Archive: 23/11/2017

For opiate addiction, study finds drug-assisted treatment is more effective than detox

Say you're a publicly insured Californian with an addiction to heroin, fentanyl or prescription narcotics, and you want to quit.

Nov 23, 2017

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NTproBNP levels are significantly lower in blacks

(HealthDay)—Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) levels are significantly lower for black than white individuals, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in JAMA Cardiology.

Nov 23, 2017

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Raw flour can be source of shiga toxin-producing E. coli

(HealthDay)—Raw flour can be a source of outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections, according to a study published in the Nov. 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Nov 23, 2017

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Female physicians' spouses more likely to work

(HealthDay)—Spouses of female physicians are on average more educated and work more hours outside the home than spouses of male physicians, according to a research letter published online Nov. 21 in the Annals of Internal ...

Nov 23, 2017

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How to safely navigate diabetes and Thanksgiving

(HealthDay)—People with diabetes can have a healthy and safe Thanksgiving dinner if they follow certain guidelines, a diabetes expert says.

Nov 23, 2017

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Toddler receives life-saving bone-marrow transplant from baby brother

Grant Gibbens celebrated his first birthday last November in the playroom of Florida Hospital for Children.

Nov 23, 2017

Transplant of ovarian tissue frozen years ago holds hope of life

Ovarian tissue that was frozen a decade ago was implanted last week in a 25-year-old cancer survivor who hopes that reviving the tissue from suspended animation will allow her to start a family.

Nov 23, 2017

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Infectious diseases A-Z: Antibiotics in farm animals

The World Health Organization is urging countries to restrict the use of antibiotics in food animal production. Food producers in many countries feed low-dose antibiotics to farm animals to encourage the animals to grow bigger ...

Nov 23, 2017

Domestic violence turns women off masculine men

Women who are afraid of violence within partnerships prefer more feminine men, according to new research carried out by scientists at the University of St Andrews.

Nov 23, 2017

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Researchers unravel novel mechanism by which tumors grow resistant to radiotherapy

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a key mechanism by which tumors develop resistance to radiation therapy and shown how such resistance might be overcome with drugs that are currently under development. The discovery ...

Nov 23, 2017

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