Blacks twice as susceptible and more likely to die of severe sepsis than whites
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Blacks have almost double the rate of severe sepsis—an overwhelming infection of the bloodstream accompanied by acute organ dysfunction—as whites, according to recent research.
Early detection critical in treating pediatric thyroid cancer
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Efforts to treat pediatric papillary thyroid cancer are greatly improved by detecting the disease as early as possible, making the patient’s age the most important factor in determining a prognosis, according to new research ...
Chinese suffer aches and pains too
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We like to complain about our aches and pains, but rheumatism is not only the preserve of western society. A comprehensive survey of rheumatic diseases in China, published in the open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, ...
Study shows increase in survival rates of extremely premature infants at London hospital
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Survival rates for the most premature babies at a top London hospital have more than doubled over a 20 year period, according to research published in the latest edition of the journal Acta Paediatrica.
Depression not discussed during rheumatoid arthritis doctor visits
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis, are twice as likely as other individuals to experience depression. Although depression in primary care has been well studied, no studies ...
Tobacco plants may provide virus cure
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Scientists from ASU’s Biodesign Institute and Polytechnic campus have embarked on an ambitious, four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Disease to tackle West ...
Folic acid cuts risk of premature birth
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A U.S study suggests that women who take folic acid supplements before they become pregnant can cut their risk of having a premature baby by half.
Lab characterizes gene essential for prenatal development of nervous system
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The Stowers Institute’s Trainor Lab has demonstrated the role of a gene important to the embryonic development of the nervous system, a process that requires coordination of differentiation of immature neural cells with the ...
