Archive: 19/09/2017

Appeals court blocks San Francisco warning law for soda ads (Update)

A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a San Francisco law requiring a health warning on soda ads, saying the measure was misleading and would suppress free speech.

Sep 19, 2017

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Extended thromboprophylaxis safe, effective after liver surgery

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing liver surgery, extended pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis appears effective and safe, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

Sep 19, 2017

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Deaths, cardiac arrest not rare in triathlon participants

(HealthDay)—The incidence of deaths or cardiac arrest is 1.74 per 100,000 USA Triathlon participants, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Sep 19, 2017

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Sleep deprivation is an effective anti-depressant for nearly half of depressed patients

Sleep deprivation—typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings—rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in roughly half of depression patients, according the first meta-analysis on the subject in nearly 30 years, ...

Sep 19, 2017

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Exercise may stem kidney damage in lupus patients

(HealthDay)—Regular exercise may slow kidney damage in people with lupus while stress may prompt the opposite effect, new research suggests.

Sep 19, 2017

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Madagascar health minister separates siamese twins

In most countries health ministers are seen as bureaucrats more interested in paperwork than medical miracles.

Sep 19, 2017

States expand investigation of opioid makers, distributors

Attorneys general from most states are broadening their investigation into the opioid industry as a nationwide overdose crisis continues to claim thousands of lives.

Sep 19, 2017

Tumor-infiltrating B lymphocytes promote melanoma progression and resistance to therapy

In a multi-institutional collaborative study, scientists at The Wistar Institute and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, have identified the role of tumor-infiltrating or tumor-associated B-cells ("TABs") in melanoma ...

Sep 19, 2017