Archive: 14/04/2017

Favorable physiological effect for ularitide in acute heart failure

(HealthDay)—Ularitide has a favorable physiological effect in patients with acute heart failure, according to a study published online April 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Physicians resist requests from immigrants for female ob-gyns

(HealthDay)—While health care providers are sympathetic to immigrant women's requests for female obstetricians, they resist accommodating these requests and place greater value on maintaining gender equity, according to ...

Apr 14, 2017

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Six variables can predict mortality risk in cardiogenic shock

(HealthDay)—Six variables can be combined to predict short-term mortality risk in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS), according to a study published in the April 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Apr 14, 2017

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Assessing heart disease risk is within arm's reach

Atherosclerosis, commonly known as hardening of the arteries, has long been seen as a strong indicator of coronary artery disease, as compared to the traditional risk factors of race, age, gender and metabolic profile. Unlike ...

Apr 14, 2017

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Continuous glucose monitoring improves quality of life in T1DM

(HealthDay)—Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) contributes to significant improvements in diabetes-specific quality of life (QOL) measures among adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), according to a study published ...

Apr 14, 2017

Mortality up with depression just before breast cancer diagnosis

(HealthDay)—Women with newly-developed depression before a breast cancer diagnosis have a modestly, but significantly, increased risk for death, according to a study published online April 7 in Cancer.

Apr 14, 2017

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24-hour urine collection of unclear benefit in stone formers

(HealthDay)—Despite guidelines, it has not been established whether all recurrent kidney stone formers benefit from 24-hour urine collection, according to a review published in the April issue of The Journal of Urology.

Apr 14, 2017

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Study finds worse survival when specific thyroid cancers spread to bone

When cancer metastases, bone unwittingly offers a friendly place for tumor cell growth—only to have its hospitality betrayed by pathologic fractures, spinal cord compression, the need for bone surgery or irradiation, and ...

Apr 14, 2017

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Tripeptide/hexapeptide system effective after laser resurfacing

(HealthDay)—Use of a tripeptide/hexapeptide topical system following fractionated CO2 laser resurfacing is effective and well tolerated, according to a study published online March 31 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.

Apr 14, 2017

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Water outperforms sports drinks for young athletes

(HealthDay)—Water is a better bet than sports drinks for young athletes, sports medicine specialists say.

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