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Flesh-eating fungal infection can follow natural disasters, study finds

(HealthDay)—After a natural disaster, doctors should be on the lookout for outbreaks of a rare but deadly "flesh-eating" fungal infection, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New prenatal test, chromosomal microarray, proposed as standard of care

A large, multi-center clinical trial led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) shows that a new genetic test resulted in significantly more clinically relevant information than the current standard ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New analysis examines stakes for Medicaid in upcoming fiscal cliff negotiations on Capitol Hill

As lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle look for ways to reduce federal spending in the coming weeks Medicaid may emerge as a prime target, according to a new analysis by Professor Sara Rosenbaum, JD, the Harold ...

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Declining air pollution levels continue to improve life expectancy in US

A new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found an association between reductions in fine particulate matter and improved life expectancy in 545 counties in the U.S. from 2000 to 2007. It ...

Health created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical trial delivers good results in leukemia patients

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) researchers Michael Deininger, M.D., Ph.D., and Thomas O'Hare, Ph.D., were part of a team that found a potent oral drug, ponatinib, effective in patients who have developed resistance to standard ...

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

Health-care providers can play critical role in reducing and preventing intimate partner violence

In a perspective article to appear in the Nov. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health (BUSM and BUSPH) report that health-care providers can pl ...

Health created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Voter polls portend conflict between Obama administration and Republican leaders over ACA

An analysis of newly released polls shows that most of those who voted for President Obama in the 2012 election favor implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and want the federal government to continue efforts to make ...

Health created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ponatinib acts against the most resistant types of chronic myeloid leukemia

A previously invincible mutation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been thwarted by an investigational drug in a phase I clinical trial reported in the current edition of The New England Journal of Medicine.

Cancer created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Endovascular, open aneurysm repair long-term survival akin

(HealthDay)—For repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, endovascular repair and open repair result in similar long-term survival, according to a study published in the Nov. 22 issue of the New England Jo ...

Cardiology created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Continued use of ADHD drugs may reduce criminal behavior, study says

(HealthDay)—For teens and adults who don't grow out of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, staying on ADHD medications may help them stay out of trouble.

Attention deficit disorders created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How does immune globulin therapy work? Now is the time to find out

Immune globulin replacement began decades ago as a treatment for patients who could not make their own protective antibodies, but has proven to have much broader benefits than originally expected. With new uses regularly ...

Immunology created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Groundbreaking study that may change transplant practices

Researchers from John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of the nation's 50 best cancer centers, played an important role in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Oct ...

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

'Different kind of stem cell' possesses attributes favoring regenerative medicine

A research team at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center say the new and powerful cells they first created in the laboratory a year ago constitute a new stem-like state of adult epithelial cells. They say these ...

Medical research created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Transporting hypothermia victims to advanced heart and lung care facilities 'worth the trip'

Hypothermia victims whose hearts have stopped functioning should be transported to a medical facility with advanced heart and lung support equipment, even if that means longer travel time, according to a new study by a University ...

Other created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rare genetic mutation triples Alzheimer's risk

A gene so powerful it nearly triples the risk of Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by an international team including researchers from Mayo Clinic. It is the most potent genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's identified ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast