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Obese Children At Significantly Greater Risk For Post adenotonsillectomy Complications
Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep disordered breathing, according to new research.
The High Cost Of Treating Alcohol-impaired Drivers
The costs of drinking and driving are all too apparent, with alcohol involved in 41 percent of all motor vehicle crash fatalities in 2006. In addition to the mortality and...
Child Burn Injuries Down Significantly
A new study finds burn injuries in children under age 21 are down significantly -- 31 percent. That's the good news. However, more than 300 children are still being treated...
Fruit Juices Contain More Vitamin C Than Their Labels Indicate, Spanish Study Finds
A team of pharmacists from Spain has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels...
'Closed Heart Surgery': Scientists Jump-start The Heart By Gene Transfer
Scientists are reporting that gene therapy may be used to improve an ailing heart's ability to contract properly. In addition to showing gene therapy's potential for reversing the course of...
Asthmatic children: Did mom use her pump during pregnancy?
Expectant mothers who eschew asthma treatment during pregnancy heighten the risk transmitting the condition to their offspring, according to one of the largest studies of its kind published in the...
Researchers discover novel circulation in human eye, new glaucoma treatment target
Researchers at the University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have discovered a previously unidentified form of circulation within the human eye which may provide important...
Multivisceral transplant survival rates improve with new treatment
Data from the largest single-centre experience of adult and paediatric intestinal and multivisceral transplantation show that survival rates have improved with the advent of innovative surgical techniques, novel immunosuppressive protocols...
Depression predicts increases in inflammatory protein linked to heart disease
Which comes first, depression or inflammation? To help solve this long standing chicken and egg conundrum, researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University...
Researchers find demand for cosmetic procedures in dermatologic surgery rising rapidly
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Laser and Skin Cancer Centre of Indiana, (Carmel, Indiana), found that there has been a dramatic increase in the number...
FDA panel backs Schering-Plough cancer drug
(AP) -- Federal health advisers voted 6-4 on Monday that the potential benefits of a Schering-Plough drug outweigh its toxic risks as a treatment for late-stage skin cancer.
Anatomy of a concussion
Brain injuries can cause temporary memory loss, dizziness and confusion. Afterward, victims shouldn't engage in activities in which another injury could occur. ...
Rising premature births require more support
About eight per cent of babies born in Canada each year arrive too soon, and many of them need extra support that isn't available, a group says.
N.W.T. team to offer FASD diagnoses, support
A team of doctors and social workers in the Northwest Territories will soon be able to diagnose and support children who have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Intensive care units poorly equipped to care for the dying
Almost half of the patients who die in intensive care units die within 24 hours, but the environment is not equipped to provide good end-of-life care. Most relatives are nevertheless...
Smoking during pregnancy a cause of social inequality in stillbirths
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tackling smoking during pregnancy may help to reduce socio-economic inequalities in stillbirths and infant deaths by as much as 30-40 per cent, according to a new Oxford University-led...
Death by light: Nanoparticles as agents for the photodynamic killing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- The increasing antibiotic resistance of bacteria is a serious problem of our time. Hospital germs in particular have developed strains against which practically every current antibiotic is ineffective....
Prostate cancer gives a new outlook on life
Men who have prostate cancer often feel quite healthy, but the diagnosis still gives them a whole new outlook on life. Once they have learned to live with their cancer,...
FDA OKs IUD for heavy menstrual bleeding
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration say it has approved Mirena to treat heavy menstrual bleeding in women who use intrauterine contraception.
National report shines light on lupus 50-year treatment drought
Washington, D.C. - October 5, 2009 -- Today, The Lewin Group, a national health care consulting firm, issued recommendations on ways to overcome the barriers that have obstructed lupus drug...
Americans concerned about heart health, but not proactive enough to prevent it
WASHINGTON (October 5, 2009) -- To help draw attention to National Child Health Day (today), the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) has released findings from a new national consumer...
Scientists on brink of cancer treatment revolution
A new generation of drugs to tackle tumours said to be only a few years away Cancer treatment will be dramatically transformed in the near future as a number of research projects reach...
Captive turtle found to have infectious disease
An Australian veterinary student said Monday she has documented the country's first known case of a bred-in-captivity turtle acquiring a highly infectious disease which could potentially spread to humans.
Treating traumatic brain injuries
They can't be set like a bone or staunched like a bleed. They can be difficult even to detect, but the military and others are working to improve care. Larry Ewing's life changed...
Elderly help shape cities
Research has revealed that seniors are valuable allies in designing cities of the future to house Australia's ageing population.
Public 'need to trust clean-up'
Open communication and generating public trust are both essential to the clean-up of toxic contamination, according to an expert.
Communication Problems In Dementia Care Cause Physical Strain
Excessive physical strain in dementia care is not so much related to equipment or the resident's body weight as it is due to communication problems and misunderstandings.
Scientists Determine Dynamics Of HIV Transmission In UK Heterosexuals
Among heterosexuals in the United Kingdom, HIV transmission can occur within networks of as many as 30 people, according to a new study.