Archive: 02/11/2015

The innate immune system modulates the severity of multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis, a debilitating neurological disease, is triggered by self-reactive T cells that successfully infiltrate the brain and spinal cord where they launch an aggressive autoimmune attack against myelin, the fatty ...

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Off-label prescription drug use and adverse drug events

Off-label use of prescription drugs was associated with adverse drug events in a study of patients in Canada, especially off-label use lacking strong scientific evidence, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal ...

Nov 2, 2015

Teen sex talks with parents, especially moms, associated with safer sex

Talking about sex with parents, especially mothers, had an effect on safer sex behavior among adolescents, especially girls, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

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Apgar score for may be tool for predicting whether mother will become critically ill

The Apgar score that evaluates a baby's condition at birth may also be a useful tool for predicting whether a mother is critically ill, new research suggests.

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A newly discovered tumor suppressor gene affects melanoma survival

Of the hundreds of genes that can be mutated in a single case of melanoma, only a handful may be true "drivers" of cancer. In research that appeared last week in Nature Genetics, a Weizmann Institute of Science team has now ...

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Immune cells that fight obesity

We tend to think of the immune system as guarding us against bacteria, viruses and assorted foreign invaders, but this system has some other surprising roles. Weizmann Institute researchers have now identified a small subtype ...

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Stewardship could improve appropriate medical imaging use

(HealthDay)—Stewardship may be a promising approach for improving appropriate use of medical imaging technology, according to a perspective piece published in the Oct. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Synchronized prescription renewal process saves time

(HealthDay)—A synchronized prescription renewal process can save physicians time and money, which can be dedicated to patient care, according to a report from the American Medical Association (AMA).

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Middle finger length good guide for intubation depth in children

(HealthDay)—Using middle finger length to guide tracheal intubation depth improves the rate of appropriate tube placement in children, according to a study published in the November issue of Pediatric Anesthesia.

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HIV scientists launch EUR23 million project to develop vaccine

A new 23 million euro initiative to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine begins today.

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