Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Link between anemia and mild cognitive impairment

In a large population-based study of randomly selected participants in Germany, researchers found that participants with anemia, defined as haemoglobin

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study identifies a distinct type of common gastrointestinal bleeding

A unique bleeding syndrome associated with cirrhosis and portal hypertension has been identified by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Wake Forest University Medical Center, and the University ...

Cardiology

Anemic adults may have a higher risk of death after stroke

Anemia, a lack of red blood cells, may be linked to a higher risk of death in older adults who have had a stroke, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Iron dosing regimens affect dialysis patients' infection risk

While intravenous iron is critical for maintaining the health of many dialysis patients, administering large doses over a short period of time increases patients' risk of developing serious infections, according to a study ...

Oncology & Cancer

Abraxane approved to treat advanced lung cancer

(HealthDay)—Abraxane (paclitaxel protein-bound) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration—in combination with the drug carboplatin—to treat advanced or spreading non-small cell lung cancer among people ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Low rates of gastrointestinal bleeding post-lumbar fusion

(HealthDay)—The rates of gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage complications are very low following lumbar fusion surgery, but are associated with greater costs and mortality, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue ...

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