Transporting a specialist to a patient having a severe heart attack can reduce delays in…
Month: April 2011
Vitamin E or metformin may not be effective for treating liver disease in children and teens, study suggests
In contrast to previous preliminary data, use of vitamin E or the diabetes drug metformin…
Medication nonadherence patterns among children with epilepsy associated with socioeconomic status
An examination of medication adherence among children with newly diagnosed epilepsy found that nearly 60…
Low health literacy associated with higher rate of death among heart failure patients, study suggests
An examination of health literacy (such as understanding basic health information) among managed care patients…
Increase in evidence-based treatments followed by decreased risk of death in heart attack patients, study suggests
In an analysis of data from a coronary care registry in Sweden, between 1996-2007 there…
Activation of biomarker linked with improved survival among obese patients with colorectal cancer
Among obese patients, activation of the protein biomarker CTNNB1 was associated with better colorectal cancer-specific…
Will minorities be left out of health care law provision?
Hospitals and physician practices that form care-coordinating networks called “Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs),” under provisions…
Men’s and women’s immune systems respond differently to PTSD
Men and women had starkly different immune system responses to chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, with…
Nuclear photonics: Gamma rays search for concealed nuclear threats
Gamma rays are the most energetic type of light wave and can penetrate through lead…
3-D terahertz cloaking
Invisibility appears to be the next possible advance in the use of terahertz radiation in…