Archive: 22/01/2014

Kidney injury not uncommon after cardiovascular intervention

(HealthDay)—Acute kidney injury (AKI) is seen in about 7 percent of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with significant in-hospital mortality, according to research published ...

Jan 22, 2014

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Hypertension linked to post-cervical fusion readmission

(HealthDay)—The readmission rate following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is 2.5 percent, and hypertension may increase the likelihood of readmission, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue ...

Jan 22, 2014

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States weighing labels on genetically altered food (Update)

In the absence of federal regulation, American state governments are considering laws to require labels on food items containing genetically modified ingredients.

Jan 22, 2014

Wealthier women more likely to use fertility services

(HealthDay)—New U.S. government statistics show there's still a major divide among women when it comes to infertility: Poor, nonwhite and less educated women are the least likely to seek services to get pregnant.

Jan 22, 2014

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California couple welcomes identical triplets

A California woman has given birth to identical triplets, instantly doubling the size of her family.

Jan 22, 2014

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Unprecedented structural insights: NMDA receptors can be blocked to limit neurotoxicity

Structural biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and collaborators at Emory University have obtained important scientific results likely to advance efforts to develop new drugs targeting NMDA receptors in the ...

Jan 22, 2014

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The unexpected power of baby math: Adults still think about numbers like kids

Children understand numbers differently than adults. For kids, one and two seem much further apart then 101 and 102, because two is twice as big as one, and 102 is just a little bigger than 101. It's only after years of schooling ...

Jan 22, 2014

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'Watch' cites concern about femoral neck fractures in long-necked modular implants

JBJS Case Connector, an online case report journal published by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, has issued a "Watch" regarding femoral neck fractures in patients whose implants used modular head-neck and neck-stem ...

Jan 22, 2014

Vulvar condition causing painful sex strikes twice as many Hispanic women

Hispanic women surveyed in the metro Detroit area were twice as likely as white women to be affected by vulvodynia, unexplained vulvar pain that can make sex, tampon use or even sitting excruciating. Meanwhile, the condition ...

Jan 22, 2014

Epidemiologist uncovers new genes linked to abdominal fat

Excess abdominal fat can be a precursor to diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. A person's measure of belly fat is reflected in the ratio of waist circumference to hip circumference, and it ...

Jan 22, 2014

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Archive: 22/01/2014

Kidney injury not uncommon after cardiovascular intervention

Hypertension linked to post-cervical fusion readmission

States weighing labels on genetically altered food (Update)

Wealthier women more likely to use fertility services

California couple welcomes identical triplets

Unprecedented structural insights: NMDA receptors can be blocked to limit neurotoxicity

The unexpected power of baby math: Adults still think about numbers like kids

'Watch' cites concern about femoral neck fractures in long-necked modular implants

Vulvar condition causing painful sex strikes twice as many Hispanic women

Epidemiologist uncovers new genes linked to abdominal fat

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