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Higher pain tolerance in athletes may hold clues for pain management
Stories of athletes bravely "playing through the pain" are relatively common and support the widespread belief that they experience pain differently than non-athletes. Yet, the scientific data ...
Thu 17 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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MRSA superbug spreads from big city hospitals to regional health centers, study suggests
Hospitals in large cities act as breeding grounds for the superbug MRSA prior to it spreading to smaller hospitals, a study suggests.
Mon 14 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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Post-SES implantation, statins prevent late revascularization
(HealthDay) -- For patients who undergo sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation, use of statin therapy is associated with a reduced risk of late target lesion revascularization (TLR), according ...
Sat 12 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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Revenue-driven surgery drives patients home too early
Revenue-driven surgery and poor planning drive some surgical patients home too early, concludes a pair of logistical studies conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland's Robert H. ...
Fri 11 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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Romanian baby born with stunted intestines dies
(AP) -- A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by tenaciously clinging to life and captured international attention and offers of medical help, died on Thursday. ...
Thu 10 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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After IVF, some couples get pregnant without help
Despite the label of being "infertile," some couples who have tried fertility treatments are later able to have a baby naturally, according to a new study
Fri 4 May 12 from FOXNews
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Clinical trial targets acute respiratory distress syndrome with cholesterol drug
Queen's University and NUI Galway and are leading a clinical trial to investigate the possibility that statins, a drug commonly used to combat cholesterol, might help patients with acute severe ...
Thu 3 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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Regenstrief extending successful aging brain care model globally
The resources developed for an innovative collaborative model of dementia care, which reduces emergency room and hospital visits and improves the quality of care for those with dementia, are ...
Wed 2 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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GP Prescribing a good standard but improvement possible
(Medical Xpress) -- A major study of GP prescribing, led by The University of Nottingham, has found that while the vast majority of prescriptions written by family doctors are appropriate and ...
Wed 2 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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Kidney transplanted twice in two weeks
For the first time, a kidney that had been donated to a patient in need was removed and implanted into a new patient, the third individual to have the organ, after it failed in the first transplant ...
Wed 25 Apr 12 from Medical Xpress
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