 |
|
|
 |
End of life ICU use may require re-evaluation
Although most Americans say they would prefer a low-tech approach to death, the opposite is happening with more than 20 percent of terminally ill patients dying in intensive care, according to an article in the March issue of Critical Care Medicine, the journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
more
|
|
Study shows lower than expected allergic-like events following second prescription of penicillin
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have concluded the world's largest analysis of penicillin allergy due to re-prescription of the popular antibiotic. Their initial findings may eventually lead to decreased use of alternative therapies, as initial results showed that actual allergic-like events to second prescriptions of penicillin – for people who have already had allergic-like events to a prescription – are not as widespread as previously believed (two percent instead of 60 percent.) The researchers caution that family doctors should not prescribe penicillin to patients with a history of allergic reaction. more
|
|
'Exercise Hypertension' occurs when cells can't 'relax,' Hopkins researchers find
So-called "exercise hypertension," an abnormally high spike in blood pressure experienced by generally healthy people during a workout, is a known risk factor for permanent and serious high blood pressure at rest. But who gets it, and why, has been largely unknown. more
|
|
|
|
Findings Suggests Second-Hand Smoke Also Promotes Scarring
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found that breathing “second-hand” smoke reduces the speed at which wounds heal, leading to greater levels of scarring.
more
|
|
Hormone linked to obesity plays positive role in fertility & possibly also male arousal
Researchers in the University of Warwick’s Department of Biological Sciences have found that a hormone associated with obesity is actually also very active in the male genitals where it plays a key role in male fertility and may even influence the erection response in male sexual arousal. more
|
|
Changes in ovaries could indicate higher risk of ovarian cancer
Currently, no accurate test for the early detection of ovarian cancer exists. Instead, ovarian cancer usually strikes quietly, becoming known to doctor and patient only after the disease has reached an advanced stage. But a new study in the April issue of Gynecologic Oncology suggests that certain cellular and molecular changes in the ovary could provide the warning signs needed for early detection. more
|
|
Older people recover from disabling events at higher rate than previously thought
Approximately four out of every five newly-disabled older people regain the ability to live independently within 6 months of their disability episode, a higher recovery rate than previously reported, according to a study by Susan E. Hardy, M.D. and Thomas M. Gill, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine. The study was conducted at Yale's Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health. more
|
|
|
