Women giving birth after undergoing fertility treatment face an increased risk of depression compared to…
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Drug helps patients with diabetes lose weight
Among overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes, daily injection of the diabetes drug…
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E-cigarettes could have health impacts in developing world, research suggests
Two researchers are urging greater regulatory oversight of e-cigarettes in poorer countries, where sales of…
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Sepsis care guidance: Nationwide hospital requirements
As hospitals across America brace for rigorous mandates for care of septic patients that will…
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Fossil study: Dogs evolved with climate change
A cooling, drying climate over the last 40 million years turned North America from a…
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Liver damage in hepatitis C patients significantly underestimated, underreported
The number of hepatitis C patients suffering from advanced liver damage may be grossly underestimated…
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Researchers report on Hurricane Sandy’s mental health impact on older adults
Strong neighborhood relationships reduced the incidence of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among older adults…
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New aortic heart valve does not require open surgery
A new aortic heart valve does not require open heart surgery. The CoreValve®Evolut™ R System…
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Diabetes drug metformin’s primary effect is in the gut, not the bloodstream
Metformin was introduced as a type-2 diabetes treatment decades ago, but researchers still debate how…
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Study compares heparin to warfarin for treatment of blood clots in patients with cancer
Among patients with active cancer and acute symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE; blood clots in the…