Archive: 04/10/2018

Opioid use down with 'enhanced recovery after surgery' program

(HealthDay)—An "enhanced recovery after surgery" (ERAS) program is associated with a significant reduction in opioid consumption after gynecologic surgery with no increase in pain scores, according to a study published ...

Oct 4, 2018

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FDA seizes documents from E-cigarette maker JUUL

(HealthDay)—Thousands of pages of documents were seized from the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) maker JUUL by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during a surprise inspection last week as part of the agency's investigation ...

Oct 4, 2018

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Childhood risk profiles affect middle-age lung function

(HealthDay)—Profiles of childhood respiratory risk factors predict middle-age lung function levels and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, according to a study published in the September issue of the Annals ...

Oct 4, 2018

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Genomic screening can ID undetected BRCA1/2 cancer risk

(HealthDay)—Exome sequencing-based screening may identify pathogenic and likely pathogenic (P/LP) BRCA1/2 variants that might otherwise remain undetected, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.

Oct 4, 2018

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Future GBS vaccine highly likely to be cost-effective way of preventing infant deaths

Bacteria which 1 in 10 pregnant women carry, and which can cause death or serious complications in their babies, could be targeted in a cost-effective way by a future vaccine – even if it costs the NHS as high as £54 a ...

Oct 4, 2018

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Adherence to mediterranean diet linked to lower risk for AMD

(HealthDay)—Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MeDi) is associated with a reduced risk for incident advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study recently published in Ophthalmology.

Oct 4, 2018

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Proof-of-concept study using dinutuximab and activated natural killer cells leads to a clinical trial

Neuroblastoma, a disease of immature nerve cells, is the most common solid tumor cancer occurring in children. About 700 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year with approximately half of these children developing high-risk ...

Oct 4, 2018

Scientists call for microbial 'Noah's Ark' to protect global health

A Rutgers University-New Brunswick-led team of researchers is calling for the creation of a global microbiota vault to protect the long-term health of humanity.

Oct 4, 2018

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Immune cell variations contribute to malaria severity

At least 250 million people are infected with malaria every year, and about half a million of those die from the disease. A new study from MIT offers a possible explanation for why some people are more likely to experience ...

Oct 4, 2018

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Animal study suggests ketone supplement more effective for weight loss

New study suggests ketone supplement more effective than low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diets at reducing body weight in mice

Oct 4, 2018

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