High blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people, says new study (Update)
The number of people in the world with high blood pressure has reached 1.13 billion, according to new research.
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S. Carolina agency suspends changes to abortion regulations
South Carolina's public health agency is holding off on recommending any changes to abortion clinic regulations after being inundated with responses to its drafted proposal.
Nov 15, 2016
RA patients who smoke or are overweight see less symptom improvement with treatment
A study finds that smoking or being overweight makes it more difficult for patients with rheumatoid arthritis to achieve optimal control of inflammation and symptoms, despite standard of care treatment. American and Canadian ...
Nov 15, 2016
New drug beats standard therapy in advanced kidney cancer
An experimental kidney cancer drug outperformed the standard first-line therapy for patients with metastatic disease who are considered at risk for poorer than average outcomes, according to results of a randomized phase ...
Nov 15, 2016
New bioinformatic analysis reveals role of proteins in diabetic kidney disease
A new bioinformatic framework developed by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has identified key proteins significantly altered at the gene-expression level in biopsied tissue from patients ...
Nov 15, 2016
Appendicitis patients can safely leave hospital the same day of their operations
Patients with acute appendicitis who undergo laparoscopic appendectomy (surgical remove of the appendix) do not experience higher rates of postoperative complications or costly readmissions when sent home on the same day ...
Nov 15, 2016
