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Arsenic exposure impairs semen quality

Environmental exposure to arsenic significantly reduces semen quality in Chinese men, research shows.

18 Jul 2012

Marrow aspiration predicts smoldering multiple myeloma progression

Smoldering multiple myeloma patients with bone marrow plasma cell involvement should be treated immediately, say Italian researchers who found these patients are at greatest risk for symptomatic disease.

18 Jul 2012

Estrogen may mediate low incidence of HCC in women

Study findings suggest that estrogen may have a suppressive effect on hepatocellular carcinoma, potentially explaining its lower incidence in women.

18 Jul 2012

Female health workers must lift less

The development of persistent low back pain can be prevented by reducing frequent lifting and carrying of moderate or heavy loads with a bent back, say researchers.

18 Jul 2012

Glaucoma monitoring important in corneal dystrophy

The prevalence of glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension is more frequent in individuals with severe Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy than those without the condition, suggesting the importance of glaucoma screening in such patients, suggest US researchers.

18 Jul 2012

Super-resolution microscopy highlights bacterial biofilms

A multi-fluorescent labeling strategy combined with super-resolution light microscopy has allowed researchers to observe the development of a bacterial biofilm in realtime.

18 Jul 2012

Alzheimer’s pathology lies silent for decades

The pathologic process of Alzheimer’s disease begins more than 20 years before clinical symptoms become apparent, say researchers.

18 Jul 2012

Kawasaki Disease may increase risk of atherosclerosis in children

Cedars-Sinai researchers have linked Kawasaki Disease, a serious childhood illness that causes inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body, with early-onset and accelerated atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart disease in adults.

18 Jul 2012

Preventable hospital deaths: An interview with Dr Helen Hogan

In 2007/8 when we were thinking about the study, there wasn’t a clear picture of the number of preventable deaths in English hospitals. There had been an important report by the chief medical officer of the NHS in 2000 (An Organisation with a Memory) and he talked of the possibility of between 60,000 and 250,000 cases of severe disability or death arising in hospitals.

18 Jul 2012

Ticagrelor ‘now on equal footing’ with other antiplatelets

The platelet aggregation inhibitor ticagrelor is now considered of equal effectiveness to clopidogrel and prasugrel for patients who have experienced a heart attack or have unstable angina, a report states.

17 Jul 2012

Substance use linked to poor memory, reasoning in BD

The presence of comorbid substance use disorder is associated with significantly poorer visual memory and conceptual reasoning skills in patients with bipolar disorder, US study results show.

17 Jul 2012

Hypomagnesemia signals nonrecovery of renal function in AKI

Researchers have identified hypomagnesemia as a risk factor for nonrecovery of renal function among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury.

17 Jul 2012

Arrhythmia finding could enhance COPD management

Arrhythmias could precede exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, raising the possibility of a new target for management and treatment, say researchers.

17 Jul 2012

Mu-opioid receptors put brakes on appetite

Activation of mu-opioid receptors in the nerves of the portal vein walls triggers a gut–brain neural circuit that leads to feelings of satiety, researchers report in Cell.

17 Jul 2012

Computerized mobilization eases chronic neck pain

Computerized mobilization of the cervical spine appears to be a viable treatment option for patients with chronic neck pain, a proof-of-concept trial shows.

17 Jul 2012

Light reflexes during CPR may indicate survival chances

The presence of the papillary light reflex during cardiopulmonary resuscitation is associated with early survival and favorable neurologic status during recovery, suggest findings from a case series.

17 Jul 2012

Sensory device may help blind ‘see’

Study results indicate that the use of a sensory substitution device may allow individuals with visual impairments to experience a form of spatial awareness conventionally thought to be vision-specific.

17 Jul 2012

Sorting rhinosinusitis symptoms by ‘SNOT-22’

The three leading symptoms for chronic rhinosinusitis are nasal blockage, alterations to smell/taste, and needing to blow the nose, report UK researchers.

17 Jul 2012

Johnson & Johnson second quarter sales decrease 0.7% to $16.5B

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $16.5 billion for the second quarter of 2012, a decrease of 0.7% as compared to the second quarter of 2011. Operational results increased 3.5% and the negative impact of currency was 4.2%.

17 Jul 2012

AstraZeneca plans to conduct ticagrelor plus clopidogrel clinical trial for PAD

AstraZeneca today announced plans to conduct the EUCLID study, a global clinical trial involving 11,500 patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition affecting approximately 27 million people in Europe and North America.

17 Jul 2012