Pediatrics :: Pediatric specialists often far from home
Taking your child to a pediatric subspecialist may mean a big-time travel commitment, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Public Health have found.
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Heart :: Magnets harmful to heart patients
Heart Rhythm journal reports that close contact with devices using neodymium magnet may destabilise the life-saving heart devices like pacemakers and other implanted heart devices. Noedymium magnets are very strong.
Eating Disorders :: New info on eating disorders in two Stanford, Packard children’s studies
One study, to be published in the December issue of Pediatrics, is the first to confirm that pro-eating disorder Web sites may promote dangerous behaviors in adolescents with eating disorders.
Breast Cancer :: Combination therapy shows improvement for breast cancer patients
Giving radiation therapy and chemotherapy at the same time after a lumpectomy helps keep breast cancer from returning locally, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.
Bedwetting :: Sodium, prostaglandin may be keys to successful treatment for some bedwetters
Children with a form of bedwetting that does not respond to a common medication have more sodium and urea in their nighttime urine, possibly because of an imbalance of prostaglandin, a hormone-like substance, a new study has found.
HIV :: Interruption of antiretroviral therapy increases risk of disease and death
Findings from one of the largest HIV/AIDS therapy studies conducted to date show that a specific strategy of interrupting antiretroviral therapy more than doubles the risk of AIDS or death from any cause.
Heart Disease :: Magnets may pose serious risks for patients with pacemakers and ICDs
Magnets may interfere with the operation of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, according to a study published in the December 2006 edition of Heart Rhythm.
Healthcare :: Mixed reaction for US health care consolidation plan
On tuesday, the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century, US released the plan recommending the elimination of about 20 hospitals through closings, mergers and conversions to other uses. After this, there are mixed reaction for this consolidation plan in US.
Knee :: Knee function reduced following meniscectomy surgery
A new study examined muscle strength, performance and outcomes perceived by patients several years after undergoing a meniscectomy.
Fertility :: Program to freeze women’s ovaries to preserve fertility after cancer
Northwestern University is launching an experimental program for young women who may be at risk to lose their ovarian function and fertility following treatment for cancer. In the program, a woman’s ovary is removed and frozen for possible future use. The long-term goal is to be able to extract and mature eggs from cryopreserved (frozen) ovarian tissues to initiate pregnancies once cancer treatment has been completed. Thus far, pregnancies resulting from this research are in mice.