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Anesthesia type affects outcomes of bilateral knee replacement surgery
Using regional anesthesia rather than general anesthesia reduces the need for blood transfusions in patients undergoing bilateral total knee replacement, according to a new study.
National Briefing | Health: Whooping Cough Vaccine Urged for Pregnant Women
The advice, for women in their third trimester, follows a resurgence of the disease and is only the second time a vaccine has been advised for all women during pregnancy.
Parkinson’s breakthrough could slow disease progression
In an early-stage breakthrough, a team of Northwestern University scientists has developed a new family of compounds that could slow [...]
Johns Hopkins Launches Center to Improve Drug Safety and Effectiveness
New center will focus on drug safety and effectiveness research, training, clinical care and public service.
Gene Linked to Inflammation in the Aorta May Contribute to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
A gene known to be involved in cancer and cardiovascular development may be the cause of inflammation in the most common form of aortic aneurysm and may be a key...
Hypnosis helps hot flashes, study suggests
Hypnosis can help cut hot flashes by as much as 74 percent, shows a new study. This is the first controlled, randomized study of the technique to manage hot flashes,...
Simple prevention strategy found for reducing MRSA infections
High compliance with hand hygiene and focusing on other simple infection control measures on medical, surgical and neuroscience intensive care units resulted in reduced rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection...
Research findings breathe new life into lung disease
New research shows that while muscle cells are responsible for constricting or dilating the blood vessels, they are not responsible for sensing the amount of oxygen that gets to the...
Prasugrel may reduce cardiovascular events among patients managed medically after an angiogram for acute coronary syndrome
A study has found that the anti-clotting medication prasugrel reduced cardiovascular events among patients who present with an acute coronary syndrome and are managed medically after an angiogram is performed...
Grand Manan's air ambulance service criticized again
Ambulance New Brunswick is again defending its air service to Grand Manan after a woman says her father-in-law waited almost three hours for an air ambulance following a heart attack...
Ombudsman says OPP suicides higher than on-duty deaths
Twenty-three OPP officers have committed suicide since 1989, a total that exceeds the number killed on duty over the same time period, Ontario's ombudsman said today in releasing a report...
DNA-swap technology almost ready for fertility clinic
Mitochondrial transfer could reduce the risk of childhood disease.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.11651
Chin Implant Augments Man's Testicles, Self-Esteem
Doctors have used a silicone chin implant to slightly enlarge a small testicle in a first-of-its-kind surgery.
Potatoes created with higher levels of carotenoids
Potatoes with higher levels of beneficial carotenoids are the result of new studies to improve one of America's most popular vegetables. Scientists bred yellow potatoes with carotenoid levels that are...
Two-drug synergy may treat drug-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia
Researchers have dissected a case of synergy in drug-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia to understand the mechanism by which two drugs, danusertib and bosutinib, work together to overcome resistance in the...
Chewing betel quid exposes half a billion people to direct carcinogens
Chewing betel quid -- the fourth most popular psychoactive substance in the world after tobacco, alcohol and caffeine -- exposes its 600 million users to substances that act as direct...
Two French Public Bodies Dismiss Controversial GM Study, but Call for Further Research
Food safety agency advocates for more long-term toxicity studies
Eugenics 2012: Genetically Engineering Babies A Moral Obligation?
Both eugenics and social Darwinism had their moments in their sun, the optimistic goal of progressive techno-elites 100 years ago who wanted to use science to make the world a...
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—the majority of vendettas originate within a group, study finds
It all began with a harmless game of soccer among young men in northwestern Albania. After one of the players had been injured in a subsequent dispute, his team members...
Toxicology: The learning curve
Researchers say that some chemicals have unexpected and potent effects at very low doses — but regulators aren't convinced.Nature 490 462 doi: 10.1038/490462a
Cautious Patient Community Successful Meetings on Long Island and Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 15, 2012, the first round of Cautious Patient Communities (CPC) met with huge success and took place at a private home with eight women three Wednesday evenings. After dinner...
Herbal and dietary supplements affect prescribed drugs
A number of herbs and dietary supplements (HDS) can cause potentially harmful drug interactions, particularly among people receiving medication for [...]
Voice prostheses can help patients regain their lost voice
Help is on the way for people who suffer from vocal cord dysfunction. Researchers are developing methods that will contribute to manufacturing voice prostheses with improved affective features. For example,...
Lactation protein suppresses tumors and metastasis in breast cancer
A protein that is necessary for lactation in mammals inhibits the critical cellular transition that is an early indicator of breast cancer and metastasis, according to new research.
Why Don't We Drink Milk from Animals Other Than Cows?
Maybe the "camel-ccino" will be the drink that finally leads America to stray from the cow's udder.
Almond Oil in Pregnancy Linked to Premature Birth
Frequent use of almond oil in pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of premature birth.
Thomas Jefferson University Awarded NIH Grant to Study Fibrotic Skin Disease Caused by MRI Contrast Agents
Researchers at the Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine were awarded almost $384,000 by the National Institutes of Health to investigate the mechanisms involved in the development of a serious and...
Mouse model exposes a new type of T cell to target melanoma
Cancers arise in the body all the time. Most are nipped in the bud by the immune response, not least by its T cells, which detect telltale molecular markers --...