News tagged with patient samples
Findings suggest that severe sepsis can lead to impairment of immune system
An analysis of lung and spleen tissue from patients who died of sepsis revealed certain biochemical, cellular and histological findings that were consistent with immunosuppression, according to a study in the December 21 ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Paracetamol: Repeated ingestion of slightly too much can be fatal -- recognize and treat quickly
Repeatedly taking slightly too much paracetamol over time can cause a dangerous overdose that is difficult to spot, but puts the person at danger of dying. Patients may not come to hospital reporting the overdose, but because ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Biomarker detects graft-versus-host-disease in cancer patients after bone marrow transplant
A University of Michigan Health System-led team of researchers has found a biomarker they believe can help rapidly identify one of the most serious complications in patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood disorders ...
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Certain mouth bacteria signal pancreatic cancer
Particular types of mouth bacteria, some of which are found in gum disease, are associated with the development of pancreatic cancer, indicates a small study published online in the journal Gut.
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Researchers unveil new method for detecting lung cancer
When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being detected. In a new article published in Nature Nanotechnology, biological engineers and medical scientists at the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Test measuring blood glucose control may help predict risk of CVD events in patients with diabetes
Measuring hemoglobin A 1c (HbA 1c ) levels in patients with diabetes is associated with improvement in models for predicting risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a report published Online First today by Archives of ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Detecting lung cancer early
A person's blood reveals whether he or she has lung cancer: this has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Bonn. In collaboration with colleagues at the Cologne University Hospital, they are developing a blood ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Insulin may reduce several inflammatory factors induced by bacterial infection
Treating intensive care patients who develop life-threatening bacterial infections, or septicemia, with insulin potentially could reduce their chances of succumbing to the infection, if results of a new preliminary study ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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A cell detective on the trail
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering professor pursues a cancer breakthrough -- an innovative device that would allow researchers to track rare cells in the bloodstream.
May 14, 2010 |
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Providing free drug samples to patients risks harm to public health
The tradition of American physicians handing out free drug samples to their patients "has many serious disadvantages and is as anachronistic as bloodletting and high colonic irrigations," say two academics in an essay in ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 12, 2009 |
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National study to identify genetic variants in schizophrenia
The Medical College of Georgia is part of a large national study examining the genes of 10,000 patients with schizophrenia and 10,000 healthy individuals in an effort to pinpoint variations that can improve disease diagnosis ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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New insight into Rett syndrome severity
A research collaboration between Australia and Israel has identified a genetic variation that influences the severity of symptoms in Rett syndrome.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Using hair to manage HIV/AIDS and predict treatment success
UCSF researchers have found that examining levels of antiretroviral drugs in hair samples taken from HIV patients on therapy strongly predicts treatment success.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 03, 2009 |
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