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Younger Women Benefit From Mammography - Health News from Medical News Today (Saturday, 28 April) - Researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have published new findings that mammography remains beneficial for women in their 40s. According to a study published in the May issue of American Journal of Roentgenology, women between ages 40 and 49 who... -
Preventing, Treating Heart Attacks With Intense Light - Health News from Medical News Today (Saturday, 28 April) - There are lots of ways to treat a heart attack - CPR, aspirin, clot-busters and more. Now CU medical school researchers have found a new candidate: Intense light. "The study suggests that strong light, or even just daylight, might ease the risk of having a heart attack or suffering damage... -
Lighting Up To Take Down Bacteria: Handheld Plasma Flashlight Rids Skin Of Bacteria Instantly - Health News from Medical News Today (Saturday, 28 April) - Whilst some bacteria can provide health benefits there are others that can do annoying things - like kill you. So in order to save ourselves we should probably kill them first. The plasma bacteria zapper: http://csironewsblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/plasma-flashlight.gif?w=413&h=546 So, stand aside bacterial wipes, hand sanitisers and antiseptic sprays there is a new... -
Research On Nerve Condition Aided By New Embryonic Stem Cell Line - Health News from Medical News Today (Saturday, 28 April) - The University of Michigan's second human embryonic stem cell line has just been placed on the U.S. National Institutes of Health's registry, making the cells available for federally-funded research. It is the second of the stem cell lines derived at U-M to be placed on the registry. The line, known... -
Is It Time For Regional Cardiovascular Emergency Care Systems Across The US? - Health News from Medical News Today (Saturday, 28 April) - Experts are proposing a new model of care collaboration to diagnosis, treat and follow patients who present with various emergent cardiovascular conditions which require rapid, resource-intensive care and confer a high risk of mortality, in an article published in Circulation...... -
Atrial Fibrillation Should Be Surgically Treated When Performing Cardiac Surgery, Study Suggests - Health News from Medical News Today (Saturday, 28 April) - A recent study conducted by Northwestern Medicine® researchers published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, reveals that patients with an abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) who are undergoing cardiac surgery, have a lower long-term survival rate compared with patients who are in sinus rhythm, which... -
Developing Organisms Can Identify And Fix Facial Defects - Health News from Medical News Today (Saturday, 28 April) - Developmental biologists at Tufts University have identified a "self-correcting" mechanism by which developing organisms recognize and repair head and facial abnormalities. This is the first time that such a mechanism has been reported for the face and the first time that this kind of flexible, corrective process has been rigorously... -
Consumption Of Resistant Starch May Protect Against Bowel Cancer - Health News from Medical News Today (Saturday, 28 April) - Western diets are typically low in fibre and have been linked with a higher incidence of bowel cancer. Even though Australians eat more dietary fibre than many other western countries, bowel cancer is still the second most commonly reported cancer in Australia with 30 new cases diagnosed every day. Dr... - 30% of Workers Get Far Too Little Sleep - Daily Health (Saturday, 28 April) - Title: 30% of Workers Get Far Too Little SleepCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/2012 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/2012 12:00:00 AM...
- New Guidelines Link Lifestyle to Cancer Survival - Daily Health (Saturday, 28 April) - Title: New Guidelines Link Lifestyle to Cancer SurvivalCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/2012 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/2012 12:00:00 AM...
