Archive: 05/10/2018

Study finds standard treatment for common STD doesn't eliminate parasite in some women

A new study led by an infectious disease epidemiologist at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine could change the way doctors treat a common sexually transmitted disease.

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No increase in in-hospital, post-discharge death with HRRP

(HealthDay)—Announcement and implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was not associated with increases in in-hospital or post-discharge mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart ...

Oct 5, 2018

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Morbidity, mortality up for youth with CHD presenting to ED

(HealthDay)—Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) presenting to the emergency department have increased rates of inpatient admission and mortality and higher emergency department charges than those without CHD, according ...

Oct 5, 2018

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Models predict intracerebral hemorrhage growth

(HealthDay)—Models using four or five predictors have acceptable to good discrimination for determining additional intracerebral hemorrhage growth in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage, according to a review published ...

Oct 5, 2018

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One-third of older adults die after emergency intubation

(HealthDay)—Of older adults who undergo intubation in the emergency department, 33 percent die during the index hospitalization, according to a study published recently in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Oct 5, 2018

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First user-fitted hearing aid approved

(HealthDay)—The first hearing aid that doesn't require the assistance of an audiologist or other health care provider has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Oct 5, 2018

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How many days of checks needed to diagnose high blood pressure?

A routine visit to the doctor's office typically results in a single blood pressure measurement.

Oct 5, 2018

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'Broken heart syndrome' warrants careful monitoring

(HealthDay)—It's not a heart attack, but so-called "broken heart syndrome" still puts patients at high risk for hospital readmission and in-hospital death, a new study suggests.

Oct 5, 2018

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Zimbabwe launches cholera vaccination drive after 49 deaths: WHO

Zimbabwe has begun an oral vaccination drive to curb a cholera outbreak which has claimed at least 49 lives over the past month, a WHO official said Friday.

Oct 5, 2018

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Participants in dementia prevention research motivated by altruism

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the country, report that people who participate in dementia prevention trials are primarily motivated by altruism and pleased ...

Oct 5, 2018

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