Perception that antibiotics are harmless is widespread
WASHINGTON -- A new study of decision-making about the use of antibiotics in medicine has found that the mistaken belief that antibiotics are harmless is...
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‘Why not take a risk’ attitude widespread among patients and providers, GW study finds
WASHINGTON (May 31, 2018)--"Antibiotics can't hurt. They might even make me feel better. Why not take a risk?" You may have had similar thoughts when...
News flash about hot flashes: They can last longer than you think
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz - Menopause symptoms are not just for midlife anymore, according to a new Mayo Clinic study published this month in the Journal of...
Microscope technology provides 4K and 3-D visualization beyond the surface of the brain
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System (New York - May 31, 2018) The Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is...
McMaster professor seeks to stop the bleeding
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 31, 2018) - Developing new ways to improve the treatment of patients with bleeding disorders is the priority for...
Conflicting guidance on opioid prescribing can jeopardize pain mgmt for patients with cancer
PHILADELPHIA (May 31, 2018) - Persistent pain and recurrent episodes of pain are common for those who are living with cancer, or for those undergoing...
Most surgical residents want personal financial education offered during medical training
CHICAGO (May 31, 2018): The cost of education is continuing to increase, and the amount of debt for medical school graduates has risen dramatically in...
Got an appetite that won’t subside? You’ve got hungry peptides
Credit: Kanoski lab at the USC Dornsife College A USC study shows the brain's plumbing system serves double duty, flushing waste and channeling a hunger...
Hospital superbug uses tiny sticky fingers to infect medical tools and devices
The antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium is one of the most globally harmful bacteria that causes nosocomial infections. Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered...
For patients with prostate cancer, dysfunction due to treatment side effects results in increased emotional distress — and vice versa
New York, May 31, 2018 - A new study published in the Journal of Urology® reports that men with prostate cancer who had worse urinary,...
Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby
Credit: Western University, Canada A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare example of a near-to-term, severely...
Beyond BRCA: Links between breast, second primary cancer and inherited mutations
PHILADELPHIA - Rates of inherited mutations in genes other than BRCA1/2 are twice as high in breast cancer patients who have had a second primary...
The secret to longevity is in the microbiome and the gut
You are what you eat. Or so the saying goes. Science now tells us that we are what the bacteria living in our intestinal tract...
Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help their children behave
A new parenting study finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems,...
Lipid molecules can be used for cancer growth
Cancer cells can when the blood supply is low use lipid molecules as fuel instead of blood glucose. This has been shown in animal tumour...
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