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Elderly rectal cancer patients at risk for stoma non-reversal

Half of elderly rectal cancer patients who undergo low anterior resection do not have stoma reversal surgery within 18 months, show US data.

16 Jan 2013

Link between infections and venous thromboembolism in surgical patients

Despite receiving blood thinners and other clot prevention treatment, some patients still develop potentially lethal blood clots in the first month after their operations anyway, especially if they developed a surgical-site infection while in the hospital, according to results of a study at Johns Hopkins.

16 Jan 2013

Spirituality associated with poor mental health

Individuals who describe themselves as spiritual are more likely to have used drugs, or be dependent on drugs, and also more likely to have generalized anxiety and neurotic disorders than those who are neither spiritual nor religious, research shows.

15 Jan 2013

Spacemen upset sodium balance theories

Levels of salt in the body and sodium in the urine fluctuate over fixed cycles that are independent of salt intake, shows a space simulation study.

15 Jan 2013

Arterial versus venous graft debate continues

Researchers say that there is no significant reduction in angiographic graft failure with arterial grafts compared with saphenous vein grafts in revascularization of the right coronary system.

15 Jan 2013

Sexual dysfunction not determined by hysterectomy technique

The prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder after hysterectomy does not vary with the surgical technique used, researchers report.

15 Jan 2013

Iris nevi have ‘low’ malignant potential

The malignant transformation rate for iris nevi is 8% over 15 years, a case series by US researchers has found.

15 Jan 2013

Aggressive surveillance questionable for eye melanoma recurrence

Patients treated for primary choroidal or ciliary body melanoma may not always benefit from an aggressive surveillance strategy for the detection of metastatic disease, caution US researchers.

14 Jan 2013

Beta blocker use linked to NSCLC patient survival

Beta blockers may boost survival in patients undergoing definitive radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer, suggests research published in the Annals of Oncology.

14 Jan 2013

Left ventricular systolic dysfunction prevalent in at-risk inpatients

Asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction is present in about 5% of general medical inpatients who have at least one risk factor for heart failure, research shows.

14 Jan 2013

Sequencing-based test effectively detects many fetal genetic defects

Researchers have developed a new screening test that allows detection of fetal abnormalities in maternal blood by deep sequencing cell-free DNA extracted from plasma.

14 Jan 2013

Research scrambles previous findings on health impact of eggs

Increased egg consumption is not associated with a higher risk for coronary heart disease or stroke in the general population, research suggests.

14 Jan 2013

Monitor white blood cell count in pertussis infants

Researchers say that taking early and repeat white blood cell counts could help determine which children with pertussis are at highest risk for death.

14 Jan 2013

Neurolysis combats hip replacement sciatic nerve pain

Preliminary research suggests that neurolysis can significantly reduce neuropathic pain in patients who develop sciatic nerve palsy after total hip replacement.

14 Jan 2013

Repeat angiography worthwhile in subarachnoid hemorrhage

A second or even third attempt at catheter angiography may reveal vascular abnormalities after an initial negative result in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, say researchers.

14 Jan 2013

Intermittent therapy may be answer to treating drug-resistant melanoma

Findings from a study carried out in mice suggest that an intermittent dosing strategy may be the answer to combating lethal tumor resistance to the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib, in patients with late-stage BRAF-mutated melanoma.

14 Jan 2013

Obesity complicates kidney transplantation

The risk for delayed graft function in patients undergoing kidney transplant rises in line with their body mass index, say US researchers.

14 Jan 2013

ADHD symptoms may influence bipolar disorder course

Comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is common in patients with bipolar disorder, and is associated with more mixed states, more severe psychopathology, and more impaired family functioning, Italian researchers report.

14 Jan 2013

Off-label drug ineffective in frontotemporal dementia

A randomized, controlled trial has dashed hopes that memantine therapy could benefit patients with frontotemporal dementia.

14 Jan 2013

Greater selectivity in GI bleeding prophylaxis needed

Researchers have developed a risk-scoring system to identify noncritically ill hospital patients most likely to benefit from prophylactic acid-suppressive medication.

14 Jan 2013