Archive: 05/12/2016

New, more effective strategy for producing flu vaccines

A team of researchers led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, has developed technology that could improve the production of vaccines ...

Dec 5, 2016

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Sleep disturbance linked to esophageal hypersensitivity

(HealthDay)—For patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleep disturbance is associated with enhanced heartburn perception to capsaicin infusion, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the Journal ...

Dec 5, 2016

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Field position may impact blood pressure in football players

Football at the college-level is associated with increased blood pressure and changes in size, shape, structure and function of the heart, especially among linemen, according to a new study published today in JACC: Cardiovascular ...

Dec 5, 2016

Many with postconcussion syndrome don't recover

(HealthDay)—A minority of patients with postconcussion syndrome (PCS) recover, with two-thirds of those who recover doing so within one year, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the Journal of Neurotrauma.

Dec 5, 2016

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Even moderate, habitual alcohol consumption can cause irregular heartbeat

Often people who binge drink experience an irregular heartbeat or a heart "flutter," sometimes referred to as "holiday heart syndrome." However, people who drink smaller amounts of alcohol on a regular basis are also at higher ...

Dec 5, 2016

Strategies ID'd for integration of nurse practitioners into ICUs

(HealthDay)—Key strategies for successful integration of nurse practitioners into intensive care units (ICUs) include defining their role and providing orientation options, as well as support and training, according to ...

Dec 5, 2016

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New drug might reduce sickle cell pain crises

(HealthDay)—An experimental drug may help reduce episodes of pain associated with sickle cell disease, a new study finds.

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Another step closer to artificial blood

(HealthDay)—Artificial blood stored as a powder could one day revolutionize emergency medicine and provide trauma victims a better chance of survival.

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11 percent of stroke survivors struggle with epilepsy

(HealthDay)—More than one in 10 stroke survivors develop epilepsy, and the greater the brain damage caused by stroke, the higher the risk of seizures, a new study reports.

Dec 5, 2016

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Nivolumab with chemotherapy improves response, survival in AML study patients

The immunotherapy drug nivolumab in combination with standard chemotherapy more than doubled response rates and improved overall survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to preliminary findings by ...

Dec 5, 2016

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Archive: 05/12/2016

New, more effective strategy for producing flu vaccines

Sleep disturbance linked to esophageal hypersensitivity

Field position may impact blood pressure in football players

Many with postconcussion syndrome don't recover

Even moderate, habitual alcohol consumption can cause irregular heartbeat

Strategies ID'd for integration of nurse practitioners into ICUs

New drug might reduce sickle cell pain crises

Another step closer to artificial blood

11 percent of stroke survivors struggle with epilepsy

Nivolumab with chemotherapy improves response, survival in AML study patients

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