Archive: 24/11/2014

Strategies needed to encourage appropriate antibiotic selection

(HealthDay)—Although primary care providers are generally familiar with guideline recommendations for antibiotic drug selection, they do not always comply with these guidelines, according to research published in the December ...

Nov 24, 2014

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Starting treatment soon after HIV infection improves immune health, study finds

HIV-1-infected U.S. military members and beneficiaries treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) soon after infection were half as likely to develop AIDS and were more likely to reconstitute their immune-fighting CD4+ T-cells ...

Nov 24, 2014

Two studies in JAMA Pediatrics put focus on school breakfasts, lunches

Schools offering Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) had higher participation in the national school breakfast program and attendance, but math and reading achievement did not differ between schools with or without BIC, according ...

Nov 24, 2014

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Ambulance risk: Advanced life support ambulances for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cost lives

Lights flash, a siren wails and an ambulance races to help a person whose heart has stopped beating.

Nov 24, 2014

Study finds most older adults qualify for statin therapy under new cholesterol guidelines

Nearly all individuals in their late 60s and early 70s—including 100 percent of men—now qualify for and should consider starting a statin medication to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease, under the recently released ...

Nov 24, 2014

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Researchers stop 'vicious cycle of inflammation' that leads to tumor growth

A team of researchers from the University of Alberta has discovered a new approach to fighting breast and thyroid cancers by targeting an enzyme they say is the culprit for the "vicious cycle" of tumour growth, spread and ...

Nov 24, 2014

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Muscle relaxant may be viable treatment for Wolfram syndrome—rare form of diabetes

A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant may be an effective treatment for a rare but devastating form of diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.

Nov 24, 2014

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Brain's reaction to virtual reality should prompt further study, suggests new research

UCLA neurophysicists have found that space-mapping neurons in the brain react differently to virtual reality than they do to real-world environments. Their findings could be significant for people who use virtual reality ...

Nov 24, 2014

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Team identifies new mechanism for misfolded proteins in heart disease

A Jackson Laboratory research team has found that the misfolded proteins implicated in several cardiac diseases could be the result not of a mutated gene, but of mistranslations during the "editing" process of protein synthesis.

Nov 24, 2014

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Study shows mental health impact of breast size differences in teens

Differences in breast size have a significant mental health impact in adolescent girls, affecting self-esteem, emotional well-being, and social functioning, reports the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, ...

Nov 24, 2014

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Archive: 24/11/2014

Strategies needed to encourage appropriate antibiotic selection

Starting treatment soon after HIV infection improves immune health, study finds

Two studies in JAMA Pediatrics put focus on school breakfasts, lunches

Ambulance risk: Advanced life support ambulances for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cost lives

Study finds most older adults qualify for statin therapy under new cholesterol guidelines

Researchers stop 'vicious cycle of inflammation' that leads to tumor growth

Muscle relaxant may be viable treatment for Wolfram syndrome—rare form of diabetes

Brain's reaction to virtual reality should prompt further study, suggests new research

Team identifies new mechanism for misfolded proteins in heart disease

Study shows mental health impact of breast size differences in teens

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