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A useful imaging modality for monitoring treatment response to hepatocellular carcinoma

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TACE has been widely accepted as a choice of treatment for advanced HCC. CT perfusion is a non-invasive and reproducible technique for assessing perfusion changes due to TACE therapy for locally advanced HCC. However, there ...





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A new explanation of 'Asian paradox'

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

There is abundant evidence of an association between Helicobacter pylori chronic infection and gastric cancer. The incidence of gastric cancer is much higher in Japan than Indonesia. A research from Indonesia and Japan found ...


Should children undergo surgery without a long period of fasting after feeding?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood glucose levels in a lot of patients fed normal liquid food (NLF) and a high calorie diet (HCD) were high. There was no significant difference in the blood prealbumin levels. There was a significant increase in the blood ...


Indiana reflects national trend as geography literacy declines

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the Journal of Geography reports that despite increased support for K-12 geography education over a 15-year period, geography knowledge among Indiana college freshmen has not improved.


Donor race may impact kidney transplant survival

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital.


Study shows endoscopic surgery as effective open surgery for nasal cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that endoscopic surgery is a valid treatment option for treating esthesioneuroblastoma (cancer of the nasal cavity), in addition to traditional open ...


Ginkgo biloba doesn’t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ginkgo biloba didn’t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular disease, according to research reported ...


Irbesartan reduces heart failure in patients with quivering heart

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Most research in atrial fibrillation (AF) has focused on reducing stroke and other embolic events. Yet heart failure occurs more frequently in AF patients, but has not been the focus of intervention research.


High vs. low hospital volume for angioplasty finds little difference in death rates

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study based on a contemporary registry of patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) indicates that even though hospitals that perform a higher number of angioplasties are more likely to follow evidence-based guidelines ...


New research shows small increase in hospital mortality rates in the first week of August

Medicine & Health / Health

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

People admitted to English hospitals in an emergency on the first Wednesday in August have, on average, a six percent higher mortality rate than people admitted on the previous Wednesday, according to research published in ...


Study sheds light on squirrel psychology

Study sheds light on squirrel psychology

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability of grey squirrels to learn from observing others is highlighted in a new study. The research shows how squirrels can quickly learn from watching their peers, particularly if it ...



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