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MRSA leads to worse outcomes, staggering expenses for surgical patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Post-surgical infections significantly increase the chance of hospital readmission and death and cost as much as $60,000 per patient, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers who conducted the largest study ...





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Drug for Alzheimer's disease does not appear to slow cognitive decline

Medicine & Health / Medications

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Although there were promising results in a phase 2 trial, patients with mild Alzheimer disease who received the drug tarenflurbil as part of a phase 3 trial did not have better outcomes on measures of cognitive decline or ...


Canadian first: The heart in telemonitoring

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The electrophysiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) recently performed the first implantation of a new type of cardiac pacemaker (Accent RF) in Canada. This landmark procedure was carried out on October 22, 2009 ...


Sleep and Cancer: Uncomfortable Bedfellows

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Newly-diagnosed cancer patients face a number of life-long challenges, but a new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute suggests that a lack of sleep may be one of the most persistent and disruptive. ...


Psychologist to examine childhood depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Research by Binghamton University psychologist Brandon Gibb could provide new weapons for the fight against childhood depression. Working with colleagues around the country, he hopes to identify the causes of mental-health ...


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New Algorithm Ranks Sports Teams like Google's PageRank

Technology / Computer Sciences

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sports fans may be interested in a new system that ranks NFL and college football teams in a simple, straightforward way, similar to how Google PageRank ranks webpages. The new sports algorithm, ...


Studies quantify radiation doses, cancer risks from CT scans

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Doses of radiation from commonly performed computed tomography (CT) scans vary widely, appear higher than generally believed and may contribute to an estimated tens of thousands of future cancer cases, according to two reports ...



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