Archive: 09/02/2016

Teaching neurons to respond to placebos as potential treatment for Parkinson's

They found that it is possible to turn a neuron which previously hasn't responded to placebos (placebo 'non-responder' neuron) into a placebo 'responder' by conditioning Parkinson patients with apomorphine, a dopaminergic ...

Feb 9, 2016

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Stronger evidence found for link between prenatal exposure to paracetamol and the risk of developing asthma

Researchers have provided new evidence that developing asthma can be linked to pregnant women and infants being exposed to paracetamol; by testing that the association was not simply due to the medical complaint for which ...

Feb 9, 2016

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Alcohol offender program associated with drop in deaths, study finds

An innovative program that requires alcohol-involved offenders to abstain from alcohol and submit to frequent alcohol tests may be associated with a reduction in deaths, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Feb 9, 2016

Fall in one-to-one nursing care of very sick newborns linked to higher death rate

A fall in the provision of one to one nursing care of very sick and premature newborns is linked to a higher death rate in neonatal intensive care, finds research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (Fetal ...

Feb 9, 2016

Childhood maltreatment predicts range of negative outcomes in bipolar patients

Child maltreatment could predict a range of negative outcomes in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), according to new King's College London research, which adds to growing evidence on the enduring mental health impact of ...

Feb 9, 2016

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Higher nurse to patient ratio linked to reduced risk of inpatient death

A higher nurse to patient ratio is linked to a reduced risk of inpatient death, finds a study of staffing levels in NHS hospitals, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

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CDC sends Florida 950 kits to test for Zika virus antibodies

Federal health officials have sent the state of Florida an additional 950 kits to test for viral antibodies in people who have shown Zika symptoms after traveling to affected countries.

Feb 9, 2016

New study finds interruption of radiation therapy risks cancer recurrence

Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome than fully compliant patients, investigators at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine's ...

Feb 9, 2016