Medical Xpress | Archive : 06/08/2013

Cancer patients want more shared-decision making about their treatment

A new study of cancer patients indicates that certain patient groups have unmet needs for greater involvement in decisions about their treatment.

Aug 6, 2013

Length of human pregnancies can vary naturally by as much as five weeks

The length of a human pregnancy can vary naturally by as much as five weeks, according to research published online today (Wednesday) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.

Aug 6, 2013

Telephone coaching does not reduce hospital use and related costs

One-to-one telephone health coaching did not seem to reduce hospital use and related costs for patients with long term conditions – and may even lead to increased use, finds a study published in BMJ today.

Aug 6, 2013

First probable person to person transmission of new bird flu virus in China

The first report of probable person to person transmission of the new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in Eastern China is published in BMJ today.

Aug 6, 2013

NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount

For a growing number of New York City residents, the trip to have an appendix taken out or get treatment for a broken leg is increasingly being measured in miles, rather than blocks.

Aug 6, 2013

CD4 count is non-inferior to viral load for treatment switching in adults with HIV

For adults infected with HIV in Thailand a monitoring strategy based on CD4 count (a type of white blood cell) is non-inferior to the recommended monitoring strategy measuring the amount of HIV virus in a patient's blood, ...

Aug 6, 2013

Researchers restore immune function in spinal injured mice

In a new study, researchers at The Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center show that is possible to restore immune function in spinal injured mice.

Aug 6, 2013