Health
Moderate Facebook use promotes happiness in adults with Autism spectrum disorder
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 12, 2018 -- Among adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD),...
More deaths, strokes seen with perioperative beta blocker one year after surgery
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- During the 12 months after undergoing noncardiac surgery, patients with or at risk for heart...
Blood thinner significantly reduces the risk of death after non-cardiac surgery
Hamilton, ON - Researchers in Hamilton have discovered that a blood-thinning drug, dabigatran, significantly reduces the risk of death, heart...
SLU researchers discover structure of protein associated with inflammation, Parkinson’s
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti. ST. LOUIS -- In a recent paper published in Nature Communications, Saint Louis...
Ticagrelor has comparable safety to clopidogrel after heart attack
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Among people younger than 75 years who were given clot busters to treat a heart...
Statins may bring benefits at time of treatment for heart attack, angina
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Getting a large dose of a statin did not have an impact on major adverse...
Personalized approach to selecting antiplatelet drugs improves outcomes
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Patients with acute coronary syndrome experienced a substantially lower rate of heart attack, stroke, death...
Eliminating cost barriers helps heart patients comply with drug regimens
Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Doctors often cite the high price of a prescription drug as a reason they...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement dramatically improves heart patients’ quality of life
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Patients who undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR -- a minimally-invasive surgical...
Study: Two drugs prevent heart problems in breast cancer patients
Credit: Uk HealthCare ORLANDO, Fl. (Mar. 11, 2018) - Data released today from a large multi-center study provides a view...
New cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes for heart failure patients
Boston, MA -- New findings, presented today at the American College of Cardiology, provide long-term information about survival, stroke rates...
One in 10 stroke survivors need more help with taking medication, study finds
Over a half of stroke patients require a degree of help with taking medicine and a sizeable minority say they...
Genes play a role in empathy
A new study led by scientists from the University of Cambridge, the Institut Pasteur, Paris Diderot University, the CNRS and...
Reducing co-payments improves patient, physician adherence to guideline-recommended treatment post-MI
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- When patients who had a heart attack were given vouchers to cover their co-payments for...
Dabigatran reduces major CV complications in patients with myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Treatment with the blood-thinning drug dabigatran significantly reduced the risk of death, heart attack, stroke...
Previous cortisone injections may increase risk of future rotator cuff repair
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Cortisone injections are a common nonsurgical approach to treating rotator cuff injuries. However, researchers presenting their...
Osteochondral allograft transplantation effective for certain knee cartilage repairs
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Isolated femoral condyle lesions account for 75% of the cartilage repair procedures performed in the knee...
High school athletes with shoulder instability benefit from nonoperative treatment
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Nonoperative treatment of high school athletes with shoulder instability is an effective approach, according to research...
Heart attack protocol can improve outcomes, reduce disparities between men and women
ORLANDO: Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that implementing a four-step protocol for the most severe type of heart attack not...
Non-invasive technology is a money-saver for heart patients needing PCI
Credit: Shawn Rocco/Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Doctors evaluating patients for blockages in the heart are aided by having a...
