Health
Workplace ladder falls a major cause of deaths, injuries, CDC says
(HealthDay)—Workplace tumbles off of ladders are a major cause of injury and death among American employees, a new study says.
Apr 24, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Pre-HPV vaccine, most oropharyngeal cancers HPV+
(HealthDay)—Most oropharyngeal cancers in the United States diagnosed between 1995 and 2005 were positive for human papillomavirus (HPV), specifically HPV 16 or 18, according to a study published in the May issue of the ...
Apr 22, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds adverse respiratory outcomes for older people with COPD taking benzodiazepines
A group of drugs commonly prescribed for insomnia, anxiety and breathing issues "significantly increase the risk" that older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, need to visit a doctor or Emergency ...
Apr 17, 2014
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Pediatrics
Esophageal function implicated in life-threatening experiences in infants, study suggests
About 1 percent of all emergency room visits are prompted by near-death experiences in infants, such as extended periods without breathing or sudden changes in skin pallor or muscle tone. What causes these frightening experiences ...
Mar 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tool will help identify patients at risk of adverse events, death: Ottawa COPD Risk Scale
A new decision tool will help emergency physicians everywhere identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are at risk of serious complications or death. The Ottawa COPD Risk Scale was published ...
Feb 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drought contributed to typhus epidemics in Mexico from 1655 to 1918, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Epidemiological data integrated with climate data taken from tree-ring estimates of soil moisture levels demonstrate that drought contributed to the spread of typhus in Mexico from 1655 to 1918, according ...
Feb 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Analysis of calls to IBD clinic predicts emergency visits and hospitalizations, Pitt finds
A comprehensive analysis of patient telephone records at an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinic revealed that 15 percent of patients account for half of all calls to the clinic. Forty-two percent of frequent-caller patients ...
Feb 7, 2014
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Cardiology
Deaths higher for heart attack patients at night and weekends
Mortality is higher, and emergency treatment takes longer, for heart attack patients who arrive at hospital during the night or at weekends compared with regular hours, finds a study published in BMJ today.
Jan 21, 2014
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Surgery
New classification system to improve scheduling of emergency surgery highlighted
Researchers in Finland have implemented a classification system for emergency operations that allows for a fair and efficient way to manage a large volume of such surgery. The system is described in a special issue of the ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Medical research
Breakthrough could lead to protection from fatal infections
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a way to block a disease pathway that could be a breakthrough in defeating some of the world's most devastating human infections.
Dec 13, 2013
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