Sunday, March 31, 2013

Medical News

Medical News


Tackling hypertension has cerebral autoregulatory benefits in elderly

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Intensive blood pressure reduction in elderly patients with hypertension does not result in cerebral hypoperfusion, say UK researchers.

Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic test that can identify Group B Streptococcus colonization in antepartum patients in just 6.5 hours, while simultaneously allowing for the determination of antimicrobial susceptibility.

Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic test that can identify Group B Streptococcus colonization in antepartum patients in just 6.5 hours, while simultaneously allowing for the determination of antimicrobial susceptibility.

Tackling hypertension has cerebral autoregulatory benefits in elderly

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Intensive blood pressure reduction in elderly patients with hypertension does not result in cerebral hypoperfusion, say UK researchers.

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate effective in all ages

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate seems to be a well tolerated and effective treatment option for individuals with benign prostatic hyperplasia, regardless of what age they are, report researchers.

Active surveillance an option for some low-risk prostate cancer patients

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Active surveillance of individuals with very-low-risk prostate cancer who are also on 5 α-reductase inhibitor therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia seems to be a viable therapeutic option, say researchers.

Childhood chemotherapy may raise renal cancer risk

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Adults who survived childhood cancer may have an increased risk for renal carcinoma, suggests research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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