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How a protein meal tells your brain you are full

Feeling full involves more than just the uncomfortable sensation that your waistband is getting tight. Investigators reporting online on July 5th in the Cell Press journal Cell have now mapped out the signal ...

Medical research created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Successful transplantation of tissue-engineered vein in a child offers hope

The first biologically tissue-engineered vein grown from a patient's own stem cells has been successfully transplanted into a 10-year-old girl with portal vein obstruction, dramatically enhancing her quality of life. These ...

Immunology created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vena cava filters do not lower mortality rate in most embolism cases

A filter used to block clots from passing from the veins in the legs to the arteries of the lung does not improve mortality rates for most patients suffering a pulmonary embolism. However, if a patient is ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aspirin may prevent recurrence of deep vein blood clots

(HealthDay) -- After suffering a type of blood clot called a venous thromboembolism, patients usually take a blood-thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin). But aspirin may do just as well after a period of time, ...

Medications created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study adds to evidence on clot risks of non-oral contraceptives

A study published on BMJ website today adds to the evidence that certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives (e.g. skin patches, implants and vaginal rings) carry a higher risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromb ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA issues warning on controversial MS treatment

(HealthDay) -- Doctors and patients need to be aware of the potential risk of injuries and death associated with an experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis called liberation therapy, the U.S. Food and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New imaging protocols help improve systemic functioning for living renal donors

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study from UCLA shows how magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) are equivalent in delineating anatomy in living renal donors.

Other created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single scan could safely rule out pregnancy-related deep vein thrombosis

A single ultrasound scan (known as compression ultrasonography) may safely rule out a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in women during pregnancy or in the first few weeks after giving birth (post-partum period), finds ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research finds statins don't reduce skin cancer risk

(Medical Xpress) -- Murmurings over the past couple of years suggesting that certain statins might reduce the risk for people developing skin cancer, have proven to be unfounded. New research by a team working out of the ...

Cancer created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Greater blood clot risk for heavier middle-aged women, especially after surgery

(Medical Xpress) -- A major study by researchers from the Universities of Otago and Oxford has found that overweight and obese middle-aged women are at much higher risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots than women ...

Cardiology created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prosthetics get the personal touch

We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better ... stronger ... faster. -Opening to "The Six Million Dollar Man"

Other created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interventional radiologists fight post-thrombotic syndrome, provide hope for chronic DVT

Interventional radiology treatments re-establish blood flow in people with chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT), reducing disabling symptoms and improving the quality of life for those afflicted with post-thrombotic syndrome—an ...

Other created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interventional radiologists see 'significant' symptom relief in MS patients

Researchers who investigated the connection between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (a reported condition characterized as a blockage in the veins that drain blood from the brain and spinal cord and returns it ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interventional radiology: Mitigating symptoms, improving quality of life of MS patients

Researchers report that performing angioplasty (a treatment that involves temporarily inserting and blowing up a tiny balloon inside a clogged artery to help widen it) on veins in the neck and chest is safe—and may be ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Varicose veins keep some in long pants all year

(HealthDay) -- Varicose veins are a cosmetic issue for most people, but they can be a sign of a serious medical problem for others, an expert says.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0