Heart Attacks; Many people can recite the major risk factors for heart disease, the stuff of posters, public service ads and dire warnings: smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, lack of exercise. But what about these? Air pollution, loneliness, lack of green space, lack of sleep and stress. They’re elements of our lives,…
Targeted drugs for breast and lung cancer could be used together to overcome resistance to treatment in several different tumour types, a new study shows. Scientists discovered that when the breast cancer drug palbociclib was combine with the lung cancer drug crizotinib; so the two-drug combination was significantly more effective against cancer cells in the…
The study find that the primary care clinics contacted for the study said they wouldn’t accept a new patient who takes Percocet daily for pain from a past injury, no matter what kind of health insurance they had. Another 17% of the clinics said they would want more information before deciding whether to take the…
The researches find that the surgery before pregnancy have an increased risk of opioid withdrawal symptoms at birth, according to a new study done by Dr. Nathalie Auger, researcher at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. “Use of opioids for pain control after surgery may…
Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. On Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference; half a dozen research groups gave new results on various experimental tests; including one that seems 88% accurate at indicating Alzheimer’s risk.…
Adverse effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) on cognitive processes have reported; but the effects observed occurred at CO2 concentrations that were considerably higher than those deemed safe by regulatory agencies. However, studies using the Strategic Management Simulation (SMS) test to assess complex decision making demonstrated effects of CO2 on decision-making performance; at or below 2500 ppm, a level that…
Prepregnancy surgery is associated with the risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome in future pregnancies. Prescription opioids for postsurgical pain may result in opioid use disorders during future pregnancies; inadvertently increasing the risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome in offspring. Many women are first introduced to opioids after surgery through prescriptions for postoperative pain control; but the…
Most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence; in women may have better results than another common surgical technique, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. The failure rate for the transobturator procedure was even higher among women who had the sling combine; with vaginal prolapse repair, says Emanuel Trabuco, M.D., a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist. The…
Centrosomes, the predominant sites of microtubule nucleation and anchorage; Mitosis is the process by which the genetic information encoded on chromosomes is equally distributed to two daughter cells; a fundamental feature of all life on earth. coordinate spindle assembly and cell division in animal cells. Correct mitosis requires the formation of a filamentous spindle that…
A new study has shown that video games, when used as part of an emotional intelligence training program, can help teenagers evaluate, express, and manage their own emotions immediately after the training. The study design, interpretation of results, and implications of these findings are publish in Games for Health Journal, a peer review publication from…
Medical and nursing care; This pension system is attracting attention so as a contentious issue in the House of Councillors election. But medical treatment and nursing care are also important points of contention when considering life after retirement. Political parties are called on to deepen the debate over how to maintain the system; which people…
The use of point-of-care testing for C-reactive protein to guide treatment lessened the use of antibiotics for COPD exacerbations without worsening clinical outcomes, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. “Recommendations for antibiotic prescribing in primary care practice are generally based on clinical features alone; but these features are subjective and insufficiently…