Archive: 25/05/2015

Very overweight teens may double their risk of bowel cancer in middle age

Being very overweight in your teens may double the risk of developing bowel cancer by the time you are middle aged, suggests research published online in the journal Gut.

May 25, 2015

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Oldest old less likely to be investigated or aggressively treated after surgery

Patients aged 80 and above are significantly less likely to be investigated or aggressively treated after surgery than their younger counterparts, reveals a national audit of hospital deaths, published in the online journal ...

May 25, 2015

Road traffic noise linked to heightened risk of mid-riff bulge

Road traffic noise is linked to a heightened risk of developing a mid-riff bulge, indicates research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

May 25, 2015

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Motherhood permanently alters the brain and its response to hormone therapy later in life

Hormone therapy (HT) is prescribed to alleviate some of the symptoms of menopause in women. Menopausal women are more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease but not other forms of dementia, and HT has been prescribed ...

May 25, 2015

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Ovarian cancer-specific markers set the stage for early diagnosis, personalized treatments

Ovarian cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat, making it an especially fatal disease. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have now identified six ...

May 25, 2015

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Study suggests new way of preventing diabetes-associated blindness

Reporting on their study with lab-grown human cells, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland say that blocking a second blood vessel growth protein, along with one that is already well-known, ...

May 25, 2015

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CDC: Raw tuna suspected as Salmonella source in outbreak

(HealthDay)—Raw tuna is suspected as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has infected 53 people in nine states, according to U.S. health officials.

May 25, 2015

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Ohio bill would allow patients to get STD meds for partners

A bill in Ohio seeks to expand access to treatment for certain sexually transmitted diseases by allowing doctors to prescribe medication to their patients' partners without first examining them.

May 25, 2015

Front desk staff has key role in managing practice cash flow

(HealthDay)—Three steps that can be implemented by front desk staff can help increase practices' cash flow, according to an article published in Medical Economics.

May 25, 2015

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Large practices focused on small selection of EHR products

(HealthDay)—Sixty percent of clinicians in practices with 26 or more clinicians report use of one of 10 electronic health record (EHR) products, according to a report published by AmericanEHR Partners.

May 25, 2015

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