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Real life experience of defibrillators lives up to clinical trial expectations

Real life experience of defibrillators lives up to clinical trial expectations

There is no significant difference in survival between clinical trial patients who receive an implantable cardioverter and clinical registry patients who receive a primary prevention ICD, researchers suggest.

7 Jan 2013

Study highlights role of Protein S in maintenance of healthy retina

Study highlights role of Protein S in maintenance of healthy retina

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in collaboration with researchers at the Salk Institute in California, have found for the first time that a specific protein is essential not only for maintaining a healthy retina in the eye, but also may have implications for understanding and possibly treating other conditions in the immune, reproductive, vascular and nervous systems, as well as in various cancers.

7 Jan 2013

BMI mortality link questioned

BMI mortality link questioned

Patients classified as overweight according to body mass index have a lower risk for mortality than normal-weight patients, show the results of a systematic review.

4 Jan 2013

Obesity impact on lumbar disc herniation management confirmed

Obesity impact on lumbar disc herniation management confirmed

Obese patients with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation are significantly more likely to opt for surgery than their healthy weight counterparts but derive less benefit, SPORT findings suggest.

4 Jan 2013

Training can improve inpatient record documentation

Training can improve inpatient record documentation

The accuracy and completeness of inpatient medical records can be significantly improved with clinical interventions designed to develop quality record keeping, research shows.

4 Jan 2013

Raising transfusion threshold improves acute upper GI bleeding outcomes

Raising transfusion threshold improves acute upper GI bleeding outcomes

Outcomes among patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be improved by employing a restrictive transfusion strategy that raises the threshold for the transfusion of red cells, the results of a Spanish study indicate.

4 Jan 2013

Brake for skin inflammation discovered

Brake for skin inflammation discovered

The absence of a protein called Ctip2 in the skin allows increased levels of T-helper 2 cytokines and may have a role in conditions such as atopic dermatitis, research in mice suggests.

4 Jan 2013

Vascular reconstruction raises pancreatic resection complication rates

Vascular reconstruction raises pancreatic resection complication rates

Performing vascular reconstruction during surgical resection for pancreatic cancer is associated with a greater likelihood of postoperative adverse outcomes than resection alone, say US researchers.

3 Jan 2013

Acute stress in childhood increases serious mental illness risk

Acute stress in childhood increases serious mental illness risk

The sudden death of a close family member in childhood is associated with an increased risk for serious mental illnesses in later life, study results show.

3 Jan 2013

Gait abnormalities found in diabetic neuropathy

Gait abnormalities found in diabetic neuropathy

Ankle muscle strength and joint mobility are the key factors influencing gait abnormalities in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Brazilian research suggests.

3 Jan 2013

Neonatal chemokines altered in autistic spectrum patients

Neonatal chemokines altered in autistic spectrum patients

A study by scientists has found limited evidence to support a role for proinflammatory chemokines in the pathophysiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

3 Jan 2013

MRI could serve as lumbar puncture proxy

MRI could serve as lumbar puncture proxy

Structural brain patterns on magnetic resonance imaging predict cerebrospinal fluid biomarker levels in patients with suspected Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal lobar degeneration, preliminary research suggests.

3 Jan 2013

Low-carbohydrate diet effective in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Low-carbohydrate diet effective in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Dietary modification can be an effective adjunct to drugs in people with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, according to a study reported in Epilepsy and Behavior.

3 Jan 2013

Racial disparities in hospital care of US children

Racial disparities in hospital care of US children

The US healthcare system needs to undergo further reform if racial disparities in pediatric surgical care are to be addressed, report researchers.

3 Jan 2013

Global infertility unchanged

Global infertility unchanged

The global rate of infertility has not significantly changed over the past 2 decades, with the exception of regions in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a study shows.

2 Jan 2013

Sexual revolution effect may be hiding true extent of HPV prevalence

Sexual revolution effect may be hiding true extent of HPV prevalence

Human papillomavirus infection in older women is commonly due to reactivation of latent disease rather than new infection, research indicates.

2 Jan 2013

Farmers face increased risk for multiple myeloma

Farmers face increased risk for multiple myeloma

People working as farmers and those with long-term exposure to pesticides have an increased risk for multiple myeloma, results of a large European study suggest.

2 Jan 2013

Mortality risk from long-term exposure to traffic pollution

Mortality risk from long-term exposure to traffic pollution

Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with increased rates of all-cause, cardiopulmonary, and lung cancer mortality, a large German study indicates.

2 Jan 2013

Thromboprophylaxis does more harm than good in head and neck surgery

Thromboprophylaxis does more harm than good in head and neck surgery

Patients undergoing oncologic head and neck surgery do not benefit from thromboprophylaxis, report researchers.

2 Jan 2013

Vaginal transobturator tape boosts incontinence cure rates

Vaginal transobturator tape boosts incontinence cure rates

Implantation of tension-free vaginal transobturator tape is a highly effective and long lasting treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence.

31 Dec 2012

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