Archive: 15/10/2015

Budesonide may be beneficial in extremely preterm infants

(HealthDay)—For extremely premature infants, early inhaled budesonide is associated with reduced incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia but may be linked to increased mortality, according to a study published online Oct. ...

Oct 15, 2015

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Is Obama's health overhaul losing steam?

The health care law's historic gains in coverage may be leveling off: The Obama administration announced Thursday it expects only a slight overall increase in enrollment next year.

Oct 15, 2015

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Stem cell treatment lessens impairments caused by dementia with Lewy bodies

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists ...

Oct 15, 2015

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Pros and cons of annual physical discussed

(HealthDay)—The pros and cons of the annual physical are discussed in two perspective pieces published online Oct. 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Oct 15, 2015

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Vaccines rarely cause life-threatening allergic reactions: CDC

(HealthDay)—A U.S. government study has reassuring news for concerned parents—vaccines rarely trigger serious and potentially fatal allergic reactions.

Oct 15, 2015

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Tough alcohol policies linked to lower death rates from liver damage

(HealthDay)—States with strong alcohol control policies have lower death rates connected to alcohol-related liver damage, a new study finds.

Oct 15, 2015

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Survey: Big growth in Medicaid enrollees in expansion states

States that opted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw enrollment increase on average by 18 percent during the first full year of expansion, according to a report released Thursday.

Oct 15, 2015

Researchers to begin study of new radiation therapy system to treat breast cancer

After more than a decade of research and development, researchers in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine will begin enrolling patients in the first clinical trial of GammaPod, ...

Oct 15, 2015