Archive: 13/08/2015
Surgeons refine procedure for life-threatening congenital heart defect
For children born with life-threating hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), reconstructive surgeries can restore blood circulation. While the most common corrective approach is the three-stage Norwood procedure, an alternative ...
Aug 13, 2015
Gestational diabetes: A diabetes predictor in fathers
Gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, affects between three and 20 per cent of pregnant women. Those who develop gestational diabetes are 7 times as likely to eventually develop type 2 diabetes ...
Aug 13, 2015
Dentists tapped for new role: Drug screenings
A visit to the dentist has the potential to be more than a checkup of our teeth as patients are increasingly screened for medical conditions like heart disease and diabetes. A new study by researchers at Columbia University's ...
Aug 13, 2015
COPD patients with psychological conditions have higher rate of early hospital readmission
Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that people with a psychological condition such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, or alcohol/drug abuse are more likely to be readmitted early into ...
Aug 13, 2015
Study suggests Ontario nearing UN targets to help end AIDS epidemic
A new study suggests Ontario is nearing ambitious United Nations targets for ending the AIDS epidemics: By 2020, 90 per cent of all people living with HIV should know their HIV status, 90 per cent of all people diagnosed ...
Aug 13, 2015