Advertisement
Home 2015

Archives

Extreme exercise may trigger sepsis in people who haven't trained properly

Extreme Exercising Without Training May Trigger Sepsis

0
Exercise over a prolonged period of time allows endotoxins in the gut to leak into the bloodstream
About 8 percent of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have pulmonary hypertension

About 8 Percent of SLE Patients Have Pulmonary HTN

0
Patients have few cardiopulmonary symptoms; serum uric acid can predict presence of PH
For breast cancer survivors

Yoga, Meditation Aid Menopausal Symptoms After Breast Cancer

0
Randomized trial shows beneficial effect for yoga combined with meditation in breast cancer survivors
An educational outreach program

Academic Detailing Could Boost Treatment of Tobacco Use

0
Increase in frequency of simple and complex components of tobacco treatment behaviors
Islet transplantation seems safe and efficient for restoring glycemic control in type 1 diabetes

Islet Transplantation Safe, Efficient in Five-Year Follow-Up

0
Islet transplantation restores good and lasting glycemic control, prevents severe hypoglycemia
Glucocorticoids and other 3-ketosteroids may adversely affect patients with mixed estrogen receptor-α-positive/cytokeratin-5 breast cancer

Glucocorticoids, 3-Ketosteroids Adversely Affect Breast Cancer

0
Adverse effects for patients with mixed ERα+/cytokeratin-5 breast cancer
About 35 percent of men and 37 percent of women are obese

Researchers Report U.S. Obesity Epidemic Getting Worse

0
Only 25 percent of men and 33 percent of women at a healthy weight, researchers say
In a series of experiments

Caution in Social Media Age: Self-Promotion Can Backfire

0
Too much self-promotion can offend others, researchers note
An aggressive malpractice environment is associated with increased hospitalization charges and length of stay for patients undergoing spine surgery

Aggressive Malpractice Environment Ups Hospital LOS

0
Increased hospitalization charges and length of stay, but no correlation with mortality
For adult kidney transplant recipients

Nephrologists Actively Manage Meds After Kidney Transplant

0
Involvement may assist with facilitating long-term graft survival