Health
Patients care about the clothes doctors wear
(HealthDay)—Patients do in fact care what doctors wear, according to a study recently published in BMJ Open.
Jul 19, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
A 'public' target for HIV
Individuals produce unique sets of antibodies in response to HIV infection. That diversity—and the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus to rapidly change its protein coat to avoid detection—has stymied efforts ...
Jun 11, 2018
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What doctors wear really does matter, study finds
Physicians may want to dig a little deeper into their closets, or grab their white coats on the way out of the operating room, if they want patients to view them favorably, according to the largest-ever study of patient preferences ...
Jun 6, 2018
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Coke has promised less sugar, but less is still too much
At last count, 28 countries and seven large cities in the USA had moved to introduce a tax on sugary drinks. Potential benefits are clear and include reducing costs from obesity and health-care spending, as well as the potential ...
May 30, 2018
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Cardiology
Severe pre-eclampsia often leads to undetected high blood pressure after pregnancy
Lingering hypertension is common and may go unnoticed among women who have severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.
Feb 5, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Docs may have trick up their sleeves fighting germs
(HealthDay)—With antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" continuing to be a threat in U.S. hospitals, doctors are looking for innovative ways to cut down on disease transmission.
Oct 6, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protein critical to early stages of cellular HIV infection identified
When a virus enters a cell, one of the first steps in the process of infecting that cell is removal of the protein coat that surrounds the virus's genetic material. The virus can then produce DNA from its own genes and insert ...
Aug 8, 2017
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Cardiology
Clinic readings may underestimate blood pressure during daily activities
Around the clock monitoring during daily activity revealed masked, or undetected, high blood pressure among otherwise healthy adults who had normal readings in the clinic, according to new research in the American Heart Association's ...
Dec 5, 2016
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Medical research
Another step closer to artificial blood
(HealthDay)—Artificial blood stored as a powder could one day revolutionize emergency medicine and provide trauma victims a better chance of survival.
Dec 5, 2016
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Medical research
Drug that targets multiple drug-resistant strains of HIV and other viruses is ready for clinical trials
A research team spanning four continents has detailed the anti-viral capabilities of OSU-03012, also known as AR-12, a drug currently used in clinical trials to treat certain cancer tumors. The present study confirms that ...
Jul 5, 2016
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