Money motivates doctors to reduce ethnic differences in heart disease treatments
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Financial incentives for doctors can improve the management of coronary heart disease (CHD) and reduce ethnic differences in quality of and access to care, according to Dr. Christopher Millett, Consultant in Public Health ...
Cooling the brain prevents cell death in young mice exposed to anesthesia
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New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests cooling the brain may prevent the death of nerve cells that has been observed in infant mice exposed to anesthesia. The effects of anesthesia ...
Genetic risk factors may tailor prostate cancer screening approaches
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Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult.
Gene chips accurately detect pneumonia in ICU patients on ventilators
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Even seasoned doctors have a difficult time diagnosing pneumonia in hospitalized patients breathing with the assistance of a ventilator. That's because a patient's underlying illness often skews laboratory test results and ...
New molecular insight into vertebrate brain development
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In the December 1st issue of G&D, Dr. Fred H. Gage (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies) and colleagues reveal a role for the Hippo signaling pathway in the regulation of vertebrate neural development, identifying new fa ...
Agent-based computer models could anticipate future economic crisis
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the stock market continues its dive, economists and business columnists have spilled a lot of ink assigning responsibility for the ongoing financial calamity. While hindsight might be clear ...
Study to assess if genes predispose salt to act as a blood pressure 'trigger'
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Glasgow are launching a study to find the link between genes and salt.
Pinning down the fleeting Internet: Web crawler archives historical data for easy searching
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Nov 17, 2008 |
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(PHysOrg.com) -- The Internet contains vast amounts of information, much of it unorganized. But what you see online at any given moment is just a snapshot of the Web as a whole -- many pages change rapidly ...
Drops in blood oxygen levels may be key to sudden death in some epilepsy patients
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A new study by researchers at UC Davis Medical Center suggests that the sudden unexplained deaths of some epilepsy patients may be a result of their brains not telling their bodies to breathe during seizures.
Asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 percent, according to Canadian research study
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A new research study suggests that asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 per cent in Canadian adults. The study, led by Ottawa researcher Dr. Shawn Aaron, examined 496 people from eight Canadian cities who reported receiving ...
Study investigates ethnic disparities in treatment of trauma patients
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The initial evaluation and management of injured patients from minority ethnic groups nationwide appears to be similar to that of non-Hispanic white patients, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, ...
Immediate breast reconstruction more common in wealthier, better-educated communities
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Patients appear more likely to have immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy if they live in communities with higher household incomes, lower population density and more individuals who have gone to college, according ...
