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Anticoagulant drugs found safe to use in patients undergoing surgery for irregular heartbeat

A trial led by the University of Birmingham has found that two types of blood thinning drugs are safe to use in patients with an irregular heartbeat when they are undergoing surgery aimed at stopping the condition.

21 Mar 2018

Weight loss after lap-band surgery alleviates arthritic knee pain

A new report finds that extremely obese people who have a band surgically strapped around their stomachs to restrict food intake not only lose weight but also suffer less from arthritic knee pain.

20 Mar 2018

Adjuvant AC chemotherapy found to be effective in treating HRD-positive breast cancer patients

People with tough-to-treat triple negative breast cancer, whose tumors also don't allow for double-strand DNA repair, fare better when treated with a common adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy combination, according to results from a SWOG clinical trial.

20 Mar 2018

Weight loss surgery widely underutilized among young patients with severe obesity

Among U.S. teenagers and young adults with severe obesity, a new study finds that only a small percentage undergo weight loss surgery, even though it is broadly considered the most effective long-term weight loss therapy.

20 Mar 2018

Treating metastatic breast cancer with immunotherapy

Breast cancer, in the stage with distant metastases, is an incurable disease with a 5 years survival rate of about 5-10%. Immunotherapy has recently improved survival in metastatic breast cancer patients with breast cancer harboring the expression of HER 2 receptor.

19 Mar 2018

Epidural stimulation can safely, effectively normalize blood pressure in patients with SCI

Patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience chronically low blood pressure that negatively affects their health, their quality of life and their ability to engage in rehabilitative therapy.

19 Mar 2018

Changes in the intestines may be responsible for reversal of diabetes after bariatric surgery

A new study helps explain changes in the intestines that may be responsible for the reversal of diabetes in people who undergo a type of bariatric surgery known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

19 Mar 2018

Speeding up wound healing using nanofiber dressings

Scientists have developed two new types of wound dressing that dramatically increase healing rates and improve tissue regeneration.

19 Mar 2018

Clinical trial to test efficacy of stem cell transplants in stopping ALS muscle deterioration

Once funding is obtained, researchers can perform a clinical trial to test the efficacy of transplanting bone marrow cells into muscles to stop deterioration caused by the illness. The method has already yielded positive results on mice.

16 Mar 2018

Higher doses of radiation do not translate into longer survival for prostate cancer patients

A new study shows that higher doses of radiation do not improve survival for many patients with prostate cancer, compared with the standard radiation treatment.

15 Mar 2018

Novel use for drug shows promise as effective treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting

An innovative use for a known drug is showing promise as an effective treatment for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting, suggests a study published today in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

14 Mar 2018

Perioperative beta blockers could increase deaths and strokes one year after surgery

During the 12 months after undergoing noncardiac surgery, patients with or at risk for heart disease who were treated with the beta blocker metoprolol for 30 days were less likely than patients who received a placebo to have a heart attack, but more likely to die or have a stroke, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

13 Mar 2018

Muscle wasting of old age and ways to stop it understood in new study

According to latest research, the muscle wasting that is associated with ageing has been attributed to loss of nerves. Researchers from the Manchester Metropolitan University, The University of Manchester, The University of Waterloo in Ontario, and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHW Foundation Trust published their study findings in the latest issue of The Journal of Physiology.

13 Mar 2018

Health guide for young women regarding labiaplasty

A recent disturbing trend among young girls and women has sparked the need for issuance of a health guide. More and more young women are going under the knife to get “designer vaginas”.

13 Mar 2018

Surgeons describe smartphone-assisted neuroendoscopy as a success

A new integrated smartphone−endoscope device could provide an alternative, more intuitive and more fluid way of performing neuroendoscopy.

13 Mar 2018

New imaging technology could significantly improve the accuracy of cancer diagnosis

A new cutting-edge imaging technology can grade cancer tumors, thereby eliminating human subjectivity and variability in the grading of cancer severity.

13 Mar 2018

Patients given six-month dual antiplatelet therapy have increased heart attack risk

The combined rate of death from any cause, heart attack or stroke within 18 months was not significantly different in patients with acute coronary syndrome who were randomly assigned to receive dual antiplatelet therapy for either six months or at least 12 months after receiving a drug-eluting stent.

13 Mar 2018

Flatfoot reconstruction can be viable option for elderly patients, study finds

When someone develops adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD), they are offered either a reconstruction or foot fusion depending on the severity of the flatfoot and their age. Typically reconstructions are performed in younger patients, while older patients undergo fusions, even though it can limit mobility.

13 Mar 2018

Six tips for seniors to help limit confusion after surgery

The longer you live the more likely you will develop a medical condition that requires surgery or a procedure. In fact, half of all people 65 and older will have at least one surgical procedure in their lifetime.

13 Mar 2018

Newer non-invasive method provides cost savings for heart patients needing PCI

Doctors evaluating patients for blockages in the heart are aided by having a good roadmap of the vascular terrain before they can insert stents to clear the impasse.

12 Mar 2018

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Anticoagulant drugs found safe to use in patients undergoing surgery for irregular heartbeat

Weight loss after lap-band surgery alleviates arthritic knee pain

Adjuvant AC chemotherapy found to be effective in treating HRD-positive breast cancer patients

Weight loss surgery widely underutilized among young patients with severe obesity

Treating metastatic breast cancer with immunotherapy

Epidural stimulation can safely, effectively normalize blood pressure in patients with SCI

Changes in the intestines may be responsible for reversal of diabetes after bariatric surgery

Speeding up wound healing using nanofiber dressings

Clinical trial to test efficacy of stem cell transplants in stopping ALS muscle deterioration

Higher doses of radiation do not translate into longer survival for prostate cancer patients

Novel use for drug shows promise as effective treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting

Perioperative beta blockers could increase deaths and strokes one year after surgery

Muscle wasting of old age and ways to stop it understood in new study

Health guide for young women regarding labiaplasty

Surgeons describe smartphone-assisted neuroendoscopy as a success

New imaging technology could significantly improve the accuracy of cancer diagnosis

Patients given six-month dual antiplatelet therapy have increased heart attack risk

Flatfoot reconstruction can be viable option for elderly patients, study finds

Six tips for seniors to help limit confusion after surgery

Newer non-invasive method provides cost savings for heart patients needing PCI

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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