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Mount Sinai first in nation to ablate atrial fibrillation using new visually-guided balloon catheter
Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York became the first in the U.S. to ablate atrial fibrillation using a visually-guided laser balloon catheter. The procedure was performed...
Runaway Reaction Led To Four Deaths
Inexperience with highly reactive chemicals turned fatal in 2007; chemical board urges education.
Protein and lung disease link found
HOUSTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- University of Texas Health Science Center biochemists say they've linked the osteopontin protein to chromic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Aussie transplant makes insulin
Doctors recently performed one of the first Australian diabetes transplants, giving a diabetes sufferer healthy cells that make insulin.
Kids With Small Head Size At Risk Of Neurologic Problems, Screening Needed
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology finds that children with microcephaly -- that is, children whose head size is smaller than that of 97 percent of children...
Acne Really Is A Nightmare For Some Teens
Zits, pimples, bumps and blemishes are a young person's worst nightmare. Collectively they are known as acne, a very common skin condition that affects millions of adolescents. Now a Norwegian...
Ileostomy patients: Different gut bacteria
DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found small bowel transplant patients with an ileostomy have different bacteria inside their gut than do other patients.
Modified soybean plants may control aphids
AMES, Iowa, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists seeking to avoid using pesticides in controlling soybean aphids are considering genetically modifying soybeans to prevent aphid damage.
Black patients experience worse cardiac care, lower survival rates
Black patients have lower rates of successful resuscitation and are less likely to survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest compared to white patients, according to a study in the 16 September...
Study finds increased risk of death for patients with celiac disease-related disorders
New research indicates that patients with lesser degrees of celiac disease-related symptoms, such as intestinal inflammation or latent celiac disease, have a modestly increased risk of death, according to a...
In-hospital kidney injury requiring dialysis linked to risk of chronic dialysis
Hospitalised patients who experience acute kidney problems that require dialysis are at increased risk of receiving chronic dialysis once discharged, but do not have an increased risk of death, according...
Weighing costs, benefits of HIV treatments
Prevention versus treatment? Cost versus efficacy? So go two of the dilemmas looming over Dartmouth's Paul E. Palumbo and his fellow researchers in the race to fight HIV and other...
URI researcher trips amputees in effort to develop improved prosthetic legs
Again and again, 71-year-old Marjorie Brasier walked on the treadmill using an instrumented prosthetic leg, and again and again she tripped or slipped. Sometimes she recovered on her own and...
No Change In The Link Between Deprivation And Death Since 1900s
The link between deprivation and premature death is as strong today as it was in the early 1900s, according to new research.
Necklace For Long-term And Robust Cardiac Monitoring In Daily Life
Scientists have developed a prototype of an electrocardiogram or ECG necklace. The technology enables long-term monitoring of cardiac performance and allows patients to remain ambulatory and continue their routine daily...
Doctors warn on climate failure
Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will usher in a "global health catastrophe", according to medical leaders.
Possible genetic factor for male infertility identified
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene involved with the production of sperm that may contribute to male infertility and lead to new approaches to male...
GPS on seniors raises privacy, cost issues
Not all groups that work with seniors agree with an Alberta judge's recommendation to use GPS wrist or ankle devices to track elderly people who might wander at night.
Does the H1N1 vaccine contain mercury?
In the words of President Obama "don't be alarmed, be prepared" for the swine flu (or, officially, the H1N1 virus). But what if the preparation is more alarming than the...
HP Introduces ProBook 5310m and Pavilion dm3 Notebooks
HP today introduced the world's thinnest full-performance notebook PC as well as a slim, stylish consumer notebook that delivers an optimal balance of mobility, performance and affordability.
Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner: Patrick Swayze (1952-2009)
Patrick Swayze finally succumbed to stage IV pancreatic cancer yesterday after a 20 month battle. Swayze managed to last three times as long as the average prognosis for this deadly...
Diabetes drugs don’t fight inflammation
Two popular treatments lower blood sugar but may not prevent heart disease
Surgeons remove gall bladder through belly button to prevent scars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgeons at The Methodist Hospital in Houston are removing gall bladders through a single incision in the belly button to prevent scarring for patients with gall stones. The...
Study: Lose weight while listening to your MP3 player (w/ Podcast)
(PhysOrg.com) -- With obesity and weight-related illnesses on the rise, researchers continue to look for better ways to help people shed extra pounds and keep them off. A new University...
What do you mean.... you "failed"???
Scientists are people who learn from failures. No, wait, they grow from and even thrive on failures!
Swine flu hid out in pigs for a decade, expert says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new pandemic H1N1 influenza was circulating undetected in pigs for at least a decade before it jumped to people, and much better surveillance is needed among...
Avoid antibiotics for kids' ear infections: MDs
Children with ear infections should not be routinely prescribed antibiotics, a Canadian medical group is advising.
Heartbreak increases heart attack risk: study
People mourning the loss of a loved one are six times more likely to suffer cardiac arrest, potential proof that you can indeed die of a broken heart, Australian researchers...