Man with first artificial heart dies after 75 days
A septuagenarian man who was fitted with the French biomedical firm Carmat's first artificial heart two and half months ago has died, a hospital statement said Monday.
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Archive: 03/03/2014
Study points to new biological mechanisms, treatment paradigm for kidney disease
Prevention and reversal of chronic kidney disease is an urgent public health need. The disease affects 1 in 10 Americans, is debilitating and deadly, and existing drugs, at best, offer only mild delay in progression to end-stage ...
Mar 3, 2014
Affordable Care Act brings crucial health coverage to jail population
Under the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 4 million people who have spent time in jail will have better access to health coverage for conditions that might—if left untreated—result in higher health care costs and an ...
Mar 3, 2014
Experts call for prison health improvements
The very premise of prison invites members of society to think of the people there as walled-off and removed. But more than 95 percent of prisoners will return to the community, often carrying significant health burdens and ...
Mar 3, 2014
Yoga regulates stress hormones and improves quality of life for women with breast cancer undergoing
For women with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy, yoga offers unique benefits beyond fighting fatigue, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Mar 3, 2014
International research project: The more available alcohol is, the more likely that people will drink heavily
The International Alcohol Control (IAC) study is a newly developed international collaborative project designed to collect comparative data on alcohol consumption and policy-relevant behaviors in both high- and middle/low-income ...
Mar 3, 2014
Binge drinking is harmful to older drinkers, may be hidden by weekly average
Numerous studies have highlighted the purported association between moderate drinking and reduced mortality. However, these analyses have focused overwhelmingly on average consumption, a measure that masks diverse, underlying ...
Mar 3, 2014
How ACA affects vulnerable Americans living with HIV/AIDS
A series of papers in the March issue of Health Affairs examines how the Affordable Care Act could affect two sectors of the most vulnerable Americans—those living with HIV/AIDS and people who have recently cycled through ...
Mar 3, 2014
Blurred Lines? Sexual boundaries are not really all that blurred
Meeting people within a bar scene is not usually difficult. Unfortunately, not all contact – whether romantic or sexual – is positive or consensual. In fact, sexual aggression has become a common experience, whether it ...
Mar 3, 2014
Hangovers do not seem to have much influence on the time to next drink
Many if not most people during their lives have experienced a hangover. Some people believe that hangovers might delay subsequent drinking through pain and discomfort, or perhaps hasten drinking to relieve hangover symptoms, ...
Mar 3, 2014
