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Well: Getting Doctors to Wash Their Hands
A new study has a message for doctors and nurses who fail to wash their hands: Don't think about yourself. Think about your patients.
Researchers Work to Shrink Childhood Cancer Survival Gap
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recognizes Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
IU Health & Wellness: Happiness, Sexual Health, Air Quality in Apartments and More
Indiana U. experts discuss the role of partying, clubbing in college student happiness, tips to stay healthy and safe sexually, indoor air quality in apartments, dorms, swapping food calories for...
US fears individuals at risk after WikiLeaks dump
The United States voiced renewed concern over the risks to individuals after the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks made public more US diplomatic cables, many of which contained the names of sensitive...
Suicide methods differ between men and women
Men are nearly twice as likely as women to use a method that disfigures the face or head when taking their own lives.
Lower achieved platelet reactivity associated with better cardiovascular: Outcomes in GRAVITAS trial
Compared to patients who had persistently high platelet reactivity, those who achieved low platelet reactivity, according to the VerifyNow P2Y12 Test, had a reduced incidence of cardiovascular death, heart attack...
Mistaken fear of measles shot has 'devastating' effect, physician says
More than 150 cases of measles have been reported in the United States already this year and there have been similar outbreaks in Europe, a sign the disease is making...
FDA Draft Guidance Document May Limit Patient Access to Tests
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) submitted comments to the US Food and Drug Administration on the draft guidance document titled, "Commercially Distributed In Vitro Diagnostic Products Labeled for Research...
Social media valuable tool to recruit study participants for rare diseases
Researchers have identified a new benefit of social media and online networking: a novel way to study rare diseases. Through patient-run websites dedicated to heart conditions and women's heart health,...
Patients' underlying health linked to worse outcomes for melanoma
It's not how old but how frail patients are that can predict how well they will fare after a melanoma diagnosis. In fact, young patients in poor health may have...
Pharmacology Professor Gets Early Excellence Award for Research
Tu was one of only 11 researchers to receive 2011 funding from the foundation. The awards are made to investigators not previously involved in asthma research who are pursuing highly...
UT Southwestern Launches Hand Transplant Program
A team of surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center expects to perform the first hand transplant in North Texas within a year, making the institution just the sixth hospital in...
Natural therapies: Cardiologists examine alternatives to halt high blood pressure
More and more, patients show up to appointments with hypertension experts carrying bags full of "natural" products that they hope will help lower their blood pressure. And like most physicians,...
Future climate change may increase asthma attacks in children
Researchers have found that climate change may lead to more asthma-related health problems in children, and more emergency room visits in the next decade.
Role of soy in menopausal health reported
Soy has recently been reviewed and supported for introduction into general medical practice as a treatment for distressing vasomotor symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, but its use in...
Assessing the most appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting
A randomised multicentre open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of prolonged antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary disease has found that 24 months' duration of dual therapy is no...
New study shows patients with coronary artery disease
Thrombotic (clotting) and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing orthopedic surgery than ever before....
IU analysis changing diagnosis and management of initial UTIs in young children
Analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers of ten years of scientific studies has resulted in changes in American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for how initial urinary tract infection...
The Power of Vitamin D
The potential of vitamin D to combat diseases is being studied. Here are some of the common sources of the vitamin.
Less patient anxiety for patients with claustrophobia during MR examinations
Patients who suffer from fear in small, enclosed spaces (claustrophobia) experience less anxiety if examined in open than in closed magnetic resonance (MR) scanners.
Changes to distribution of livers for transplant proposed
Transplantation specialists have proposed changes to the allocation and distribution of organs used for liver transplants. The recommended policy modifications take into account the scarcity of available organs, ensuring rapid...
OPINION: Marvellous mutants: how nimble flu viruses outsmart drugs
Aeron Hunt illustrates the case of man versus flu.
Discovering new drugs to fight TB
(Medical Xpress) -- Research at Victoria University is targeting new drugs to fight drug-resistant and other forms of tuberculosis (TB).
ESC pilot registry in heart failure reflects improvement in chronic disease
With the increased prevalence of chronic heart failure (HF), there is a concomitant increase in the number of related hospitalisations; as chronic HF progresses, the risk of acute exacerbation increases.
What do patients receiving optimal medical therapy after a heart attack die from?
Because of improved management at the acute stage, the risk of dying in hospital after a heart attack has decreased by about 50% in the past 10 years. Likewise, the...
Cardiac disease: Coronary or not?
Acute myocardial Infarction (AMI) is a major cause of death and disability. Worldwide, one in eight patients die of an ischemic heart disease. Its rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical...
The first European registry to evaluate the real-life epidemiology of atrial fibrillation ablation
Results presented today from the Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Pilot Study show that almost 40% of patients undergoing a catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation have no underlying disease associated with the...
Bed bugs protect sperm from germs
Bedbugs prevent sexually transmitted infections by doping their ejaculates with bacteria-busting proteins, report researchers.