Archive: 12/09/2013

Mesh doesn't up cure rate for vaginal prolapse repair

(HealthDay)—There are no differences in cure rates after three years of follow-up between women receiving mesh or no mesh for vaginal prolapse repair, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Sep 12, 2013

0

0

At-risk women can promote health through social networks

(HealthDay)—Women at risk for or living with HIV can, with some guidance, carry out health promotion messages through their informal social networks, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in the U.S. Centers for ...

Sep 12, 2013

0

0

Mindfulness training beneficial for clinicians, patients

(HealthDay)—Mindfulness training is associated with improvements in physician burnout; and, clinicians who rate themselves as more mindful engage in more patient-centered communication, according to two studies published ...

Sep 12, 2013

0

1

US panel backs drug for early stage breast cancer (Update)

A biotech drug from Roche moved one step closer Thursday to becoming the first medicine approved to treat breast cancer before surgery.

Sep 12, 2013

Scientists pinpoint proteins vital to long-term memory

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a group of proteins essential to the formation of long-term memories.

Sep 12, 2013

Rates of physical and sexual child abuse appear to have declined; child neglect shows no decline

Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports of psychological and emotional child ...

Sep 12, 2013

0

0

Younger women with type 2 diabetes face higher risk of heart disease

Type 2 diabetes independently increases the risk of heart disease in premenopausal women, according to a study presented at the American Heart AssociationHigh Blood Pressure Research Scientific Sessions 2013.

Sep 12, 2013

Team finds molecule that triggers septic shock

The body's immune system is set up much like a home security system; it has sensors on the outside of cells that act like motion detectors—floodlights—that click on when there's an intruder rustling in the bushes, bacteria ...

Sep 12, 2013

0

0

Simple steps may identify patients that hold onto excess sodium

Getting a second urine sample and blood pressure measure as patients head out of the doctor's office appears an efficient way to identify those whose health may be in jeopardy because their bodies hold onto too much sodium, ...

Sep 12, 2013

Local animals' role in human drug-resistant Salmonella may previously have been overstated

A new study has shown that, contrary to popular belief, local domestic animals are unlikely to be the major source of antibiotic resistant Salmonella in humans. The result comes from a detailed study of DNA from more than ...

Sep 12, 2013

page 3 from 7

Archive: 12/09/2013

Mesh doesn't up cure rate for vaginal prolapse repair

At-risk women can promote health through social networks

Mindfulness training beneficial for clinicians, patients

US panel backs drug for early stage breast cancer (Update)

Scientists pinpoint proteins vital to long-term memory

Rates of physical and sexual child abuse appear to have declined; child neglect shows no decline

Younger women with type 2 diabetes face higher risk of heart disease

Team finds molecule that triggers septic shock

Simple steps may identify patients that hold onto excess sodium

Local animals' role in human drug-resistant Salmonella may previously have been overstated

Phys.org

Tech Xplore

Science X