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| | Misinterpreting symptoms may be a reason why women face higher in-hospital death rates, researchers say | TUESDAY, Feb. 21 Two out of five women having a heart attack do not experience chest pain, according to a new study. Instead, they may have harder-to-recognize symptoms, such as pain in the jaw, neck, shoulders or back; stomach discomfort; or sudden trouble breathing... » Read the full article |
| | Control of blood sugar, catching early signs of damage may help prevent advanced kidney disease | TUESDAY, Feb. 21 People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of death than people without the disease, but a new study suggests that if they also have kidney damage their risk of dying is even greater. In an analysis of 22 studies, researchers from Brigham and Wo... » Read the full article |
| | Twice as many outbreaks occur in states where unpasteurized milk is legal | TUESDAY, Feb. 21 Raw, or unpasteurized, milk causes 150 times more dairy product-related disease outbreaks than pasteurized milk. And states where the sale of raw milk is legal have twice as many outbreaks as states where it is illegal, according to a new U.S. Centers for Dise... » Read the full article |
| | Both work equally well in condition that causes pain while walking | TUESDAY, Feb. 21 Aspirin works as well as Plavix in patients with blocked leg arteries, a new European study finds. People with the condition, called peripheral artery disease, often suffer from intermittent claudication, which is pain while walking because of decrea... » Read the full article |
| | Immunizations protect children from life-threatening diseases, experts say | TUESDAY, Feb. 21 Children who receive a combination vaccine known as DTaP-IPV-Hib have no significant increased risk of febrile seizure, a convulsion triggered by a fever, during the week after vaccination, researchers in Denmark report. The vaccine protects children... » Read the full article |
| | Study finds gradual decline in insulin production, which could extend treatment options | TUESDAY, Feb. 21 Insulin production may continue for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. The findings add to growing evidence that the period of time for treatment after the onset of the disease is longer than previously believed, th... » Read the full article |
| | Including people with diabetes | TUESDAY, Feb. 21 Medtronic's Resolute Integrity Drug-Eluting Stent has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people with coronary artery disease (CAD), the Minneapolis-based company said in a news release. A stent is a hollow mesh tube used to pr... » Read the full article |
| | Methotrexate highly effective against childhood leukemia; Doxil treats ovarian cancer | TUESDAY, Feb. 21 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday what it called a series of steps to ensure the continued availability of vital cancer drugs that have been in dangerously short supply. One of the drugs, methotrexate, is used in combination wit... » Read the full article |
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