Inflammatory disorders
Sleeping on animal fur in infancy found to reduce risk of asthma
Sleeping on animal fur in the first three months of life might reduce the risk of asthma in later childhood a new study has found.
Sep 8, 2014
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Inflammatory disorders
Flour identified as the main cause of occupational asthma in France
Flour has been identified as the main cause of occupational asthma in France, closely followed by cleaning products.
Sep 7, 2014
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Health
Patients call for health professionals to discuss care needs in life-threatening illnesses
Patients with COPD would like healthcare professionals to discuss palliative care needs in more detail, according to a new study.
Sep 7, 2014
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Experts warn US in danger of losing biotechnology edge
The United States is in danger of losing its biomedical edge to countries that are aggressively funding research into personalized medicine.
Sep 5, 2014
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Massages for baby rats lead to better outcomes for premature infants
What could we possibly learn from massaging rat pups? The answer is, a lot. Just ask the millions of families whose prematurely born infants have survived and thrived on account of that research.
Sep 4, 2014
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Cardiology
IN-TIME shows equal benefit of home telemonitoring in ICD and CRT-D patients
Home telemonitoring is equally effective in ICD and CRT-D patients, a subanalysis of the IN-TIME trial has shown. The findings were presented for the first time today at the Heart Failure Congress 2014, held 17-20 May in ...
May 19, 2014
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Surgery
Revolutionary 'metamaterial' has potential to reshape neurosurgery
The development of graphene—a highly advanced metamaterial with many unique and varied properties—may lead to exciting new applications in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases, according to a report in ...
Apr 25, 2014
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Study examines development of peer review research in biomedicine
An analysis of research on peer review finds that studies aimed at improving methods of peer review and reporting of biomedical research are underrepresented and lack dedicated funding, according to a study in the March 12 ...
Mar 11, 2014
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Health
Senator sues over Congress' health coverage
Sen. Ron Johnson is suing to stop the government from paying most of the medical insurance premiums for members of Congress and their aides now required to obtain coverage through the new health care law's state exchanges.
Jan 6, 2014
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Health
Abortion covered in most health plans for Congress
A lawmaker says abortion is covered in 90 percent of the insurance plans being offered to members of Congress and their staff under President Barack Obama's health care law.
Dec 5, 2013
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