Can T’ai Chi alleviate chronic low back pain in older adults?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 11, 2020--A new study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of ...
Tag: Internal Medicine
STDs on the rise: The evidence of claims data
Private insurance claim lines for STDs rose 76 % from 2007 to 2018Credit: fairhealth.org NEW YORK, NY--February 11, 2020--Private insurance ...
Study: Higher opioid doses fail to lessen pain
Analysis based on more than 50,000 VA patientsCredit: Jeff Bowen Increasing chronic pain patients' opioid prescription doses does not seem ...
Choosing common pain relievers: It’s complicated
Researchers examine benefits and risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Florida Atlantic University About 29 million Americans use over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...
Radiologists describe coronavirus imaging features
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. (February 4, 2020) - In a special report published today in ...
Fragile: Handle with care
Interhospital transfer may be essential for the sickest patients, but the risk of death remains higher for transfer patients than ...
Link between chronic kidney disease and heart failure is identified in patients
Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a precursor to later heart disease, heart failure and possible deathCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - People ...
Less chemotherapy may have more benefit in rectal cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Chemotherapy used to shrink a tumor before surgery, called neoadjuvant chemotherapy, is becoming more ...
WPI researcher to probe link between cell death, calcification, and heart valve disease
American Heart Association awards $154,000 for research into leading cause of aortic valve dysfunctionCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - ...
The universities of Bern and Zurich offer continuing education in gender-specific medicine
Credit: USZ At present, a focus on males in basic research and clinical trials means that models of disease are ...
Histamine: an unexpected defender against heart and kidney damage
University of Tsukuba study shows that a histamine agonist drug prevents further damage in a mouse model of cardiorenal dysfunctionCredit: ...
First randomized clinical trial found no harms from dementia screening in primary care
Dementia screening did not induce depression or anxiety in older adultsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Research scientists at Regenstrief Institute ...
InDepth Pharmaceuticals moves ahead with diagnostic to predict kidney transplant success
Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina InDepth Pharmaceuticals, founded by Deepak Nihalani, Ph.D., the SmartState Endowed Chair in ...
Scientists examine how a gut infection may produce chronic symptoms
Credit: Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology Sometimes the end of an intestinal infection is just the beginning of more misery. Of ...
Deep learning differentiates small renal masses on multiphase CT
Deep learning method with neural network accurately differentiates between malignant and benign solid masses on contrast-enhanced CT scans, says AJRCredit: ...
BPA replacement hinders heart function, study reveals
Credit: (University of Guelph) BPA's counterpart replacement BPS can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to ...
Persistence of gut microbial strains in twins, living apart after cohabitating for decades
A genomics tool can determine whether twins maintained identical gut strains, even after living apart for years.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ...
Vaping lung injury symptoms have been reported online for at least seven years
UC Riverside research used internet data mining to monitor health effects reported by electronic cigarette users over timeCredit: I. Pittalwala, ...
2017 San Diego wildfire increased pediatric ER visits for breathing problems
Credit: ATS Jan. 6, 2020--A small wildfire in San Diego County in 2017 resulted in a big uptick in children ...
1ST reported occurrence & treatment of spaceflight medical risk 200+ miles above earth
Credit: NASA New Orleans, LA - Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans ...