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Virginia Tech researchers highlight danger of firework projectiles toward eyes
(Medical Xpress) -- Just in time for the July Fourth holiday, Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have published a study that shines a new spotlight on the dangers of fireworks on the human eye, ...
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Jul 04, 2012 |
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Blood test predicts death from heart problems after surgery
(Medical Xpress) -- A blood test can predict whether patients are likely to die of a heart attack in the month after surgery, according to an international study involving thousands of patients.
Surgery
Jul 04, 2012 |
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Progress in quest to reduce use of radiation in treatment of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma
A multicenter trial showed that nearly half of young patients with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma can be cured without undergoing either irradiation or intensive chemotherapy that would leave them at risk for second cancers, ...
Cancer
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Weight-loss surgery cuts heart risk 7 years later: study
(HealthDay) -- Seven years after they underwent weight-loss surgery, patients as a whole fared better on several measurements of their risk of cardiac problems, a new study finds, and many returned to normal ...
Surgery
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Researchers outline plan to end preventable child deaths in a generation
Preventable childhood deaths caused by illnesses such as pneumonia and diarrhea can be nearly eliminated in 10 years according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the National Institutes ...
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Jun 14, 2012 |
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Newborn screening may miss adrenal-gland disorder
(HealthDay) -- Routine newborn screening failed to identify about one-fifth of infants with an adrenal gland disorder called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a new study has found.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Radiation exposure from medical imaging has increased even at HMOs
Concern about overexposure to radiation due to excessive use of medical imaging has come to the fore in recent years. Now, a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Group Health ...
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Jun 12, 2012 |
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Male doctors make $12K more per year than female doctors: study
Male doctors make more money than their female counterparts, even when factoring in medical specialty, title, work hours, productivity and a host of other factors, according to a comprehensive new analysis ...
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Jun 12, 2012 |
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Researchers create powerful new method to analyze genetic data
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have developed a powerful visual analytical approach to explore genetic data, enabling scientists to identify novel patterns of information that could be crucial ...
Genetics
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Lifespan gap shrinks between whites, blacks
(HealthDay) -- The gap in life expectancy between U.S. whites and blacks narrowed between 2003 and 2008, yet significant disparities remain, a new study finds.
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Jun 05, 2012 |
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Telephone therapy retains more patients than face-to-face sessions and improves depression
Phoning it in is more effective than the therapist's couch when it comes to keeping patients in psychotherapy. New Northwestern Medicine research shows patients who had therapy sessions provided over the phone were more likely ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Blood test identifies increased risk of death following noncardiac surgery
A simple blood test can help identify people who are at high risk of dying within the month after non-cardiac surgery, a study by McMaster University researchers has found.
Surgery
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Sleep apnea 'mask' might also help the heart
(HealthDay) -- New research suggests that treating obstructive sleep apnea, a common cause of snoring and daytime sleepiness, might also cut down on a serious health hazard associated with the condition -- ...
Sleep apnea
May 22, 2012 |
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Revised ARDS definition sets out levels of severity
An international task force this week unveiled a revised definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a disease first recognized during the Vietnam War in casualties with limb injuries who had trouble breathing.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 22, 2012 |
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Doctors who dictate their notes have worse quality of care than those who use other documentation methods: study
Could the quality of care you receive be affected by how your doctor takes notes? According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), doctors who dictated their patient notes appeared to have worse ...
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May 21, 2012 |
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