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Screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy results in reduced incidence, death rate of colorectal cancer

Among about 100,000 study participants, screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy resulted in a reduced incidence and rate of death of colorectal cancer, compared to no screening, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Aug 2014

Measurement of respiratory rate is underutilized in diagnosis of pneumonia

Pneumonia - a severe lung infection - is the most common disease calling for hospital admission. More than one out of ten pneumonia patients die of the disease.

13 Aug 2014

Imaging system rapidly detects molecular marker in brain gliomas, enables removal of tumor

During tumor surgery, surgeons work to remove tumor tissue without damaging surrounding healthy tissue.

13 Aug 2014

Measure Up/Pressure Down campaign improves high blood pressure control in 205,000 patients

Medical groups participating in Measure Up/Pressure Down®, a national hypertension campaign, improved detection or control of high blood pressure for 205,000 Americans living with the disease in the first 12 months of the campaign, the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) announced today.

13 Aug 2014

Human genetics expert wins 2014 Basser Global Prize for BRCA-related research

Twenty years after the first identification of the BRCA1 gene, the University of Pennsylvania's Basser Research Center for BRCA will honor the geneticist credited with its founding with the second annual Basser Global Prize.

13 Aug 2014

Research leads to optimal design of alternative to open-heart surgery

University of Houston (UH) professor Suncica "Sunny" Canic is a mathematician, not a medical doctor, but her research could save the lives of heart patients.

13 Aug 2014

Viewpoints: Robin Williams' 'wakeup call'; surprise in Medicaid growth; tools to stop Ebola in U.S.

Earlier this year, [Robin] Williams checked himself into a rehabilitation facility. And whether he needed help with addiction or mental illness - or, as is so often the case, with both - it's safe to assume he got it. He had the money to afford the best and the sad truth is that, in some cases, even the best isn't enough to save people.

13 Aug 2014

Delay in correcting abnormal cardiac rhythm linked with greater risk of thromboembolic complications

A delay of 12 hours or longer to correct an abnormal cardiac rhythm from atrial fibrillation was associated with a greater risk of thromboembolic complications such as stroke, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Aug 2014

Regional anesthesia technique allows majority of patients to go home within hours of surgery

A recent study of an ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia technique, called femoral nerve block, shows that it leads to less opioid use and allows the majority of patients to go home within hours of surgery.

13 Aug 2014

Researchers identify predictors of early rehospitalization among patients with COPD

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified predictors of early rehospitalization among patients hospitalized for complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study was recently published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

13 Aug 2014

People born in Canada are at highest risk of overdose or death from codeine than Immigrants

Immigrants are at lower risk of an overdose or death after being prescribed codeine than people born in Canada, a new study has found.

13 Aug 2014

Scientists identify predictors of prospective memory impairment after TBI

Kessler Foundation scientists have identified predictors of prospective memory impairment after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Findings were epublished on July 28 by the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.

13 Aug 2014

Blood expression levels of genes targeted by stress hormones could be biomarker for developing PTSD

Blood expression levels of genes targeted by the stress hormones called glucocorticoids could be a physical measure, or biomarker, of risk for developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to a study conducted in rats by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published August 11 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

13 Aug 2014

Tackling rising healthcare costs: an interview with Professor Graeme Currie, Warwick Business School

I think the main reason involves the impact of an aging population, some of whom age healthily, but many of whom, unhealthily, particularly those from poorer sectors of society.

12 Aug 2014

Study suggests ways to treat cognitive deficits before psychiatric symptoms develop

Researchers at the University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre have traced the origins of ADHD, substance abuse and conduct disorder, and found that they develop from the same neurocognitive deficits, which in turn explains why they often occur together.

12 Aug 2014

Study: Brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply during progression

Dangerous brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply throughout their progression, by growing only within narrow potential spaces between and along the brain's thousands of small blood vessels, new research shows for the first time.

12 Aug 2014

Researchers develop novel fluorescence-based assay for early detection of diabetes

A team of researchers from the Center for Engineering in Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a novel fluorescence-based assay for sensitive detection of antibodies within microliter volume serum samples.

12 Aug 2014

Expert panel issues key suggestions related to unconventional natural gas drilling operations

Groundwater and air quality testing before, during, and after natural gas drilling - which includes hydraulic fracturing -- should be key components of efforts to ensure the safety of communities near these sites, according to an expert panel convened to weigh in on public health research needs associated with unconventional natural gas drilling operations (UNGDO).

12 Aug 2014

Virtual robotic ultrasound can improve diagnosis of heart failure patients living in rural communities

While in Germany, Partho P. Sengupta, MD, of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai used a computer to perform a robot-assisted trans-Atlantic ultrasound examination on a person in Boston.

12 Aug 2014

Study exposes racial differences in the treatment of lymphoma

A new study published in a leading scientific journal has shown race can have a detrimental effect on medical treatment offered by doctors.

12 Aug 2014

Hospital News and Research

Screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy results in reduced incidence, death rate of colorectal cancer

Measurement of respiratory rate is underutilized in diagnosis of pneumonia

Imaging system rapidly detects molecular marker in brain gliomas, enables removal of tumor

Measure Up/Pressure Down campaign improves high blood pressure control in 205,000 patients

Human genetics expert wins 2014 Basser Global Prize for BRCA-related research

Research leads to optimal design of alternative to open-heart surgery

Viewpoints: Robin Williams' 'wakeup call'; surprise in Medicaid growth; tools to stop Ebola in U.S.

Delay in correcting abnormal cardiac rhythm linked with greater risk of thromboembolic complications

Regional anesthesia technique allows majority of patients to go home within hours of surgery

Researchers identify predictors of early rehospitalization among patients with COPD

People born in Canada are at highest risk of overdose or death from codeine than Immigrants

Scientists identify predictors of prospective memory impairment after TBI

Blood expression levels of genes targeted by stress hormones could be biomarker for developing PTSD

Tackling rising healthcare costs: an interview with Professor Graeme Currie, Warwick Business School

Study suggests ways to treat cognitive deficits before psychiatric symptoms develop

Study: Brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply during progression

Researchers develop novel fluorescence-based assay for early detection of diabetes

Expert panel issues key suggestions related to unconventional natural gas drilling operations

Virtual robotic ultrasound can improve diagnosis of heart failure patients living in rural communities

Study exposes racial differences in the treatment of lymphoma

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