MedIndiaComplications of Chronic Kidney Disease Occur Earlier in ChildrenKansas City infoZineWashington, DC – infoZine – In what may lead to a shift in treatment, the largest prospective study of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has confirmed…
Merck KGaA signs MS and cancer research deal – InPharm
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CBS News correspondent brings his most difficult story to Billings – KTVQ Billings News
CBS News correspondent brings his most difficult story to BillingsKTVQ Billings NewsBrain death. It takes those diagnosed, between five to twenty years to die. Alzheimer's is why CBS News Senior Correspondent Barry Petersen is in Billings this week…
High Children's Asthma Care Compliance in Peds Hospitals – Doctors Lounge
MedIndiaHigh Children's Asthma Care Compliance in Peds HospitalsDoctors LoungeFor children admitted with asthma to pediatric hospitals, there are high levels of hospital compliance with Children's Asthma Care quality measures for receiving asth…
Asthma Plans Shouldn't Affect Payments, Study Finds – BusinessWeek
MedIndiaAsthma Plans Shouldn't Affect Payments, Study FindsBusinessWeekThe others are administering medicines that relax muscles and corticosteroids that reduce inflammation. Homer, who also is an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Harva…
Survival Slips After VAD Bridge to Heart Transplant – Internal Medicine News Digital Network
Internal Medicine News Digital NetworkSurvival Slips After VAD Bridge to Heart TransplantInternal Medicine News Digital NetworkDonor organs were similar between groups in age, cold ischemia time, and other characteristics. The surgical bypass time was …
Increased risk of overall and cardiovascular mortality after radical … – UroToday
Increased risk of overall and cardiovascular mortality after radical …UroTodayWe used a large, population based registry to assess whether a difference in overall and cardiovascular survival may exist between radical nephrectomy and partial nephrecto…
Bioresorbable everolimus-eluting vascular scaffold treats coronary artery stenosis – Cardiology Today
Bioresorbable everolimus-eluting vascular scaffold treats coronary artery stenosisCardiology TodayLooking at the current best standards of drug-eluting stents, the 12-month performance of the second-generation ABSORB bioresorbable everolimus-eluting sc…
Biogen Idec (BIIB) Upgraded by William Blair to "Outperform" – LocalizedUSA
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Prolonged stress can lead to dementia – Zee News
The HinduProlonged stress can lead to dementiaZee NewsThe research suggests chemicals — called corticosteroids — can kill off brain cells if concentrations remain high over long periods. Corticosteroids help the body in "fight or flight" si…