Archive: 19/05/2016

Adverse events not up with six months of DAPT

(HealthDay)—For patients receiving an everolimus-eluting stent implantation, six months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) does not increase composite events compared with 12 months of DAPT, according to a study published ...

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Prior C-section raises risk of complications with home birth

(HealthDay)—Pregnant women who've had a cesarean delivery in the past should not plan a home birth because they face a higher risk for complications, researchers warn.

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Asian-Americans in better health than other U.S. adults

(HealthDay)—Asian-Americans are healthier than other U.S. adults.

May 19, 2016

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Safety of TAVR examined in all-female cohort

(HealthDay)—In an all-female transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) registry, 14.0 percent of women experienced a 30-day Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC-2) composite safety end point, according to a study ...

May 19, 2016

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US: 1 in 8 swimming pools closed for health violations

One in eight swimming pools in five populous states are closed upon inspection due to dirty and potentially dangerous water, US health authorities said Thursday.

May 19, 2016

Inaccuracy in administrative hospital coding data

(HealthDay)—Inaccurate coding can introduce biases in studies based on administrative data, according to research published online May 16 in The BMJ.

May 19, 2016

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'Precision' cancer treatment may extend lives

(HealthDay)—"Precision" cancer treatment that's guided by genetic clues from the patient's own tumor appears to outperform traditional chemotherapy, a new research review finds.

May 19, 2016

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UN: Yellow fever outbreak is 'serious' but not an emergency

The World Health Organization says the ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in central Africa is "serious and of great concern" but does not warrant being declared a global emergency.

May 19, 2016

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Commissions that reflected on Ebola outbreak highlight overlapping conclusions in new PLOS piece

To make the world safer against future infectious disease threats, national health systems should be strengthened, the World Health Organization's emergency and outbreak response activities should be consolidated and bolstered, ...

May 19, 2016

Combining radiation with immunotherapy showing promise against melanoma

Combining radiation treatments with a new generation of immunotherapies is showing promise as a one-two-punch against melanoma, Loyola Medicine researchers report in the Journal of Radiation Oncology.

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