Archive: 21/11/2017

No treatment or imaging follow-up most effective for tiny UIAs

(HealthDay)—For patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) that are 3 mm or smaller, no preventive treatment or imaging follow-up is the most effective management strategy, according to a study published online ...

Nov 21, 2017

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5-fluorouracil promising for vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia

(HealthDay)—5-fluorouracil is associated with a 74 percent success rate as the initial treatment modality for high-grade intraepithelial vaginal dysplasia, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Nov 21, 2017

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Legal analysis finds Arkansas law that bars protection of LGBTQ people unconstitutional

An original legal analysis by NYU College of Global Public Health finds an Arkansas law that prohibits local governments from enacting civil rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) individuals ...

Nov 21, 2017

Baby-boomers and millennials more afflicted by the opioid epidemic

Baby-boomers, those born between 1947 and 1964, experienced an excess risk of prescription opioid overdose death and heroin overdose death, according to latest research at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. ...

Nov 21, 2017

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Higher β-blocker dose linked to lower mortality risk

(HealthDay)—An increased β-blocker dose is associated with a greater prognostic advantage in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and diabetes than in those with CHF but no diabetes, according to a study published ...

Nov 21, 2017

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Everything you need to know about exercise and hydration

(HealthDay)—Working up a good sweat when you exercise lets you know you're working hard, but it's also a sign that you're losing water—water that needs to be replaced.

Nov 21, 2017

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VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing vets

A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet—test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting ...

Nov 21, 2017

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Is a common shoulder surgery useless?

(HealthDay)—New research casts doubt on the true effectiveness of a common type of surgery used to ease shoulder pain.

Nov 21, 2017

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Increased repolarization dispersion seen in SCD survivors

(HealthDay)—Survivors of sudden cardiac death (SCD) with structurally normal hearts have increased dispersion of repolarization after exertion, and this is detectable on non-invasive electrocardiographic imaging (ECGi), ...

Nov 21, 2017

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Getting annual flu shot won't weaken your immune system

(HealthDay)—There's no evidence to support the notion that people who get the flu vaccine every year somehow "weaken" their immune system over time, researchers say.

Nov 21, 2017

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