Archive: 14/03/2016
New study finds no increased risk in providing flu vaccine to surgical patients
Surgical patients who received the flu vaccine during their hospital stay did not have an increased risk of emergency department visits or subsequent hospitalizations in the week following discharge, compared with surgical ...
Mar 14, 2016
Anticancer drug restores hearing in some patients with neurofibromatosis
In a small clinical study with an anticancer drug that halts blood vessel growth, a handful of people with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and hearing loss had restoration of hearing.
Mar 14, 2016
Genetically inherited high cholesterol twice as common as believed
Genetically inherited high levels of cholesterol are twice as common in the United States as previously believed, affecting 1 in 250 adults, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Mar 14, 2016