Health
Costs of expanding health care coverage partly offset by future Medicare savings
Boston, MA (Sep 29, 2009) -- Expanding health coverage might not cost as much as policymakers assume.
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Study links electronic health records to improved quality in primary care treatment
Routine use of electronic health records may improve the quality of care provided in community-based primary care practices more than other common strategies…
Oct 5, 2009
Earth & Environment
NASA satellite sees Olaf stretch out and fizzle over northwestern mainland Mexico
Tropical Storm Olaf wasn't given much of a chance when he was born, and he never did make it to hurricane strength before fizzling out late Saturday night.
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Inventive combination of research approaches identifies new target for treating leukemia
New research integrates sophisticated interdisciplinary approaches to solve a molecular mystery that may lead to alternative therapeutic strategies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Elevated lymphotoxin expression in liver leads to chronic hepatitis and causes HCC
A recent study maps the pathway that leads from infection with Hepatitis B and C virus (HBV and HCV) to chronic hepatitis and liver cancer and proposes a new therapeutic strategy for treating liver diseases with chronic inflammation.
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Regional variations in rhinosinusitis shows southerners, women most frequent outpatients
San Diego, CA -- A four year study of the regional impact of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) indicates that African-Americans living in southern states account…
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Solving the period problem: Researchers develop sanitary pads from local, organic materials
For most American women, their "time of the month" is seen as a hindrance to daily life.
Oct 5, 2009
Technology
Corporations rethinking IT's role in cutting corporate costs, boosting productivity
HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The current recession has focused top information technology executives on cost-cutting, but they are not slashing jobs the way they did in…
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Hypertension and diabetes are concern in long-term care of liver transplant patients
A recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado looked at post-transplant care to determine whether primary care physicians (PCPs) or…
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Multivisceral transplant survival rates improve with new treatment, says Pittsburgh study
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5 -- Data from the largest single-center experience of adult and pediatric intestinal and multivisceral transplantation show that survival…
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Researchers find demand for cosmetic and surgical procedures in dermatologic surgery rising rapidly
(Boston) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Laser and Skin Cancer Center of Indiana, (Carmel, Indiana), found that there…
Oct 5, 2009
Health
Prompt diagnosis of ear infections can improve outcome for organ transplant recipients
San Diego, CA - Organ transplant recipients benefit significantly when they are monitored and receive prompt diagnosis and treatment for otitis media, a common inner ear infection.
Oct 4, 2009
Health
Battery ingestion not uncommon in children; caregivers and physicians need education
San Diego, CA - Ten years of case studies at a pediatric hospital and a thorough literature review have shown that it is not uncommon for children to ingest small "button" batteries, either through swallowing or inserting the batteries into their noses.
Oct 4, 2009
Health
Alternative medicine use increasing for patients suffering with chronic rhinosinusitis
San Diego, CA - A new study suggests that a growing segment of patients are turning to complementary and alternative medical therapies to help treat the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).
Oct 4, 2009