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Nearly one-third of kidney transplant patients readmitted to hospital within 30 days

Three in 10 patients receiving a kidney transplant require readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge following surgery, according to a Johns Hopkins analysis of six years of national data.

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Kidney grafts function longer in Europe than in the United States

Kidney transplants performed in Europe are considerably more successful in the long run than those performed in the United States. While the one-year survival rate is 90% in both Europe and the United States, after five years, ...

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France's oldest woman Maria Richard dies aged 111

France's oldest woman Maria Richard has died at the age of 111, the retirement home where she lived said on Thursday.

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2nd firm agrees to temporary shutdown in outbreak

(AP)—A Massachusetts company run by the same executives who operated a specialty pharmacy linked to a fatal meningitis outbreak has agreed to temporarily shut down for inspection by state and federal regulators.

Medications created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Graphic, emotional anti-smoking ads increase attempts to quit

Graphic and/or emotional television anti-smoking ads get more smokers to try to quit than less intense ads, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Addiction created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novartis chief sees sales dip until mid-2013

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Sunday the expiry of a US patent for its leading hypertension drug Diovan caused a drop in turnover that could last into the first half of 2013.

Medications created Oct 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breakthrough on physical cause of vegetative state, other 'disorders of consciousness'

(Medical Xpress)—By exploring parts of the brain that trigger during periods of daydreaming and mind-wandering, neuroscientists from Western University have made a significant breakthrough in understanding what physically ...

Neuroscience created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Recent decrease seen in U.S. high school drinking and driving

(HealthDay)—The national prevalence of drinking and driving among high school students decreased by 54 percent from 1991 to 2011, with a national prevalence of 10.3 percent noted in 2011, according to a ...

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Spain tops table for organ-donations: study

Spain provided a record number of donors of bodily organs in 2011 as the number of transplants in Europe rose, the health ministry said Wednesday.

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Study reveals differences in overall health of Latino-American subgroups

Despite a shared Latino heritage, there are significant differences in the overall health and the use of health-care services among Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Puerto Rican-Americans—even between men and women ...

Health created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoked salmon blamed for salmonella outbreak (Update 3)

(AP)—Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, sparking major recalls there and in the U.S., Dutch authorities said. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. children exposed to about four hours background TV a day

(HealthDay)—Children in the United States are exposed to nearly four hours of background television on average every day, an amount that threatens healthy child development, new research reveals.

Pediatrics created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover immune cells could protect against obesity

(Medical Xpress)—New research has found that a type of anti-tumour immune cell protects against obesity and the metabolic syndrome that leads to diabetes. Results showing that immune cells known to be protective against ...

Immunology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Possible link between infants' regulatory behaviors and maternal mental health

Functional somatic symptoms (FSS) are physical complaints, such as headaches, pain, fatigue, and dizziness, that cannot be explained medically. These symptoms affect 10-30% of children and adolescents and account for 2-4% ...

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Education, psychological support key for defibrillator patients

Improved patient education and ongoing psychological support will help people cope with the psychological distress of having an implanted defibrillator, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Cardiology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0