Archive: 15/03/2017

Philips transforms image-guided therapy with global launch of Azurion Platform

(Medical Xpress)—Image-guided therapy is one of the more rapidly expanding fronts of modern medicine. While many immense hardware challenges in this field have already been overcome, several thorny software issues continue ...

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Support for health law up to 48 percent in February

(HealthDay)—Support for the health law is increasing, with most Americans feeling that Medicaid should continue as it is today, according to a report published by Kaiser Health News.

Mar 15, 2017

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Hepatitis C mutations 'outrun' immune systems, lab study shows

Unlike its viral cousins hepatitis A and B, hepatitis C virus (HCV) has eluded the development of a vaccine and infected more than 170 million people worldwide. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a novel ...

Mar 15, 2017

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Egypt: 2,262 children fell ill in suspected food poisoning

Egypt's Health Ministry says hundreds of schoolchildren have been admitted to hospital in a suspected mass food poisoning this week.

Mar 15, 2017

Team advances research on metabolic syndrome

Building on their recent research focusing on a peptide, pNaKtide, designed to block the oxidant amplifying function of the cellular sodium-potassium pump, researchers at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ...

Mar 15, 2017

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Stress of major life events impacts women more than men, shows poll of 2,000 people

New research has highlighted the potential gender gap in stress, with women reporting higher stress from life events such as death of a loved one, illness, losing their smartphone and Brexit.

Mar 15, 2017

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Dangerous generalisations in medical research

Drugs are taboo during pregnancy. That's the guiding principle. But the reality is different. According to an international study that was published in 2014 in the British Medical Journal, 80 percent of all women take drugs ...

Mar 15, 2017

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Vitamin E may decrease the risk of acute kidney injury after coronary catheterization

Acute kidney injury is quite a common adverse effect that associates with coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions. Vitamin E may decrease the risk of acute kidney injury by up to 62% according to a meta-analysis ...

Mar 15, 2017

Racism as a public health threat

Black History Month came and went all too quickly—while it gave our nation a spotlight for the accomplishments and contributions of the black community, it also reminded us to reflect and focus on the threats facing African-Americans ...

Mar 15, 2017

Illness that's as lethal as heart attack but often missed

Almost everyone has a delirium story, although they don't always know it's called that. Most will recall the experience of a grandmother, a father, a child, a friend who became very confused in hospital, and in some cases ...

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Archive: 15/03/2017

Philips transforms image-guided therapy with global launch of Azurion Platform

Support for health law up to 48 percent in February

Hepatitis C mutations 'outrun' immune systems, lab study shows

Egypt: 2,262 children fell ill in suspected food poisoning

Team advances research on metabolic syndrome

Stress of major life events impacts women more than men, shows poll of 2,000 people

Dangerous generalisations in medical research

Vitamin E may decrease the risk of acute kidney injury after coronary catheterization

Racism as a public health threat

Illness that's as lethal as heart attack but often missed

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