Archive: 08/09/2015

New rule to help identify fractures in young children with head trauma

A new decision rule will help emergency department physicians determine when to use radiography in young children with minor head injuries. The Canadian-developed rule is published in CMAJ.

Sep 8, 2015

Could psychedelic drugs be good medicine for some?

(HealthDay)—In a carefully controlled setting, psychedelic drugs such as LSD or "magic mushrooms" may benefit patients with hard-to-treat anxiety, addiction or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests.

Sep 8, 2015

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Electronic records with decision support help optimize emergency care for stroke patients

The timely administration of a clot-dissolving treatment for emergency department patients with acute ischemic stroke nearly doubled following the introduction of new technology that enabled electronic order entry and offered ...

Sep 8, 2015

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Hypertension in professional football players likely results from trauma on the field

The regular physical trauma that appears to put professional football players at risk for degenerative brain disease may also increase their risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease, researchers say.

Sep 8, 2015

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Bats and balls, not base runners, cause worst injuries to major league catchers

Contrary to popular belief, the worst injuries baseball catchers face on the field come from errant bats and foul balls, not home-plate collisions with base runners, according to findings of a study led by researchers at ...

Sep 8, 2015

Implant captures cancer cells

Scientists in the United States said Tuesday they had created a tiny implant which, in mice for now, captures cancer cells spreading through the body.

Sep 8, 2015

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Biologists zero in on proteins lumican, TNF-alpha as two-step trigger for deadly scar-tissue production

Scientists at Texas A&M University have made additional progress in understanding the process behind scar-tissue formation and wound healing—specifically, a breakthrough in fibroblast-to-fibrocyte signaling involving two ...

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Scientists discover cause of and potential treatment for muscle weakness and loss due to aging

As we grow older, we lose strength and muscle mass. However, the cause of age-related muscle weakness and atrophy has remained a mystery.

Sep 8, 2015

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Rudeness damages medical staff performance

Researchers have proven that rudeness—like poison in the water cooler—is toxic in the workplace, affecting both job and business performance. But what if your office is a hospital Intensive Care Unit where lives hang ...

Sep 8, 2015

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Big data tool to reveal immune system role in diseases

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Princeton University have designed a new online tool that predicts the role of key proteins and genes in diseases of the human immune system. Called "ImmuNet," ...

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Archive: 08/09/2015

New rule to help identify fractures in young children with head trauma

Could psychedelic drugs be good medicine for some?

Electronic records with decision support help optimize emergency care for stroke patients

Hypertension in professional football players likely results from trauma on the field

Bats and balls, not base runners, cause worst injuries to major league catchers

Implant captures cancer cells

Biologists zero in on proteins lumican, TNF-alpha as two-step trigger for deadly scar-tissue production

Scientists discover cause of and potential treatment for muscle weakness and loss due to aging

Rudeness damages medical staff performance

Big data tool to reveal immune system role in diseases

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