Archive: 16/11/2014
High hospital admissions for acute aortic dissection coincide with peak flu season
Hospital admissions for acute aortic dissection were highest during peak flu season November-March, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2014.
Nov 16, 2014
High blood pressure control in United States continues to improve
High blood pressure control continues to improve in the United States, with more than half of those with the condition now achieving readings below 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), according to new research presented ...
Nov 16, 2014
US emergency room visits for irregular heartbeat soar
Emergency room visits for atrial fibrillation have increased significantly in the United States—causing a major healthcare burden, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...
Nov 16, 2014
Long-term overtreatment with anti-clotting/antiplatelet drug combo may raise risk of dementia
Long-term overtreatment with the anti-clotting drug warfarin, combined with antiplatelet therapy with aspirin or clopidigrel to prevent stroke, may raise the risk of dementia in people with atrial fibrillation, according ...
Nov 16, 2014
States working to fix hobbled health care websites
The state that served as a template for President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act had so much trouble coordinating with the federal government that it became a model of another sort: ineptitude.
Nov 16, 2014
Hand transplant recovery sheds new light on touch
Recovery of feeling can gradually improve for years after a hand transplant. That's the suggestion from a small study that points to changes in the brain, not just the new hand, as a reason.
Nov 16, 2014
Norovirus sickens 172 on Pacific cruise ship
More than 170 passengers and crew on a US cruise ship in the Pacific have contracted Norovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday.
Nov 16, 2014