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Parties Clash on Long-Awaited Day for Health Bill
The Senate Finance Committee began work on a health proposal by its chairman amid Democratic optimism.
Evaluation of standard liver volume formula for Chinese adults
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been used to alleviate the shortage of available liver donors. Accurate estimation of the standard liver volume (SLV) of the living donor and recipient...
What are the risk factors for rebleeding after negative angiography?
Acute non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding accounts for approximately 20% of emergency room visits and 5% of admissions. Although endoscopy has been used as a first-line treatment option in patients with gastrointestinal...
Pulling together increases your pain threshold
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of Oxford rowers shows that members of a team who exercise together are able to tolerate twice as much pain as when they train on their...
How HIV cripples immune cells
In order to be able to ward off disease pathogens, immune cells must be mobile and be able to establish contact with each other. The working group around Professor Dr...
New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health
Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea - one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement - may help...
New method can predict 80 percent of cases of postnatal depression
Worldwide, 13% of women who give birth suffer from postnatal depression, which causes a significant deterioration in a mother's quality of life and her ability to care for her baby. Now, Spanish researchers...
Clinical trial of antiretroviral-based HIV prevention strategies for women now under way
A new, large-scale clinical trial is examining whether antiretroviral medications normally used to treat HIV infection can also prevent HIV infection in women when applied as a vaginal gel or...
Hospital goofs over patient's 'death'
A woman treated for allergies at a Winnipeg hospital was shocked to recieve a card from hospital staff days later consoling her family over her death.
Better Understanding Of Use Of Checklists In Healthcare Urged
A new report has called for greater understanding of how checklists can be used to improve safety. The report has been described as "counter-revolutionary" and providing a "a long overdue...
Ring closure as warning: New reagent for the detection of organophosphate neurotoxins with an extremely fast response
(PhysOrg.com) -- Soman, Tabun, and Sarin (which has already been used in terrorist attacks) are chemical weapons that attack the nervous system. When inhaled, these extremely toxic organophosphates can lead...
How to reach proficiency in laparoscopic splenectomy?
Laparoscopic splenectomy has become the gold standard intervention for the removal of the spleen, especially for benign causes. However, the organ's high anatomic location, fragility and generous blood supply makes...
Color-coded Chart Improves Parents' Understanding Of Body Mass Index
A new study shows that parents are more likely to understand a body mass index chart if it's color-coded, like a traffic light, than the standard charts currently in use.
Yes-associated Protein: Early Diagnosis Of Gastric Carcinoma
A research team analyzed the differences and relevance of Yes-associated protein and survivin, and explored the correlation and significance of their expression in gastric carcinoma and precancerous lesions. It was...
Better med usage helps health
In a recent study, doctors and pharmacists made sure people took heart medicine correctly – and checking made a lot of difference.
Reactive oxygen's role in metastasis
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have discovered that reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, play a key role in forming invadopodia, cellular protrusions implicated...
Imaging features of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas
The intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) can evolve through all biological stages, from slight dysplasia to carcinoma. As one of the few surgically curable pancreatic tumors, accurate preoperative prediction of...
Health leaders issue recommendations to improve management of atrial fibrillation
Sept. 16, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C., A diverse collaboration of healthcare leaders today released the AF Stat™ Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation to serve as a roadmap for...
Grievers hurt by heart disease
A recent study looked into why people have lost a spouse are more likely to get cardiovascular disease, and how to reduce this.
Drug stops cancer spreading
Researchers have shown in animal models that a new drug effectively stops colon cancer spreading to the liver, where it can be deadly.
Emerging and re-emerging plagues: Is there a rising danger?
As a result of dominant media coverage of new epidemic threats such as swine influenza, other infection risks receive less public attention than they deserve.
The Glamorous Life Of A Science Journalist
I recently attended the International Developmental Biological Congress in sunny Edinburgh, Scotland. Here is my diary. Day One Saturday, 8:15 AM: Arrive Edinburgh hotel, early. Wait for room in hotel bar. ...
Blasé students a hurdle for swine flu prevention
Young adults are one of the groups hit hardest by H1N1 or swine flu, but current tactics may not be effective at curbing the spread of the disease through university...
Abortions may pose risk to future babies, according to study
• Later children could be low-weight, says study • Authors caution against misrepresentations
Abu Dhabi Gives U.S. Hospital $150 Million
The government of Abu Dhabi’s gift will go toward researching pain-free approaches to pediatric surgery.
Machine for Breathing Troubles May Aid in Swine Flu Care, Researchers Say
Patients with severe breathing problems do better if their blood is run through a heart-lung machine than if they are attached to a conventional ventilator, British researchers found.
Forty Years' War: Where Cancer Progress Is Rare, One Man Says No
Some say that Dr. Richard Pazdur, the man in charge of the nation’s cancer drug office, makes it too difficult for experimental drugs to come to market.
Endothelin Drugs Benefit Those With Pulmonary Hypertension
Research on new drugs to block endothelin has led to successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and provides hope for treating other chronic diseases. Whether the new drugs can treat...