Likelihood of survival may be improving for extremely preterm infants
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Infants born extremely preterm are surviving at a high rate, with about 70 percent of infants born alive between 22 and 26 weeks of gestation in Sweden surviving at least one year, with high rates of interventions being used ...
Study shows new approach to prevent antibody-mediated damage in kidney transplants
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Early results from a Mayo Clinic research study demonstrate the effectiveness of a new approach to blocking an important part of the immune system that causes severe damage to some kidney transplants. Historically, these ...
Childhood health disparities can have life-long health effects
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Research indicates that physical and mental stress in childhood may have life-long adverse health effects and policy initiatives are needed to emphasize the importance of starting health promotion and disease prevention early ...
Easier access to media by children increases risk for influence on numerous health issues
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With children having easier access to media and a wider variety of content, the possible negative influence on health issues such as sex, drugs, obesity and eating disorders is increased, and warrants monitoring usage and ...
More stringent evaluation on the use of generic medications in thoracic transplantation
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A closer look at regulatory and clinical concerns with generic immunosuppression medications in thoracic transplantation is required, according to an educational advisory by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation ...
Vision impairment costs billions lost in productivity
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Corrected vision impairment could prevent billions of dollars in lost productivity annually, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of School of Public Health, the International Centre ...
Enzyme involved in inflammatory bowel disease discovered
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Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, working with biochemists, geneticists and clinicians at the University of Bern, Switzerland and in the United Kingdom, have discovered an enzyme that has a key role in inflammatory ...
External beam partial breast irradiation most cost-effective treatment
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External beam partial breast irradiation (EB-PBI) is the most cost-effective method for treating postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer based on utilities, recurrence risks and costs when compared to whole breast ...
UCF researcher developing computer program to detect, measure brain tumors
Jun 02, 2009 |
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The same techniques used to detect suspicious activity in airports, stadiums and other public places are now being used by the UCF researcher who invented them to find and measure potentially life-threatening brain tumors.
First heart patients implanted with next-generation mechanical heart pump
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Three patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center were among the first in the United States to be implanted with a next-generation artificial heart pump called the DuraHeart™ Left-Ventricular ...
Researchers engineer metabolic pathway in mice to prevent diet-induced obesity
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In recent years, obesity has taken on epidemic proportions in developed nations, contributing significantly to major medical problems, early death and rising health care costs. According to Centers for Disease Control and ...
Study: Indirect transmission can trigger influenza outbreaks in birds
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New data on the persistence of avian influenza viruses in the environment has allowed a team of University of Georgia researchers to create the first model that takes into account both direct and indirect transmission of ...
Food and drug agency to study greater openness
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The government's food and drug regulators want to open their files to the public.
Study says confusion reigns over whole-grain claims in school lunches
Jun 02, 2009 |
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While most nutrition experts agree that school lunches should include more whole-grain products, a new study from the University of Minnesota finds that food-service workers lack understanding and the resources to meet that ...
China blocking Twitter, websites: RSF
Jun 02, 2009 |
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China blocked access to Twitter, Flickr and other websites Tuesday, two days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said, expressing "outrage" at the ...
