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90 percent of Africans are not protected by smoke-free laws

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

As African nations are poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection from secondhand smoke, ...


New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices.


Radiologists develop scale to help clinicians predict disease severity in infants with NEC

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center have developed a scale called the Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale (DAAS) to assist clinicians in determining the severity of disease and the need for surgery in infants with ...


Research reveals understanding PMS can reduce women's distress

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Women can significantly improve 'that time of the month,' by learning more about how premenstrual symptoms (PMS) can affect their minds and bodies and by adopting stress management and relaxation techniques.


Public expresses need for government intervention to reduce socio-economic disparities in health

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

As Congress debates the public health care option, a recent study reveals greater public support for reducing health care disparities among socio-economic groups (i.e. by income or education) than among racial groups. The ...


Leg movement training in preterm infants demonstrates positive changes in motor skills

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Preterm infants who receive leg movement training display feet-reaching behaviors similar to that of full-term infants, according to a randomized controlled trial reported in the October issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the sc ...


Oleocanthal may help prevent, treat Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease. This structural change impedes ...


Researchers find drug-eluting stents safe, effective for PCI in diabetics

Medicine & Health / Research

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

Results of a multicenter study in Asia, demonstrating that drug-eluting stents are effective with a low rate of complications in diabetic patients, will be presented at the 21st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics ...


Weight loss is good for the kidneys

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Losing weight may preserve kidney function in obese people with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that t ...


Two treatment innovations improve heart function after heart attack

Medicine & Health / Research

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

Supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) administered during catheter-based treatments for heart attack can significantly reduce heart muscle damage, according to a new study reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, a jour ...


Eye Movements May Help Detect Autism

Eye Movements May Help Detect Autism

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most parents will attest that infants convey their needs and interests in a variety of ways, many times without ever making a sound. For researchers in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, ...


Better immune defense against anthrax

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists discover a gene in anthrax-causing bacteria may help defend against this form of bio-warfare.


Immediate intervention for patients with ACS not always more beneficial

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

For some patients with acute coronary syndromes, the strategy of immediate intervention at a medical center does not appear to result in differences in outcomes in comparison with an intervention performed the next working ...


Genetic variation associated with poorer response, cardiovascular outcomes with use of clopidogrel

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with a certain genetic variation who received the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel had a decreased platelet response to treatment and among those who had percutaneous coronary intervention (procedures such as balloon ...


Vet scientists' work on diagnostic, intervention tools for H1N1 helps human health lab, too

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

If some day you are tested for the H1N1 virus without the painful prick of a needle, thank a pig -- and a team of Kansas State University researchers and their collaborators who are connecting animal and human health.




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