Archive: 16/08/2012

Immune system uses heart channel to select powerful defenders

(Medical Xpress) -- When the body makes immune T cells, it relies on a molecular channel more commonly seen in nerves and heart muscles to ensure that the powerful T cells have the right mixture of aggressiveness and restraint, ...

Aug 16, 2012

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Vitreolytic ocriplasmin resolves vitreomacular traction

(HealthDay) -- Intravitreal injection of the vitreolytic agent ocriplasmin resolves vitreomacular traction and closes macular holes significantly better than placebo, but with a higher incidence of adverse events, according ...

Aug 16, 2012

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Chickenpox cases fall 80% over decade: CDC

(HealthDay) -- Chickenpox cases in the United States dropped almost 80 percent between 2000 and 2010 in 31 states following routine use of the varicella vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

Aug 16, 2012

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Carbon monoxide poisoning: an underestimated threat

(HealthDay) -- Every year in the United States, nearly 450 people die and more than 2,000 people are hospitalized following accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, a new study shows.

Aug 16, 2012

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Catastrophizing doesn't predict low back pain evolution

(HealthDay) -- For adult patients with acute or chronic low back pain (LBP), assessing the baseline score for catastrophizing does not help clinicians in routine clinical practice predict the evolution of LBP or the patient's ...

Aug 16, 2012

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Researchers show long-term consequences of chronic virus infection

The cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the herpesvirus family. Although most people carry CMV for life, it hardly ever makes them sick. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and from the USA have ...

Aug 16, 2012

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Is too much brain activity connected to Alzheimer's disease?

High baseline levels of neuronal activity in the best connected parts of the brain may play an important role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. This is the main conclusion of a new study appearing in PLoS Computational ...

Aug 16, 2012

Less commonly prescribed antibiotic may be better

The antibiotic most commonly prescribed to treat bloodstream infections in dialysis patients may not always be the best choice, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of ...

Aug 16, 2012

Blood markers reveal severity of common kidney disease

Increasing blood levels of particular proteins may act as warning signs for patients with one of the most common diseases of the kidney, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society ...

Aug 16, 2012

What's your lifetime risk of developing kidney failure?

How likely are middle-aged adults to develop kidney failure during their lifetime? A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) provides some insights, which may be used ...

Aug 16, 2012

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Archive: 16/08/2012

Immune system uses heart channel to select powerful defenders

Vitreolytic ocriplasmin resolves vitreomacular traction

Chickenpox cases fall 80% over decade: CDC

Carbon monoxide poisoning: an underestimated threat

Catastrophizing doesn't predict low back pain evolution

Researchers show long-term consequences of chronic virus infection

Is too much brain activity connected to Alzheimer's disease?

Less commonly prescribed antibiotic may be better

Blood markers reveal severity of common kidney disease

What's your lifetime risk of developing kidney failure?

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