Archive: 28/09/2017

Plague kills 19 in Madagascar

An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 19 people and may have infected 85 others in just two months, the Indian Ocean island nation's health minister said Thursday.

Sep 28, 2017

Get your flu shots, US urges amid concerns about bad season

It's flu shot time, and health officials are bracing for a potentially miserable fall and winter.

Sep 28, 2017

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Fever during labor may present risk to mother

Intrapartum fever—fever that occurs during labor—occurs in approximately 1-2% of deliveries and is often associated with maternal and neonatal complications. But the precise reasons for the fever and its different outcomes ...

Sep 28, 2017

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New triage tool helps doctors save lives when resources are most limited

In situations where medical resources are most limited, doctors are often forced to make life-or-death decisions with very little information and very little time. But now an international team of researchers has developed ...

Sep 28, 2017

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Type 2 diabetes successfully managed online

People with type 2 diabetes could improve their health by using a new web-based self-management tool, according to UCL-led research.

Sep 28, 2017

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Women with suspected HPV adverse effects more often suffered from psychiatric disorders

New research from Aarhus University shows that women who are referred to an HPV centre more often have had psychiatric medicine prescribed or been hospitalised for psychiatric conditions up to five years before they received ...

Sep 28, 2017

Medication that treats parasite infection also has anti-cancer effect

Osaka researchers, in partnership with other Japanese and U.S. scientists, report a new gene target, KPNB1, for treatment against epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). EOC is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in ...

Sep 28, 2017

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Study suggests an answer to young people's persistent sleep problems

A collaborative research project involving James Cook University and the University of Queensland indicates high rates of sleep problems continuing through teenage years and into early adulthood - but also suggests a natural ...

Sep 28, 2017

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Researchers identify intriguing link between sleep, cognition and schizophrenia

More than 3.2 million Americans suffer from schizophrenia; about 100,000 people are newly diagnosed every year. The disease includes a wide range of symptoms including visual and auditory hallucinations, cognitive problems ...

Sep 28, 2017

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Study debunks conventional wisdom pointing to gender bias in heart surgery

Women with heart disease typically receive less complete surgical revascularization with arterial grafts than men do, but not because of gender bias. Instead, factors such as delayed diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) ...

Sep 28, 2017

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