PCI preference -- will that be an arm or a leg? July 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
When it comes to stenting – using metal tubes to prop open blocked arteries – physicians are continuing to choose to gain entry to the circulatory system through an opening in the leg instead of the arm, even though the latter ... | |
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. | |
Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to brain activity July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). | |
 FDA declares it's OK to eat tomatoes again July 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- The U.S. government has declared it's OK to eat tomatoes again, lifting its salmonella warning amid signs that the outbreak - while not over - may finally be slowing. | |
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. | |
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 ... | |
Still puzzling: Best care for the frail and elderly with coronary artery disease July 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new study from Duke University Medical Center finds that patients treated solely with medications after suffering from chest pain, heart attack or coronary artery disease are more likely to die during the first year following ... | |
 Tomato scare ending; fears linger for many people July 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll - it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods. | |
Early study reveals promising Alzheimer's disease treatment July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study conducted there, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. ... | |
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 ... | |
Heart attack not a death sentence July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Survivors of cardiac arrest who received intensive care can expect long-term quality of life at reasonable expense to the health care system. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care ... | |
Insight into mechanisms of diabetes-induced microvascular disease reveals new therapies July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New findings from Bristol scientists could lead to future treatments to prevent lower limb amputations in diabetes - which currently affect 100 people a week in the UK (source Diabetes UK). | |
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 ... | |
Heading circulatory disease off at the pass July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have devised an ultrasound imaging technique that picks up subtle early evidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that current conventional tests miss. | |
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. | |
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