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Researchers identify link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunction

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy - complete kidney removal - and erectile dysfunction. Results from the multi-center ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study links low DHA levels to suicide risk among U.S. military personnel

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study suggests that low levels of the highly unsaturated omega-3 essential fattyacids, in particular DHA, may be associated with increased risk of suicide. Researchers at the Uniformed Services University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart may hold key to unexplained nausea in youths

Heart rate and blood pressure regulation may hold the key to treating unexplained chronic nausea in children. In a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a drug commonly used to treat a condition ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study cuts Whipple procedure wound infections in half with new measures

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found that a carefully-selected surgical care check list of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 percent.

Other created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cochlear implants may be safe, effective for organ transplant patients

Cochlear implants may be a safe, effective option for some organ transplant patients who've lost their hearing as an unfortunate consequence of their transplant-related drug regime, researchers report.

Other created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Automated breast volume sonography improves screening and diagnosis of breast cancer for Asian women

A new study from researchers at the Bangkok Breast Center shows significant improvement in the detection of breast cancer in Asian women using automated breast volume sonography (ABVS) as compared to hand-held ultrasound ...

Cancer created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Long-term type 2 diabetes ups pancreatic cancer mortality

(HealthDay) -- Among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC), those with pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for longer than five years have an increased mortality risk, according to a study ...

Cancer created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stopping aspirin therapy after GI bleed ups cardiovascular risk

(HealthDay)—Patients with cardiovascular disease who discontinue low-dose aspirin therapy after peptic ulcer bleeding have a seven-fold higher risk of death or acute cardiovascular event, according to research ...

Cardiology created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anesthesia assistance used in 8.7 percent of colonoscopies

(HealthDay)—Anesthesia assistance is used in 8.7 percent of outpatient colonoscopies, with wide regional variation, but its use does not affect patient risk or outcomes, according to research published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antibiotic-resistant strain of E. coli increasing among older adults and residents of nursing homes

Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) continues to proliferate, driven largely by expansion of a strain of E. coli know as sequence type ST131. A new study points to hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTC ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sentinel injuries are common in infants who are abused

(HealthDay)—Sentinel injuries are common among infants who suffer abuse and are rare in those who are evaluated for abuse and found to not be abused, according to a study published online March 11 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Electroencephalography underused investigative tool in hospitals

A retrospective study of patients who had in-hospital electroencephalography (EEG) has established that EEG is a valuable tool that could be deployed more widely to identify treatable causes of impaired consciousness in the ...

Neuroscience created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drug-coated stents prevent leg amputation

Drug-eluting stents can keep clogged leg arteries open, preventing amputation of the leg, suggests research being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans.

Cardiology created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Relative proportion of MRSA increasing in S. aureus isolates

(HealthDay)—The relative proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasing in S. aureus isolates, and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) is becoming increasingly resista ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Celiac disease linked to lymphoproliferative disorders

(HealthDay) -- Patients with celiac disease, particularly those presenting with malabsorption symptoms later in life, have a higher incidence of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs), according to research ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0