care unit
Women are more likely to suffer post-traumatic stress than men after leaving an intensive care unit (ICU), finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care. However, psychological and physic ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 13, 2012 |
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Only half of meds taken by kids have 'adequate' safety info: study
(HealthDay) -- About half of medications used in children have little or no label information about drug effectiveness, safety or dosing in children, new research finds.
Pediatrics
May 11, 2012 |
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Romanian baby born with stunted intestines dies
(AP) -- A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by tenaciously clinging to life and captured international attention and offers of medical help, died on Thursday. He was nine ...
Other
May 10, 2012 |
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ICU stays for worst asthma drop 74 percent, review finds
A review of 30 years of life-threatening asthma cases in a San Antonio intensive care unit found that annual ICU admissions for the condition have dropped 74 percent. The study, by UT Medicine San Antonio physicians who reviewed ...
Inflammatory disorders
May 10, 2012 |
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Treatment guidelines updated for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Patients who are diagnosed in the emergency room with a specific type of brain bleed should be considered for immediate transfer to a hospital that treats at least 35 cases a year, according to a new scientific statement ...
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May 04, 2012 |
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