HIV & AIDS
Drug epidemic stalls HIV decline in whites who shoot up
The long decline in HIV infections among white people who inject drugs has stalled, another grim side effect of the nation's drug abuse epidemic.
Nov 29, 2016
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Neuroscience
Can the brain feel it? The world's smallest extracellular needle-electrodes
A research team in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering and the Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS) at Toyohashi University of Technology developed 5-μm-diameter ...
Oct 25, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Needle biopsies for noninvasive breast cancer: Routine analysis wastes millions
For patients with the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer, routine testing for estrogen and progesterone receptors in tissue taken at the first "needle" biopsy is both unnecessary and wasteful, according to results ...
Aug 9, 2016
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Cardiology
Thin-walled needle best for subclavian catheterization
(HealthDay)—A thin-walled introducer needle is recommended for right-sided infraclavicular subclavian venous catheterization, with lower catheterization-related complication rates and higher initial and overall success ...
Jul 18, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pain study links children's fear of needles to parent behaviour
More than half of children are scared of needles; York University researchers have found a strong connection between this fear in anticipation of a jab and their parents' behaviour during infant vaccinations.
May 18, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
CDC: One in two gay black men in US will be diagnosed with HIV
About half of gay and bisexual black men will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime, according to new government estimates.
Feb 23, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Factors ID'd for fine needle aspiration diagnostic accuracy
(HealthDay)—Factors that can independently predict fine needle aspiration (FNA) diagnosis for follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) as suspicious malignancy or malignant have been identified, according ...
Dec 1, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Needle type doesn't change epidural vascular uptake risk
(HealthDay)—Blunt-tip and pencil-point needles have comparable risks of inadvertent vascular injection during lumbosacral transforaminal injections, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in Pain Medicine.
Oct 19, 2015
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Immunology
EpiPens save lives but can cut like a knife
Epinephrine autoinjectors can be life-saving for patients experiencing anaphylaxis - a life-threatening emergency - but a new case series published online Tuesday in Annals of Emergency Medicine identifies design features ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Medical research
Super-small needle technology for the brain
Microscale needle-electrode array technology has enhanced brain science and engineering applications, such as electrophysiological studies, drug and chemical delivery systems, and optogenetics.
Aug 10, 2015
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