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Thyroid and parathyroid surgery outcomes may be worse in pregnant women

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnant women appear to have worse clinical and economic outcomes after thyroid and parathyroid surgery compared with women who are not pregnant, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery.





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Leeds medics solve an ancient riddle -- and offer new tool for diagnosis

Medics solve an ancient riddle -- and offer new tool for diagnosis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 30, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (40) | comments 5

A puzzling medical condition, identified more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates, has finally been explained by researchers at the University of Leeds.


Irregular heartbeat linked to genetic mutation, study shows

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 23, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Every day for 10 years, a seemingly heart-healthy 53-year-old woman experienced rapid and irregular heartbeats. She had no personal or family history of hypertension or hyperthyroidism. She did not suffer from myocardial ...


Chemicals used as fire retardants could be harmful, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 10, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), chemicals used as fire retardants, can be found in numerous items in the home, such as the television, computer, toaster and the sofa. Now, as reported in a KNBC story on Nov. 28, they are being found in alarmin ...



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