News tagged with complications
Researchers show benefits of local anesthesia after knee replacement surgery
Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have shown that local anesthesia delivered through a catheter in the joint, intraarticularly, may be more beneficial than traditional opioids such as morphine and Oxycontin ...
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Study finds prior preterm delivery indicates subsequent baby will be small even if carried to term
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that women who deliver their first baby ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Online support following joint replacement surgery is cost and time effective for patients
Patients who have had total joint replacement (TJR) are expected to return to their physician's office or clinic regularly for routine follow-up care. In a new study presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Well-controlled HIV doesn't affect heart metabolism, function
(Medical Xpress) -- People with HIV often develop blood sugar and lipid problems and other metabolic complications that increase the risk of heart disease. But new research at Washington University School ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 26, 2012 |
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High animal fat diet increases gestational diabetes risk
Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Limiting protein or certain amino acids before surgery may reduce risk of surgical complications
Limiting certain essential nutrients for several days before surgery—either protein or amino acids—may reduce the risk of serious surgical complications such as heart attack or stroke, according to a new Harvard ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Non-certified providers provide initial care in Bangladesh
(Medical Xpress) -- In rural Bangladesh, non-certified providers such as village doctors and untrained birth attendants are the first-line providers for women with severe obstetric complications, according to a new study ...
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Study identifies novel markers as key indicators of future renal failure in diabetes
Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified two novel markers that, when elevated in the blood stream, can predict accurately the risk of renal (kidney) failure in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Sexual activity is safe for most heart, stroke patients
If you have stable cardiovascular disease, it is more than likely that you can safely engage in sexual activity, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Researchers find new, noninvasive way to identify lymph node metastasis
Using two cell surface markers found to be highly expressed in breast cancer lymph node metastases, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, working with colleagues at other institutions, have developed targeted, fluorescent ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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First detailed data of risk of using Rasilez with certain blood pressure-lowering drugs
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have published the first detailed figures showing the risk of using the prescription drug Rasilez in combination with certain other blood pressure-lowering medications.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 provide the safest care
Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Chiropractic treatment and exercise superior to drugs for neck pain: study
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine shows that when it comes to neck pain, visiting a chiropractor or performing regular neck exercises reduces neck pain better than p ...
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Study shows updated rotavirus vaccine not linked to increase in bowel obstruction
The rotovirus vaccine was pulled from the marketplace in 1999 after being associated with painful gastrointestinal complications, however, the updated rotavirus vaccines do not appear to increase the occurrence of these potentially ...
Jan 04, 2012 |
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How obesity alters the brain area involved in body weight control
The number of people who suffer from one or more of the adverse complications of obesity, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease is rapidly increasing.
Dec 27, 2011 |
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