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Weight-loss surgery improves lives and saves money
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study indicates that weight-loss surgery is cost-effective over 10 years and can save...
Blowfly uses saliva to keep cool
On warm days the Oriental latrine blowfly (Chrysomya megacephala) keeps cool by moving a droplet of saliva repeatedly in and...
Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to...
New strategies for hospitals during mass casualty incidents
A community's ability to cope with mass casualty incidents (MCIs) is very dependent on the capacity and capability of its...
Revisiting existing drugs finds molecules that control body clocks
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Using drug repurposing, a team of researchers led by animal biologists at Nagoya University has discovered...
Many European countries are not ready to stop viral hepatitis
Many European countries lack a comprehensive policy to eliminate viral hepatitis as a major public health threat, according to a...
Role of intravascular ultrasound imaging in detection of acute aortic syndrome
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume 2, Number 4, 2018, pp 447-449(3); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0028, Niya Mileva,...
Low-income HIV patients suffer with healthcare access
Credit: MUHC Montreal, April 18, 2017-- Quebecers are not created equal when it comes to accessing anti-retroviral treatment (ART) for...
Frontiers in Anatomy: Anatomy for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Credit: Dr. Plauto Christopher Aranha Watanabe, Bentham Science Publishers Anatomical studies of the skull, face bones and teeth are complex...
Ebola media coverage impacted how the public perceived the disease and survivors
Credit: University of Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. - In 2014, the United States saw fatal cases of Ebola for the first...
Management of mitral regurgitation in a patient contemplating pregnancy
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume 2, Number 4, 2018, pp 439-446(8); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0027, researchers Yee-Ping...
Mayo Clinic study finds no evidence that anesthesia in young children lowers intelligence
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A Mayo Clinic study finds no evidence that children given anesthesia before their third birthdays have lower...
World-first research into injury rates among people released from prison
Centre for Mental Health Research Fellow Mr Jesse Young led a study that identified hospital records for 1307 people released...
University of Delaware professor receives $2.3 million grant to study Achilles injuries
Credit: University of Delaware/ Aaron Davis University of Delaware assistant professor Karin Gravare Silbernagel (Physical Therapy) received a five-year, $2.3...
Ischemic mitral regurgitation
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume 2, Number 4, 2018, pp 435-437(3); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0018, researchers Marc...
Active young adults with Type 1 diabetes have muscle complications: Study
Credit: York University News Toronto, ON (April 18, 2018) - A new study from McMaster and York universities has found...
NIH funds a research consortium to address firearm deaths among US children and teens
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Among children in the United States, firearm-related fatalities are the second leading cause...
An asymptomatic patient with severe mitral regurgitation
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume 2, Number 4, 2018, pp 431-434(4); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0034, researcher Blase...
Overcoming bias about music takes work
Expectations and biases play a large role in our experiences. This has been demonstrated in studies involving art, wine and...
Jeffrey H. Samet, M.D., F.A.C.P., honored with national award from American College of Physicians
Philadelphia, 2017 -- Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, MA, MPH, FACP, has been awarded the American College of Physicians (ACP) Richard...
