No justification for denying obese patients knee replacements 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
There is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery: They benefit almost as much as anyone else from the procedure, concludes a small study published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic ... | |
 A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak. | |
ADHD increasingly common in older kids, CDC says 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday. | |
Autism's social struggles due to disrupted communication networks in brain 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Picking up on innuendo and social cues is a central component of engaging in conversation, but people with autism often struggle to determine another person's intentions in a social interaction. New research from Carnegie ... | |
Parasitic worm infections increase susceptibility to AIDS viruses 21 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Persons infected with schistosomes, and possibly other parasitic worm infections, may be more likely to become infected with HIV than persons without worm infections, according to a study published July 23rd in the open-access ... | |
Small birth size linked to changes in the cardiovascular system that predispose to later disease July 23, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers have found the first evidence that smaller size at birth is associated with specific alterations in the functioning of the heart and circulation in children and that these changes differ between boys and girls. | |
SKorea to start year-end monitoring for bird flu July 22, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
South Korea is to start year-round monitoring for bird flu after being hit by its worst outbreak earlier this year, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. | |
Study helps identify which populations of foreign-born persons living in US at higher risk of TB July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The relative yield of finding and treating latent tuberculosis is particularly high among higher-risk groups of foreign-born persons living in the U.S., such as individuals from most countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast ... | |
Pandemic flu: Most nursing homes don't have a plan July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
If an influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American ... | |
New guidelines for treating rheumatoid arthritis July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Proven combinations of medicines and the introduction of new anti-arthritis drugs have significantly improved the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology ... | |
Malaria Millennium Development Goal 'unlikely to be met' July 22, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria globally is unlikely to be met, according to Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow Professor Bob Snow. The statement comes in ... | |
FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled by a small Texas produce shipper. | |
Mass. woman diagnosed with rare brain disease July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- An elderly woman has been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder, state health officials said Monday. | |
Scientists identify how gastric reflux may trigger asthma July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center appear to have solved at least a piece of a puzzle that has mystified physicians for years: why so many patients with asthma also suffer from GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux ... | |
WHO says Asia should act against TB July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis, warning that even more virulent forms of the disease could spread if they fail ... | |
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