Health
Preeclampsia education saves lives
It can happen to anyone. It doesn't discriminate. And there's no way to stop it—at least not yet.
Dec 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aspirin or blood pressure medication before and after surgery does not reduce risk of AKI
In patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, neither aspirin nor clonidine (a medication primarily used to treat high blood pressure) taken before and after surgery reduced the risk of acute kidney injury, according to a study ...
Nov 15, 2014
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Health
Ten Indian women die, dozens sick after mass sterilisation (Update)
Ten women have died in India and dozens more are in hospital, some in a critical condition, after a state-run programme that pays women to undergo sterilisation went badly wrong, officials said Tuesday.
Nov 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Across three continents, Ebola makes its way to US
His week began thousands of miles away with a frantic bid to save a life.
Oct 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug for kidney injury after cardiac surgery does not reduce need for dialysis
Among patients with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery, infusion with the antihypertensive agent fenoldopam, compared with placebo, did not reduce the need for renal replacement therapy (dialysis) or risk of death ...
Sep 29, 2014
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Pediatrics
Preterm or small birth tied to long-term risks to heart, brain
(HealthDay)—Babies born early or at low birth weight are at risk later in life of having smaller, less efficient brains or health problems that increase their risk for heart disease, according to a pair of new studies.
Sep 1, 2014
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Cardiology
Rapid response teams halve hospital heart attack deaths
Detecting and treating patients before they have a cardiac arrest isn't rocket science, but it's a life saver.
Aug 28, 2014
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Medications
Certain antipsychotic meds tied to kidney problems in elderly
(HealthDay)—Kidney injury can be added to the list of possible harms related to use of three antipsychotic medications often prescribed to treat behavioral symptoms of dementia in older adults, a new study finds.
Aug 19, 2014
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Cardiology
Blood pressure medication does not cause more falls
It's time to question the common belief that patients receiving intensive blood pressure treatment are prone to falling and breaking bones. A comprehensive study in people ages 40 to 79 with diabetes, led by Karen Margolis, ...
Aug 18, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Treatment does not prevent pre-eclampsia, pregnancy loss
International research involving the University of Adelaide has shown an anti-blood clotting treatment that has been used for more than 20 years to prevent a range of serious pregnancy complications is not effective, while ...
Aug 13, 2014
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