Health
Protect yourself from colds and flu this winter
(HealthDay)—Cold and flu season is here, but that doesn't mean you have to resign yourself to days of misery. There are a number of ways you can protect yourself.
Jan 8, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Adults born preterm at risk of early chronic disease: New review offers key pointers for doctors treating such patients
Premature birth is linked to an increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, pregnancy complications and other chronic diseases in adulthood. A new review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to help ...
Dec 7, 2015
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Cardiology
Study: Type 2 diabetes pill Jardiance cuts risk of death
Jardiance sharply reduced chances of dying in diabetic patients at high risk of heart complications, a study shows, making the Type 2 diabetes medication the first shown to lengthen diabetics' lives.
Sep 17, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Women with lupus and APS at risk of reduced fertility and pregnancy complication
New recommendations by EULAR for women's health and pregnancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) were presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual ...
Jun 11, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Getting 'inked' may come with long-term medical risks, physicians warn
In what they believe to be the first survey of its kind in the United States, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that as many as 6 percent of adult New Yorkers who get "inked"—in other words, those who ...
May 28, 2015
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Cardiology
Heart failure drugs beneficial even in presence of kidney disease
A novel study from Karolinska Institutesuggests that RAS-antagonists, common drugs for patients with heart failure, may benefit also patients who have concomitant kidney disease, a group previously not studied.
May 25, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dexamethasone may help prevent severe kidney injury following heart surgery
The anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone helps prevent serious kidney complications that can arise following heart surgery, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial. The findings, which appear in an upcoming ...
May 7, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA shares advice to avoid colds and flu
(HealthDay)—Viral infections can happen at any time, but they're more common during winter when people spend more time in close contact with others indoors.
Jan 2, 2015
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Pediatrics
When colds, flu lead to complications in kids
(HealthDay)—About one-third of children with viral infections severe enough to land them in the hospital end up with serious complications—such as pneumonia, seizures and brain swelling, a new study finds.
Aug 4, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis C remains major problem for HIV patients despite antiretroviral therapy
A new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found that the risk of hepatitis C-associated serious liver disease persists in HIV patients otherwise benefitting from ...
Mar 17, 2014
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