Archive: 02/12/2015

Risk of childhood wheeze from antibiotic use in third trimester of pregnancy

Antibiotic use during the third trimester of pregnancy leads to an increased risk of childhood wheeze, according to new findings.

Dec 2, 2015

Depression contributes to preventable hospitalizations in Danish study

Individuals with depression are more than twice as likely to have hospitalizations that might be preventable with timely outpatient medical care in the community, a new study finds. In addition, after being discharged from ...

Dec 2, 2015

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Concern over drug industry involvement at India's 'health camps'

Pharmaceutical sales representatives are screening people in India in return for prescriptions for their products, finds a special report published by The BMJ today.

Dec 2, 2015

Reducing food portion sizes critical to tackle obesity, argue experts

Reducing the size of large food portions, packaging and tableware could help to tackle obesity, argue experts in The BMJ this week.

Dec 2, 2015

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Genetic engineering's new frontier

Humanity's ability to alter nature, a characteristic of our species for thousands of years, has taken a big step forward.

Dec 2, 2015

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Benefits for intra-, extracapsular tonsillectomy in peds OSA

(HealthDay)—For children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), both extracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (ETA) and intracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (ITA) are effective, according to a study ...

Dec 2, 2015

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Transfusion, mortality link varies with hemoglobin levels

(HealthDay)—For critically ill patients, the impact of transfusion on mortality varies with hemoglobin (Hgb) levels and with the presence of comorbid heart disease, according to a study published in the Dec. 8 issue of ...

Dec 2, 2015

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Safety concerns linked to herbal medicine use in cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients with cancer, use of herbal medicine has associated safety-related concerns, including direct toxic effects and increased chemosensitivity of cancer cells, according to a study published online Nov. ...

Dec 2, 2015

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USPSTF: Insufficient evidence for visual skin cancer screening

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has found that there is currently insufficient evidence to weigh the benefits and harms of visual skin cancer screening in adults. These findings form the basis of a draft ...

Dec 2, 2015

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Recovery pattern is useful tool after CPA tumor resection

(HealthDay)—For patients who develop facial paralysis after cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumor resection, the recovery pattern in the early postoperative period is useful for selecting patients for facial reanimation surgery, ...

Dec 2, 2015

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