Archive: 10/04/2013

New study shows different brains have similar responses to music

Do the brains of different people listening to the same piece of music actually respond in the same way? An imaging study by Stanford University School of Medicine scientists says the answer is yes, which may in part explain ...

Apr 10, 2013

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Review supports fusion for disc-related chronic low back pain

(HealthDay)—Clinical outcomes are positive for patients with chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease who undergo lumbar fusion, according to a review published in the April 1 issue of Spine.

Apr 10, 2013

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Need your appendix out? How about scarless surgery through the navel

A new study suggests that surgery for appendicitis that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to traditional appendectomies. Published early online in the British Journal of Surgery, the ...

Apr 10, 2013

Gauging brain cancer survival time may get easier, study says

(HealthDay)—Life expectancy of people with aggressive brain cancer may be easier to determine with a new method under development at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers say.

Apr 10, 2013

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New strategy helps young lymphoma patients avoid radiation treatment

(HealthDay)—A new treatment approach may mean that young people with a form of lymphoma can go without radiation therapy, sparing them side effects or raised cancer risks down the road.

Apr 10, 2013

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Ex-convicts from tobacco-free prisons need help to stay off smokes

(HealthDay)—Inmates who quit smoking while in smoke-free prisons are more likely to stay tobacco free if they receive special counseling before they're released, new research suggests.

Apr 10, 2013

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Rates of childhood squint surgery have plummeted over past 50 years

Rates of surgery to correct childhood squint in England have tumbled over the past 50 years, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Apr 10, 2013

Half of all patient complaints in Australia are about three percent of doctors

Half of all formal patient complaints made in Australia to health ombudsmen concern just 3% of the country's doctors, with 1% accounting for a quarter of all complaints, finds research published online in BMJ Quality & Safety.

Apr 10, 2013