Archive: 30/08/2016
Increasing nursing mothers' vitamin D levels may benefit babies
New research from the University of Otago has found that giving breastfeeding mothers monthly high-dose vitamin D supplements may be a possible way to improve their babies' vitamin D status.
Aug 30, 2016
System may help treat rare genetic disorder, reduce severe side effects
Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have discovered a type of drug delivery system that may offer new hope for patients with a rare, ultimately fatal genetic disorder - and make what might become ...
Aug 30, 2016
Peripheral arterial disease: Longer duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after stent placement improves outcomes
In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Marco Valgimigli, M.D., Ph.D., of Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, and colleagues assessed the efficacy and safety of prolonged (24 months) vs short (6 months or ...
Aug 30, 2016
Trial results for anticoagulants for cardioversion in AF patients published
The results of the largest known clinical trial to investigate the use of anticoagulants prior and post cardioversion in atrial fibrillation patients, published in The Lancet, show that non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants ...
Aug 30, 2016
Five-year study reveals patients operated on at night twice as likely to die as patients who have daytime operations
New research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (28 Aug - 2 Sept) shows that patients who have surgery during the night are twice as likely to die as patients operated on during ...
Aug 30, 2016