Archive: 22/03/2018

Study supports biomarker assay for emergency department diagnosis of acute heart failure

A multi-institutional study supports the value of a biomarker to accurately diagnose or rule out acute heart failure in patients seen for shortness of breath at hospital emergency departments. The report published in the ...

Mar 22, 2018

Hydrochlorothiazide tied to non-melanoma skin cancer risk

(HealthDay)—Use of the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide is associated with a substantially increased risk of non-melanoma skin cancer, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Home-based primary care ups access in rural areas

(HealthDay)—Expanding home-based primary care (HBPC) to American Indian reservations and other rural communities increases access to long-term care and enrollment for health care benefits within the Veterans Affairs (VA) ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Experts address the urgent need to prevent infections in hemodialysis facilities

Patients with kidney failure who are treated with hemodialysis are at substantially increased risk of life-threatening infections. A feature article and a series of Perspectives articles in the Clinical Journal of the American ...

Mar 22, 2018

Short-term PPIs tied to higher hip fracture risk in Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—Short-term proton pump inhibitor use, but not long-term or cumulative use, is associated with an increased risk of hip fracture among Alzheimer's patients, according to a study published online March 6 in Alimentary ...

Mar 22, 2018

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CDC: low birthweight rate increased from 2014 to 2016

(HealthDay)—From 2014 to 2016 there was an increase in the singleton low birthweight rate, which was mainly due to increases in the rate of moderately low birthweight, according to a March data brief published by the U.S. ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Noisy workplace may wreak havoc on your heart

(HealthDay)—Loud noise at work doesn't just threaten your hearing, it might also boost your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, a new U.S. government report suggests.

Mar 22, 2018

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CDC probes troubling rise in suicide among Utah teens

(HealthDay)—Between 2011 and 2015, the rate of suicide for Utah's teens—mostly boys—more than doubled and greatly outpaced the national average for these tragedies, a new report finds.

Mar 22, 2018

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Rate of hip replacement revision surgery declines in all age groups—except middle age

As more patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) before age 65, the rate of repeat hip surgery due to complications has risen sharply in this younger age group, reports a study in the March 21, 2018, issue of The Journal ...

Mar 22, 2018

Release of the cancer incidence and survival statistics for Northern Ireland 2012-2016

The Queen's University N. Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR) today released the number of new cancer cases diagnosed (incidence) in Northern Ireland in 2016. Legislation designating the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR) ...

Mar 22, 2018

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Archive: 22/03/2018

Study supports biomarker assay for emergency department diagnosis of acute heart failure

Hydrochlorothiazide tied to non-melanoma skin cancer risk

Home-based primary care ups access in rural areas

Experts address the urgent need to prevent infections in hemodialysis facilities

Short-term PPIs tied to higher hip fracture risk in Alzheimer's

CDC: low birthweight rate increased from 2014 to 2016

Noisy workplace may wreak havoc on your heart

CDC probes troubling rise in suicide among Utah teens

Rate of hip replacement revision surgery declines in all age groups—except middle age

Release of the cancer incidence and survival statistics for Northern Ireland 2012-2016

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