Patients admitted to a hospital with major trauma and treated with the steroid hydrocortisone were…
Month: March 2011
Occasional physical, sexual activity associated with short-term increased risk of heart attack
An analysis of previous studies that examined whether episodic physical activity and sexual activity can…
More sensitive test for cardiac biomarker may better identify patients who experienced heart attack
In patients with a suspected acute coronary syndrome (or ACS, such as heart attack or…
CML patients on imatinib have similar mortality rates to general population, study shows
Patients taking imatinib (Gleevec) for CML, or chronic myelogenous leukemia, and in remission after two…
Research practices must be changed to minimize fraud, deception, physicians argue
In a new commentary, two physicians call for changes throughout the research process to adjust…
Smoke-free air law had no effect on off-track betting facility business activity, Indiana study finds
A new study found that a smoke-free air law implemented in an Indiana community did…
Plant buffers can slow runoff of veterinary antibiotics
Field tests support laboratory research indicating that vegetative buffer strips can reduce levels of herbicide…
Think you’ll ace that test? Think again, then start studying
We hold many beliefs about memory — for instance, if you study more, you learn…
Metastasis: Extracellular matrix tugging creates ‘come hither’ stimulus for cancer migration
Ninety percent of cancer deaths resulted from metastasis, the spread of cancer to different areas…
Tahoe native fish population declines sharply, invasives on the rise
In a lakewide study, scientists have found a considerable decline in native fish species density…