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Medical study shows epidurals and spinal anesthetics are safer than previously reported

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The largest ever prospective study into the major complications of epidurals and spinal anaesthetics published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia today concludes that previous studies have over-estimated the risks of sev ...





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Using relative utility curves for risk prediction

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A relative utility curve is a simple method to evaluate risk prediction in a medical decision-making framework, according to a commentary published online October 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


A serving of soy a day can help keep breast cancer away

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is estimated that 40,170 women will die from breast cancer in 2009, and while much less common in men, they are not immune to the disease. It is estimated that 1,910 diagnoses of invasive breast cancer ...


Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor.


Quarter of a million children in England at risk of skin cancer from sunbeds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An estimated quarter of a million 11-17 year olds in England are being put at increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by using sunbeds, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ.


What proportion of psychotic illness is due to cannabis?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (11) | comments 12

In this week's PLoS Medicine, a team of researchers from Australia and the US, led by Louisa Degenhardt at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, makes the case for estimating the role that cannabis has worldwide as a r ...


Postmortem genetic tests after sudden death may provide less expensive way to identify risk

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree ...


Funeral industry workers exposed to formaldehyde face higher risk of leukemia

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Long durations of exposure to formaldehyde used for embalming in the funeral industry were associated with an increased risk of death from myeloid leukemia, according to a new study published online November 20 in the Journal of ...


Recent, vigorous exercise is associated with reduced breast cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Post-menopausal women who engage in moderate to vigorous exercise have a reduced risk of breast cancer. This comes from researchers writing the open access journal BMC Cancer who investigated the link between breast cancer ...


New report describes unique cancer profile of Hispanic/Latino Americans

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The latest edition of Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos reports that Hispanic/Latino Americans -the largest, fastest-growing, and youngest minority in the United States—have a unique cancer risk profile that requires ...


Calling it in: New emergency medical service system may predict caller's fate

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japanese researchers have developed a computer program which may be able tell from an emergency call if you are about to die. Research published in the open access journal BMC Emergency Medicine shows that a computer algori ...



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