Archive: 12/06/2018

Childhood vaccination exemptions rise in parts of the US

As more and more parents across the country choose nonmedical exemptions from vaccinations for their children, doctors and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital say the risk of vaccine preventable ...

Jun 12, 2018

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Small children and pregnant women may be underdosed in current malaria regimen

Current recommended dosing regimens for the most widely used treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria may be sub-optimal for the most vulnerable populations of patients, according to a study published this ...

Jun 12, 2018

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Measles outbreak kills 11 in Ukraine this year

Eleven people, including seven children, have died of measles in Ukraine this year after an outbreak in the war-scarred nation and adjoining Romania, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

Jun 12, 2018

Massachusetts sues opioid maker, executives over drug crisis

Massachusetts sued the maker of prescription opioid painkiller OxyContin and its executives on Tuesday, accusing the company of spinning a "web of illegal deceit" to fuel the deadly drug abuse crisis while boosting profits.

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People more likely to trust, cooperate if they can tolerate ambiguity, study finds

Can a new colleague be trusted with confidential information? Will she be a cooperative team player on a critical upcoming project? Assessing someone's motives or intentions, which are often hidden, is difficult, and gauging ...

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Study links content of service members' art to their trauma levels

When making visual art during their recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), military service members who depicted psychological injuries like depression or anxiety in their artwork tended to have more acute post-traumatic ...

Jun 12, 2018

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Researchers map the genome of testicular cancer

Testicular germ cell cancer, a disease that is rare but growing in incidence in men in the United States, is considered to be among the most curable of solid tumors. Now researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger ...

Jun 12, 2018

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Video conferencing helps PCPs improve liver disease care, survival rates

For patients who live in rural areas, driving to see a specialist in a large city or at a university hospital can be challenging, if not impossible.

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Composition of complex sugars in breast milk may prevent future food allergies

The unique composition of a mother's breastmilk may help to reduce food sensitization in her infant, report researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine with colleagues in Canada.

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Troves from a search for new biomarkers: blood-borne RNA

It's the critical first step in treating everything from strokes to cancer: a timely and accurate diagnosis. Today, doctors often rely on biomarkers, such as cardiac troponin, the protein that appears in the blood after a ...

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