Archive: 20/01/2016

Fluorescence visualization-guided Sx efficacious in oral CA

(HealthDay)—For patients with oral cancer, fluorescence visualization (FV)-guided surgery is associated with a reduction in local recurrence, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck ...

Jan 20, 2016

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Novel technique measures internal nasal valve surface area

(HealthDay)—Endoscopic suction-assisted evaluation of the internal nasal valve can measure internal nasal valve area and function, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

Jan 20, 2016

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Pre-op fasting times often exceed guidelines in cirrhosis

(HealthDay)—For patients who have hepatic cirrhosis or have undergone liver transplantation, medically ordered pre-procedural fasting times frequently exceed existing guidelines, according to a study published online Jan. ...

Jan 20, 2016

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Ob-gyns received considerable payment from industry in 2014

(HealthDay)—In 2014, obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns) received substantial payments from industry, according to a study published in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Jan 20, 2016

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Memory capacity of brain is 10 times more than previously thought

Salk researchers and collaborators have achieved critical insight into the size of neural connections, putting the memory capacity of the brain far higher than common estimates. The new work also answers a longstanding question ...

Jan 20, 2016

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Suspected microcephaly cases in Brazil rise to 3,893 (Update)

The suspected number of cases of microcephaly, a rare brain defect in babies, continues to rise in Brazil, reaching 3,893 since authorities began investigating the surge in October, Health Ministry officials said Wednesday.

Jan 20, 2016

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Less hypoglycemia with weight-based insulin in hyperkalemia

(HealthDay)—Weight-based insulin dosing is associated with less hypoglycemia than standard dosing for patients with acute hyperkalemia weighing less than 95 kg, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the Journal ...

Jan 20, 2016

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Genetic variation may explain Asian susceptibility to Kawasaki disease

Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Yokohama, Japan, in collaboration with researchers from a number of hospitals around Japan, have found two variations in a gene called ORAI1, one ...

Jan 20, 2016

Under the weather? A blood test can tell if antibiotics are needed

Researchers at Duke Health are fine-tuning a test that can determine whether a respiratory illness is caused by infection from a virus or bacteria so that antibiotics can be more precisely prescribed.

Jan 20, 2016

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Genetics and environment impact familial depression

Building on a 30-year, three-generation study of depressed individuals, their children and offspring, a study published in the journal Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging provides a better understanding of the familial risk ...

Jan 20, 2016

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