Archive: 26/05/2015

Changing diagnosis codes will challenge emergency medicine

Emergency medicine faces special challenges during this fall's changeover in how medical diagnoses are coded. Nearly a quarter of all ER clinical encounters could pose difficulties.

May 26, 2015

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Self-hypnosis training doesn't cut epidural use

(HealthDay)—Self-hypnosis training does not reduce women's epidural use during childbirth, according to a study published online May 11 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

May 26, 2015

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Do people transmit happiness by smell?

As emotions go, happiness usually hides in plain sight: seen in a broad smile, heard in a raucous laugh, felt in a big hug.

May 26, 2015

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Fewer US hospitals send new moms home with formula

(HealthDay)—While the percentage of hospitals that send breast-feeding mothers home with formula packs has fallen dramatically during the last several years, about one-third of U.S. hospitals still do so, newly released ...

May 26, 2015

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Genetic defect linked to visual impairment in dyslexics

A risk gene for dyslexia is associated with impairments in visual motion detection, according to a study published May 27 in The Journal of Neuroscience.

May 26, 2015

Scientists identify origins of process that is key to diabetes

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists have pinpointed a cell that begins the process of scarring in fatty tissue. The findings cast new light on a biological process that occurs with obesity and can lead to diabetes.

May 26, 2015

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Moderate drinking in later years may damage heart

Drinking two or more alcoholic beverages daily may damage the heart of elderly people, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. The study correlated weekly alcohol ...

May 26, 2015

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Future vaccine may help lower blood pressure long-term

A vaccine may one day help lower blood pressure for up to six months, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

May 26, 2015

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World first as viral immunotherapy for skin cancer shows patient benefit in phase III trial

A genetically engineered herpes virus can halt the progression of skin cancer by killing cancer cells and sparking the immune system into action against tumours, a landmark clinical trial has shown.

May 26, 2015

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Study identifies possible role for carbon monoxide in treating hemorrhagic stroke

Carbon monoxide is known by many as a poisonous gas that causes brain injury and other neurological symptoms, including memory loss and confusion. But a new study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ...

May 26, 2015

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