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Watchful waiting no longer recommended for some high-risk Barrett’s esophagus patients

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Bethesda, MD (March 1, 2011) — Endoscopic removal of pre-cancerous cells in patients with confirmed, high-risk Barrett’s esophagus is recommended rather than surveillance, according to a new “Medical Position Statement on the Management of Barret…

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Foster parents receive more support than kinship caregivers, UT Southwestern study finds

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DALLAS — Feb. 28, 2011 — Children who are placed with a relative because of mistreatment at home fare better in some areas than those placed in foster care, but they may have a higher risk of substance use and teenage pregnancy.
The findings b…

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New way to identify patients at risk of dysphagia after head and neck cancer treatment

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At the 3rd International Conference on innovative approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO), Dr Hanna Rahbek Mortensen and colleagues at hospitals and institutes in Denmark presented results from a large prospective trial, the DAHANCA 6 & 7 study…

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Multiple childbirth linked to increased risk of rare, aggressive ‘triple-negative’ breast cancer

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SEATTLE — Full-term pregnancy has long been associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer, but a new study finds that the more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of “triple-negative” breast cancer, a relatively uncommon but particula…

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Hospital infections and multidrug-resistant pathogens

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Infections are among the most frequent complications of a stay in hospital and raise the complication and mortality rates. Calculations based on data from the Hospital Infection Surveillance System (Krankenhaus-Infektions-Surveillance-System, KISS) …

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New hypothesis explains why drugs increase risk of heart attacks and strokes

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CLEVELAND — February 21, 2011 — New research shows that medications which have raised safety concerns over heart attack and stroke risks may not have gotten approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if the cardiovascular effects of fl…

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Study links long-term use of osteoporosis drugs to unusual fractures

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TORONTO, Ont., Feb, 23, 2011 — Women who take commonly prescribed drugs for osteoporosis known as bisphosphonates for five years or more may be at higher risk of certain kinds of fractures of their thigh bone, a new study has found.
However, th…

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Higher vitamin D intake needed to reduce cancer risk

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D is needed to reach blood levels that can prevent or markedly cut th…

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Scientists identify new marker for heart disease

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A new study from the Libin Cardiovascular Institute at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine is shedding light on an underlying cause of heart disease.
Published research led by UCalgary’s Dr. Todd Anderson and his colleagues at four sit…

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Using EEGs to diagnose autism spectrum disorders in infants

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Boston, Mass. — A computational physicist and a cognitive neuroscientist at Children’s Hospital Boston have come up with the beginnings of a noninvasive test to evaluate an infant’s autism risk. It combines the standard electroencephalogram (EEG),…

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Increasing triglyceride levels linked to greater stroke risk

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A study by researchers in Denmark revealed that increasing levels of non-fasting triglycerides are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in men and women. Higher cholesterol levels were associated with greater stroke risk in men only….

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Relatives of melanoma patients ignore their skin cancer risk

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It is well known that sunbathing increases the risk of skin cancer and that this risk is increased in people with a family history of melanoma. New research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Public Health shows that young peop…

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