Archive: 09/10/2015

Doctors offer fall clean-up safety advice

(HealthDay)—Fall clean-up often means it's time to drag out your ladder and rake. But what may seem like an easy task can lead to serious injury if you don't take proper precautions.

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Wound irrigation pressure doesn't affect outcome

(HealthDay)—For patients with an open fracture, irrigation effects are similar regardless of irrigation pressure, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the ...

Oct 9, 2015

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Many doctors admit difficulty in treating unexplained stroke: poll

(HealthDay)—More than half of American doctors do not feel confident that they can spot the reason for a stroke that strikes in the absence of a clearly established cause.

Oct 9, 2015

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Psoriasis, cold sores most stigmatized skin disorders: survey

(HealthDay)—Psoriasis and cold sores top the list of stigmatized skin conditions, a new survey indicates, but experts say much of the ill will directed at sufferers is misguided.

Oct 9, 2015

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Decrease seen in epidural-related complications for C-sections

(HealthDay)—Expectant mothers hoping to stay awake during a cesarean-section delivery can find comfort in the latest study on epidurals and spinal blocks: Complications from those anesthetic procedures dropped 25 percent ...

Oct 9, 2015

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Maine expanding probe into E. coli after 1-year-old boy dies

Maine public health authorities confirmed Friday that one child—identified by his father as a 20-month-old boy from the town of Poland—has died and another was hospitalized after both attended a county fair and then showed ...

Oct 9, 2015

High rate of concussion linked to isolated mandible fractures

(HealthDay)—The rate of concussions associated with isolated mandible fractures is high, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

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Geneticists reconstruct population history of New York City

By combining genetic data, ancestry information, and electronic health records, scientists are able to identify neighborhood-level patterns of migration in the New York City area, according to research presented at the American ...

Oct 9, 2015