Oncology & Cancer

Study finds psoriasis treatment increases skin cancer risk

(HealthDay) -- The long-term risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is significantly increased for patients with severe psoriasis who receive more than 350 psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) treatments compared with those who ...

Health

Readmission from skilled nursing facility often avoidable

(HealthDay)—A considerable proportion of hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are considered potentially avoidable, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics ...

Health

Seafood-rich diet may help couples get pregnant faster

Couples who eat more seafood tend to have sexual intercourse more often and get pregnant faster than other couples trying to conceive, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Acute kidney injury is risk factor for delirium, coma

(HealthDay)—For critically ill adults, acute kidney injury is a risk factor for delirium and coma, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Oncology & Cancer

New hematuria risk index IDs patients at low cancer risk

(HealthDay)—A Hematuria Risk Index could identify cancer risk among patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Medications

Methadone linked to initial QTc prolongation in chronic pain

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic pain, methadone is associated with a small, but nonsignificant, initial increase in QTc, which does not persist, according to a study published in the June issue of Pain Medicine.

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