Cardiology
Study ties dental drugs, heart infection risk
A study suggests that curbing the routine use of preventive antibiotics before dental work may have contributed to a rise in heart valve infections in England.
Nov 18, 2014
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Cardiology
Yale researchers see decline in hospitalizations for serious heart infection
Hospitalizations for endocarditis, a deadly heart infection that disproportionately affects older heart patients, have declined in recent years despite recommendations for limited use of antibiotics to prevent the illness. ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Dentistry
Nasal spray anesthesia may work as well as injections for dental procedures, study shows
One of the most dreaded experiences at the dentist's office is an injection into the tissues of the mouth to numb an area requiring a painful dental procedure.
Aug 1, 2013
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Dentistry
Study adds new info to improve pediatric dental sedation
Research led by Priyanshi Ritwik, DDS, MS, LSUHSC Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports important findings about side effects and how long they linger after discharge ...
Jul 8, 2013
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Neuroscience
Should you stop blood thinners before surgery? AAN guideline provides direction
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology will help people who take blood thinners decide whether or not to take them during surgery or other medical procedures. The guideline is published in the May 28, 2013, ...
May 27, 2013
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Health
Ethical, legal issues when people travel to other nations for health care
Harvard Law School (HLS) Assistant Professor I. Glenn Cohen lay on a table in a South Korean hospital and tried to relax as a worker wearing a white shirt and black pants methodically drove his elbow into Cohen's back.
Oct 17, 2012
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Medical research
Researchers use a 3D printer to make bone-like material (w/ video)
It looks like bone. It feels like bone. For the most part, it acts like bone. And it came off an inkjet printer.
Nov 29, 2011
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