Archive: 23/01/2016

California marijuana growers face new crop of local bans

When the California Legislature passed the state's first comprehensive medical marijuana regulations in September, pot advocates hoped the move heralded a new era of trust in their often-tumultuous relationship with wary ...

Jan 23, 2016

Study looks at impact of FDA safety alert on morcellation

(HealthDay)—The use of minimally invasive hysterectomy decreased and postoperative complications increased following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety communication discouraging use of laparoscopic power morcellation ...

Jan 23, 2016

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ACOG supports CDC's zika virus travel precautions

(HealthDay)—The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)—the largest organization representing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States—said Thursday that it supports new guidelines aimed ...

Jan 23, 2016

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Inhibition of mTOR restores corticosteroid sensitivity in COPD

(HealthDay)—Inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) by rapamycin restores corticosteroid sensitivity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in the Jan. 15 ...

Jan 23, 2016

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CDC: increasing rate of gastroschisis seen in U.S.

(HealthDay)—The birth defect gastroschisis among U.S. infants has increased over the past 18 years, according to research published in the Jan. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity ...

Jan 23, 2016

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Glucose levels linked to cardiac surgery outcomes

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing cardiac surgery, hyperglycemia is associated with worse outcomes for patients without diabetes, but with better outcomes for patients with insulin-treated diabetes, according to a study ...

Jan 23, 2016

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About 2 percent of boys have undescended testis

(HealthDay)—About 2 percent of boys are diagnosed with undescended testis (UDT), according to a study published online Jan. 22 in Pediatrics.

Jan 23, 2016

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Flu season stays mild, with slow uptick in activity

(HealthDay)—Halfway through this year's rather mild flu season, disease activity is still increasing, albeit slowly, a U.S. health official said Friday.

Jan 23, 2016

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Pediatric nasopharyngeal CA has different patient demographic

(HealthDay)—Pediatric patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) are more often black and present with stage IV disease, but they have lower mortality than adult patients, according to a study published online Jan. 14 ...

Jan 23, 2016

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Excessive mortality observed in anorexia nervosa

(HealthDay)—Mortality is increased among patients with eating disorders, with higher mortality for those with anorexia nervosa (AN) compared with bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), and eating disorder not ...

Jan 23, 2016

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