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Gender differences in CABG survival linked to hospital performance
MedWire News: Women undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are more likely than men undergoing the operation to die in hospital, a disparity that grows in magnitude with worsening hospital performance status, a study of US...
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Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage
MONDAY, Dec.1 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics are the single largest class of drugs that cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI), researchers say. The condition accounts for about 13 percent of cases of acute liver failure...
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M. D. Anderson's Margaret Spitz Honored by Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce
Newswise Margaret Spitz, M.D., professor and former chair of epidemiology at The , is one of eight distinguished inductees into the inaugural Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce (GHWCC) Hall of Fame.'I am deeply honored to be...
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Elderly women most prone to contrast-induced kidney damage
MedWire News: Elderly women are the most susceptible group of patients for developing contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI) after angiography, a large prospective study has shown.CIAKI is a rare but important complication of...
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Tracking Eye Disorders in Statin Users; Predicting Visual Outcomes for Wounded Soldiers; Improving Glaucoma Te
Eye Disorders Linked to Statin Drug Use in Some Patients Statin medications are used to lower patients' cholesterol levels, thus helping prevent coronary heart disease, stroke and other deaths related to high cholesterol levels.Statin use...
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Ophthalmology Dec.'08 research highlights
SAN FRANCISCO, CA---This month's Ophthalmology, the journal of the , reports on eye disorders that may occur in people taking statins, on a new system that predicts soldiers' visual recovery after combat eye trauma, and on use of glaucoma...
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Good pre-school and home-learning boosts academic development
Attending a high quality pre-school followed by an academically effective primary school gives a significant boost to children's development.These are the findings of a new study which shows that a stimulating early years home-learning...
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Africa: New Report Advocates Early HIV Testing
United Nations Children's Fund (New York) A new report from four UN agencies entitled Children and AIDS: Third Stocktaking Report, 2008 is advocating for increased HIV testing for newborns as young as six-weeks-old.It was coordinated to...
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Frontal release signs linked to schizophrenia development
MedWire News: Frontal release signs (FRS) among schizophrenia patients are easy to assess and may be linked to both neuropsychological functioning and genetic susceptibility, say US researchers in findings that suggest these signs may point...
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5-HTT promoter variant linked to antidepressant-associated mania
J Affect Dis 2009: 112: 267272 MedWire News: A polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene promoter region (5-HTTLPR) predicts the development of antidepressant-associated mania in bipolar disorder patients, but only in the absence of a...
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Cancer of reservation spells disintegration
Sumanta Sen Caste-based reservations, gender-based reservations, proposals for religion-based reservations and reservations within reservation and amidst all this the frequent calls from various platforms to remain united and the...
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Study: Same-sex heart transplants are better
NEW ORLEANS - Turns out men and women really are different at heart: New research finds that heart transplant patients have better odds of survival and a lower risk of rejection if they get organs from donors of the same sex.Size may be...
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Cancer Rates and Cancer-Related Deaths Drop in U.S
For the first time ever, the overall cancer incidence and death rates have declined for men and women in the United States, according to an annual report released by the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and other...
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Gender differences in BP control revealed
MedWire News: Women have better ambulatory blood pressure (BP) control than men, possibly due to the higher frequency of isolated office hypertension in women, Spanish researchers believe.Their conclusion comes from a study of nearly 30...
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Cancer thromboembolism risk increases with transfusion
MedWire News: Blood transfusions increase the risk for arterial and venous thromboembolism (ATE/VTE) and mortality in patients with cancer, study findings show.Alok Khorana (University of Rochester, New York, USA) and co-authors say their...
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World AIDS Day: Bold Leadership Needed To Overcome 'disease Of Inequalities'
A deepening financial crisis emphasises the urgency of maintaining and strengthening the global response to HIV and AIDS, say AIDS activists from across civil society.'Bold and visionary leaders have to step forward', says Allyson Leacock...
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TAEN Comments On The Government's Response To Dame Carol Black's Recommendations For Improving Health And Work
Commenting on the Government's response to Dame Carol Black's recommendations in her review of the health of the working age population, Chris Ball, Chief Executive of - The Age and Employment Network, says: 'We are encouraged by the...
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High hand joint mobility is associated with radiological CMC1 osteoarthritis: The AGES-Reykjavik study
Jnsson H et al.Hand joint mobility, defined as hyperextension in the metacarpophalangeal joints (HYP) is more prevalent in females and on the left side; associated with more severe radiographic OA in the first carpometacarpal joint (CMC1)...
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Bipolar quality of life and functioning reduced by sleep complaints
MedWire News: Among bipolar disorder patients, sleep complaints impair both quality of life and global function, Brazilian scientists have discovered in findings that highlight the need for research into the effect of sleep on neurochemical...
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Topographical distribution of choroidal naevi in the ocular fundus
To analyse the topographical distribution of choroidal naevi and to visualise their location in the ocular fundus.Data on the size and location of 210 choroidal naevi were converted into a database of two-dimensional retinal charts by...
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Gender-related differences in MS: a study of conventional and nonconventional MRI measures
Antulov R et al.- There were no significant gender-related differences regarding nonconventional MRI measures. GM and central atrophy are more advanced in male patients, whereas WM atrophy is more advanced in female patients.
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Does Gender Influence ED Management and Outcomes in Geriatric Abdominal Pain
Gardner RL et al.- Unlike prior research in younger patients with abdominal pain and among elders with other acute conditions, the authors noted no difference in management and diagnoses between older men and women who presented with...
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RLP cholesterol level linked to triglycerides
MedWire News: Plasma concentrations of atherogenic remnant-like particle (RLP) cholesterol largely reflect triglyceride levels and can be reduced by weight loss, show study results.Elevated plasma concentrations of RLP cholesterol are...
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Taking Noninvasive Imaging to Heart
Noninvasive cardiac imaging has become central to diagnosing and managing patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.Echocardiography, nuclear cardiology-and increasingly-coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring, cardiac...
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CVS Caremark Presents Influenza Vaccine Data at Rescheduled 2008 DMAA Annual Meeting
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov.25 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) announced today the findings from a yearlong study, suggesting that influenza vaccinations can help reduce the risk of hospitalizations in patients with chronic conditions....
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