Archive: 28/10/2013
HPV strains affecting African-American women differ from vaccines
Two subtypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevented by vaccines are half as likely to be found in African-American women as in white women with precancerous cervical lesions, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
Oct 28, 2013
Merck 3Q net income falls on charges, lower sales
Merck & Co. said Monday that its third-quarter profit plunged 35 percent because of competition from generic drugs, lower sales of its top-selling medicine, and restructuring and acquisition charges. It still beat Wall Street's ...
Oct 28, 2013
Survey: Health care system causes doctors to 'bend' ethical norms to serve their patients
A survey among rheumatologists finds many face moral dilemmas when trying to do what's best for their patients in the current health care environment.
Oct 28, 2013
Beta-blockers may increase adverse cardiac events, patients at risk during noncardiac surgical procedure
A recent study shows that patients given beta-blockers may actually be at increased risk of having an adverse cardiac event during a noncardiac surgical procedure. Risk of irregular heartbeat and worsening of symptoms in ...
Oct 28, 2013
Study identifies biomarker linked to poor outcomes in pregnant lupus patients
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City have identified a biomarker that may predict poor pregnancy outcomes in lupus patients.
Oct 28, 2013
Study finds new genetic error in some lung cancers
A fine-grained scan of DNA in lung cancer cells has revealed a gene fusion – a forced merger of two normally separate genes – that spurs the cells to divide rapidly, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the ...
Oct 28, 2013