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Increased risk for AMI following hip- and knee-replacement surgery
Anticancer benefit to giving birth after 30
Anticancer benefit to giving birth after 30
Sirolimus has anti-skin cancer effect in kidney transplant patients
Rehab benefit for meth abuse not crystal clear
SCIT may benefit affective disorder patients
Altered default network connectivity in FEP patients
Steak and ticks: A potentially life-threatening experience
Vitamin D link to lung function in smokers
Oximetry detects sleep disorder in stroke patients

Increased risk for AMI following hip- and knee-replacement surgery

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Elderly patients are at a significantly increased risk for acute myocardial infarction in the 2 weeks following total hip- or knee-replacement surgery, research shows.

Anticancer benefit to giving birth after 30

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Women who last give birth after the age of 30 years have a decreased risk for endometrial cancer, researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Anticancer benefit to giving birth after 30

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Women who last give birth after the age of 30 years have a decreased risk for endometrial cancer, researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Sirolimus has anti-skin cancer effect in kidney transplant patients

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Switching from calcineurin inhibitors to a sirolimus-containing immunosuppression regimen may help reduce the incidence of secondary skin cancer after kidney transplantation, suggests research published in TheNew England Journal of Medicine.

Rehab benefit for meth abuse not crystal clear

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Community-based residential rehabilitation significantly reduces methamphetamine use compared with detoxification, but the effect only lasts for up to a year, researchers report.

SCIT may benefit affective disorder patients

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Social cognition and interaction training may improve certain aspects of social cognition and functioning in patients with affective disorders, results from a preliminary study suggest.

Altered default network connectivity in FEP patients

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with a first episode of psychosis show altered functional connectivity in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex default network subsystem, researchers report.

Steak and ticks: A potentially life-threatening experience

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Tick bites can trigger a severe, delayed allergic reaction to red meat, suggest findings published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Vitamin D link to lung function in smokers

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Vitamin D levels seem to determine the rate of lung function decline among smokers, the results of an American study show.

Oximetry detects sleep disorder in stroke patients

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Nocturnal oximetry is an accurate instrument for detecting and diagnosing sleep apnea syndrome in patients with stroke, research indicates.