Archive: 20/03/2015

Research team discovers backup system that helps sustain liver during crisis

Scientists from Montana State University and Sweden have discovered an antioxidant system that helps sustain the liver when other systems are missing or compromised.

Mar 20, 2015

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More than 25 percent of acne patients fail to get prescribed medications

Medicine obviously can't do much good if it sits on a pharmacy shelf. Yet more than one-quarter of the acne patients surveyed by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers didn't get medications prescribed by their dermatologists.

Mar 20, 2015

Researchers ID potential prognostic marker for recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

A new study provides the first evidence that the mediator complex subunit 15 (MED15) may play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). MED15 overexpression was found to be associated ...

Mar 20, 2015

CDC: Decline in TB rates in the united states slowing down

(HealthDay)—As health officials in Kansas struggle with an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at a local high school, federal officials reported Thursday that the annual decline in U.S. cases is slowing. The report was published ...

Mar 20, 2015

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Skin cancer rates rise for hispanic, asian women

(HealthDay)—While most white people who develop skin cancer are older men, the reverse is true in Asian and Hispanic populations, a new study suggests.

Mar 20, 2015

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Handheld echocardiography ups rheumatic heart disease detection

(HealthDay)—Handheld echocardiography (HAND) and auscultation improves detection of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) compared with auscultation alone, according to a study published online March 16 in Pediatrics.

Mar 20, 2015

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Public outcomes reporting tied to lower PCI rates for acute MI

(HealthDay)—Public reporting of outcomes may be tied to lower rates of percutaneous revascularization and higher in-hospital mortality among acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients in reporting states, compared to nonreporting ...

Mar 20, 2015

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Less futile end-of-life care observed where palliative care knowledge is greater

When a nursing home patient is dying, aggressive interventions such as inserting a feeding tube or sending the patient to the emergency room can futilely exacerbate, rather than relieve, their distress. Palliative care focuses ...

Mar 20, 2015

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The Oldest Old are changing Canada

In 1971 there were 139,000 Canadians aged 85 and over. By 2013 their numbers had risen to 702,000. The Oldest Old as they have become known today represent 2% of the total Canadian population. "They are a demographic reality ...

Mar 20, 2015

Scientists must reduce antibiotic use in experiments

Scientists should reduce antibiotic use in lab experiments - according to a researcher at the University of East Anglia.

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Archive: 20/03/2015

Research team discovers backup system that helps sustain liver during crisis

More than 25 percent of acne patients fail to get prescribed medications

Researchers ID potential prognostic marker for recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

CDC: Decline in TB rates in the united states slowing down

Skin cancer rates rise for hispanic, asian women

Handheld echocardiography ups rheumatic heart disease detection

Public outcomes reporting tied to lower PCI rates for acute MI

Less futile end-of-life care observed where palliative care knowledge is greater

The Oldest Old are changing Canada

Scientists must reduce antibiotic use in experiments

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