Archive: 17/10/2017

'Mystery clients' reveal weaknesses of tuberculosis care in rural China

Many health care providers in China—especially those at village clinics and township health centers—fail to correctly manage tuberculosis (TB) cases, according to a study involving standardized patients published this ...

Oct 17, 2017

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High blood pressure linked to common heart valve disorder

For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries, by new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University ...

Oct 17, 2017

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Appeals court tosses $72 million award in talcum powder case

A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday that vacated a $72 million award to an Alabama woman who claimed her use of Johnson & Johnson products that contained talcum contributed to her ovarian cancer has thrown the fate of awards ...

Oct 17, 2017

Venovenous hemodiafiltration improves metformin toxicity

(HealthDay)—High-volume continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVH) and resin-sorbent hemoperfusion is effective for eliminating metformin, according to a case study published online Oct. 5 in the Journal of Diabetes ...

Oct 17, 2017

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Weight-loss surgery may curb risk for certain cancers

(HealthDay)—Weight-loss surgery could help some severely obese people reduce their risk for cancer by at least 33 percent, a new study suggests.

Oct 17, 2017

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Who's most at risk of head injury in youth football?

(HealthDay)—Young football players are more likely to experience a brain-jarring hit to the head if they're part of a team's running and passing game or a fast-moving defender, a small study found.

Oct 17, 2017

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New research opens the door to 'functional cure' for HIV

In findings that open the door to a completely different approach to curing HIV infections, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have for the first time shown that a novel compound effectively ...

Oct 17, 2017

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A new compound targets energy generation, thereby killing metastatic cells

Cancer can most often be successfully treated when confined to one organ. But a greater challenge lies in treating cancer that has metastasized, or spread, from the primary tumor throughout the patient's body. Although immunotherapy ...

Oct 17, 2017