Study suggests precision medicine for adrenal cancer
A new international study gives a glimmer of hope for personalizing treatment for one of the most rare and aggressive forms of cancer.
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Use of anti-clotting drug more than three hours after stroke should be re-evaluated, say researchers
Advice to use the anti-clotting drug alteplase more than three hours after an acute stroke should be re-evaluated, say researchers writing in The BMJ this week.
Mar 17, 2015
House leaders work on $213B plan on doc Medicare payments
Bipartisan House leaders are working on a $213 billion plan to permanently change how doctors are paid for treating Medicare patients, a costly problem that's vexed Congress for years, a document circulating among lawmakers ...
Mar 17, 2015
Identifying how drinking contexts and youth characteristics change over time
Previous research among young and older adults has suggested that the context in which drinking occurs may contribute to specific alcohol-related problems, such as aggression, risky sex, and drinking and driving. However, ...
Mar 17, 2015
Comparing the diagnostic criteria for the DSM-5 and ICD-10
Both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Edition (ICD-10) have established diagnostic ...
Mar 17, 2015
Socioeconomic status moderates genetic and environmental influences on alcohol use
Research on genetic and environmental influences underlying alcohol use has thus far failed to uncover specific causes, likely because genetic and environmental influences vary by context. A study of the moderating effects ...
Mar 17, 2015
Female health workers increased use of health services in hard-to-reach rural area
Female community health extension workers deployed to a remote rural community in northern Nigeria led to major and sustained increases in service utilization, including antenatal care and facility-based deliveries, according ...
Mar 17, 2015
