Archive: 24/02/2016

Intensive blood pressure lowering treatment may harm people with diabetes

People with diabetes often have high blood pressure and an increased cardiovascular risk. They are therefore often recommended more intensive blood pressure lowering treatment that non-diabetics. However, for patients with ...

Feb 24, 2016

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Zika crisis to get 'worse before it gets better:' WHO (Update)

The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect microcephaly, presents a "formidable" challenge that will be hard to stamp out, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan warned Wednesday.

Feb 24, 2016

Colorado visitors using marijuana more likely to end up in emergency room

Out-of-towners using marijuana in Colorado—which has legally allowed sales of the drug in retail dispensaries since 2014—are ending up in the emergency room at an increasing rate, reports a new study from Northwestern ...

Feb 24, 2016

Women have lower mortality than men at one year after TAVR

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), women have lower mortality than men at one year, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Feb 24, 2016

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Nerve block technique might help ease chronic back pain

(HealthDay)—A procedure that uses radio waves to treat chronic low back pain provided long-lasting relief to a small group of patients, researchers report.

Feb 24, 2016

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200 students at Miami University of Ohio sick from norovirus

Miami University of Ohio says some 200 students have been sickened in a norovirus outbreak.

Feb 24, 2016

Stroke patients show higher recovery in MultiStem therapy

Data presented by the biotech company Athersys indicate that stroke patients treated by an adult stem cell therapy called MultiStem did significantly better than others who received a placebo one year after treatment. The ...

Feb 24, 2016