Medications
Developing new oral rotavirus vaccine
The University of Otago is playing a major role in the international development of a new low-cost oral vaccine to protect newborn babies against rotavirus.
Mar 26, 2012
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Health
Mayo Clinic: Hospitalization of US underage drinkers common, costs $755 million a year
Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag -- the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million per year, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Researchers ...
Feb 15, 2012
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Inflammatory disorders
Childhood BMI linked with asthma hospital admissions, but differs between men and women
Childhood body mass index (BMI) has been associated with hospital admissions for asthma in early adulthood, with overweight BMI measures increasing the risk of admission in women and underweight BMI measures increasing the ...
Sep 5, 2016
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Health
Keeping active pays off even in your 70s and 80s
Older people who undertake at least 25 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise everyday need fewer prescriptions and are less likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency, new research has revealed.
May 27, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Misoprostol substantially reduces serious complications in early termination of pregnancy
Cervical preparation with misoprostol reduces major complications of early surgical abortion by almost a third compared with placebo, according to new research published Online First in The Lancet.
Mar 7, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Growing numbers of alcohol related hospital admissions linked to local spending cuts
According to the researchers, the study shows that spending cuts to alcohol services represent a false economy since decreases in expenditure are linked to increased hospital admissions which inevitably are costly to society ...
Jul 1, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Jumping to blame social media for eating disorders is dangerous
The number of hospital admissions for UK teenagers with eating disorders has risen by 89% in the past three years, it was reported today. While this is clearly of concern, so too is the quick jump some have made to link this ...
Jun 4, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study links COVID-19 public health efforts to dramatic drop in COPD hospitalizations
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) analyzed data at the 13-hospital University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and found public health measures designed to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Health
New hospital mortality rate index to be used across UK
A team from the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) has developed a new index to measure hospital mortality rates that has been accepted for use by the Department of Health.
Jun 9, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Heat exposure associated with mental illness, study shows
A mental hospital-based study in Hanoi, Vietnam looked at if there is a relationship between heat exposure and mental health problems. The results showed significant increase in hospital admissions for mental illnesses during ...
Mar 22, 2017
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