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Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: Passive Oxygen Flow Better Than Assisted Ventilation
Arizona researchers compared the survival rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated with positive-pressure ventilation (bag-valve mask) vs. passive oxygen flow. Survival was higher (38.2 percent) with passive oxygen flow...
Revealing the factors behind liver disease
Array system tests hundreds of conditions to find those that lead to liver damage
Mighty Mice: Treatment Targeted To Muscle Improves Motor Neuron Disease
New research with transgenic mice reveals that a therapy directed at the muscle significantly improves disease symptoms of a genetic disorder characterized by destruction of the neurons that control movement....
Mind drugs fight cancer too
Anti-psychotic drugs can fight cancer, according to recent research – which explains why people already taking these drugs have lower cancer rates.
Thanks, Fido! Cancer Drugs Tested on Pets
Pets with cancer can help scientists develop novel therapies against the disease
CEUS: To diagnose postoperative vascular complications after liver transplantation
A research article published on 7 August in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been applied gradually in recent years because of its fine...
What is alternative treatment for irritable bowel syndrome when conventional therapy has failed?
IBS remains a common intestinal disorder causing significant discomfort and poor quality of life in patients who have the diagnosis. TCAs have been shown to improve abdominal pain in patients...
What are factors associated with use of gastric cancer screening services in Korea?
The mortality of gastric cancer is decreasing despite the increasing incidence in Korea. This can be explained by surgical technique development and early detection by endoscopic screening or upper gastrointestinal...
Spot urine test: To monitor dietary sodium compliance in liver disease patients?
A research article published on 7 August in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. Study designed by Dr El-Bokl and performed by Dr Senousy and colleagues evaluated using...
Sequential TACE and cryosurgery can improve survival times for patients with HCC?
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - a liver cancer - is recognised as one of the most common cancers in the world that disproportionately affects Southeast Asians and Africans. While there are...
Perform non-radiation ERCP during pregnancy: Is it safe?
Hormonal changes during pregnancy increase the lithogenicity of bile and impair gallbladder emptying, which create a favourable environment for gallstone formation. Choledocholithiasis and consequent complications such as pancreatitis and cholangitis...
Football injuries in US high school athletes more severe during kickoff, punting
Injuries can occur during a sporting competition at any time. However, new research finds that during football, injuries sustained at the beginning or middle of a game are more severe...
ADA publishes practice guidelines for nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury
The American Dietetic Association has published new evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for registered dietitians on nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury.
Study sees dramatic drop in Indian groundwater
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Excessive irrigation and the unrelenting thirst of tens of millions of people are causing groundwater levels in northern India to drop dramatically,...
Uncovering the secrets of ulcer-causing bacteria
A team of researchers from Boston University, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently made a discovery that changes a long held paradigm about how bacteria move through...
Flu database rocked by legal row
Dispute over ownership raises concerns among flu scientists.
Eastern Health official got $60,000 severance: email
The vice-president of communications at Eastern Health was given a $60,000 payout after she was terminated, documents obtained by CBC.ca suggest.
For 14 Months, He Couldn't Eat or Drink
For 14 long months, Daniel Steinhauer could not eat or drink, due to the side effects of throat cancer surgery and radiation.
Treatment for chronic illness needs to be less disruptive to people's lives
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many patients with complex chronic illnesses are being overburdened by their treatment, according to research by a Newcastle University academic.
Malaria in pregnancy can raise childhood malaria risk
Some babies exposed to malaria before birth have a higher chance of contracting malaria and anaemia later in life, a study finds.
Officials, public urged to use latest evidence as guide in H1N1 prevention and protection
As flu season draws nearer along with the potential for resurgence in H1N1, leading infectious diseases doctors, hospital epidemiologists, and infection preventionists urge officials to base recommendations for the public...
Carnitine supplements reverse glucose intolerance in animals
Supplementing obese rats with the nutrient carnitine helps the animals to clear the extra sugar in their blood, something they had trouble doing on their own, researchers at Duke University...
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 30 July–12 August
Pfizer settles meningitis drug case, daily temperature changes affect malaria transmission, TB vaccines tested in South Africa, and more.
Plague outbreak in China traced to marmot
A wild marmot was the likely source of an outbreak of pneumonic plague in China that killed three, according to the World Health Organization.
Breakthrough in Alzheimer's research
A combination of proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid can reliably identify which patients with early symptoms of dementia will subsequently develop full-blown Alzheimer's disease, a research team at the University...
Amino acids resist age damage
Researchers have found that the amino acids in our bodies are very resistant to damage caused by aging – and by breathing.
Essential nutrient found in eggs may help lower risk of neural tube defects
Park Ridge, Ill. (August 12, 2009) -- Research published online in the journal Epidemiology found that higher levels of total blood choline are associated with a 2.5-fold reduction in...
Novel Tumor Suppressor Discovered
Researchers studying an enzyme believed to play a role in allergy onset, instead have discovered its previously unknown role as a tumor suppressor that may be important in myeloproliferative diseases...