Kidney transplants less successful at night July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Kidney transplants should be carried out during the day if possible. At least this is the conclusion suggested by a survey just published by urologists and internists at the University of Bonn (Transplantation Proceedings, ... | |
Study finds high-dose HBO2 therapy extends survival window after cardiopulmonary arrest July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A ground-breaking study by researchers at the School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans published in the August 2008 issue of Resuscitation has major implications for the #1 cause of death of Americans ... | |
Smoking cessation therapies more effective than placebos July 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Six treatments for smoking cessation perform better than placebos — including varenicline (Chantix®), recently approved for use in Canada — states a team of researchers from McGill University and the University of Montreal ... | |
Visual impairment may be associated with higher suicide risk July 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Visual impairment may be associated with an increased risk of suicide through its indirect negative effect on health, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. | |
Asians who immigrated to US before age 25 have poorer mental health than older immigrants July 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Asian-American immigrants who came to the United States before they were 25 years old have poorer mental health than their compatriots who came to this country when they were 25 or older, according to data from the first ... | |
Rx for time-crunched physicians July 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
With their waiting rooms crowded and exam rooms full, many physicians say they are too busy to be good communicators. Those who study physician time-management think otherwise. Certain communication skills can foster efficiency ... | |
Study reveals potential reasons for school absenteeism July 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A questionnaire of Swiss schoolchildren has revealed the extent of truancy and school fear. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, links truancy ... | |
Naturopaths support tougher regulation of complementary medicine July 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Naturopaths are strongly in favour of regulation of their industry, a University of Queensland researcher has found. | |
Gene therapy research in developing world raises ethical red flags: experts July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Early stage gene therapy clinical trials are recruiting patients from the developing world, providing medically deprived populations access to interventions that show promise but have largely unknown effects in humans. According ... | |
Survey: Most effective dental braces are least attractive July 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
When it comes to the attractiveness of orthodontic braces, less metal is better, according to a recent survey. | |
Chest pain center accreditation linked with better outcomes in heart attack patients July 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Hospitals accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) have been shown to perform better in the heart attack core measures established by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as compared to non-accredited ... | |
Research highlights problems of predicting birthweights in obese mothers July 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers have found what they believe to be the most accurate way of predicting the birth-weight of babies born to the growing number of obese mothers, according to a study in the UK-based journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics ... | |
Male kidneys for men only? July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The gender of donor and recipient plays a larger role in kidney transplants than previously assumed. Female donor kidneys do not function as well in men – due to their smaller size. Women have a higher risk of rejecting a ... | |
Intervention needed for Asian mothers, babies July 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A major international study involving the University of Adelaide, Australia, has shown that intervention is needed in South-East Asia to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies and prevent child and mother mortality. | |
Size of a woman's uterus can predict whether she is at risk of having very premature twins after IVF July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Using ultrasound to measure the height of a woman's uterus is a good way to predict whether or not she is at risk of having babies born prematurely if she becomes pregnant with twins after IVF, according to new research presented ... | |
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