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Challenges of studying health and mortality risks of obesity

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine point out that the body mass index, based on the weight and height, is not an accurate measure of body fat content and does not account for critical factors that contribute to health or mortality, such as fat distribution, proportion of muscle to fat, and the sex and racial differences in body composition.

23 Aug 2013

Study confirms exposure to arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function

A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in well water-about 12 times the dose generally considered safe-produced lung damage comparable to decades of smoking tobacco. Smoking, especially by males, made arsenic-related damage even worse.

23 Aug 2013

Drug oxytocin may contribute to postpartum bleeding, researchers find

With the number of maternal deaths on the rise in the United States, researchers found that a drug frequently used to augment or induce labor may contribute to postpartum bleeding, a study in the September issue of Anesthesiology notes.

22 Aug 2013

Territory of Nunavut to be represented at Canadian Medical Association

For the first time, the territory of Nunavut will be represented at the Canadian Medical Association, the national body representing Canadian physicians.

22 Aug 2013

Antipsychotic drug not effective in treating delirium in critically ill patients

Haloperidol, an antipsychotic drug used in many hospitals to treat delirium in critically ill patients, is no more effective than placebo in reducing the number of days that critically ill patients spend either delirious or in a coma, according to new research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

22 Aug 2013

People exposed to hot environments may develop Malignant hyperthermia

There is mounting evidence that some people who are susceptible to Malignant hyperthermia (MH) will develop MH when exposed to hot environments or with exercise.

22 Aug 2013

CO diffusion across gypsum wallboard may explain at least some instances of CO poisoning

"Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a significant U.S. health problem, responsible for approximately 500 accidental deaths annually, and a risk of 18 percent to 35 percent for cognitive brain injury 1 year after poisoning.

21 Aug 2013

Jersey Shore receives accreditation from BSCN for providing high quality care

Jersey Shore University Medical Center's bariatric surgery program has been accredited as a Level 2 facility under the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The accreditation demonstrates the hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality care for bariatric surgery patients.

21 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Republican patient takes GOP health message to task; the deadlines the administration has missed

In recent months, President Obama and his subordinates have waived or delayed a number of Obamacare's notable features, such as the law's employer mandate, and its procedures for protecting taxpayers from fraud and identity theft.

21 Aug 2013

Risk factors linked to death may be reversible in severe encephalitis patients

People with severe encephalitis - inflammation of the brain - are much more likely to die if they develop severe swelling in the brain, intractable seizures or low blood platelet counts, regardless of the cause of their illness, according to new Johns Hopkins research.

21 Aug 2013

Keeping NYC hospitals open becomes new issue in mayoral race

NYC's hospitals have become a big issue in the city's mayoral race. In the meantime, New York state health officials have posted a plethora of data online about the state's hospitals and doctors.

21 Aug 2013

Study: Attention, financial investment needed in places where HIV/AIDS has not reached epidemic levels

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is changing in unexpected ways in countries around the world, showing that greater attention and financial investment may be needed in places where the disease has not reached epidemic levels, according to a new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

21 Aug 2013

Studies reveal potential of HB-EGF in protecting intestines from diverse types of injury

It's not often that one treatment offers therapeutic potential for multiple conditions. However, after more than two decades of research, Gail Besner, MD, principal investigator for the Center for Perinatal Research and pediatric surgeon for the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and her team have found that this may just be the case with HB-EGF, or heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor.

21 Aug 2013

More patients suffer from complications after cancer surgery, but only few die

While more patients in the U.S. are suffering from complications such as blood clots and infections after major cancer surgery, fewer are dying from their operations.

20 Aug 2013

Report demonstrates clinical use of novel biomarker to assess cancer progression, inflammation

A groundbreaking peer reviewed case report by Dr. Isaac Eliaz, M.D. of Amitabha Medical Clinic, demonstrates for the first time the clinical use of novel biomarker galectin-3 to assess cancer progression and inflammation.

19 Aug 2013

Second GSK intramuscular quadrivalent influenza vaccine approved by the FDA

GlaxoSmithKline plc [LSE/NYSE: GSK] announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FLULAVAL® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for the active immunization of persons three years of age and older to help prevent disease caused by seasonal influenza (flu) virus subtypes A and B contained in the vaccine.

19 Aug 2013

Research roundup: The health of the U.S.; doctors aren't paid to talk; savings from high-deductible plans

Understanding the major health problems in the United States and how they are changing over time is critical for informing national health policy. ... From 1990 to 2010, the United States made substantial progress in improving health. Life expectancy at birth and [healthy life expectancy] increased, all-cause death rates at all ages decreased, and age-specific rates of years lived with disability remained stable.

17 Aug 2013

UK government treats NHS as a failing bank

An Editorial published in The Lancet today [Friday 16 August] examines recent turmoil in the NHS, accusing the UK government of appearing to treat the NHS as a failing bank or business, based on recent headlines about NHS ‘bailouts’ and cost-cutting.

16 Aug 2013

Six months of intravenous fish oil reverses pediatric intestinal failure associated liver disease

Children who suffer from intestinal failure, most often caused by a shortened or dysfunctional bowel, are unable to consume food orally. Instead, a nutritional cocktail of sugar, protein and fat made from soybean oil is injected through a small tube in their vein.

16 Aug 2013

Publication of death rates: an interview with Dr Kate Walker, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

The death rates of individual heart surgeons have been published in England and several US states for some years. A high profile investigation into high death rates at a certain cardiac centre motivated this in England. For other surgery types, death rates have been reported only at the hospital or trust level. NHS England’s “Everyone Counts” policy, introduced this Summer, means that outcomes of ten types of surgery will be reported at the individual surgeon level.

15 Aug 2013

Mortality News and Research

Challenges of studying health and mortality risks of obesity

Study confirms exposure to arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function

Drug oxytocin may contribute to postpartum bleeding, researchers find

Territory of Nunavut to be represented at Canadian Medical Association

Antipsychotic drug not effective in treating delirium in critically ill patients

People exposed to hot environments may develop Malignant hyperthermia

CO diffusion across gypsum wallboard may explain at least some instances of CO poisoning

Jersey Shore receives accreditation from BSCN for providing high quality care

Viewpoints: Republican patient takes GOP health message to task; the deadlines the administration has missed

Risk factors linked to death may be reversible in severe encephalitis patients

Keeping NYC hospitals open becomes new issue in mayoral race

Study: Attention, financial investment needed in places where HIV/AIDS has not reached epidemic levels

Studies reveal potential of HB-EGF in protecting intestines from diverse types of injury

More patients suffer from complications after cancer surgery, but only few die

Report demonstrates clinical use of novel biomarker to assess cancer progression, inflammation

Second GSK intramuscular quadrivalent influenza vaccine approved by the FDA

Research roundup: The health of the U.S.; doctors aren't paid to talk; savings from high-deductible plans

UK government treats NHS as a failing bank

Six months of intravenous fish oil reverses pediatric intestinal failure associated liver disease

Publication of death rates: an interview with Dr Kate Walker, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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