Friday, January 4, 2013

Medical News

Medical News


Diabetes as a risk factor for depression

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Diabetes is associated with a significantly increased risk for depressive symptoms, show findings from a large meta-analysis.

Raising transfusion threshold improves acute upper GI bleeding outcomes

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Outcomes among patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be improved by employing a restrictive transfusion strategy that raises the threshold for the transfusion of red cells, the results of a Spanish study indicate.

Diabetes as a risk factor for depression

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Diabetes is associated with a significantly increased risk for depressive symptoms, show findings from a large meta-analysis.

Cost-effectiveness findings for naloxone revealed

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have found that naloxone distribution to heroin users could reduce the number of deaths from overdose while being cost-effective.

Toxin-induced insulin resistance combated in mice

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

French researchers have found that a protein-bound uremic toxin, p-cresyl sulfate, contributes to the development of insulin resistance in mice, providing a new potential therapeutic target for treating chronic kidney disease, they say.

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