Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Endoscopic vein grafts just as lifesaving as open-vein grafts

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Endoscopic vein-graft harvesting is not associated with higher mortality than open vein-graft harvesting, contrary to previous reports, researchers claim.

Glutamatergic system involvement in BD supported

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies suggest that brain levels of glutamate plus glutamine are elevated in bipolar disorder patients compared with mentally healthy individuals.

OCS common in patients at high risk for psychosis

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are common in patients at high risk for psychosis and are associated with an increased risk for suicidal ideation, US study results show.

Endoscopic vein grafts just as lifesaving as open-vein grafts

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Endoscopic vein-graft harvesting is not associated with higher mortality than open vein-graft harvesting, contrary to previous reports, researchers claim.

Postoperative QT prolongation common

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Most patients have QT interval prolongation immediately after undergoing noncardiac surgery, say researchers.

CT angiography use ‘unwarranted’ in chest pain patients

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Using coronary computed tomography angiography to triage patients with chest pain reduces time to discharge from the emergency department by nearly a third, researchers report in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Diabetes impairs women’s sex life

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Women with diabetes are less likely to find sex satisfying than those without the condition, despite having similar levels of interest and engagement in sexual activity, show study findings.

EEA stapler offers hemostasis advantage over PPH

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The EEA stapler may have benefits over the PPH stapler for circular stapled hemorrhoidopexy, the results of the first head-to-head study of the devices show.

ART resistance increasing in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The prevalence of antiretroviral drug resistance is on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa, an increase driven by resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in east and southern Africa, research shows.

Opinion of artificial hydration varies by ethnicity

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Ethnicity influences whether patients at the end of life and their carers view artificial hydration as food or medicine, with more individuals from ethnic minorities viewing it as food than non-Hispanic European Americans, show US study results.

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