Archive: 07/11/2017

Rates of IVC filter placement decreased from 2010 to 2014

(HealthDay)—The rates of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement increased from 2005 until 2010 and then decreased through 2014, according to a research letter published online Nov. 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Nov 7, 2017

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Team reports connections that will fuel future brain trauma research

A team led by University of Idaho scientists has found a way to stimulate formation of new neural connections in the adult brain in a study that could eventually help humans fend off memory loss, brain trauma and other ailments ...

Nov 7, 2017

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Legal aspects to consider in voluntary refusal to eat, drink

(HealthDay)—Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED) is a course that patients may choose to hasten their death, although there are clinical, ethical, and legal aspects to consider, according to a special communication ...

Nov 7, 2017

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Sertraline treatment no benefit for depressive symptoms in CKD

(HealthDay)—Sertraline treatment does not significantly improve depressive symptoms among patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a study published ...

Nov 7, 2017

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Brain measures tied to atrial pressure in valvular heart Dz

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic valvular heart disease, white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume is associated with mean right atrial (RA) pressure, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in JAMA Neurology.

Nov 7, 2017

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Yoga may give lung cancer patients, caregivers a boost

(HealthDay)—For advanced lung cancer patients, yoga appears to help improve their overall physical function, stamina and mental health.

Nov 7, 2017

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Getting self-driving cars on the road soon might save lives

(HealthDay)—The sooner driverless cars make their way onto American roadways, the sooner thousands of lives will be saved each year, a new report suggests.

Nov 7, 2017

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MRIs of West Nile virus victims—even symptom-free—show evidence of long-term neurological damage

Brain images of people who developed neurological complications from West Nile virus found that many of them—including those who had experienced mild symptoms or none all—showed evidence of brain damage years after the ...

Nov 7, 2017

HIV patients at greater risk of both heart and kidney disease

HIV patients and their doctors are urged to be more aware of the additional health risks associated with treated HIV infection. This follows new research that shows HIV patients at high risk for a heart attack or stroke are ...

Nov 7, 2017

New study finds extra bite of blood transforms invasive Asian tiger mosquito from poor to potent spreader of Zika virus

The invasive Asian tiger mosquito now rapidly spreading in parts of the United States and Europe may have been significantly underestimated as a potential source of Zika and dengue virus infections—and for one simple reason: ...

Nov 7, 2017

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