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Increased heart death risk for elderly sleep apnea patients

Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular death in the elderly, say researchers.

5 Oct 2012

Daily lenses vary in ocular response, adverse effects

Narafilcon A contact lenses worn daily do not perform clinically as well as etafilcon A and senofilcon A lenses worn on the same schedule, show study results involving 120 contact lens wearers.

5 Oct 2012

Lighting the way to vascular lesion resolution

Treatment with a new-generation optimized pulsed light device significantly decreases the size and coloration of port wine stains and other vascular cutaneous lesions, show research findings.

5 Oct 2012

Embolic agent useful in pediatric neurovascular lesions

Researchers report a low permanent morbidity rate when using the liquid embolic agent Onyx to treat cranial and spinal vascular lesions in children.

5 Oct 2012

Bivalent HPV vaccine has cross-protective effect, but could wane over time

The bivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 appears to be more efficacious against outcomes associated with nonvaccine types 31, 33, and 45 than its quadrivalent counterpart, show results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

5 Oct 2012

Brief ED interventions may reduce alcohol and marijuana abuse

Identifying emergency department patients who may be at high risk for alcohol and/or marijuana misuse may help reduce binge drinking and conjoint alcohol and marijuana consumption.

5 Oct 2012

Online ‘spaced education’ improves safety practices of interns

An online “spaced education” program designed to improve patient safety knowledge changes behaviors more effectively and is more engaging to medical and surgical interns than a slideshow plus quiz, report researchers.

5 Oct 2012

DBP ‘remains relevant’ in stroke risk assessment

A large study has shed light on the relationship of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with stroke risk as people age.

5 Oct 2012

Improved small animal Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners introduced by IntelLiDrives

In research into human diseases and the search for potential treatments, small animal models play an important role in bridging the gap between in vitro and in vivo studies. IntelLiDrive is at the forefront of small animal PET tomography scanner design.

5 Oct 2012

HIV transmission can be reduced by using opioid substitution treatments instead of injection drug use

People who inject drugs (PWID) can significantly reduce their risk of HIV infection with the use of opiate substitution treatments such as methadone, as suggested by an international team of researchers in a paper published today on bmj.com.

5 Oct 2012

MU public health expert identifies factors that help recognize teens at risk of self injury and suicide

Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, a University of Missouri public health expert has identified factors that will help parents, medical professionals and educators recognize teens at risk for self injury and suicide.

5 Oct 2012

Britons least likely to adopt protective behaviours against flu

A new international survey published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has revealed that during the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009, people in Britain lagged far behind other countries in adopting protective behaviours, such as increasing their practice of covering their mouth with a tissue when sneezing or coughing.

5 Oct 2012

Type 2 diabetes screening does not appear to affect mortality rates

Screening for type 2 diabetes does not appear to affect overall population mortality rates, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

5 Oct 2012

People with difficulty in chewing foods more likely to develop dementia

Can you bite into an apple? If so, you are more likely to maintain mental abilities, according to new research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

5 Oct 2012

Myocardial infarction mortality rates decrease by 44% over the last 15 years in Argentina

Mortality caused by myocardial infarction has decreased by 44% over the last 15 years in Argentina, according to new research which will be presented during the 38th Argentine Congress of Cardiology.

5 Oct 2012

Study evaluates benefits of symbolic gesture or baby sign

Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire have found no evidence to support claims that using baby signing with babies helps to accelerate their language development. In a paper to be published in Child Development, researchers conducted a controlled study to evaluate the benefits of symbolic gesture or baby sign.

5 Oct 2012