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Dual chamber defibrillators pose higher risk of complications

A device commonly used to treat dangerous heart rhythms may cause more issues for patients than a simpler version of the same device. The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) prevents sudden cardiac death by detecting ...

Cardiology created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with surgical complications provide greater hospital profit-margins

Privately insured surgical patients who had a complication provided hospitals with a 330% higher profit margin than those without a complication, according to new research from Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system ...

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drinking cup of beetroot juice daily may help lower blood pressure

A cup of beetroot juice a day may help reduce your blood pressure, according to a small study in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

Health created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts urge caution on new pregnancy and vitamin D study

Australian experts are urging caution over a new study that suggests a link between insufficient vitamin D and pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and lower birth weight in new ...

Health created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity alone may not affect knee replacement outcome or increase overall complication risk

Obesity alone may not diminish outcomes or increase the risk of complications in total knee replacement (TKR) patients, according to two research studies presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy ...

Surgery created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA urged to curb caffeine in energy drinks

(Medical Xpress)—A group of doctors and public health experts are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take immediate action to protect young people from the effects of caffeinated energy drinks. In a letter ...

Health created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deep Brain Stimulation shows promise for patients with chronic, treatment resistant anorexia nervosa

In a world first, a team of researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre and the University Health Network have shown that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant Anorexia Nervosa ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Breast reconstruction using women's own tissue appears safe, study says

(HealthDay)—Women who have breast reconstruction surgery using a transplanted flap of their own tissue have a low rate of short-term complications, a new study says.

Surgery created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk factors ID'd for cervical spinal surgery complications

(HealthDay)—Risk factors have been identified for medical complications following cervical spine surgery, with cardiac and pulmonary complications correlating with death within two years, according to research ...

Surgery created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early palliative care in lung CA focuses on coping, symptoms

(HealthDay)—Early palliative care (PC) clinic visits, integrated with standard oncologic care for patients with metastatic lung cancer, emphasize symptom management, coping, and psychosocial aspects of ...

Health created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The 'July effect': Negligible for outcomes following spine surgery

The "July effect"—the notion that the influx of new residents and fellows at teaching hospitals in July of each year adversely affects patient care and outcomes—was examined in a very large data set of hospitalizations ...

Surgery created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score predicts treatment efficacy

(HealthDay)—The R.E.N.A.L. (radius, exophytic/endophytic, nearness to collecting system or sinus, anterior/posterior and location relative to polar lines) nephrometry scoring system predicts the efficacy ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers work to improve efficacy of blood transfusions for preterm babies

(Medical Xpress)—Results of new research from the University of Adelaide are a promising step forward in helping to improve the quality of life-saving blood transfusions for preterm babies, by reducing ...

Pediatrics created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Popular diabetes meds put to the test

(HealthDay)—Patients with diabetes who were treated with the popular oral medication metformin face a lower risk of heart attack, stroke or death than those taking sulfonylureas, another common option, ...

Diabetes created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pediatric studies show the flu's deadly danger, the benefits of school vaccinations

New data being presented at IDWeek 2012 shows the fatal risk that influenza poses even for children without underlying health conditions and the effectiveness of school-based vaccination programs in protecting student populations. ...

Pediatrics created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0